Union Steam Ship Employment cards for stewardesses, laundresses and nurses [2nd series]

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Archives IdentifierAF029Date RangeCirca 1906-1966DescriptionThese cards records employment information about female providore staff - stewardesses, laundresses and nurses, who left the service after 1920. Cards record name, place of birth (not on all cards), date of first joining, age (not always filled in), position (stewardess, laundress, nurse), name of ship, dates of service, reasons for leaving and date, and the port where they departed. Later cards also record Lifeboat certificate number. There are multiple cards for long-serving staff and a few have attachments, such as a record of service letter, newspaper death notices, etc. From about 1906 a card system was being created as well as the register. There are references on some cards to a relevant page number in the registers; in Series AF026 Register v. 7 there are references ( 'Card' ) beside those who have cards .Quantity (Linear Metres)0.34MediumFileSystem of ArrangementAlphabetical by last nameCollection TypeWellington Museums Trust

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Controlling or Creating AgencyUnion Steam Ship Company of New Zealand LtdRelationship Date Range1875-30 November 2001

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Union Steam Ship Employment cards for stewardesses, laundresses and nurses [2nd series]