Australian Immigration Daily News

Below is a fascinating story of migration to Australia involving height, health, racism and a vaudeville performer.

https://www.destinationaustralia.gov.au/site/stories.php?task=detail&id=148

The writer came across the story when preparing material for the Facebook page of the apartment block in which he lives at Kings Cross.

Beryl Meekin (who features in the story) was a resident of the block in the 1940s but by the time she wrote the letter on behalf of Maria Peters, in 1974, she had moved a short distance to Billyard Avenue, Elizabeth Bay.

The language in the letter would never be used today but it got Maria permanent residence and she lived in Australia with Beryl for the rest of her life.

And a picture of Beryl.