Dad sent this update on 19/12/2021
Just a little reminder of Maw's loving life in Australia after my Dad, your Grandad, died in Scotland. You girls made Maw's Aussie life the treat it was pandering to her 'Aussie Wains'.
Aye, Scots grannies were "the Bees Knees" for Aussie Wains. She spoilt you wains.
Luvsyas, Dad
Cheers
MAW'S MIGRATION STORY- WRITTEN BY G ELLIS
- 2ND CHILD OH 4-TAE OOR MAW- THE BEST MAW OH AW TIME
When Our Dad died, Maw couldn’t get word to us from Scotland[as
Britain was enduring a massive mail strike.
However, a neighbour of Maw’s, some 4 houses along at No23??
Gateside Avenue, Mrs McFarlane, had a daughter, Jean?? ,who was a nursing
sister in the British army, stationed in Germany. Jean took a letter from Maw
and posted it from Germany to us Ellis’s at 21 Queen St Beaconsfield.
After receiving Maw’s letter, from Germany, the postal strike
ended and Ellie and I rang Maw, to ask her if she would like to come out to us,
and she would have to stay for 2 years else we would have to pay back the cost
of the fare. Maw ‘shouted’ ‘Yes’ . Hence a long life for Maw in Sydney and
Kurri and Wangie and Tamworth and Moree and Sydney Harris Park, and trips to US
–Charleroi Pensylvania To Ron and Jeanette Whyle[ms polland- [Ellie’s
sister]-Los Angeles-Canada[With son John and john came to Sydney when Maw came
back form OS-They went to NZ.
back to Scotland. As well as with us Ellises, depending upon where
we were at a specific time period, til we bought our house at 12 Haven St
Merrylands, where son in law, John Nash, designed a Grannie flat, which gave us
all our own space to live.
Thankyou family for all of the above- and much more for looking
after, ‘The Hielan Grannie’, as my mate, Darby Munro called Maw.
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| Eliza in the garden c 1980s |
Eliza Ellis ms FORREST-MIGRATION to Sydney under the Gough Whitlam Labor
Government-‘Family Reunion Program.'
This program of Gough’s
recognised that many migrants returned to their
home country due to ‘HOMESICKNESS’ IE MISSING THEIR LOVED ONES IN THEIR HOME
COUNTRY.
GOUGH RADICALLY ALTERED
ALL OF THIS BY MAKING IT EASIER FOR PARENTS AND OTHER MEMBERS OF THEIR PARENTS
COUNTRIES WOULD STEM THIS NEGATIVE FLOWBACK DUE TO HOMESICKNESS. IT WORKED, AS
GRANNY ELLIS CAME OUT AND STAYED UNTIL HER DEATH IN 24 JUNE 2000, AFTER GOING
BACK ON ANOTHER RETURN HOLIDAY SCOTLAND. Maw arrived 21 Nov. 1971 and died 24 June 2000- total of 29 yrs. of absolute pleasure for Maw
and all of us Ellis’s in Australia-Dianne-Cameron-Megan-Lisa and husband John,
as well as my wife, Eleanor and myself-George F Ellis.
A great deal of the credit
for Maw’s transition from being a ‘tired, worn out 'auld wummin,’ when she
arrived on the ship to being a very classy, well dressed and well healthy
being, was the great love and kindness of my lovely wife Eleanor in taking Maw
shopping and for fitting of clothes and other up to date fashion items that
made Maw feel like she was able to afford having money spent on her by her
Family in Australia as well as in Scotland on her many trips home. Much of Maw’s
success was always her big smile and efforts to help others, which was
reciprocated in ‘spades’ by the recipients.
Maw had almost a third of
her life in Australia knowing a luxury of exotic as
well as practical Australian gardening, bolstered by her great Scottish
expertise and living here in Australia as well as when she went back to
Scotland.
Maw was a
’Gardener’s Gardener. She was practical, making and taking cuttings as well as
being asked by lesser gardeners, ‘how do your grow that Liza?’ Practice and patience and asking advice from
others was a hall mark of all good gardeners. Maw did all of these, as well as
listened, to other gardeners as well as going to gardener clubs as well as
experimenting on the best places and soil to plant. Maw, especially liked
talking and listening to her Granddaughter, Lisa Nash’s Husband, John. John is
a very keen gardener and Maw learned much by listening to his expertise, as
well as gaining some from maw.
VALE, our lovely Maw. The kindest
gentlest person to walk the planet, adored by all of her family and the many
friends maw made all over the world on her visits to and from Scotland-USA
[Jeanette and Ronnie Whyel and Craig and Danny and Daniel.
Maw, left Southampton on 21 Nov 1971, Arriving at Circular Quay [on opera House side] Sydney
Harbour, AUS 19 Dec 1971 on the MV Australis via Los Palmas and Cape Town due
to the Suez Canal being closed. Approx. one-month voyage-NB-See fully
transcribed official version on GFE’S MACBOOK AIR [13JULY 2017]
Maw
was a Church Of SCT-Presbyterian
MIGRATION-PAPERS
Eliza Ellis Ms Forrest: SOUTHAMPTON-Arrived-Sydney 19 Dec 1971
NB-PERTINANT INFO IN REUNION
Port of arrival: SYDNEY
Date of arrival: 19 DEC 1971
UNCLASSIFIED
National Archives of Australia
National Reference Service
CONFIRMATION OF RECEIPT OF REFERENCE
INQUIRY: NAA1000175953
Thank you for making an inquiry with the
National Archives of Australia.
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NB-FRIDAY 7
OCTOBER-2016
THE FOLLOWING INFO
WAS TYPED BY GEORGE FORREST ELLIS-AT 12 HAVEN ST MERRYLANDS FROM MUM’S ORIGINAL
HANDWRITTEN CUSTOMS FORMS WHEN SHE MIGRATED TO OUR PLACE IN 21 QUEEN ST
BEACONSFIELD ALEXANDRIA on;
Date of arrival IN AUSTRALIA: 19 DEC 1971-
Maw was 60 yrs. Old.
MAW died in Scotland
24 Jun 2000-AGE 88
Maw spent some 28 yrs
in Australia, going back to Scotland on a yearly basis’
Maw saved up her
pension as well as the ‘pay’ she received from the Catholic Priests[Fathers;
LINEHAN AND Cotter[Monsigneur]- and
Father Daniel ???? ‘ two Irishmen. AND, ALSO WHAT US THREE ELLIS LADDIES AND
OOR WEE SISTER AND ALL OF OUR WIVES; ELEANORS, MARY, LINDA AND ANNE; AND,
HUSBANDS, ALEC, JOHN, BILLY AND GEORGE, GAVE AS WELL.
US ELLIS WAINES KNEW THAT WE HAD A MITHIR IN A MILLION AND WE
ADORED HER SELFLES WAYS OF HELPING OUT.
Maw died on the last one
of her many Scottish holidays at her daughter[Eliza Linda Forrest Taylor ms
ELLIS and son-in-law, Alec Taylor’s address in Larbert Stirlingshire. Ellie and
I were home on Holiday in Scotland at that time at a rally up around Perth??
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Details of your reference inquiry: [NB REFERING TO GFE
ORIGINAL QUERY RE MUM’S MIGRATION
Research topic: PASSENGER ARRIVAL RECORDS—1175
Family name: ELIZA ELLIS
Given name/s: ELIZA ELLIS MS FORREST
Name at time of arrival in Australia: ELIZA ELLIS
Place of birth: STIRLING [CAUSEWAYHEAD] STIRLINGSHIRE SCOTLAND
Date of birth: 2 Jul 1911
Port of departure: SOUTHAMPTON
Port of arrival: SYDNEY
Date of arrival: 19 DEC 1971
State/Territory of arrival: NSW
Name of ship or name of airline: MV AUSTRALIS
Names of accompanying family members: NIL
Would you like to: view the records in a reading room
Tell us more: MY MOTHER, ELIZA, MIGRATED FROM HER HOME AT 15 GATESIDE
AVENUE, BONNYBRIDGE, STIRLINGSHIRE SCOTLAND TO STAY WITH MYSELF AND FAMILY AT
21 QUEEN ST BEACONSFIELD [ALEXANDRIA] NSW
NB IS IT POSSIBLE THAT THIS CAN BE PUT ON
THE NET FOR FUTURE USE BY MY FAMILY IN SCOTLAND, RATHER THAN JUST PLACED FOR
VIEWING IN A READING ROOM?
[NOTE-THE ABOVE INFORMATION WAS SUPPLIED
BY ME, GEORGE ELLIS, TO RECEIVE MUM’S MIGRATION PAPERS STORED IN THE NATIONAL
ARCHIVES OF AUSTRALIA]
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7 October 2016 - TRANSCRIPTION OF ELIZA ELLIS MIGRATION
INFORMATION AS PER HER BOARDING/LANDING CARDS [SEE ORIGINAL IN
YELLOW/ORANGE COPY AS FILED OUT IN MAW’S OWN HANDWRITING IN
SCOTLAND;
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CARD NO. - 1175
ITEM 1.
FAMILY NAME - ELLIS
GIVEN NAMES—ELIZA
ITEM 2.- PASSPORT OR OTHER TRAVEL DOCUMENT
NO.—G227263
ITEM 3.- PORT AT WHICH I BOARDED THIS SHIP
OR AIRCRAFT—SOUTHAMPTON
ITEM 4.- NATIONALITY-IF BRITISH, SPECIFY
COUNTRY OF CITIZENSHIP—BRITISH
—UK
ITEM 5.- COUNTRY OF BIRTH-SCOTLAND
ITEM 6.- DATE OF BIRTH-2-7-1911[2NDJULY]
ITEM 7.- MALE - FEMALE- X
ITEM 8. - NEVER MARRIED-NOW MARRIED-WIDOWED—X - DIVORCED
ITEM 9. - USUAL OCCUPATION - HOME DUTIES
ITEM 10. - COUNTRY WHERE I LAST STAYED FOR
12 MONTHS OR MORE - SCOTLAND
ITEM 11 - COUNTRY WHERE I NEXT INTEND TO
STAY FOR 12 MONTHS OR MORE -
IF AUSTRALIA SHOW STATE/TERRITORY - NEW SOUTH WALES
ITEM 12. - PURPOSE OF JOURNEY TO AUSTRALIA
- PLACE X IN ONE BOX ONLY
RETURNING
TO LIVE IN AUSTRALIA-IN TRANSIT-SETTLING IN AUSTRALIA-X-VISITING FOR BUSINESS-HOLIDAY-EDUCATION-ANY
OTHER PURPOSE-
ITEM 13. - INTENDED LENGTH OF STAY IN
AUSTRALIA—YEARS-MONTHS-OR DAYS
OR - PERMANENT RESIDENCE - INDEFINITE-X
ITEM 14. - LAST PERMANENT
RESIDENCE—AUSTRALIA— OR — OVERSEAS-X
ITEM 15. - NAME OF SHIP OR FLIGHT NO. - AUSTRALIS
ITEM 16.INTENDED ADDRESS IN AUSTRALIA —21 QUEEN ST BEACONSFIELD 2015 SYDNEY
SIGNATURE OF PASSENGER—ELIZA ELLIS
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NATIONAL ARCHIVES OF AUSTRALIA ‘ID CODE’—NAA. A1197, ELIA-ELOY
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ITEM 2
COMMONWEALTH OF
AUSTRALIA
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MIGRATION ACT 1958-1966 INCOMING PASSENGER CARD
THE INFORMATION SET OUT ON THE BACK OF
THIS CARD MUST BE GIVEN BY, OR FOR, EVERY PASSENGER ARRIVING IN AUSTRALIA.
A SEPARATE CARD MUST
BE COMPLETED
BY, OR ON BEHALF OF, EACH INCOMING PASSENGER AND MUST BE SURRENDERED TO AN
IMMIGRATION OFFICER AT PORT OF ENTRY INTO AUSTRALIA. THE CARD MUST BE COMPLETED
IN THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE.
[SEE OVER]
[OFFICIAL USE ONLY]
PORT—————————[NO ENTRY SHOWN - GFE]
DATE./ …….. / 19………………[NO ENTRY SHOWN -
GFE]
[GFE INFO—THE CARD IS STAMPED ON A ROUND
STAMP STATING]
DEPARTMENT OFF IMMIGRATION -
PERMITTED
ON ---0]
13DEC1971
TO ENTER AUSTRALIA
FREEMANTLE —47
As sT
DATE OF VACCINATION [SMALLPOX] 6-9-71
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