CERTIFICATES OF NATURALISATION - TROVE TUESDAY 23rd JAN 2018 -SERIES 5

CERTIFICATES OF NATURALISATION

SERIES 5

This great Certificate has kindly been shared by Debbie Miles.

It is a Statuory Declaration attesting to the background of

Daniel Henrickson, a Finnish immigrant, prior to his naturalisation.

This is the first page of 10 of my grandfather's application when he applied for naturalisation in 1910. He had arrived in Australia in 1904. These papers are the property of me, Crissouli.
They were available through 

http://www.naa.gov.au/collection/search/

The paperwork had to be lodged with the Department of External Affairs, though not before references were supplied.

 No large ceremony for him... he took the Oath of Allegiance in the presence of the Chief Magistrate, after satisfying all criteria, including submitting a reference from the Mayor of Potamos, Potamos being his home town in Kythera.

p.10

p.5

I wonder if any of the people listed in the following had to undergo similar investigations when they applied for their certificates, some twelve years later...

If you find anyone of interest in these lists, why not try looking for further information in TROVE, where these Gazettes were found, by simply searching for their names and town, state. Leave out the streets, and actual dates... you can add those later if needed. Do try as well by omitting the town and state... many migrants moved around before settling in one area.


1922

Commonwealth of Australia Gazette (National : 1901 - 1973), Thursday 9 March 1922 (No.20), page 359
 National Library of Australia http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article232526040

These are a little easier to search as they are in Alphabetical order. 

1923

Commonwealth of Australia Gazette (National : 1901 - 1973), Thursday 11 January 1923 (No.3), page 27 

National Library of Australia http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article232521188

Also in alphabetical order..

Commonwealth of Australia Gazette (National : 1901 - 1973), Thursday 3 May 1923 (No.29), page 610 

National Library of Australia http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article232521978 

Commonwealth of Australia Gazette (National : 1901 - 1973), Thursday 25 October 1923 (No.75), page 2028 

National Library of Australia http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article23252310 

Please note that these are in batches of alphabetical order..

Where to find details of Naturalisation? A few suggestions..

TROVE... 

Newspapers

Goverment Gazettes

Lists

NATIONAL ARCHIVES....

http://www.naa.gov.au/collection/explore/migration/naturalisation.aspx

http://www.naa.gov.au/collection/a-z/naturalisation-citizenship.aspx

STATE LIBRARY QLD...

http://www.slq.qld.gov.au/resources/family-history/naturalisations

NSW STATE ARCHIVES AND RECORDS...

https://www.records.nsw.gov.au/archives/collections-and-research/guides-and-indexes/naturalization-index

STATE LIBRARY VICTORIA....

https://guides.slv.vic.gov.au/victorianancestors/immigration

STATE LIBRARY SOUTH AUSTRALIA...

http://guides.slsa.sa.gov.au/c.php?g=410226&p=2794977

NATIONAL LIBRARY OF AUSTRALIA...

These can take some searching for...

Western Australia

Northern Territory

Tasmania

and of course, Google...

Oath of Allegiance... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oath_of_Allegiance_(Australia)

See above for variations...

"In 1994, the Keating Government replaced the oath with a Pledge of Commitment to Australia and removed the reference to the Crown:^[9]

From this time forward, [under God,]

I pledge my loyalty to Australia and its people,

whose democratic beliefs I share,

whose rights and liberties I respect, and

whose laws I will uphold and obey.

The prospective citizen has the option of making the pledge with or without the words "under God".

There have been no changes since.^{[7] "  Wikipedia}

Australian Citizenship Certificate (Wiki Commons)