Five generations
NAA: A1, 1925/27045, p.181
Mrs Fatteh Mohamed Dean's passport was, according to Australian officials, a copy of an application form like this, filled out in her husband's name, and signed by an Indian magistrate.
Example of application form to be used to obtain a passport to enter Australia from Indian authorities, 1904
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NAA: A1, 1925/27045, p.182
Indian officials are instructed not to issue passports to persons wishing to settle in Australia.
Circular from J Wilson, Secretary to the Government of India, to local governments and administrations, informing them of the procedures to be followed in granting passports to Indians wishing to visit Australia, 18 October 1904
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NAA: A1, 1925/27045, p.21
Section 3(m) of the Immigration Restriction Act 1901 allowed legally domiciled Asians to bring their wives to Australia but the section was subject to repeal by proclamation. Indian officials examining the case of Mrs Fatteh Mohamed Dean were uncertain whether the section still applied.
Letter from WL Harvey, Secretary to the Government of India, to Secretary, Department of External Affairs, 7 July 1905
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NAA: A1, 1925/27045, p.23
This document, describing the case of Mrs Fatteh Mohamed Dean, is within a file documenting arrangements for a passport system to allow entry of merchants, students and tourists from India and a small number of other Asian countries. In the case of Mrs Dean, Australian officials were concerned that Indian magistrates were not conforming to the agreed arrangements.
Letter to the Secretary, Government of India, from the Secretary, Department of External Affairs, 24 May 1905
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NAA: K1145, 1903/80, p.5
Photograph of Fatteh Mahomed Dean submitted with his application for a Certificate of Domicile, October 1903
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NAA: K1145, 1903/80, p.1
An annotation in the margin of this certificate notes that it was cancelled on 12/5/05, indicating that Fatteh Mahomed Dean returned to Australia with his wife in May 1905, after more than 18 months in India.
Certificate of Domicile issued to Fatteh Mahomed Dean, 28 October 1903
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NAA: K1145, 1903/80, p.2
Commonwealth authorities were keen to prevent prohibited immigrants using other people's certificates to gain entry to Australia. Various means were tried to identify certificate holders, including palm prints, finger prints, and photographs.
Impression of Fatteh Mahomed Dean's left hand, submitted with his application for a Certificate of Domicile, October 1903
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NAA: K1145, 1903/80, p.5
Photograph of Fatteh Mahomed Dean submitted with his application for a Certificate of Domicile, October 1903
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