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emigrant shed
DCHP-1 (pre-1967)
Entry from the DCHP-1 (pre-1967)
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a building equipped to shelter immigrants newly arrived in the country.
See: immigration shed
Quotations
1836
We yesterday did ourselves the pleasure of visiting for the first time the emigrant-sheds, and were hugely gratified by the general air of cleanliness and comfort.
1885
The work on the Emigrant Shed is already advancing rapidly, a gang of competent workmen being employed.