Old age pension records

[Jang]

Are old age pension records available - in particular for the 1900s in Victoria?

[majm]

try :   http://www.judywebster.com.au/pension.html

JM

[Jang]

Thanks JM, it seems there are some available at PROVIC.

[Jang]

Would someone born in Ireland qualify for an Old Age Pension about 1900, or did they need to be naturalised first?

[majm]

Ireland left the UK in 1922 so they were British Subjects until then. 

JM

[Jang]

Thanks JM, so I think that means they had reciprocal rights and wouldn't need to be naturalised?

[hallmark]

Some didn't qualify or meet the Australian conditions and had to apply when Pension started in Ireland....

If they qualified for the Pension in Ireland, they could get it in Australia!

[majm]

I don't know what you  mean re reciprocal rights ... 1900s  ... you need to remember that Australia was part of the British Empire,  and was a federated self governing colony, and  the people mainly were British Subjects mostly by birth (born within the realm of the Empire, not just born in one of those six colonies that were federated into one colony effective 1 Jan 1901)... no such thing as Australian Citizenship until after WWII ...

If your Irish born ancestor applied for the Old Aged Pension,  he did so as a British Subject,  he did not need to become an Australian by naturalisation,  as he  was already a British Subject.

JM

Thanks JM, so I think that means they had reciprocal rights and wouldn't need to be naturalised?

[Jang]

Ah, that makes perfect sense - thanks!