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Series VPRS
13184
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General Index to Private Sidings Administration Files, Estate Office/Property Group
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| Date Range: |
Series |
? 1936 - ? 1976 |
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Series in Custody |
1936 - 1976 |
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Contents |
1936 - 1976 |
| Public Access: |
Open |
| Location: |
North Melbourne |
| Format of Records: |
Physical |
  | Agency which created this SeriesAgency which created this Series |
| Agency currently responsible for this SeriesAgency currently responsible for this Series |
| Description of this SeriesDescription of this Series |
- How to use the Records
Call up the index for the appropriate year. Examine the index and identify the geographical location of the private siding or its holder (private company or a government agency).
Take note of the file reference number, ie year and EO prefix (Estate Office) or PS prefix (Private Sidings).
To locate the files with EO prefix refer to the consignment details of (P1) of VPRS 13181 General Correspondence Files, Annual Single Number System, Estate Office/Property Group and VPRS 13263 General Files, Annual Single Number System, Freight Services Branch and identify the unit that holds your file.
To locate files with PS prefix refer to the consignment details of VPRS 13263 General Files, Annual Single Number System, Freight Services Branch and identify the unit that holds your file.
- Function / Content
This index was used to facilitate retrieval of correspondence files filed in VPRS 13181 General Correspondence Files, Annual Single Number System, Estate Office/Property Group and in VPRS 13263 General Correspondence Files, Freight Services Branch.
The information recorded includes:
- File reference number, year with EO prefix (until 1971) and PS prefix (from 1972 to 1976),
- Correspondence registration number, (year and the fraction number), the top number refers to Secretary's inward correspondence registration number, (VPRS 421) and the number below refers to Way and Works Branch registration number, (VPRS 12748),
- Comments, (eg., maintenance, agreements, extension of sidings) and,
- Private sidings number (It appears that each siding was given a number).
- Recordkeeping System
Each volume covers a period of time. The period covered overlaps.
Entries in the index were arranged alphabetically by siding's holder's name /siding's geographical location.
The recordkeeping system included the following series:
VPRS 13181General Correspondence Files, Annual Single Number System, Estate Office/Property Group, ? 1936 to 1985.
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