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Series VPRS
18040
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Register of Railway Employees
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| Date Range: |
Series |
1853 - 1954 |
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Series in Custody |
1853 - 1954 |
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Contents |
1853 - 1954 |
| Public Access: |
Open |
| Location: |
North Melbourne |
| Format of Records: |
Physical |
  | Agency which created this SeriesAgency which created this Series |
Date Range
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Agency Title
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Agency Number
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| 1853 - 1857 |
Surveyor-General's Department |
VA 2921 |
| 1858 - 1871 |
Department of Railways I |
VA 2877 |
| 1871 - 1877 |
Department of Railways and Roads |
VA 2875 |
| 1877 - 1884 |
Department of Railways 2 |
VA 2965 |
| 1884 - 1892 |
Victorian Railways (also Victorian Railways Commissioners 1883-1973, Victorian Railways Board 1973-1983) |
VA 2876 |
| 1892 - 1954 |
Board of Land and Works |
VA 744 |
| Agency currently responsible for this SeriesAgency currently responsible for this Series |
| Description of this SeriesDescription of this Series |
- How to use the Records
Refer to the list of records in this series.
- Function / Content
This series consists of registers that were used to record railway employees of the Surveyor-General's Department (VA 2921), Department of Railways (VA 2877 & VA 2965), Department of Railways and Roads (VA 2875), Victorian Railways (VA 2876) and Board of Land and Works (VA 744).
There does not appear to be any relationship between each of the volumes.
The first volume was possibly created by the Department of Railways (VA 2877). However, while references within date back to 1853, it is possible the volume was created much later.
The later volumes appear to belong to Victorian Railways (VA 2876) but possibly only contain reference to employees of branches within Victorian Railways, rather than being complete registers of the entire organisation.
Unfortunately there are no labels or titles on the registers to indicate where they originated, except for the second volume which has Chief Engineer for Railway Construction printed on the spine.
The contents and layout is different for each volume.
Volume one is arranged alphabetically and lists the name, position, date appointed, and salary.
Volume two is arranged by employee position, with an alphabetical index at the front. Information includes the date [of appointment?], name, address, age, previous service, remarks, and where sent.
Volume three is arranged alphabetically, and lists the name, grade, date of birth, date of permanent appointment, date of appointment to present position, salary, address, and remarks.
Volume four is arranged alphabetically and lists the name, position, address, and leave details.
- Recordkeeping System
This is an artificially created series and therefore there is no discrete recordkeeping system for the series.
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| Controlled SeriesControlled Series |
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| List/s of records in this seriesList/s of records in this series |
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