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Series VPRS 3599
Wages Book
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Date Range: Series 1902 - 1918
  Series in Custody 1902 - 1918
  Contents 1902 - 1918
Public Access: Open
Location: Ballarat
Format of Records: Physical
 
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Date Range Agency Title Agency Number
1902 - 1918 Ballarat Tramways VA 747
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2005 - cont Department of Infrastructure VA 3971
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  • How to use the Records
    Wages Book is arranged in chronological order by the pay date of the employees.

    There is no index to this series.

  • Function / Content
    This series was created by the Ballarat Tramways in order to have a record of payments made to its employees.

    Each page of the volume is divided into rows and headed columns. Information appearing in each row includes the name, occupation, rate of pay, days worked and total fortnightly pay. There is provision for each row to contain details for two fortnightly pays.

    Occupations listed in these entries include inspector, driver, groom, conductor, car cleaner, slate layer and charwoman.

    The final pages of the volume contain a comparison between the wages of the Electric Trams and Horse-Drawn Trams Departments.

  • Recordkeeping System
    The records are arranged in chronological order by the pay date of the employees.
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Consignment Number Contents Date Range Public Access No. of Units
P0000 1902 - 1918 Open 1
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