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Series VPRS 4527
Ward Registers
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Date Range: Series 1864 - 1965
  Series in Custody 1864 - 1966
  Contents 1864 - 1966
Public Access: Part Open
Location: North Melbourne
Format of Records: Physical
 
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Date Range Agency Title Agency Number
1864 - 1965 Chief Secretary's Department VA 475
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1996 - cont Department of Human Services VA 3970
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  • How to use the Records
    **In the first instance, researchers should refer to the microfiche copy of the registers in the Reading Room. The date range of the registers on the microfiche is 1864-1893. The registers filmed were VPRS 4527/P0, unit 1 to unit 43 (to end of 1893).**

    Having obtained the relevant ward number from the index at the front of almost every vulume, or knowing the approximate date of admission, refer to the relevant volume as described in the records description list..

  • Function / Content
    The function of the Ward Registers is to register wards of the State and to maintain relevant information about them. That information includes name, sex, date of birth, native place, religion, ability to read or write, date of commitment, committing bench, date of admission, term, cause of commitment, whether parents are living, vaccination details, previous history, where stationed, licensing out details, details re discharge and half yearly report information.

  • Recordkeeping System
    The registers are arranged by the ward number assigned to the particular individual.
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Consignment Number Contents Date Range Public Access No. of Units
P0000 1864 - 1919 Part Open 138
P0001 1919 - 1966 Closed 118
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