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Series VPRS 953
Inward Shipping Arrivals (Self-Indexing) [Refer to Microfilm Copy VPRS 3503]
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Date Range: Series By 1880 - 1924
  Series in Custody 1880 - 1924
  Contents 1880 - 1924
Public Access: Open
Location: North Melbourne
Format of Records: Physical
 
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1880 - 1900 Department of Trade and Customs VA 606
1900 - 1924 Public Works Department (previously the Department of the Commissioner of Public Works) VA 669
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1983 - 1996 Department of Transport (known as Ministry of Transport 1951 to 1992) VA 673
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    ** Further research is required to determine the exact purpose and context of this series **

    This series comprises a self-indexing, chronological record of ship arrivals at Victorian ports. Monitoring of shipping arrivals for customs and immigration purposes was undertaken by the Victorian Government from 1839 until responsibility for these functions passed to the Commonwealth Government in 1901 and 1924 respectively.

    It is possible to search by the name of the ship within the span of years covered by each volume. Ships are not listed in strict alphabetical order.

    Entries in the volumes comprise the following details:

    date of ship's arrival
    tonnage
    name of ship
    name of ship's master
    port sailed from.

    It is not known whether earlier volumes were created. For the period 1839 to 1900 consult VPRS 3504 Inwards Shipping Index [Microfilm Copy of VPRS 13].


    NOTE: Units 1A, 1B, 1C and 1D were wrongly attributed to this series.

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    PROVguide054 Ships and Shipping Movements
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Consignment Number Contents Date Range Public Access No. of Units
P0000 1880 - 1924 Open 11
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    PROVguide054 Ships and Shipping Movements

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