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VPRS 3740 Pan Registers
No full textThis series records charges imposed upon residents of a municipality for the removal and disposal of night-soil. Under the provisions of the Health Act, councils could make provision for collection and disposal of night-soil through the making of an annual charge. Night-soil was collected in and disposed of using night-soil pans as an alternative to septic tanks.<br /> <br /> This register records details of every person who was levied this charge by the Council. Information recorded includes a number, the name of the individual, the number of pans in the residence, amounts due, paid or abandoned, arrears and remarks
VPRS 112 Blue Books, Colony of New South Wales (Series cancelled: refer to microfiche VPRS 5523)
No full textBlue Books, Colony of New South Wales (Series cancelled: refer to microfiche VPRS 5523
VPRS 12394 Scrap Book - Published Hansard
No full text<br/>Hansard is the official verbatim report of the proceedings of Parliament of Victoria.<br/><br/>From its establishment, the Chief Secretarys Department co-ordinated the policy of government and acted as a channel of communication between other government departments. Consequently it was required to keep abreast of proceedings within Parliament and distribute policy information as required.<br/><br/>This series consists of a scrap - book with pasted copies of Hansard that was maintained within the Chief Secretarys Office the administrative division of the Department of the Chief Secretary. Hansard that pertained to matters relevant to the Department were cut out of the official Hansard publication and pasted into this scrap - book for future reference. A subject index was also pasted at the start of the volume
VPRS 5884 Accounts from Mr.O.Neuhauss
No full text<br/>This series consists of a small undated volume however the watermark on the paper is 1854. The book belonged to Mr.(Carl) Otto Neuhauss, a German merchant. Mr Neuhauss was a shipping agent sent out to Melbourne by the Godeffroy Company. He left from Hamburg on the Dockenhuden in 1850.<br/><br/>Mr. Neuhauss returned to Germany in 1858 presumably after trade between Melbourne and Hamburg had slowed significantly. He lived in Melbourne for eight years contributing to Melbournes growing German community donating large sums to the Melbourne Lutheran Church and Professor Neumayers magnetic observatory.<br/><br/>Mr. Neuhauss involvement with the Melbourne Public Library is unclear. However, it is possible to assume that he was acting as an agent for the Library not actually ordering the books but selecting a bookseller. According to historian Tom Darragh the librarys first Chief Librarian Augustus Tulk was a fluent German speaker.<br/><br/>Nothing is recorded on the blue pages of the volume however six pages of correspondence has been attached. The first pages are lists of books in German from a bookseller, sent from Germany to Australia. The titles of the books were written in Sutterlin script (an old German script). The authors of the various books were written in Latin script. (Scripts identified by Eril Wangerek).<br/><br/>In the first few pages of the volume, information is divided into columns listing the number of volumes; authors name and title of publication; the cost of transport and the cost of the volume sent. Prices were recorded in Thaler , Groschen and Pfenning (currency before the German mark 1 Thaler was the approximate equivalent of 3 shillings) as well as Pounds, Shillings and Pence. There was also a column where presumably, the librarian ticked on receipt of the publication.<br/><br/>The remaining pages are a letter, presumably to Neuhauss, (they are not addressed or signed), written in German and sent from Berlin. The first few pages are written in the Sutterlin script, the last few paraphrased in Latin script. The letter discusses the various books ordered and why they were ordered. The books ordered covered a wide range of subjects from Grimms Fairy Tales to engineering titles. (Translation provided by Eril Wangerek).<br/><br/>The lists in this volume were created and sent to Australia with boxes of books from Germany. The lists verify that what was sent actually arrived in Australia. The lists were also important in recording the prices of the sent publications.<br/><br/>The volume was created to keep all the correspondence to O.Neuhauss together.<br/><br/>This record documents part of the process of building the collection of the Melbourne Public Library in the 1850s and 1860s, to the purchase of books from overseas
VPRS 261 Register of Probates and Administrations Issued I
No full textThis series consists the registers of Probates and Administrations Issued from circa 1854 to 1900. Entries are grouped alphabetically by surname of the deceased and were entered chronologically by date of grant.<br /> <br /> Details include series and number (file number), name of deceased, area of residence, occupation, date of death, value of property, page number of the Transcriptions of Wills [also known as Register of Wills] (VPRS 27), nature of grant, date of grant, date of issue, to whom committed, and proctor's name
VPRS 16939 Copied Letter Book (Senior Assistant Commissioner for the Gold Fields, Waranga 1853-1854; Mining Warden, Waranga Mining Division 1857-1860)
No full textThis series consists of a letter book which contains transcribed copies of items sent. The volume was used over two periods by<br/><br/>;- the Senior Assistant Commissioner at the Waranga Goldfields to record mostly reports sent to Commission in Charge at Heathcote between August 1853 and November 1854, and<br/>- the Warden in Charge at Waranga to the Warden's Office in Heathcote between November 1857 and October 1860.<br/><br/>There are no entries in this volume for the period December 1854 to October 1857.<br/><br/>Most of the items in the 1853-1854 portion of this series consist of weekly reports and other letters that document events that have occurred and amounts of revenue received.<br/><br/>The 1857-1860 portion of the volume contains a small amount of outwards letters spanning the period November 1857-February 1858, fortnightly reports on the state of the goldfields between May 1858 to the end of 1859 and a handful of letters to the Chief Secretary's Department (VA 75) during 1860. The fortnightly reports provide statistic relating to the goldfields including estimates of the population size (with figures for Chinese diggers), amount of gold despatched, mining claims applied for and disputes settled
VPRS 10293 Correspondence Files [Horticultural Division]
No full textThese records were created by the Horticultural Division of the Department of Agriculture. Files contain copies of inward and outward correspondence and reports which reflect the Horticultural Divisions policy development, administration and relations with clients mainly involving producers and members of the public.<br/><br/>The subject of many files will reflect the varying and changing functions performed by the Division throughout its existence. In 1924 the Horticultural Division (later known as the Horticulture Division or the Division of Horticulture) was established by combining the Orchard Supervisors Branch of the Agricultural Division and the Fruit Inspection Branch of the Produce Division. By 1935 the Produce Division had been broken up and the Potato Inspection Branch was also transferred to the Horticultural Division. In 1943 responsibility for Potato Inspection passed to the Agricultural Division. In 1966 a new branch within the Horticultural Division was established dealing with Market Inspection.<br/><br/>In 1975 the Agricultural and Horticultural Divisions were combined to form the Plant Services Group (PSG). The PSG was made up of three divisions. Plant Industries, Plant Research and Plant Standards. The four main branches within the Horticultural Division prior to 1975 (Fruit Inspection, Orchard Supervision, Market Inspection and the Administrative area) were incorporated into the Plant Standards Division
VPRS 13998 Index to Details of Capital Expenditure
No full textThis series was created to index VPRS 12789/P3 Details of Capital Expenditure Books.<br/><br/>The index was divided into:<br/>- Appropriation number<br/>- Fund<br/>- Station<br/>- Works &c and<br/>- Page number
