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VPRS 638 Licensing Court Records And Registers
No full text<br/>This series consists of:<br/><br/>Licensing Court Registers 1879 1923 (for a description see VPRS 1540<br/><br/>Register of Owners of Licensed Premises 1907 1923<br/><br/>Licence Applications 1851 1899.<br/><br/>Subject to further research
VPRS 11686 Court of General Sessions Criminal Record Book
No full textThe Court of General Sessions exercised a purely criminal jurisdiction within the County Court. This record was created to record cases heard in the Court of General Sessions at a particular and after 1968, the criminal jurisdiction of the County Court on circuit at a particular location.<br/><br/>In 1968 local County Courts and the Court of General Sessions were abolished and one County Court for the whole of Victoria was established. Therefore all cases after 1968 are criminal cases of the County Court sitting on circuit at a particular location.<br/><br/>The County Court heard cases of a more series nature than the Magistrates' Court. Cases heard include robbery, common assault and driving under the influence.<br/><br/>Details recorded include: the number of the case for each session, name of the accused, offence they were charged with, the plea, verdict, listing of the verdict, the sentence (if found guilty), date of the sentence, the Jury (if required the individual members names were listed), the adjudicating magistrate and remarks in which any additional matters were recorded. The name of the Judge who presided over each session was listed at the top of the page. The title Court of General Sessions is crossed out for all cases after the Court of General Sessions was abolished and replaced with County Court at Walhalla.<br/>
VPRS 1826 Seed Advances Act No. 2568 Repayments To The Victorian Loans Redemption Fund Account Cash Book
No full textThe Seed Advances Act 1903 and its successor Acts (for example the Seed Advances Act 1919 (No 3037) provided for the advancement of seed and fodder to occupiers of Crown land from the Department of Lands and Survey (VA 538). The Act stipulated that the amount of seed advanced was to be worth no less than 50 pounds (section 12.1), and the interest to be charged was to be no more than 3 pounds 10 shillings pa.(section 12.1) payable twice yearly(section 12.2). Loan repayments were to be made to the Board by the debtor and then forwarded to the Victorian Loans Redemption Fund ( section 9). The amount of money needed to buy the seed was provided by Treasury. In this series seed advances are much related to those for wheat under the auspices of the Wheat Commission.<br/><br/>Details given are the name of the farmer, the numbers and dates of cheques and the amounts paid as well as file numbers and file management details.<br/><br/>
VPRS 12218 Hospital Benefits Contributions
No full text<br/>Established in 1856 the functions of Victorias public library have been to provide reference and research library services in its own building and a support service to municipal libraries. Historically this agency has been known as the Melbourne Public Library (1856-1869) and the Public Library of Victoria (1869-1960). Since 1960 the Library has been referred to as the State Library of Victoria.<br/><br/>From 1855-1973 the Public Library was a part of the Department of the Chief Secretary. The Chief Secretarys Office (VA 475) centrally administered the Department of the Chief Secretary.<br/><br/>This series consists of monthly salary deduction statements for payments to the Hospital Benefits Association (HBA) of Victoria. Employees of the Department were able to purchase and maintain insurance policies from various insurance providers by contributing payments deducted from their salary on a fortnightly basis.<br/><br/>After receiving salary deduction authorisations from employees, the Departments payroll officer notified the office of HBA that payments were to be initiated for those employees. The payroll officer also notified HBA if an employee was no longer contributing payment via salary deduction or if an employee wanted to increase/decrease deductions. If a contributor (or dependent) was admitted to hospital, HBA was notified so a voucher could be issued.<br/><br/>This series records payments made by employees every month in thin booklets. Three copies were made a yellow one which remained in the booklet; a pink one which was sent to HBA and a white one which was for the contributor.<br/><br/>This series was part of the Departments financial management record keeping systems, specifically those relating to payroll control and disbursement.<br/><br/>Acting in accordance with the Audit Act 1928 the information required to be kept for audit purposes were records of the payments made to respective insurance providers via authorised salary deduction from employees
VPRS 5101 Mining Warden's Register of Leases and Agreements for Mining on Private Property, Gordon Mining Division
No full textBackground - Mining on Private Property<br/><br/>In 1884 An Act to Provide for the Mining of Gold and Silver on Property was passed. This Act provided that owners of land could enter into agreements or leases with persons wishing to mine on their property. Further research is required to determine the nature of the arrangements for mining on property prior to 1884.<br/><br/>The second schedule to the Act set out the process which was to be followed when an application to mine on property was lodged:<br/><br/>- the application was to be lodged with the local Mining Warden but addressed to the Minister of Mines. Notices of the application were to be placed in newspapers and posted at public offices near the land.<br/><br/>- the Warden was to advise the owner and occupier of the land that the application had been received.<br/><br/>- the Warden then arranged for the Mining Surveyor to survey the land and erect boundary posts.<br/><br/>- objections to the application could be made by any person and were lodged with the Warden.<br/><br/>- regardless of whether any objections were lodged the Warden conducted a court hearing to consider any objections, obtain evidence that certain procedural requirements had been met and make any other investigations the Warden considered necessary. The Court would then be adjourned.<br/><br/>- the Warden sent to the Minister for Mines the application, the surveyor's report, objections and any other evidence along with his own recommendations regarding the application.<br/><br/>- the Minister would in turn forward the application to the Governor in Council who would determine whether to grant a lease. The applicant was notified via the Mining Warden and the granting or refusal of the application was published in the Government Gazette.<br/><br/>This process is outlined in more detail in the second schedule of the Mining on Property Act 1884.<br/><br/>The Register of Mining on Private Property Leases and Agreements<br/><br/>The Mining on Property Act required that a register be kept of all leases and agreements made under the Act. Regulations made under the Act specified the format of the Register, the details to be recorded in it and that it was to be maintained by the Warden having jurisdiction in the Mining District in which the land was situated.<br/><br/>The following details were recorded in the Register:<br/><br/>- the date of the agreement or lease<br/>- the names of the parties (the landowner and the miner)<br/>- the term of the lease or agreement (the length of time for which it was to be effective)<br/>- the area (size) and locality<br/>- conditions of the arrangement such as the amount of rent to be paid to the owner, reimbursement to be paid for surface damage (an amount per acre) or a percentage of the value of the gold mined that was to be paid to the owner.<br/><br/>The volume in the P0 Consignment of this series was orginally processed as VPRS 724, unit 5
VPRS 905 Minute Book, Central Model Schools
No full textThis series consists of the minutes of the committee of the Board of Education responsible for the oversight of the Model Schools (schools used as teacher training institutions). Matters dealt with include requests for the admission of children, the appointment of teachers, the approval of leave for teachers, the maintenance of the buildings, the payment of accounts, the development of the curriculum, the provision of scholarships and the level of fees to be paid by students. Correspondence reference numbers are appended. The piece of correspondence may be found in VPRS 903 Inwards Registered Correspondence
VPRS 14136 Rent Roll Cards, Melbourne Land District, All Sections
No full textFrom mid-1907, a card system was introduced within the Occupation Branch of the Department of Crown Lands and Survey. For each new file generated by a successful application to lease or be licensed to occupy Crown land, two cards were created and maintained. One was to record the application and the later management of the file replacing the Registers of Applications created by the Occupation Branch. The other was to record the details of payments of rents and other fees replacing the rent roll volumes. The details for active files recorded in these volumes were progressively transferred to cards.<br/><br/>Details given on the rent roll cards are the name of the licensee or lessee, the details of the location and size of the land, details of the payments of fees and of the date and amount of regular periodic payments of rent. Remarks include details of subsequent purchase of the land, of any transfers of leases or licences to other holders and the subsequent payments made by those persons, any cancellations or revocations and any instances of abandonment of the land by the occupier.<br/><br/>All licenses for the occupation of Crown lands and leases of Crown lands required the payment of rent in amounts and at intervals as stated by legislation or regulations made under the authority of legislation. Rents could be paid either by post or personally to the Melbourne office of the Department of Crown Lands and Survey (VA 538) or to local Receivers and Paymasters as designated for each parish and Land District (subsequent to the formation of the Occupation Branch in c 1874). Receivers and Paymasters were often local Clerks of Courts.<br/><br/>Notifications of rents due at a particular date were circulated by notice or by lists published in the Government Gazette. The latter allowed local officers to be aware of the rents due in their areas. When the rents were paid to these officers, the payments were recorded in the local records and returns forwarded to the Department. Examples of these records may be seen in VPRS 809 Returns of Pastoral Rents Received. At the Occupation Branch, clerks (the rent rollers) were employed whose sole duties was the updating and maintenance of the rent rolls and preparation of certificates documenting payments where these were to be credited against the purchase price of land. Originally from about 1877, a rent roll clerk was attached to each District Land Office within the Occupation Branch.<br/><br/>Cards in this series relate primarily to agricultural and grazing licenses and leases and selection purchase leases under the 1911 Land Act. Others relate to Sections 121, 129 and 86 of the Land Act 1915 and Section 29, Land Act 1898 (later Section 35, Land Act 1901).<br/><br/>Sections 44 (Licensing) and 46 (Lease and Grant) of the Land Act 1898 divided lands into three classes for the purpose of the licensing or leasing of agricultural allotments. No more than 200 acres of first-class lands were to be licensed at the rent of one shilling per acre per annum; no more than three hundred and twenty acres of second-class land at the annual rental of ninepence per acre. Both types of land were to be licensed for no more than six years.<br/><br/>In the 1898 Act, Sections 58 and 59 provided for the extension of the licensing and leasing provisions for agricultural allotments to grazing allotments. Sections 59 and 61 of the Land Act 1898 allowed for the issue of residential or non-residential licenses for grazing allotments on third-class land. A license to occupy could initially be issued for up to six years for 640 acres. If conditions relating to the provision of fencing and the destruction of vermin were met, a lease for 14 years could be obtained at a cost of sixpence per acre. Rent payments could be used to defray the cost of purchase at ten shillings per acre.<br/><br/>Under the consolidated Land Act of 1901, agricultural allotments were dealt with under Sections 47 (licensing) and 49 (leasing) and grazing allotments by Sections 54 (licensing) and 56 (leasing).<br/><br/>Section 6 of the Land Act 1911 brought these provisions to an end. As an alternative, the option of taking out a selection purchase lease was offered with a period of twenty years being offered to fulfil the payment conditions for either a residential selection purchase lease (Section 8) or a non-residential selection purchase lease (Section 13). Conditions and covenants of these leases were laid down in Section 11.<br/><br/>Section 65 of the Land Act 1884 (later Section 103, Land Act 1901 and Section 86, Land Act 1915) provided for the annual licensing of the occupation of auriferous (gold bearing) lands. Areas licensed were to be of no more than 20 acres with only one license being allowed for each individual. There was to be no sale of these lands. This section was amended by Section 90 of the Land Act 1898 providing for the appraisal of these lands. If the value of the land was appraised to be more than the rent already paid on them, the subsequent rental was to be no more than two shillings and sixpence per annum with no annual license fee.<br/><br/>Sections 93 and 91 of the Land Act 1884 (subsequently Section 99, Land Act 1890, Section 145 of the Land Act 1901 and subsequently Section 129, Land Act 1915) provided for the licensing or leasing of Crown lands for a multitude of purposes such as rural businesses, the removal of raw materials and other purposes none of which were to be agricultural or grazing. Licenses were renewable annually at a fee to be set. Leases under the 1884 Act for these purposes were to be of no more than three acres at an annual rental of five pounds.<br/><br/>Section 119, Land Act 1884 provided for the issuing of grazing licenses for Crown lands not otherwise held. This provision continued as Section 123, Land Act 1890, Section 187 of the Land Act 1901 and subsequently Section 121, Land Act 1915.<br/><br/>Section 29 of the Land Act 1898 (later Section 35 under the consolidated Land Act 1901) succeeded Section 32, Land Act 1884 as the means whereby grazing areas could be leased from the Crown. Land was able to be leased for any term until 29 December 1920 when the land would revert to the Crown. Land was divided into classes for the purpose of the lease. Two hundred acres of first-class land might be leased, 640 acres of second-class land, 1280 acres of third-class land and 1920 acres of fourth-class land. A permanent agricultural allotment could be selected from leaseholds of first and second-class land and a grazing allotment from third and fourth-class land.<br/><br/><br/>
VPRS 3839 Descriptive Surveys of the Athlone to Yarragon Railway Line
No full textThis series consists of descriptive surveys (bound in blue cardboard) of the Athlone to Yarragon Railway Line.<br/><br/>Each survey consists of a diagram of a portion of the railway showing survey measurements and details of the land which that portion of the line will run through.<br/><br/>A summary of land references appears at the surveys as a whole. This summary records the ownership history of the land detailed in each survey:<br/><br/>Reference No. (refers to the number allocated to each descriptive survey)<br/>Mileage / From - To<br/>Parish<br/>Allotment<br/>Section<br/>Tenure<br/>Owner/Name - Address<br/>Occupier's name<br/>Remarks<br/>
VPRS 767 Return of Agricultural Lands Sold and Leased, Land Act 1862
No full textThis series consists of returns sent from District Survey Offices each week notifying the Department of Crown Lands and Survey (VA 538) of the land sold and leased through that office in the previous week. Details given are the date, the number of the lot, the location (County and Parish) and extent of the land, the amount realised by selection, limited auction or by lease, the name and the address of the purchaser or lessee and the date of the sale or lease. Other details may include remarks regarding the occupation of the purchaser or lessee.<br/><br/>Part II of the Land Act 1862 allowed for the Sale of Lands by Selection. More than 10 million acres of land was reserved for proclamation as agricultural areas for residence and cultivation and not less than four million acres was to be available for selection within three months of the passing of the Act. Land was to be surveyed into lots of at least 40 acres and not more than 640 acres with each lot to be divided into two subdivisions. Selectors could purchase both subdivisions at the price of one pound per acre, or could purchase one subdivision and lease the other one. Persons holding occupation licenses under terms of the notices of 1861 had a pre-emptive right to select the land which they were occupying with the consent of the Board of Land and Works. as did those who could prove previous purchase of the land selected.<br/><br/>Summaries of selections made under the Land Act 1862 arranged by District Survey Office may be found in VPRS 1262 Returns of Selections, Land Act 1862. Further details of selections made under Sections 23 and 24, Sections 33 and 34 and Section 37 may be found in VPRS 14145 Register of Applications All Districts Land Act 1862.<br/>
