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VPRS 7456 Admission Warrants, Male and Female Patients
No full text<br/>Admission Warrants consisted of the official document and accompanying medical certificates which authorized a person's committal to an asylum as a lunatic patient. People could be admitted to an asylum as a lunatic patient by a number of means, as follows:<br/>Any friend, relative or acquaintance could request a person's admission as a lunatic. The form of the request was initially established in the tenth schedule of the Lunacy Statute 1867. The order was to be accompanied by medical certificates written by two medical practitioners. The Mental Health Act 1959 classified such patients as: Recommended (R) and Approved (A) Patients. A person could be admitted upon the recommendation, set out in a prescribed form, of a medical practitioner who had examined the person. As soon as possible after admission the superintendent of the hospital was required to examine the patient and either approve the recommended admission or discharge the patient.<br/><br/>Any (lunatic) person found wandering at large or not under proper care and control could be brought before two justices who could order the person's removal to an asylum. The police were usually responsible for bringing the person before the two justices. In these cases a police report will usually be found with the Order written by the two Justices, together with two medical certificates and a statement outlining the personal and medical details of the supposed lunatic. The Mental Health Act 1959 classified this type of patient as a Judicial Admission (J).<br/><br/>Any prisoner of the Crown thought to be a lunatic could be removed from a gaol to an asylum by order of the Chief Secretary. Such persons were subsequently classified as security patients (S).<br/><br/>Voluntary Boarders (V) were those who requested that they be admitted for a mutually agreed period of time (from 1915 onwards)<br/><br/>Any Ward of the State thought to be a lunatic or mentally defective could be sent to an asylum by order of the Chief Secretary.<br/><br/>The above types of admission had to be approved and certified within three days of a patient's reception at an asylum. Further details regarding these categories of admission are specified in the Lunacy Statute 1915 and the Mental Health Act 1959.<br/><br/>Responsibility for the admission procedure has changed several times since 1867. The Lunacy Statute 1867 designated the Chief Secretary as the responsible authority. From 1893 to 1934 the Inspector General of the Insane supervised the admission procedure after which time responsibility was transferred to the Director of Mental Hygiene. In 1950 the authorised Medical Officer of the Mental Hygiene Authority was responsible for the admissions procedure. Subsequently, the Authorised Medical Officer of the Mental Health Authority (est 1962), the Mental Health Division of the Health Department (est 1978) and from 1985 the Office of Psychiatric Services have overseen the admissions procedure.<br/><br/>The format of the admission papers has varied over time. In most cases the papers provide details of: the person's name; age; previous place of abode; occupation; and, in the case of "recommended" patients, details of the person requesting their admission. One or more reports written by medical practitioners are also usually attached. In many cases, papers recording the death, discharge or transfer of the patient or the release of the patient on trial leave are attached to the admission papers
VPRS 8479 Court of Petty Sessions Index to Convictions
No full textIndexes to Convictions were created in most Courts of Petty Sessions from the 1880's until the 1960's. Throughout this period, various circular instructions from the Law Department to Clerks of Courts required them to keep an index by surname of convicted person to all criminal convictions and orders made at their court. This index allowed clerks to find the entry for a particular case in the Court's register. Since the mid 1960's Clerks of Courts have not been required to maintain such an index, although a few courts have continued to use informal indexing systems.<br /> <br /> Although specially printed index books were provided to all courts, the manner in which the index was kept varied from court to court:<br /> <br /> Usually included in the index were:<br /> <br /> the names and case details (see below) of all persons found guilty of a criminal charge under Victorian legislation (ie criminal convictions which were entered in the "ordinary" register of the Court of Petty Sessions)<br /> <br /> Sometimes included in the index were:<br /> <br /> the names and case details (see below) of all persons found guilty of a criminal charge under Commonwealth legislation (ie criminal convictions which were entered in the Commonwealth Register). These entries were sometimes distinguished from those in the "ordinary" register by being written in red, or by the inclusion in the entry of the letters "Cwth".<br /> <br /> Not usually included in the index were:<br /> <br /> references to any civil orders or licensing matters<br /> <br /> references to defendants in criminal matters who were found not guilty, or where the charges were struck out.<br /> <br /> after 1918 entries for convictions for truancy, non-vaccination, drunkenness and non-attendance at drill (under the Commonwealth Defence Act) were not required to be indexed
VPRS 9571 Rate Records
No full textEvery year each local council is required to make and levy rates in respect of all rateable properties within their municipal district. The Municipal Institutions Act 1854 (No.26) empowered local councils to make by-laws for the regulation of their own proceedings including the collection of rates. The amount of rate is therefore determined by the council although a statutory limit applies. Rates are the main source of revenue for the council.<br/><br/>The rate record is a record of the levying and payment of rates on rateable properties. Apart from the general rate which is levied equally on all properties, a council may levy an extra rate or a special rate. An extra rate may be levied, over and above the general rate, on a subdivision of a municipality to cover expenses occurred in that subdivision. A special rate may be levied when a council undertakes works for the special benefit of a particular portion of the municipality. Separate rate records are maintained for general, extra and special rates and these are therefore registered as separate series.<br/><br/>For each rateable property a record is created which identifies the property and person rated and includes details of the annual value of the property, the amounts due, amounts paid, arrears and when rates were abandoned. A complete rate record may comprise two parts: a Register of Rateable Properties and a Rates Register. The Register of Rateable Properties identifies the properties and persons rated and the Rates Register comprises the accounting details. Where these two parts exist they are registered separately.<br/><br/>The format of rate records has changed over the years. Initially the levying and payment of rates were recorded in volumes (known as Rate Books) until the introduction of cards (known as Rate Cards) from the 1930s. In the 1980's and 1990's automated systems have mostly been used. Printouts of the automated system are usually produced as the rate record. Series of rate records in different formats are registered separately.<br/>
VPRS 3360 Court of Petty Sessions Fee Books
No full textThis series consists of a standard volume used for recording the receipt of fees by the Court. A double page was allocated for each month of the year. The day of the month of the payment was recorded as was the name of the person making that payment. Columns of the volume allowed the type of payment to be recorded. These types of payments included types of summons, the serving of documents, recognizances, orders, declarations, dog registration payments and payments for a variety of licences.<br/><br/>Subject to further research
VPRS 8029 Ledger: Church Street Bridge Construction
No full textLedger: Church Street Bridge Constructio
VPRS 12020 Temporary (Interim) Casino Plans
No full texts<br/><br/>These records, which relate to the temporary casino at the World Trade Centre, were created as part of the Casino Agreement between the State and Crown. The drawings were listed on the original Schedule 2 of the Casino (Management Agreement) Act 1993. Clause 6.5 of the agreement required Crown to lodge copies of the drawings and other relevant documents with the states representative (in this case the Victorian Casino Control Authority, later the Victorian Casino and Gaming Authority).<br/><br/>This series consists of plans and architectural drawings of the internal fit-out within the World Trade Centre
VPRS 15929 Notebook
No full textThis series consists of a notebook containing rough notes of the proceedings at meetings and of evaluations of the progress of settlers. These meetings and notes might refer to the Colbinabbin Estate or other irrigated areas. Further research is required
VPRS 9311 School Records
No full textFunction<br/><br/>This series has been created to contain a variety of records created by Ashburton South Primary School No. 4649 [previously known as Alamein 1950-?] (VA 3547) identified as permanent in Public Record Office Standard 88/2 General Disposal Schedule for Schools Records.<br/><br/>For various reasons, some of the permanent records identified in the Schedule may not have survived. The records actually transferred in this series were collected by the Education Department after the final closure of the school and as such are understood to be the only remaining records known to exist. Also, some schools were subject to periods of temporary closure. For further information about this school, please refer to the relevant entry in Vision and Realisation. A Centenary History of State Education in Victoria (1973).<br/><br/>Contents<br/><br/>The following records were identified as permanent in the Disposal Schedule. The attached records description list will identify which of these records were located and transferred for this school.<br/><br/>Administration records - detailing the organisation of the school's operations, specifically;<br/><br/>* files of official correspondence which relate to matters specific to the school as received from either the Education Department or elsewhere. Files documenting general instructions or circulars from the Department have been culled and destroyed.<br/>- a copy of the school newsletter<br/>- diaries of the school principal or head teacher<br/>- the school's investment register.<br/><br/>Pupil records - The master record of student attendance in primary schools is the register of pupils. It records the pupil's name, dates of birth and admission, name, address and occupation of parent or guardian, schools previously attended, grades admitted, summary attendance record for each year spent at the school and destination after finally leaving the school.<br/><br/>Pupil detail is entered into this register from admission forms completed by parents prior to the admission or, in the case of transfers from other State schools, from transfer notes completed by the previous school. Some or all of these records have been retained if some or all of the pupil registers created by this school have not been located.<br/><br/>Pupil reports may also be found in this series but only if the school created and retained copies.<br/><br/>Inspection records - comprising reports created by Departmental inspectors in the course of annual and supplementary visits. Inspections (and comments) are made regarding the condition of the school grounds, buildings, furniture and record keeping, school organisation, standard of instruction, time and discipline, teacher accommodation and audits of the sale of text books supplied by the Department. Reports were made by the inspector in the inspectors report book for the school. Since about 1980 these have been made in school review reports which were retained by the Department.<br/><br/>School committees records documenting their organisation and operation. These include Mother's Club, Parent's Associations, Safety House Committees and other committees associated with the school community. Specific records for transfer are:<br/><br/>- minute books<br/>- correspondence files, and<br/>- annual financial statements.<br/><br/>School Council records documenting its organisation and operation. School Councils date from 1983 and comprise the School Principal, and representatives of the teaching staff, parents and the wider community. Councils are responsible for the determination of the general educational policy of the school within guidelines issued by the Minister. Councils are also responsible for a range of other matters including the condition of the school grounds and buildings (including the organisation of maintenance, improvement and cleaning work), forming opinions about the school's conduct and management and other duties prescribed by regulations. Between 1910 - 1983 all of these responsibilities except for the determination of school policy resided with the School Committee. Specific records for transfer are:<br/><br/>- minute books<br/>- correspondence files<br/>- annual financial statements, and<br/>- policy records.<br/><br/>Records created by the former School Committee and sub-committees of the Council may also be included.<br/><br/>Contents: additional records<br/><br/>This series may also contain records additional to those identified in the disposal schedule. This will be due to either or both of the following factors:<br/><br/>records were transferred to PRO or Education Department custody prior to the issue of the schedule. In addition to the above records, the following records were usually retained;<br/><br/>- attendance roll and examination register<br/>- teacher's absence register<br/>- teacher's time book<br/>- teacher's record of collections<br/>- corporal punishment register<br/>- accident registers, and<br/>- inward and outward transfer notes.<br/><br/>* records not included in the disposal schedule. These may include the following records;<br/><br/>- photographs, videos or films of pupils, teaching staff, school buildings and school activities/events<br/>- other school publications such as student/staff bulletins, yearbooks and teacher handbooks, and<br/>- records pertaining to unique events in the school's history such as openings, reunions, anniversaries or closures
VPRS 5900 Photographs of Prisoners Sentenced to Death and Coroners Inquest Sheets
No full textThis record series comprises a bound volume containing a collection of photographs of prisoners sentenced to death in the State of Victoria. Held loosely on the inside of the cover are a number of Coroner's Inquest statements of deaths occurring within the prison system. Some of the photographs are also held loosely within the volume
