Identity area
Reference code
GRS0801
Title
MEREDITH SHIRE COUNCIL - Outwards Letter Books
Date(s)
- 1900 - 1902 (Creation)
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Series
Extent and medium
Context area
Name of creator
(1863 - 1915)
Administrative history
Meredith was proclaimed a District Road Board on 30 June 1863. It was proclaimed a Shire on 28 April 1871. Steiglitz Riding was created through amalgamation with the Borough of Steiglitz in 1881. Meredith Shire united with Bannockburn Shire on 15 September 1915.
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Not yet assessed
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Notes area
Note
Function / Content Letter Books were the means by which copies of correspondence despatched from the office were retained for future reference. Recordkeeping System Correspondence within letter books is arranged in chronological order by the date the letters were sent. The letter books are indexed. Units 1 and 2 are arranged in chronological order. Units 3 and 4 bpth cover teh period 1911-1915 and were maintained by the municipality concurrently.
Alternative identifier(s)
PROV
VPRS 15495