Identity area
Reference code
AU WA S4070
Title
FILES - MECHANICAL BRANCH
Date(s)
- 1943-01-01 - (Creation)
- 1909 - 1985 (Accumulation)
Level of description
Series
Medium
Format
Files
Status
Context area
Name of creator
AU WA A583 - WESTERN AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT RAILWAYS, TRAMWAYS, FERRIES AND ELECTRICITY SUPPLY
(1930-07-01 - 1946-07-01)
Administrative history
A change of title to reflect responsibility for the additional function of ferries. In 1946 responsibility for electricity was given to a separate body.
Name of creator
AU WA A584 - WESTERN AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT RAILWAYS, TRAMWAYS AND FERRIES
(1946-07-01 - 1949-04-22)
Administrative history
In 1946 responsibility for electricity was given to a separate authority. In 1949, the Department was abolished and two new departments were created - the Department of Railways (2) and the Western Australian Government Tramways & Ferries.
Name of creator
AU WA A585 - WESTERN AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT RAILWAYS [2]
(1949-04-22 - 2000-12-17)
Administrative history
The Western Australian Government Railways, Tramways & Ferries was abolished in 1949 and its functions dispersed to the new bodies - Western Australian Government Railways (2) and Western Australian Government Tramways & Ferries.
Repository
Archival history
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Files from the Mechanical Branch (Chief Mechanical Engineer) of the Western Australian Government Railways in its various incarnations. These correspondence files relate chiefly to repairs and maintenance of locomotive stock. The Mechanical Branch was situated at Midland Workshops and the files also relate to operational and administrative matters at the Workshops, including labour relations.
(Files in this Record Series were previously listed at the State Records Office at reference: AN 260/CME/2; Accession 3273).
Accruals
System of arrangement
Annual single number
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
Open
Conditions governing access (legacy)
Open access