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ACCOUNTS BOOK - FREMANTLE SLIPWAY

  • AU WA S1334
  • Series
  • 1945-07-01 - 1953-06-01

Details of accounts relating to Fremantle North and South Slipways. Other records arelating to the Fremantle Slipways can be seen at Record Series No. 3030 (Applications) and Record Series No. 1335 (Logbooks).

PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT

ADMINISTRATIVE FILES - GENERAL

  • AU WA S2154
  • Series
  • 1899-01-01 - 1988-12-31

General administrative files created by the Harbours & Rivers and Fremantle Harbour Works Branches of the Public Works Department. The Harbours and Rivers Branch was responsible for the planning and design of maritime facilities, and the Harbour W...

PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT

ANNUAL FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - ROADS BOARDS

  • AU WA S4447
  • Series
  • 1928-07-01 - 1961-06-30

Each Road Board was required to complete a form prescribed under the Road Districts Act 1919 and under the authority of the Statistics Act 1907 to provide an annual financial statement. The completed forms note particulars such as the miles of roa...

PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT

APPLICATIONS - FREMANTLE SLIPWAY

  • AU WA S3030
  • Series
  • 1942-12-04 - 1985-01-01

The slipways within Fremantle Harbour became the responsibility of the Public Works Department (Harbours and Rivers Branch) in 1942. Prior to this date they had been the responsibility of the Fremantle Harbour Trust. The North Mole slipway was dis...

PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT

ARCHITECTURAL PLANS - DUMAS HOUSE

  • AU WA S4464
  • Series
  • 1963-03 - 1963-03

These constitute the original architectural plans for Dumas House, West Perth as submitted to the Public Works Department (lacking a PWD plan number). There are app. 150 drawings included, all dating from March 1963.

PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT

BUILDING WORKS CONTRACT DOCUMENT

  • AU WA S6
  • Series
  • 1894-10-01 - 1928-06-01

Contract documents for building works. Include tender, acceptance and bond forms, schedules of quantities and prices, works specifications and for larger works, general and special conditions of contract. They do not include contract drawings whic...

PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT

CALCULATION BOOKS

  • AU WA S2757
  • Series
  • 1899-01-12 - 1946-12-12

Calculation books used by Public Works Department Draftsmen/women to calculate estimates and quantities for various public works. Some books were used to calculate water flow, water capacity of various dams, reservoirs, and salinity, etc.

PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT

CANNING STOCK ROUTE - EXPEDITION JOURNAL

  • AU WA S1968
  • Series
  • 1929-01-01 -

Photograph album containing photographs detailing an expedition along the Canning Stock Route by members of the Public Works Department. Handwritten notes beside each photograph and a printed transcript of the notes are also included.

PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT

CARD INDEX - FILES

  • AU WA S1763
  • Series
  • 1970-01-01 - 1987-12-31

Index created by the Land and Property Branch of Public Works Department to files held by that Branch. The cards were transferred to the Department of Land Administration in 1986.

PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT

CIRCULARS

  • AU WA S1768
  • Series
  • 1891-01-01 - 1896-12-31

Copies of circulars issued by the Engineer-in-Chief's office of the Public Works Department. They mainly concern railways, bridges, water supply, Fremantle Harbour etc.

PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT

CONTRACT BOOK - ENGINEERING DIVISION

  • AU WA S2544
  • Series
  • 1907-01-01 - 1939-12-31

Contract Book maintained by the Engineering Division of the Public Works Department. The volume records the contract number (3327 - 8707), the title of the contract, the related PWD file number, the name and address of the contractor, the date of ...

PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT

CONTRACT BOOKS - ARCHITECTURAL DIVISION

  • AU WA S2973
  • Series
  • 1894-05-21 - 1985-12-31

Summary record of building contracts undertaken by independent builders for the Public Works Department.Contracts include schools, hospitals and government offices.Each volume has an alphabetical index at the front to the contract by location and ...

PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT

CONTRACT BOOKS - ORD RIVER PROJECT

  • AU WA S3990
  • Series
  • 1960-04-01 - 1960-04-01

This series consist of two items which are the contract books for the Ord River Project's Diversion Dam at Bandicoot Bar.

PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT

CORRESPONDENCE

  • AU WA S1435
  • Series
  • 1891-01-01 -

Estrays - letterbooks containing letters of appointment, instructions re projects etc; letters from the PWD agent at Shark Bay re PWD matters at Shark Bay.

PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT

CORRESPONDENCE - UNREGISTERED

  • AU WA S1375
  • Series
  • 1892-01-01 - 1962-12-31

This series consist of unrelated estrays that have been delivered to the State Records Office.Item 1 consists of an unregistered file relating to construction work near the grave of Tommy Windich.Item 2 consists of inward and outward corresponden...

PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT

DIAGRAM - ALBANY DEEP SEA JETTY

  • AU WA S1332
  • Series
  • 1930-01-01 - 1930-01-01

Diagram showing pile renewals for the Albany deep sea jetty.

PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT

ELECTION RETURNS - MUNICIPALITIES

  • AU WA S3007
  • Series
  • 1900-01-01 -

Annual returns from Municipalities within Western Australia listing the elected members. Completed returns were sent to the Under Secretary for Public Works (later the Under Secretary for Labour and Works, then the Department of Local Government) ...

DEPARTMENT OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT [1]

ELECTION RETURNS - ROAD BOARDS

  • AU WA S3006
  • Series
  • 1900-01-01 - 1961-06-30

Annual returns from Road Boards within Western Australia listing the elected members. Completed returns were sent to the Under Secretary for Public Works (later the Under Secretary for Labour and Works, then the Department of Local Government) whe...

DEPARTMENT OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT [1]

ENGINEERING FILES - ORD RIVER

  • AU WA S3095
  • Series
  • 1970-10-27 -

Public Works Department engineering files relating to the construction and operation of the Ord River Irrigation Scheme.

PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT

FILE - GAS PROPELLED VEHICLES

  • AU WA S1376
  • Series
  • 1941-01-01 - 1941-12-31

Estray - file re performances of gas producer propelled vehicles. The file may be material collected by Mr GL Henderson whose name appears on the cover sheet. The file no 861/41 appears on the uppermost document on the file.

PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT

FILES - AMERICA'S CUP DEFENCE 1987

  • AU WA S2356
  • Series
  • 1984-01-01 - 1990-12-31

Files relating to the construction of Hillarys Boat Harbour, and various committees and other matters associated with the America's Cup Defence of 1987.

PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT

FILES - GENERAL

  • AU WA S82
  • Series
  • 1901-01-01 -

General files covering the functions of the Public Works Department. Many consignments tend to be concerned with one particular aspect of those functions, e.g. public buildings, water supply and sewerage, school sites, building of police stations,...

PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT

FILES - PROPERTY AND VALUATION OFFICE

  • AU WA S3034
  • Series
  • 1966-01-01 -

These files were created by the Property and Valuation Office of the Public Works Department. They deal mainly with the valuation of property, as well as arrangements for the purchase of private land for public works.(Files in this Record Series w...

PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT

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