School of Mines Ballarat was a predecessor of Federation University. .1 Letter from N.A. Crouch Accountant at M.B. Ltd to School of Mines Ballarat regarding employees who have completed their 2nd term studies asking for subjects taken and fees paid. .2 A letter from R. Clelland to Ballarat School of Mines asking to see a book on machine design and outlining some issues experienced.school of mines ballarat, m.b john ltd., n.a. crouch, f.e. ferguson, correspondence

5 handwritte letters on George Ruffle letterhead.george ruffle, the international company

Photographs taken by teacher at Pleasant Creek Training Centre to help train students in living skills and becoming familiar with what shops sold. Part of socializing students for leaving the training centre.Main Street Stawell. Showing shops and businesses in Main Street. education, shops, main street, streetscape

Document, W.D.Mason Collection, Balance Sheet and Accounts for Year Ended 30th June 1949, by Ernest Granger, Chartered Accountant (Aust),Bendigo.Ernest Granger , Chartered Accountant, Bendigo.business, retail, w d mason

This ledger was started in 1901 when ledgers and other bookkeeping methods were hand written and with nib or fountain pen application. The various ink spots on the pages of this ledger suggests that when the office worker scribed they used the nib and the owner used the fountain pen. It was not until the mid 1950s that ball point pens were discovered and used in rural areas. The owner of this rural general store was more interested in recording transactions, be it in ink or pencil than the aesthetics of a neat and tidy document. Even though in this era, the principle of neat and tidiness was instilled in workers, this was overlooked and fell away through the economics of employing one staff member to do a variety of tasks for which they may not have had the proper training. It was in the early 1900s that the rural areas such as the Kiewa Valley "had to do" with local employees who had basic training but knew their customers very well and were very respectful of age and the mores of the trading public. The respect by shop owners and staff towards their customers was greater in small rural townships and villages within the Kiewa Valley than in the larger towns and cities. Their was no rushing to get the groceries or to spend the least amount of time within the shop. The social interactions where mixed with commercial activities at a very personalised level of one on one. This closeness gave the customer the confidence that those in the commercial transactions in the shop, where looking after them. This ledger is very significant to the Kiewa Valley as it lists the personal transactions of local businesses, farmers, graziers and miners. Larger accounts and other businesses had one or more pages set aside for their transactions. The words are in large freehand (Capitals 5 mm high) possibly to be read by those with poorer eyesight. The relative long distance to travel for reading glasses or specialised optometrist was overcome by writing in larger fonts. The time taken to register produce or other consumables was not critical during the period when this ledger was in use because the local population was not at the critical level where the demand was not as intense as later on when periods of tourist influx became more demanding. The lay back and relaxed attitude of the local population during this period (early 1900s) was not intense and impersonal as within the larger city shopping and commercial environment. The ability of the shop keepers to interact with their customers not only in the commercial sense but also in a social atmosphere permitted the long hand scribbling of purchases without causing any offence.This item is a cloth and suede leather covered ledger.The spine is suede leather with a red stamped "LEDGER" title. The cover is covered with a dark blue cloth and shows a faded unrecognisable pattern. Each page has light blue lines running horizontal and 90 mm apart. Each page has, from the second line going horizontal two fine 1 mm apart red line. Each page is divided horizontally by single vertical line (except for the two double lines in the centre of the page). The first division separates the month from the day.Next to these lines is an area for the description of the item being purchased. Within the central double lines are vertical lines separating the type of tender paid, i.e., pounds, shillings and pence. The last section of the page has various comments, as required by the scribe.Each page is approximately 160 g/ms. The ledger has 698 pages drawn up on both sides and page numbers of 5 mm in height. 'On spine " LEDGER"commerce, book keeping, shop ledger, local history

See Supplementary File and photographCirca 1911 - Spanish Model - Manual 4 rows straight keyboard single shift key ? Antique No. 5"Underwood"old office equipment, typewriter, underwood

Audit 1979

A typed letter from the Accountant at the Forests Commission of Victoria to The Officer in Charge, Forest Office, Niagaroon. The letter is regarding that the transfer of a deposit from R. Warren to the Treasury Trust has been effected. The letter is dated September 16th 1960 and has been date stamped received at the Forest Commission on September 20th 1960.A typed letter from the Accountant at the Forests Commission of Victoria to The Officer in Charge, Forest Office, Niagaroon.RECEIVED/ 20 SEP 1960/ FOREST/ COMMISSION Not on Deposit Register for Macalister District/ Illegible O.I.C. REVENUE/ O.I.C. COLLECTIONS/ O.I.C. EXPENDITURE/ ASST. ACCOUNTANTmarysville, victoria, australia, taggerty, niagaroon, forests commission of victoria, r. warren, treasury trust, letter

' Journal Book (Lined) of the Central Deborah Gold Mine business and finance transactions from 1939 to 1969 hand written from McColl,Rankin & Stanistreet Legal Managers & Accountants'.Green in colour with marone spine, printed label on front cover 'Journal' and hand written 'Central Deborah'.McColl,Rankin & Stanistreet Legal Managers & Accountantsdocument, gold, central deborah gold mine, central deborah gold mine, gold mine, mccoll rankin & stanistreet, bendigo, business records

'Transfer Journal Book of Central Deborah Gold mine from McColl,Rankin & Stanistreet Legal Managers & Accountants'.Black in colour with red spine.Share holder listings from 1939-40 hand written with names and share numbers. Printed label on front cover 'Transfer Journal' and stamped'Central Deborah Gold Mining Company No Liability'.McColl,Rankin & Stanistreet Legal Managers & Accountantsdocument, gold, central deborah gold mine, central deborah gold mine, gold mine, mccoll rankin & stanistreet, bendigo, business records

'Printed Paper Sheets for Central Deborah Gold Mining Co. NL, Proxy forms completed and returned for half yearly meeting on 24/10/49'. Folded in a brown paper envelope with hand writing 'Central Deborah Proxies Etc 1/2 Yearly Meeting 24/10/49' by McColl,Rankin & Stanistreet Legal Managers & Accountants.McColl,Rankin & Stanistreet Legal Managers & Accountants.cottage, miners, central deborah gold mine, gold mine, mccoll rankin & stanistreet, bendigo, business records

'Double Cash Journal Book'by McColl,Rankin & Stanistreet Legal Managers & Accountants,green in colour which contains 3 loose sheets-T J Jorgensen A/C Oct 1945 to April 1946 and 2 invoices Abbot supply Co. for 1st Feb 1946.Printed label on front cover 'Double Cash'and hand writing'Central Deborah Plant & Building Reconstruction'McColl,Rankin & Stanistreet Legal Managers & Accountantsdocument, gold, central deborah gold mine, central deborah gold mine, gold mine, mccoll rankin & stanistreet, bendigo, business records

'Printed Proxy Forms of Central Deborah Gold Mining Co. NL by McColl,Rankin & Stanistreet Legal Managers & Accountants completed and returned for half yearly meeting 3/6/53'. Attached is list of shareholders and amounts in hand writing dated 3/6/53. Folded and inserted in a brown envelope, stamped 'Central Deborah Gold Mining Company No Liability' and hand writing 'Proxies 1/2 yearly 3/6/53'.McColl,Rankin & Stanistreet Legal Managers & Accountants.document, gold, central deborah gold mine, central deborah gold mine, gold mine, mccoll rankin & stanistreet, bendigo, business records

'List of shareholders as at 21st September 1950, Proxy forms for half yearly meeting 30th October 1950 (Completed), Notice of half yearly meeting 30th October 1950 and Work sheets of Ballot Papers for Central Deborah Gold Mine by McColl,Rankin & Stanistreet Legal Managers & Accountants'. All folded and wrapped in brown paper, hand writing on wrapper 'Proxies & Ballot Papers 1/2 yearly 30/10/50 and stamped 'Central Deborah Gold Mining Company No Liability'.McColl,Rankin & Stanistreet Legal Managers & Accountantsdocument, gold, central deborah gold mine, central deborah gold mine, gold mine, mccoll rankin & stanistreet, bendigo, business records

'Two hard cover,paper lined books'. ( a, and b )Containing information regarding time records for people who worked on the Battery at Central Deborah Gold Mine. Black in colour one with a red spine and the other with a brown spine. Inside cover hand written 'Central Deborah Gold Mining Co. Battery Time Book'. Period dates- 3/7/45 to 24/12/47 and 26/6/51 to 9/11/54.Books have columns for days of week, hand written workers names, age and totals for costs of wages recorded by McColl,Rankin & Stanistreet Legal Managers & Accountants.McColl,Rankin & Stanistreet Legal Managers & Accountants.gold, central deborah gold mine, gold mine, mccoll rankin & stanistreet, bendigo, business records

No information is available on George Murray except that he was a Melbourne accountant and died intestate in 1885. He left property to the value of £91 and the lawyer, Ernest Chambers, who was at that time at 12 Chancery Lane, Melbourne, was directed to list the creditors of George Murray and distribute the estate accordingly. Mr Chambers was one of George Murray’s creditors. Ernest Chambers later had a legal practice with offices at Warrnambool, Koroit and Port Fairy with the known dates 1897 to 1910. Thomas Goodall was the manager of the Warrnambool office and he was the one who had this document in his possession at that time and it was passed down to succeeding lawyers in the Kepler Street building. Tait collection: item 7 of 62This document is of interest in that it was originally issued by the lawyer Ernest Chambers who later had an office in Warrnambool. This is a piece of parchment containing the 1885 Letters of Administration in the estate of George Murray, a Melbourne accountant. The document is white with black ruled lines and has handwritten material in black ink. The document is folded at the lower edge with a seal of the Supreme Court of the Colony of Victoria. The seal is attached to the document by a green ribbon. There is also a blue stamp of the Master in Equity of the Supreme Court. The document is in good condition apart from some minor staining. ‘In the Supreme Court of the Colony of Victoria in its probate jurisdiction, in the Estate of George Murray, late of Melbourne in the Colony of Victoria, accountant, deceased intestate, Letters of Administration, I certify that no duty is payable on the within Letters of Administration, John W. … (office under section 6), 15/6/85’. george murray, ernest chambers, warrnambool

'Applications and allotment of 12,000 new shares, containing lists of shareholders for The Central Deborah Gold Mine as at 15th January 1948, contains information regarding applications for shares, transaction details of what was sold, cost and allocated to list of people who they were sold to'. A3 lined paper, hand written with names of each purchaser and balances of each transactions. Blue & white forms printed as contracts of applications to the directors of the company to state who the owners of the shares were and receipt of payments. Forms state the issue of release of 12,000 contributing shares of 1 pound each per share which were submitted by shareholders desiring to exercise their quota rights. Also contains hand written receipts from the Bank of New South Wales Chambers regarding applications to purchase shares from W.J Donovan who was a member of the Melbourne stock exchange which was part of Union Bank of Australia in 1948. All paperwork signed and stamped by McColl,Rankin & Stanistreet Legal Managers & Accountants upon receipt. All wrapped in brown paper with hand written on front 'Application + Allotment of 12,000 shares Thanks Central Deborah Co. Feb 1948'.McColl,Rankin & Stanistreet Legal managers & Accountants.document, gold, central deborah gold mine, central deborah gold mine, gold mine, mccoll rankin & stanistreet, bendigo, business records.

A typed letter from the Accountant at the Forests Commission of Victoria to Mr. R. Parke, Chief Forester, of Niagaroon near Taggerty. The letter mentions that the Auditor-General of the time has drawn attention to the large volume of monetary deposits being held in respect of licence operations, which could either be refunded or transferred to Treasury Trust. The Accountant has asked Mr. R. Parke to take the necessary steps to recify the situation. The letter is dated May 23 1949.A typed letter from the Accountant at the Forests Commission of Victoria to Mr. R. Parke, Chief Forester, of Niagaroon near Taggerty.marysville, victoria, australia, taggerty, niagaroon, mr. r. parke, forests commission of victoria, letter

A typed letter from the Senior Forester at Taggerty to the Accountant at the Forests Commission of Victoria. The letter is regarding a request to transfer a deposit paid for a licence to collect timber. The letter is dated May 7th 1963.A typed letter from the Senior Forester at Taggerty to the Accountant at the Forests Commission of Victoria.marysville, victoria, australia, taggerty, forests commission of victoria, l.o. week

A typed letter from the Accountant at the Forests Commission of Victoria to Mr. J.R. Channon, the Forest Officer at Taggerty. The letter, dated February 19th 1963, is regarding the refund of a deposit in the name of F.B. Gray by a cheque dated February 18th 1963.A typed letter from the Accountant at the Forests Commission of Victoria to Mr. J.R. Channon, the Forest Officer at Taggerty.marysville, victoria, australia, taggerty, forests commission of victoria, mr. j.r. channon, f.b. gray, letter

Historical due to date shown on the form. Possibly Sgt Mooney served in the Boer War.Document signed by the Accountant-General, War Office London 1901 in regards to a legacy for 17 pounds and 10 pence. F. 6-Form 45. War Office, London, SW., 3rd April 1901. Madam, I am directed by the Secretary of State for War to inform you that Messrs. Cox & Co., Army Agents, of 16, Charing Cross, London, SW., have been authorized to issue to you 17 pounds and 10 pence, being you share of the sum that appears to be due on the final settlement of the accounts of the late Sergt. J. Mooney, Ist Bn, West Surrey Regiment, including the amount produced by the sale of his effects. Should no communication on this subject be received from Messrs. Cox & Co., application for payment should be made to them, but not until ten days after the receipt of this letter. I am, Your obedient Servant, Frank T. Marzials, Accountant-General. Form is addressed to Mrs L. Barker, New Zealand

A handwritten interoffice memorandum between the Forest Officer at Taggerty and the Accountant at the Forests Commission of Victoria. The memorandum, which is dated 27th May 1949, is written on a forests commission letterhead and is numbered No. 1. The memorandum was written and signed by Mr. R. Parke, Chief Forester.A handwritten interoffice memorandum between the Forest Officer at Taggerty and the Accountant at the Forests Commission of Victoria.marysville, victoria, australia, taggerty, forest officer, forests commission of victoria, mr. r. parke, memorandum

Document, W.D.Mason Collection, Balance Sheet and Accounts for the Year Ended 30th June 1950.Ernest Granger, Chartered Accountant, Bendigo.business, retail, w d mason

A typed letter from the Accountant at the Forests Commission of Victoria to Mr. R. Parke, Chief Forester at Taggerty. The letter mentions a difference of 20 pounds in the balance between the District and Head Office Registers and explains the reason for the difference. The letter is dated July 1st 1949.A typed letter from the Accountant at the Forests Commission of Victoria to Mr. R. Parke, Chief Forester at Taggerty.marysville, victoria, australia, taggerty, mr. r. parke, forests commission of victoria, letter

A typed letter from the Accountant at the Forests Commission Victoria to Mr. J.R. Channon, Senior Forester at Taggerty. The letter is regarding that a deposit of 25 pounds held for a licencee in the name of J. Boundy, was transferred to offset the balance of a debit. The letter is dated June 5th 1963.A typed letter from the Accountant at the Forests Commission Victoria to Mr. J.R. Channon, Senior Forester at Taggerty.marysville, victoria, australia, taggerty, forests commission victoria, mr. j.r. channon, j. boundy, letter

A typed letter from the Accountant at the Forests Commission of Victoria to Mr. J.R. Channon, Senior Forester at Taggerty. The letter is regarding that a deposit of 3 pounds has been transferred to credit for a licence in the name of L.O. Week, to collect timber. The letter is dated May 9th 1963.A typed letter from the Accountant at the Forests Commission of Victoria to Mr. J.R. Channon, Senior Forester at Taggerty.marysville, victoria, australia, taggerty, forests commission of victoria, mr. j.r. channon, l.o. week, letter

Document: McColl, Rankin and Stanistreet: Deborah Gold Mines No Liability balance sheets and accounts - 1940 - 1945. 15 copies dated July 1940, 7th. March, 1940, 31st. July 1940, 31st. January 1941, 18th. September 1941, 31st. July 1941, 31st. January 1942, 31st. July 1942, 31st. July 1942, 31st. July 1943, 31st. July 1944, 31st. July 1945, 31st. July 1945, 13th. September 1945, 31st. July 1945.Wm. S. Phillips & Co., Chartered Accountantsorganization, mining, deborah gold mines nl, mccoll, rankin and stanistreet:, wm. s phillips & co., gold mining, deborah gold mines nl