Historical information
EC CROCKFORD's scrapbook from time he became acting Town Clerk (1892) until he left to serve South Melbourne (1909).
Physical description
Scrapbook kept by Port Melbourne Town Clerk EC CROCKFORD, 1890s: notebook with marbled board covers, 38 ruled pp, some empty. Back of book used upside down. Pasted with clippings related to municipal operation, and ads for contracts (in back). Insert: note on rates
Subjects
- local government - town of port melbourne,
- engineering department - town of port melbourne,
- transport - railways,
- transport - tramways,
- engineering - roads streets lanes and footpaths,
- engineering - canals and drainage,
- amalgamation,
- piers and wharves - station pier,
- business and traders,
- sport - lawn bowls,
- health - general health,
- law,
- nightsoil,
- piers and wharves - railway pier,
- statistics,
- edward c crockford,
- town clerks,
- municipal elections
