Significance

Yields information about the track maintenance activities of the track gang in Ballarat, the work they did, notes, names and other information.

Physical description

Invicta Australian 1959 Business Diary, No. 4, printed by Sands and McDougall, light grey Rexene binding strip, card covers, sewn sections with ruled sheets providing a diary for 1959, one week per double page. Has "useful information" sheets at from the diary. Used by the SEC Ballarat track gang to record their daily work, leave, welding, track cleaning, truck driver etc



Rear pages - has notes on materials used, costs, scrubber use and hours, and length of track



On the inside of the rear cover is a list of Track gang and addresses for 1959.

W. H. Goldsmith

H. Dowie

S. Eaton

W. Newell

E. Lakey

J. Armstrong

J. Naus

C. Edwards

A. W. Cunningham

H. Lancaster

H. Smith



Loose contents



18/5/1059 - Medical Certificate for S. Eaton - dated 9/10/1959, Dr. D. P. Podger

28/12/1959 - Daily time sheet with track work notes



Inside rear cover

Begonia Festival 1959 brochure

SEC Workshop Requisition

Misc. notes

List of Staff and address - J. Naus added to above list.

List of track lengths re top dressing between various lengths.