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

Collins Australian Diary, 1961, No. 324 printed by Collins Bros, pattered dark red cover with green cloth binding on cover, card covers, sewn sections with ruled sheets providing a diary for 1961, 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



In the section for Telephone numbers is a list of Track gang and addresses for 1961.

H. Dowie

E. Lakey

C. Edwards

H. Lancaster

G. McQuinn

E. Fish

W. Holder

L. Marks

D. Wiseman

H. Platt

H Groves

notes relieving manager - Mr. Crawford



See also Memoranda sheets for another list of names and addresses and notes on materials used, costs, scrubber use and hours, and length of track



Cash account sheets for April - September - weekly hours of workers.



Loose contents



1. - Inside front cover - front cover of SEC news paper - 16/8/1962.

2 - 19/6/1961 - photograph dated on rear March 1962, of two men holding up large fish in a lake.

3 - 7/8/1961 - SEC receipt for N.McVitty - for jury fees

4 - 9/10/1961 - Medical Certificate for Doug Wiseman

5 - start of memoranda notes - two sheets of notes

6 - 2nd last page - sketch showing dimensions and levels - no locations