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, No. 324 printed by Collins Bros, dark red card covers, sewn sections with ruled sheets providing a diary for 1964, 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 Memoranda section (page 3 and 4), list of names and addresses of track gang and notes on materials used, costs, scrubber use and hours, and length of track.

Lancaster

Wiseman

Lakey

Edwards

Fish

Dowie

Marks

Smith

Bartlett

W. Gladman

R. J. Gladman



Loose contents



1. 27/12/64 - Handwritten notes (2) re work to be done and leave

2. - Memoranda - handwritten note on rear of weekly time sheet - note re materials and leave times for gang.

3 - Inside rear cover - Note from the Accounts department dated 9/8/1963 re account numbers to used by the truck driver

- note re D. Wiseman - Long Service leave

- workshop requisition and note - re work at B power station - repairs to road

- workshop requisition to dig trenches in Main St

- note re work on the back of a letter from the Shell Sou'wester service station re the availability of touring maps.