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 1965, 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 (last page) gives names and leave due and work arrangements for those without leave during the Christmas - Jan. period.

Lancaster

Wiseman

Lakey

Edwards

Fish

Dowie

Smith

Batty

Cooper

Butcher



Loose contents



1. Important dates- part of a very fragile sheet of paper - account numbers for various jobs.

2 - 19/12/1965 - part of the cover "The Society Courier - June 1960 - a SEC Social League newsletter" and part of a desk calendar for 10/12/1963, with hours worked on particular jobs and account numbers.

3 - last sheet of Memoranda - on the back of a sheet of Regulations and Acts (SEC manual) - handwritten notes regarding leave entitlements

4 - inside rear cover - sheet showing gang names, with additions/cross outs including a note that H. Dowie passed away on 9/12/1965.

Other names not in above list:

J.Whatmore

W.Hicky?

P.Cartledge

W.D.Strange

C.Kingston?

B.Sarah

G.Cooper

J.Butcher

Coombs

David Coon