Historical information

These are original documents and contain historical material in relation to dogs and dog registration in Warrnambool Town/City Council from the period 1909 to 1941. Many of the letters relate to stray dog nuisances in the area, the humane killing of unclaimed and unwanted dogs and the Warrnambool Council response.

Significance

These letters etc are of considerable importance as they give an historical overview of the problems of dog registration, stray dogs and the killing of these dogs in the local pounds during the period early to mid 20th century in Warrnambool. They form a valuable social history of the times.

Physical description

These are 43 items of correspondence on sheets of paper, some white and some pink. One item is a receipt. Some of the sheets have letterheads and some are annotated with Council numbering. Twenty-eight of the sheets contain typed material and fifteen contain handwritten material in pencil and ink.