NRS-4332 | Files concerning erection, repair, additions and alterations to Public Buildings

Letters, reports, memos, plans, specifications, printed reports and returns re courthouses, lock-ups, watch-houses, police stations and other public buildings, lighthouses, wharves, bridges etc. The records relate to the preparation of designs and plans, the selection of sites, the preparation of specifications and contracts, the advertising of tenders, the awarding of contracts, the inspection of construction work, the examination of accounts, the supply of equipment and furniture and building custody, repair and maintenance. Most of the records pertain to specific buildings. There are, however, a few records relating to internal administration and to general policy.A number of plans have been extracted from the correspondence for preservation purposes and have been separately numbered as SR plans. A note has been left with the correspondence to indicate that this has been done. The plans which have been extracted relate to watch-houses at Balmain, North Shore Sydney, and the Weatherboard; gaols and courthouses at Grafton, Queanbeyan, Scone and Yass; and the bridge over Wallis Creek. (2/572-650, 2/8151-65; ML Al 1/7; SR Plan Nos.2429, 2436, 2466, 2896-2901, 2903-04, 2942-44). 78 boxes, 17 vols, 14 plans.NRS 4332, [2/642A] COD 393: This file relates to the construction of the Dunbar Memorial in 1857-58 and includes a list of the passengers and crew who lost their lives.Note: This description, as amended, is extracted from Concise Guide to the State Archives of New South Wales, 3rd Edition 2000.