VPRS 14932 Register of Personal Files

In some years the Forests Commission began updating files on certain subjects. The old files were closed and part or all of their contents were transferred to new files if necessary. A specific range of file numbers was used to register the new files so that they would remain together. In this way separate collections of files were created.Although this file numbering procedure enabled Forests Commission Victoria to keep most of the files on a specific subject together, some related files remained in the general system, particularly earlier files that had been closed years before a special sequence was considered.This series of cards is a Register of Personal Files. Forests Commission Victoria used a series of 52/ numbers to register personal files from 1952 onwards. The series of personal files that it controls was introduced in 1952, beginning with the file number 52/3001. Files concerning current employees who had commenced work with Forests Commission Victoria prior to 1952 were updated to 52/ numbers so that all active personal files could be kept together. The Commission continued to use the 52/ numbers to create new personal files up to the formation of the Department of Conservation, Forests and Lands. The cards continued to be updated for file movements and resignation dates until 1993.The cards recorded registration information on one side of the card and file movements on the other.