VPRS 1126 Outward Letter Book (Road Engineer, Ballarat)

The Central Roads Board, the first agency concerned with the construction and maintenance of main roads and bridges, was abolished on 1 January 1858 and succeeded by the Department of Roads and Bridges (VA 2964) which operated under the statutory control of the Board of Land and Works (VA 744). The Department of Railways and Roads (VA 2875) succeeded the Department of Roads and Bridges (VA 2694) in 1872 when the Secretary of the Department of the Railways also became the Secretary of the Department of Roads and Bridges.All of these agencies had Road Engineers located in provincial centres responsible for the execution of contracts, supervision of contractors, and the forwarding of payments, specifications, estimates and plans. This series was created and maintained by the Road Engineer at Ballarat. This series contains copies of the correspondence, memoranda and reports from the Road Engineer stationed at Ballarat to officers of the central agency, contractors and members of the workforce.In 2001, as part of the ARAD Project, this series was reserialised as described in the table below,VPRS 1126 /P Unit 1 to VPRS 1126 /P Unit 1VPRS 1126 /P Unit 2 to VPRS 1126 /P Unit 2VPRS 1126 /P Unit 3 to VPRS 12649/P1 Unit 1VPRS 1126 /P Unit 4 to VPRS 1126 /P Unit 3VPRS 1126 /P Unit 5 to VPRS 1126 /P Unit 4VPRS 1126 /P Unit 6 to VPRS 1126 /P Unit 5