VPRS 1860 Employment Registers

This series comprises employment registers that were maintained by the Victorian Government Printing Office (VGPO) (VA 1035) to keep a record of its staff from 1879 to 1956.Information commonly recorded in each volume includes:* Employee's name* Date of Birth* How employed (position)* Date(s) employed* Date dispensed with* Remarks, recording how the staff ceased employment at the VGPO, e.g., retired, retrenched, resigned, transferred.Unit 1 of the P1 consignment was apparently created to record the employment of a particular class of employee, e.g., compositors with the VGPO from 1879 to 1945. The register records the status of each employee, i.e., on time or on piece, rather than date of birth.Unit 2 was created to record who commenced employment with the VGPO each month from 1911 to 1956. The register records wages paid rather than the date dispensed with.Unit 3 was created to record applications for employment at the VGPO from 1919 to 1929.Additional information recorded in this volume included:* Address of applicant* Date of application* Remarks, such as returned soldier, marital status, recommendations or referees, age, and previous employment experience.Applications for employment at the Canberra GPO were also included at the back of this volume. Information includes name, position applied for and application number.Unit 1 of the P2 consignment was created to record the employment of people in all positions with the VGPO from 1898 to 1951.