VPRS 11186 Historical Collection (Library Series)

This series was accumulated by the library of the State Rivers and Water Supply Commission, the Rural Water Commission and the Rural Water Corporation and kept for the purpose of historical research.The series contains newspaper clippings, copies of internal and published reports, and copies of legislation, speeches and correspondence covering a wide range of subjects. There are also some original items throughout the series. Some of the items relate to waterworks trusts and other agencies and activities which existed prior to the State Rivers and Water Supply Commission. It appears that the oldest item in the series was created in 1881.

本系列馆藏由州河流与供水委员会（State Rivers and Water Supply Commission）、农村水利委员会（Rural Water Commission）及农村水利公司（Rural Water Corporation）的图书馆征集，并专为历史研究目的保存。该馆藏系列涵盖报纸剪报、内部报告与公开出版物副本，以及覆盖各类主题的立法文件、演讲文稿与往来信函副本。系列中还包含部分原始文献，其中部分馆藏与州河流与供水委员会成立前存在的水利工程信托机构、其他相关机构及相关活动有关。据考证，该系列中年代最早的馆藏可追溯至1881年。