VPRS 8918 Subject Index Cards to Personnel Registry Subject Files

This series of subject index cards was created by the Personnel Registry of the SECV as a means to control the classification of files in VPRS 8916 and to provide access to any file in that series by subject.The subject index consists of 200mm x 130mm cards. A card was raised for each secondary heading defined in VPRS 8919 on which were listed all the files raised on that subject. The first secondary card under each primary heading was, always "General", and this card was used when it was the only heading under a specific primary. It was also used when the subject matter for indexing was not specifically covered by an existing secondary heading.The entries made on the index cards included:Primary and Secondary Subject Index Headings and their numbers, for example Tramways, 274 (Primary); General 1 (Secondary) as allocated from the Authorised List of Subject Index Headings, VPRS 8919;Date of the letter;Precis (for example. Abandonment of Geelong Tramway); andFile Number.