VPRS 21308 Minute Book

This series consists of the minutes of the Court of Marine Inquiry (VA 2584). The minutes document the meetings of the Court where the members were assembled to investigate marine incidents. The Court was authorised to hold formal investigations into casualties and into charges of incompetency or misconduct on the part of masters, mates, engineers, and pilots. The minute book in custody covers investigations numbered from 181 to 230, dating from 22 July 1908 to 13 April 1927. Incident numbers beginning at 1 were allocated by the Marine Board of Victoria (VA 1424). Incidents are mostly covered in numerical order. Each entry contains: Names of vessel/s involved Members of the Court Names of witnesses Brief summary of the incident Abridged outcome of the Court investigation and any costs granted. Each entry is signed and stamped by the Clerk or Deputy Clerk of the Court. The minutes contain a summary only of each investigation. For full investigation files of some incidents, see VPRS 6873.

本系列档案为海事调查法庭（Court of Marine Inquiry，VA 2584）的会议记录，完整记载了法庭成员集会调查海事事故的会议情况。该法庭获授权针对船舶事故以及针对船长、驾驶员、轮机员与引航员的失职或渎职指控，开展正式调查程序。馆藏会议记录本涵盖编号181至230的调查案件，时间跨度为1908年7月22日至1927年4月13日。编号始于1的事故序号由维多利亚州海事委员会（Marine Board of Victoria，VA 1424）编制，事故记录大多按序号顺序排列。每条记录包含以下内容：涉案船舶名称、法庭组成人员名单、证人姓名、事故简要概述、法庭调查的简略结论以及法庭裁定的相关费用明细。每条记录均由法庭书记员或副书记员签名并加盖官方印章。本会议记录仅包含每项调查的摘要内容。如需查阅部分事故的完整调查档案，请参阅VPRS 6873档案。