VPRS 1053 Register of Unemployed Tradesman and Labourers

The Public Works Department (VA 669) had wide-ranging responsibilities for all public works and buildings, including construction, maintenance and fitting out of these buildings. Other major responsibilities included roads and bridges, ports and harbours, local government and water supply. Works completed included the reclamation of land previously swamps.This series is a register of tradesmen and labourers unemployed in 1892, during a period of severe economic depression. Unemployed men are listed in consecutive number order with details of their name, address, occupation and previous employment, marital status and number of children and period of unemployment.In the final Remarks column, comments are made regarding the age of children, other details about the persons responsibilities and an indication of employment by the Public Works Department or involvement in the Koo-Wee-Rup Drainage Scheme.All volumes were completed during the winter months of 1892.

公共工程部（VA 669）承担涵盖所有公共工程与建筑的全方位管理职责，包括此类建筑的施工、维护与装修布置。其余核心职责涵盖道路与桥梁、港口港湾、地方行政以及供水保障事务。已完成的工程项目包括对昔日沼泽地带的土地开垦作业。本数据集为1892年严重经济萧条时期失业的工匠与劳工登记名册。失业人员按连续编号顺序排列，记录信息包含其姓名、住址、职业与过往从业经历、婚姻状况、子女数量以及失业时长。在末尾的备注栏中，备注内容涉及子女年龄、当事人的其他相关责任细节，以及是否受雇于公共工程部或参与库维鲁普（Koo-Wee-Rup）排水工程计划的相关说明。所有卷宗均于1892年冬季完成编制。