NRS-17897 | Letterpress book [Dumaresq Shire Council]

This series comprises a handwritten letterpress book containing copies of outgoing correspondence from Dumaresq Shire Council to individuals, organisations and government agencies. The correspondence deals with a range of subjects including roads, community consultation, financial accounts, rates assessments, significant construction, maintenance, elections and boundary changes. It includes copies of correspondence sent initially by the Chairman of the Council and later by the first Shire Clerk, Arthur Stacy. The earliest letters, addressed to the Under Secretary, Public Works Department, deal mainly with the establishment of the Council and the election of members. There is an alphabetical index at the front of the register providing access via recipient name, location and folio number.

本系列馆藏为一册手写凸版印刷装订册，内收录杜默里斯克郡议会（Dumaresq Shire Council）致个人、组织及政府机构的外发公务信函副本。该批信函涵盖道路管理、社区咨询、财务账目、税率评估、重大工程施工、日常维护、选举事务及辖区边界调整等多类议题。信函初期由郡议会主席签发，后续改由首任郡书记员亚瑟·斯泰西（Arthur Stacy）签发。馆藏早期信函均致公共工程部（Public Works Department）常务次官，内容主要围绕郡议会的设立与议员选举展开。本登记册首页附有字母索引（alphabetical index），可通过收件人姓名、所在地点及卷宗页码（folio number）快速检索相关内容。