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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.This series contains letter-press copies of memoranda regarding the execution of contracts, the evaluation of requests for works and the obtaining of tenders and quotes for works. Memoranda were addressed to Inspectors of Works or Clerks of Works and to contractors carrying out work on schools.
Details of contracts may be found in VPRS 997 Contract Book State Schools or in VPRS 979 Contract Books and VPRS 981 Contracts Accepted and Gazetted or summarised in VPRS 972 Summary Contract Books.
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[1885 TO 1889]
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