VPRS 13230 Records of the Board of Inquiry into the Occurence of Bush and Grass Fires in Victoria

Full description

This series comprises records generated by the Board of Inquiry appointed to investigate into the occurrence of bush and grass fires in Victoria.

Series comprises records including:

- Submissions and letters received from individuals and agencies. A register of submissions and letters received is included with these records.

- Exhibits
Records produced as Exhibits, used as evidence or otherwise accumulated during the course of investigation, (eg. minutes of meetings, correspondence and reports of agencies). A list of exhibits and witnesses, (227) are also included. Exhibits are sequentially numbered, 1 to 332.

-Transcripts of proceedings, arranged chronologically (Range: Day one, 11March 1977 to Fifty Second Day, 28 June 1977).

- Administrative Records and Working Papers, including claim forms, travel arrangements, e.t.c.

- Report of the Board of Inquiry.

Contents date range: 1939 to 1983 (records include R.C. Webster's copy of 1939 Royal Commission into Bushfires report) and correspondence with Natural Disaster Relief Committee, 1983)