VPRS 1403 Outwards Letter Book (Board of Advice No 146)

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This series comprises a volume which contains handwritten copies of correspondence sent by Board of Advice No 146. This particular Board pertained to a school district at Merino in the Shire of Glenelg.

The subject matter of these letters varies but the correspondence chiefly relates to the exercise of the Board's powers under Section 15 of the Education Act 1872. These powers included responsibility for determining and reporting on the use of school buildings on non school days/hours, the condition of school buildings and premises, school requirements and attendance of local children at the schools. Most of the letters were sent to the Education Department; all were signed by the Board Correspondent. Minutes of Board meetings, previously maintained within this series, have been registered as VPRS 14228.

The period covered by this series spans almost the entire life of this particular Board of Advice from its establishment in 1873 to its abolition under the Education Act of 1910. Under this Act, all Boards of Advice were replaced by School Committees established within each individual school.