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Correspondence files ('RC' files) - Railways Commissioner (GRG42/1)

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Calendar Date Range: 1888 - 1928
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Unrestricted after 30 years"

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Permanent

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This is the major correspondence series of the Railways Commissioner.

Correspondence files consist of letters and other documents received by the Department, memoranda of action taken, internal reports or inquiries, and usually either brief notes outlining the reply (nineteenth century), or copies of letters sent (twentieth century). A correspondence file generally only relates to one particular subject or individual, but documents received over a number of years may be the placed in the same file. The file cover may be annoted with the file numbers of related files.

394 type 4 boxes.

For continuation see GRG 42/142. For index see GRS 72. For register 1928 - 1938 see GRG 42/165. For some files click Consignment ID below.

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