Description of series:
This series consists mainly of letters received and copies of letters
sent, telegrams, minutes, memos, instructions and general correspondence relating to the administration and functioning of the Rationing Commission in Queensland. The records also include copies of orders and regulations, circulars, forms, rationing coupons, posters, statistics, reports and decisions.
History Prior/Subsequent to Transfer:
"Pior to transfer-" Upon the Queensland Directorate ceasing functioning on July 1950 and records were forwarded to Archives, Sydney. Upon the Brisbane office opening in 1951,the records were then returned to Brisbane. When the Queensland Directorate was formed, a "General Records" subsection was established to receive, record and file all correspondence. Permit section, Clothing Section, Supply Section, Lost Ration Books and Prenatal subsections kept their own records. As new sections were formed they too kept their own records. In consequence of the Records Subsections extant, delays and at times considerable inconvenience resulted and it was obvious that the only way that such could be avoided was that General Records subsection should be, in fact, as well as in name, actually the subsection responsible for general records. As mail receipt and despatch are closely integrated with records, action was taken simultaneously to incorporate the despatch subsection, hitherto a separate entity, in General Records subsection. Subsequent to the records being returned from Sydney, acting of Authority C.A.5 No S87, issued 28/4/1950, the accession was screened and culled and worthless records destroyed. Gaps in the set are caused by these destructions. At time of accessioning the records was accessioned as one set. On closer re-examination it was found that there are actually 20 sets in the accession and on 9/11/1964 the accession was re-accessioned.
Administrative information
The following data was keyed from the paper documentation:
Form number: CA 17
Creating department: TRADE & CUSTOMS, RATIONING COMMISSION, QUEENSLAND DIRECTORATE, GENERAL RECORDS
Transferring department: TRADE & CUSTOMS, RATIONING COMMISSION, QUEENSLAND DIRECTORATE, GENERAL RECORDS
Date of transfer: 15/06/1951
Archives file number: RWB56/3/1