Descriptive note for D25
Summary heading
Function and purpose
This series consists of 34 bound volumes containing daily details of local weather and remarks on operational activities and events at the station signed by the keeper on duty. Earlier records (1867-1871) are in a larger format and (up to 1917) also include daily details on sea conditions.
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Using the series
Not all the logbooks are extant. Notably volumes for the following periods are missing:
01 Mar 1871 to 31 Mar 1877
02 Oct 1887 to 02 Mar 1891
16 Oct 1896 to 31 May 1898
29 Aug 1906 to 01 Sep 1906
08 Sep 1907 to 30 Sep 1909
21 Nov 1916 to 30 Apr 1917
05 May 1918 to 15 May 1918
17 Jun 1919 to 31 Aug 1923
02 Jun 1924 to 27 Sep 1927
01 Jan 1929 to 10 Jan 1929
05 May 1934 to 04 Jun 1934
01 Sep 1937 to 19 Sep 1937
01 Jan 1941 to 05 Jan 1941
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Language of material
Physical characteristics
The logbooks are fragile and suffer from the following:
Loose pages, fading ink, cover damage, spine damage and water damage.
System of arrangement and control
Relationships with other records
Finding aids
Access conditions
Series history
D25 was relocated from South Australia to the ACT in September 2021
Provenance
Immediate source of acquisition
Custodial history
Quantity in agency custody
Disposal history
Publication note
Additional information
End notes
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