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NTRS 3645 Cattle earmark control cards

Recording Agency:	Stock and Brands Department/ Veterinary and Stock Department (1198)
Date Range:	c 1912 - c 1976
Access:	Agreement Pending
Location:	Darwin (NTAC)
Legacy Series Id:	NTRS 533

Function / Content

This series consists of two sets of control cards used for the administration of cattle earmarks in the Northern Territory. The cards provide information about registered earmark codes and positions. Registered earmarks first consisted of a single letter and number code (e.g. 'D.5' or 'A.1.1'), after which a multiple letter and number code was applied (e.g. 'A.B.1', 'E.1 F.2', or 'D.E.1.2'). The letters signified a particular earmark shape or symbol, and the positions 1 to 6 denoted the six possible positions on the near or off ear on which the symbol or symbols were placed. Owners could register an earmark for cattle for use on any one property. The position and shape of an earmark was specified in the certificate of registration of the earmark and could be no longer than 4 cm in length. Earmarks were not to be used on animals that had previously been earmarked. The earmark control cards included diagrams of the earmark for female and male animals, details of registration including name, holding and address of owner, date of registration, a reference number to the Registrar of Brand's file and a folio number. Set two (Unit 2) of the cards was used by the Registrar of Brands in conjunction with the earmarks register in NTRS 3643/P1.

Recordkeeping System

By earmark code and position

Recording Agency

Period	Title	Agency Id
1912 - 1946	Stock and Brands Department/ Veterinary and Stock Department	1198

Agency Responsible

Period	Title	Agency Id
1912 - 1946	Stock and Brands Department/ Veterinary and Stock Department	1198
2016 - 2020	Department of Primary Industry and Resources	1290
2024 - ct	Department of Agriculture and Fisheries	1633

Related Series

Transfer Date	Series	Series Id
c 1912 - c 1976	Cattle earmark index cards	NTRS 3644
c 1922 - c 1976	Earmarks register	NTRS 3643
c 1936 - c 1976	Sheep, swine and goats earmarks registration certificate books	NTRS 3650

Consignments

Consignment Id	Number of Units	Contents Date Range	Public Access	Description
P0001	2	c 1912 - c 1976	Agreement Pending