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NTRS 2675 Attendance register and time book for Chinese workers in Wauchope Creek and Hatches Creek

Recording Agency:Mines Branch [I], Head Office (638)
Date Range:1942 - 1943
Access:Agreement Pending
Location:Darwin (NTAC)
Legacy Series Id:F330

Function / Content

This series consists of an attendance register for Chinese workers at Hatches Creek and Wauchope Creek. These workers were the indentured phosphate miners of Nauru and Ocean Island who were evacuated to Australia in March 1942, and were then sent to work the wolfram mines at Hatches Creek and Wauchope Creek.The register records the following details; number, name, daily attendance (by month), and notes.

Recordkeeping System

None, one only

Recording Agency

PeriodTitleAgency Id
1942 - 1943Mines Branch [I], Head Office638

Agency Responsible

PeriodTitleAgency Id
1942 - 1968Mines Branch [I], Head Office638
1968 - 1970Mines and Water Resources Branch, Darwin634
1970 - 1978Mines Branch [II], Darwin642
1978 - 2001Department of Mines and Energy586
2016 - 2020Department of Primary Industry and Resources1290
2020 - ctDepartment of Industry, Tourism and Trade1408

Consignments

Consignment IdNumber of UnitsContents Date RangePublic AccessDescription
P000111942 - 1943Agreement Pending