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NTRS 4655 Applications for prospecting assistance, annual single number series

Recording Agency:Mines Branch [I], Head Office (638)
Date Range:1939 - 1941
Access:Agreement Pending
Location:Alice Springs
Legacy Series Id:F177

Function / Content

This series consists of applications for prospecting assistance including receipts for reimbursement of monies and expenditure as well as related correspondence. The applications are recorded on an Application and Agreement for Grant for Prospecting purposes form in which the applicant has requested Commonwealth assistance, primarily in the form of rations and tools. The application includes the suggested itinerary for planned activities and a full statement of anticipated costs and expenses. The applications have been signed by the applicant/s and the relevant administrator. The final part of the form is the receipt where, if successful, the applicant has acknowledged and signed that they have received a listed amount. Included with each file is associated correspondence including itemised receipts for supplies from various suppliers (including the Tennant Creek Trading Company and Harrold Williams General Store) and letters sent within the Mines Branch relating to the application/acquittal of the application.

Recordkeeping System

Annual single number

Recording Agency

PeriodTitleAgency Id
1939 - 1941Mines Branch [I], Head Office638

Agency Responsible

PeriodTitleAgency Id
1939 - 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

Controlled Series

PeriodSeriesSeries Id
1939 - 1941Register of assistance to prospectorsNTRS 4500

Related Series

Transfer DateSeriesSeries Id
1940 - 1941Applications for prospecting assistanceNTRS 4656

Consignments

Consignment IdNumber of UnitsContents Date RangePublic AccessDescription
P000111939 - 1941Agreement Pending