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Page 2 of 11 The Reference Code is derived from the Main Record Category, the Series and individual item/file and is the number by which the record is shelved. Each Record category is broken down into a number of Records Series. Each series is further broken down into a listing of individual items.
For Example:
Main Category: Statutory Bodies (3)
Record Series: Vere Irrigation Commission (4)
Item/File: Map of St. Jago Estate (5)
Reference Code: 3/4/5
The Description provides information on the individual item/record.
The Date indicates when the records were created, sometimes giving a range of dates.
Example of Individual Entry in Index:
Reference
| Description
| Date
| 3/4/5
| Map of St. Jago Estate (the property of J.H. Mitchell)
| Dec. 1896
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