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Royal Melbourne Hospital, local council and cemetery records added to collection

New To The Collection
Yarns from Ballarat

In The Community
Complete your book in 2023

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Review our draft Managing Records in Business Systems Policy

Recordkeeping For Government
A New RDA for Victorian Government Schools

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Website archiving: A simple solution

Recordkeeping For Government
Places of Deposit in flood affected locations

In The Community
Nominations now open

Recordkeeping For Government
Chief Parliamentary Counsel and Kew Asylum records now at PROV

New To The Collection
Annotating the archives

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Material in the Public Record Office Victoria archival collection contains words and descriptions that reflect attitudes and government policies at different times which may be insensitive and upsetting
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples should be aware the collection and website may contain images, voices and names of deceased persons.
PROV provides advice to researchers wishing to access, publish or re-use records about Aboriginal Peoples