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Record series

House Committee, Minutes

VPRS 18896
1922 - 1980
Open
North Melbourne
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Agencies

This record series was created by:
Mount Royal Hospital (previously known as Immigrants' Aid Society 1854-1870; Immigrants’ Aid Society’s Home for Houseless and Destitute Persons 1870-1902; Victorian Homes for the Aged and Infirm 1902-1925; Victorian Benevolent Home and Hospital for the Aged and Infirm 1925-1939; Mount Royal 1939 - 1958; Mount Royal Special Hospital for the Aged 1958 - 1979) ( VA1280 ): 1922 - 1980
Agencies responsible for this record series:
The Royal Melbourne Hospital (Melbourne Hospital 1841 - 1935; The Amalgamated Melbourne and Essendon Hospitals 1986 - 1989) ( VA 1048 ): 2021 - present

Date Range

Series date range: 1922 - 1980
Series in custody: 1922 - 1980
Contents in custody: 1922 - 1980

Function / Content

This series comprises the minutes of the House Committee of the Mount Royal Hospital (VA 1280)
The House Committee was responsible for visiting and investigating standards and general conditions at the hospital.

The records include minutes regarding operational matters of the hospital, minutes of other committees reporting to the House Committee and reports made to the House Committee.

The matters under consideration by the House Committee included maintenance and repairs, equipment, rules for staff, domestic services such as cleaning and laundry, catering, and staff establishment.

There are no known extant minutes from 1933 – 1944 and 1945 – 1948.

How to use the records

Consult the list of record titles in this series.

Recordkeeping system

The records are arranged chronologically.