Party: Local Government - Winton. Winton Shire Council, 71 Vindex Street, Winton, 4735
Summary
The Winton Divisional Board was established in 1886, and became the Winton Shire in 1903. Some Council records were burnt and water damaged in a fire in 1959.
STRONG ROOM
Burial registers, May 1890-present, 2 vols.
Minutes of Council meetings, 1887-present.
Councillors attendance books, 1887-present.
General correspondence, 1960-present.
Correspondence regarding Artesian watering facilities operated by the Council for the Department of Lands, from ca.1888, 2 drawers.
Annual financial reports, 1948-present.
Financial statements, recent records, 12 vols.
Monthly reports, 1887-present.
Journals and cash books, 1942-present.
Loan registers, July 1935-present.
Valuation books, 1969-present.
Rate books, 1969-present.
Employees' wage record, 1964-present.
CELLAR
Minutes of Loan Committee meetings, limited holdings.
Valuation and rate books, 1903-1969, incontinuous, some records damaged.
Register of salaries and wages, 1907, 1 vol.
Wages record, ca.1922-present, card system.
Record regarding installation and supply of electricity, 1925-present.
MEETING ROOM
Photographs, framed portraits of Shire Chairmen, 1887-present, 16 prints.
An album of historical photographs is also held.
The Council Office has honour rolls of residents of Winton and district who served in the First and Second World Wars.