Author: Public Record Office Victoria
This blog post was updated 17 August 2021
Can't make it into the Ballarat Archives Centre reading room?
Did you know we have many digitised records available which can be accessed easily from the comfort of your home?
Many Ballarat and surrounds rate records and petty sessions registers have now been digitised, below is a table of digitised records available through our website:
|
Series (VPRS) |
Records |
Agency |
Consignment and Unit |
|
568 |
Valuation Books - North Riding |
Avoca II (VA 536) |
P0: 1-6 |
|
1106 |
Rate Books, Stawell Water Supply 1882-96, 1899-1920 |
Stawell Water Supply District (VA 558) |
P0: 1-26 |
|
1233 |
Rate Collector's Report Books |
Stawell II (VA 556) |
P0: 1 |
|
2538 |
Rates and Sanitary Cash Books 1919-1933 |
Sebastopol (VA 742) |
P0: 1 |
|
2539 |
Rates Cash Book 1910-1919 |
Sebastopol (VA 742) |
P0: 1 |
|
3220 |
Valuation Books - West Riding 1872-1876 |
Avoca II (VA 536) |
P0: 1-5 |
|
3221 |
Valuation Books - South Riding 1874, 76 & 77 |
Avoca II (VA 536) |
P0: 1-3 |
|
3528 |
Rate And Valuation Books 1920-1932 |
Stawell II (VA 556) |
U0: 1-12 |
|
3760 |
Valuation Books 1884,88 & 92 |
Creswick I (VA 657) |
P0: 1-3 |
|
3799 |
Rate Collector's And Inspector's Report Books |
Creswick II (VA 658) |
P0: 1-2 |
|
3804 |
Rate Certificate Books |
Creswick II (VA 658) |
P0: 1 |
|
5557 |
Rate Books 1863-1930 |
Ballan (VA 967) |
P0: 1-45 |
|
5563 |
Valuation Books 1890-1930 |
Ballan (VA 967) |
P0: 1-16 |
|
5974 |
Rate Books 1897-1930 |
Grenville (VA 2436) |
P1: 1-33 |
|
6913 |
Rate Book 1913-15 |
Brown's and Scarsdale (VA 2670) |
P1: 1 |
|
6916 |
Rate Book 1911-15 |
Smythesdale II (VA 708) |
P1: 1 |
|
7007 |
Rates Cash Books 1859-1892 |
Heathcote I (VA 2688) |
P1: 1-2 |
|
7093 |
Rate Collector's Report Book - Costerfield Sanitary Fees |
McIvor (VA 2460) |
R1: 1 |
|
7098 |
Rate Collector's Report Books - Sanitary Fees |
McIvor (VA 2460) |
R1: 1-2 |
|
7181 |
Rate Books 1922-1930 |
Cohuna (VA 2407) |
P1: 1-25 |
|
7217 |
Rate Books 1895 - |
Heathcote Waterworks Trust (VA 2098) |
P1: 1-10 |
|
7229 |
Rate Books 1916-1925 |
Linton to Skipton Railway Construction Trust (VA 2681) |
P1: 1-2 |
|
7243 |
General Rate Books 1863-1930 |
Ballaarat (VA 478) |
P1: 1-132 P2: 1-6 |
|
7258 |
General Rate Books 1872-1921 |
Ballaarat East (VA 706) |
P1: 1-49 |
|
7260 |
Rate Assessment Books 1864-69, 1856-1864 |
Ballaarat (VA 478) |
P1: 1-7 P2: 1-6 |
|
7263 |
Rate Payment Ledgers 1863-70, 1872-1901 |
Ballaarat (VA 478) |
P1: 1-7 P2: 1-29 |
|
7265 |
Rate Valuation Books 1871-1902, 1865-70, 1882-82 |
Ballaarat (VA 478) |
P1: 1-77 P2: 1-9 P3: 1-3 |
|
7266 |
Rate Payment Ledgers 1859-1872 |
Ballaarat East (VA 706) |
P1: 1-8 P2: 1 P3: 1-3 |
|
7298 |
Special Rate Books 1868-1883 |
Ballaarat (VA 478) |
P1: 1-28 P2: 1 |
|
7299 |
Rate Valuation Books 1865-1906 |
Ballaarat East (VA 706) |
P1: 1-8 P2: 1-3 |
|
7300 |
Special Rate Payment Ledgers 1868 |
Ballaarat (VA 478) |
P1: 1-2 |
|
11153 |
Rate Books 1858-1930 |
Maryborough (VA 2465) |
P1: 1-60 |
|
12301 |
Rate Records 1864-1930 |
Avoca II (VA 536) |
P1: 1-53 |
|
12311 |
Rate Records 1904-1930 |
Lexton (VA 2457) |
P1: 1-27 |
|
12321 |
Rate Records 1864-1930 |
Ripon (VA 2496) |
P1: 1-42 |
|
12787 |
Rate and Valuation Records 1870-1930 |
Daylesford (VA 4296) |
P1: 1-13 |
|
12992 |
Rate Records 1858-1930 |
Ararat I (VA 2375) |
P1: 1 P2: 1-16 P3: 1-24 |
|
13004 |
Rate Books 1864-1930 |
Ballarat I (VA 2380) |
P1: 1-34 |
|
13037 |
Rate Records 1863-1930 |
Bacchus Marsh and Maddingley (VA 4407) |
P1: 1-16 |
|
13490 |
Rate Books 1863-1930 |
Buninyong I (VA 2399) |
P1: 1-34 P2: 1-36 |
|
13787 |
Rate Books 1878-1930 |
Dunmunkle (VA 2424) |
P1: 1-43 |
|
13822 |
Rate Books 1897-1930 |
Karkarooc (VA 2445) |
P1: 1-33 |
|
14470 |
Rate Books 1892-1926 |
Borung (VA 4698) Warracknabeal (VA 2528) |
P1: 1-35 |
|
14621 |
Rate Records 1885-1893 |
Mount Franklin (VA 4712) |
P1: 1 |
|
14625 |
Rate Records 1866-1868 |
Glenlyon (VA 4711) |
P1: 1 |
|
15206 |
Rate and Valuation Records 1861-1930 |
Ararat II (VA 2376) |
P1: 1-45 |
|
15277 |
Valuation Books 1880-1901 |
Ararat II (VA 2376) |
P1: 1-13 |
|
16688 |
Rate Books 1925-1930 |
Bungaree (VA 2398) |
P1: 1-8 |
|
VPRS |
Series Title |
Agency |
Units online |
Comment |
|
288 |
Court of Petty Sessions Registers 1888-1931 |
Avoca Courts |
P0: 1-14 |
|
|
289 |
Court Of Petty Sessions Cause List Books (1854-1888); Court Of Petty Sessions Registers (1888-1930) |
Ballarat Courts |
P0: 1-2, 4-5, 8, 10-14, 17-19, 22, 28-141 |
Mould: many of these could not be digitised |
|
290 |
Court of Petty Sessions Cause List Books (1858-1888); Court of Petty Sessions Registers (1888-1921) |
Ballarat East Courts |
P0: 1-73 |
|
|
296 |
Court Of Petty Sessions Cause List Books (1856-1888); Court Of Petty Sessions Registers (1888-1936) |
Buninyong Courts |
P0: 1-23 |
|
|
324 |
Court of Petty Sessions Registers 1888-1915 |
Lexton Courts |
U0: 1-4 |
|
|
325 |
Court of Petty Sessions Cause List Books (1860-1888); Court of Petty Sessions Registers (1888-1916) |
Linton Courts |
U0: 1-14 |
|
|
1358 |
Court of Petty Sessions Cause List Books (1862-1888); Court of Petty Sessions Registers (1888-1930) |
Ballan Courts |
P0: 1-15 |
|
|
1361 |
Court of Petty Sessions Cause List Books (1860-1888); Court of Petty Sessions Registers (1888-1933) |
Smythesdale Courts |
P0: 1-16 |
|
|
1367 |
Court of Petty Sessions Cause List Books (1863-1888); Court of Petty Sessions Registers (1888-1903) |
Scarsdale Courts |
P0: 1-9 |
|
|
1370 |
Court of Petty Sessions Cause List Books 1865-1884 |
Piggoreet Courts |
P0: 1-3 |
|
|
1371 |
Court Of Petty Sessions Cause List Book (1875 - 1888); Court Of Petty Sessions Registers (1888 - 1916) |
Carngham Courts |
P0: 1-3 |
|
|
1387 |
Court of Petty Sessions Cause List Books (1860-1888); Court of Petty Sessions Registers (1888-1931) |
Creswick Courts |
P0: 1-2, 4-28 |
Volume 3 not digitised, unsure why not. |
|
1394 |
Court of Petty Sessions Cause List Books (1862-1888); Court of Petty Sessions Registers (1888-1934) |
Talbot Courts |
P0: 1-14 |
|
|
1677 |
Court of Petty Sessions Cause List Book 1859-1888 |
Ararat Courts |
P0: 1-15 |
|
|
1679 |
Court of Petty Sessions Cause List Book 1861-1868 |
Crowlands Courts |
P0: 1 |
|
|
1680 |
Court of Petty Sessions/Magistrates' Court Registers 1888-1930 |
Ararat Courts |
P0: 1-38 |
|
|
1688 |
Court of Petty Sessions Cause List Books (1865-1888); Court of Petty Sessions Register (1888-1902) |
Moyston Courts |
P0: 1-5 |
|
|
2515 |
Court of Petty Sessions Cause List Books (1864-1888); Court of Petty Sessions Registers (1888-1924) |
Gordon Courts |
P0: 1-17 |
|
|
3110 |
Court of Petty Sessions Cause List Books (1862-1888); Court of Petty Sessions Registers (1888-1935) |
Daylesford Courts |
P0: 1-40 |
|
|
3125 |
Court of Petty Sessions Cause List Books (1863-1888); Court of Petty Sessions Registers (1888-1917) |
Trentham Courts |
P0: 1-13 |
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