Victorian Railways – A List of all Persons Employed in the Railway Service on the 31st January, 1884
The Victorian Government Gazette (No. 64), published on Friday, May 23, 1884 lists all persons employed by the Victorian Railways on the 31st January, 1884.
The list includes the persons Name in Full, their Rank, Position or Grade, and the Branch they were employed in. There seem to be a great number of Scottish names on the list. Some names connected with our Clan are:
McFarland, Samuel – Clerk, Secretary’s Branch
McFarlane, Allan – Repairer, Engineers Branch
McFarlane, Daniel – Signalman, Traffic Branch
McFarlane, John – Lad, Engineers Branch
McFarlane, Thomas – Acting Porter, Traffic Branch
If any of these people are connected with your family, we would be pleased to hear from you.
The full Triennial List of Railway Employees 1884 – 1918 is available free from http://www.archivalaccessvictoria.com under the tab Downloads, but please note that it is a huge file (90MB).
I have a mantle clock that I believe was awarded to my Uncle or it could be his Father who both had long periods of employment with the Victorian Railways. I thought I would start in askinf for confirmation of their employment.
Norman Arthur Miles Birth 10/6/1887 Died 10/1/1967
and
William Wallace Miles Birth 1861 Died 3/3/1930
Can you help me please?
John Wallis
94359523
Hi John,
I have searched the Triennial List of Railway Employees 1884-1918 and found five entries for William Wallace Miles, but none for Norman Arthur Miles.
1884 – Miles, William Wallace, Acting Porter.
1887 – Miles, William Wallace, Traffic Branch, Porter.
1893 – Miles, William Wallace, Traffic Branch, Guard.
1908 – Departmental No. 4923 – Miles, William Wallace, Transportation Branch, Goods Guard, Date of Birth 10.2.61, Rate of Pay at 1.1.08 10s.
1914 – Departmental No. 4923 – Miles, William Wallace, Transportation Branch, Passenger Guard, Date of Birth 10.2.61, Rate of Pay at 1.1.14 12s.
The full list is available to download from the following link: https://www.archivalaccessvictoria.com/Downloads/Victorian_Railways_Triennial_Lists.pdf
I hope this helps with your research.
Glenda Dickson
Secretary
The Clan MacFarlane Society, Australia Inc.