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Ward Field Books, 1924-1951

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Unique IDAS-0845DateBetween 1st January 1924 and 1st January 1951Date qualifiercircaFormatVolume - Leather BoundDescriptionThis series contains field books used by the Council assessors to record and update information about each property in a ward. It is possible that the books were taken out into the field where corrections were made in red ink.

The books record the assessment number, street name and house number, full name and address of the owner, the section and lot numbers (not for all properties), the dimensions of the land, the assessed value, the reviewed value, and a column for remarks. This contains information about various matters, including the value of the property, whether part or all of it has been resumed, whether a property is exempt from rates, transfer details if the property has been sold, and further information about the use (especially for land owned by Government Departments).

Some of the volumes in the series deal with property owned by Council and the Maritime Services Board. These volumes list the land owned by Council and the Maritime Services Board and its value, and record when properties were sold, possessed for overdue rates, or leased. When a property was leased, the names of the lessee and the terms of the lease were recorded.

If there were field books created prior to 1924 it appears that they are no longer extant. Council ceased doing its own assessments in 1948 and thereafter they were carried out by the Valuer-General's Department. Despite this, the valuers continued to update information in these books up to 1951.

The function of assessing properties and actually collecting the rates seems to have been split between the Valuation Branch of CA 40, Town Clerk's Department, and later CA 80, Valuation and Properties Department, and CA 40, Treasury Department I. There was an officer called the City Assessor who was appointed by Council. It is not clear if he operated separately or was under the jurisdiction of the Town Clerk.
Relationship summaryCREATED BY: Valuation and Properties Department AG-0080 (01/01/1935 to 01/01/1947)
CREATED BY: Town Clerks Department AG-0040 (01/01/1924 to 01/01/1951)
RELATED TO: Property valuation and assessment AY-13 (01/01/1924 to 01/01/1948) LanguageEnglish (eng)

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Assessment Revaluation Book, 1938-1939

Rate Books, 1844-1928 [Municipal Council of Sydney]

Assessment Books, 1845-1950 [Municipal Council of Sydney / City of Sydney]

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Source system ID845System of arrangementAlphabetical

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Creating agenciesTown Clerk's DepartmentValuation and Properties DepartmentRelated activitiesProperty valuation and assessment

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Ward Field Books, 1924-1951