Work and employment

Introduction

We generally hold records relating to employment when a person:

• was employed by the government
• needed to obtain government certification for their employment
• worked for an organisation that has deposited their private records with the Tasmanian Archives.

If someone ran their own business, there may be company registration records.

What is online?

• 1891-1948 Post Office Directories – includes trade directories at the end of each volume
• 1915-1925 Register of people seeking employment (SWD18)

Health Practitioners

Registration of doctors and pharmacists

• 1841-1901 Minutes of meetings of the Court of Medical Examiners (CB12/1)
• 1844-1903 Cash book records of the Court of Medical Examiners (CB12/2)

Nursing records

• 1891-1912 Nurses register of training and employment, Launceston General Hospital (AB612)

Inspection of machinery records

Copies of certificates of service as engineer in charge of mining

• 1891-1897 (LID25)
• 1892-1902 (LID26)

Copies of certificates of service as an operator of land engines

• 1890-1902 (LID22)
• 1903-1939 First Class (AE79)
• 1903-1919 Second Class (AA80)
• 1893-1944 (AE549)

See the guide to railway employee records for more relevant records.

The Mercury newspaper

• 1862-1863 Mercury staff wages book (NS302/1/2)

Public service

• 1850-1858 Register of applicants for situations in the public service (CSO80)
• 1907-1913 Register of particulars of service of officers of the public service (PSC8)
• 1907-1945 Forms recording details of service and other information on permanent officers of the public service (PSC7)

Police

• 1832-1844 Register of appointments, transfers, resignation and dismissal of police (first 2 volumes) (POL324)