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Title: Australian electoral rolls - abbreviations
Post by: anniemccat on Wednesday 16 February 22 03:39 GMT (UK)

Hi
I've just come across an abbreviation on the Victorian electoral rolls from the 1970s, where I've found people with two addresses annotated with the abbreviation P LS between them.
Does this ring a bell with anyone?

Thanks.

Title: Re: Australian electoral rolls - abbreviations
Post by: shume on Monday 14 March 22 05:02 GMT (UK)

Try sending an email to the Australian Electoral Commission www.aec.gov.au with your query.

Title: Re: Australian electoral rolls - abbreviations
Post by: anniemccat on Tuesday 15 March 22 22:41 GMT (UK)

That's a great idea. I don't know why we didn't think of that earlier. Thank you.

Title: Re: Australian electoral rolls - abbreviations
Post by: Ruskie on Wednesday 16 March 22 05:20 GMT (UK)

If the people are deceased, would you be willing to give us their names so we can have a look at the entries in context?

Title: Re: Australian electoral rolls - abbreviations
Post by: sbell95 on Wednesday 16 March 22 05:45 GMT (UK)

If you are looking at the rolls on Ancestry, can you flick back through the images to the cover/inside pages and check whether they explain the abbreviations? I have seen this done for suburb abbreviations, for example.

Title: Re: Australian electoral rolls - abbreviations
Post by: manukarik on Wednesday 16 March 22 11:23 GMT (UK)

plus?

Title: Re: Australian electoral rolls - abbreviations
Post by: anniemccat on Friday 18 March 22 01:00 GMT (UK)

Thanks everyone for your suggestions.
I'm actually a librarian at the State Library Victoria and this is a query that we received from a member of the public. It's really had us all stumped and although we've searched through copies of our electoral rolls and various relevant publications but haven't had any luck.
However, we recently got more information from the researcher and it turns out the record is from a Local Government Voter's Roll (From 1974).
It has an address listed and after the postcode appears P, LS and then another address.
At least this now confirms that the roll would have been created by the Victorian Electoral Commission, not the Australian Electoral Commission.
We only have a few copies of old Voter's Rolls in the library, but on a couple of them there are codes relating to the occupiers. I thought i might share the attached scan with you as it's really interesting.
We're now going to contact the VEC to see if they can provide any additional information.

Title: Re: Australian electoral rolls - abbreviations
Post by: K Rees on Tuesday 14 October 25 23:12 BST (UK)

Does anyone know what M.B.A. Cheltenham would mean in the Australian Electoral Roll?
Context:
The 1931 Electoral Roll recorded George Gettens living M.B.A., Cheltenham with no occupation.
The next entry was Mary Geyle M.B.A. nurse
Thank you

Title: Re: Australian electoral rolls - abbreviations
Post by: K Rees on Tuesday 14 October 25 23:12 BST (UK)

Cheltenham, Victoria

Title: Re: Australian electoral rolls - abbreviations
Post by: Dundee on Wednesday 15 October 25 00:00 BST (UK)

Melbourne Benevolent Asylum.

https://localhistory.kingston.vic.gov.au/articles/302

Debra  :)

Title: Re: Australian electoral rolls - abbreviations
Post by: K Rees on Wednesday 15 October 25 00:36 BST (UK)

Thank you very much Debra