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Listing of Australia Genealogical and Historical Data

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Australia, Western Australia Births
This collection contains birth records from Western Australia, Australia between the years 1841 and 1905. Records typically include the name of the child, year and place of birth, and the names of the parents.

Australia, Births and Baptisms, 1792-1981
Index to selected Australia births and baptisms. Only a few localities are included and the time period varies by locality. Due to privacy laws, recent records may not be displayed. The year range represents most of the records. A few records may be earlier or later.

Australia Deaths and Burials, 1816-1980
Index to selected Australian deaths and burials. Only a few localities are included and the time period varies by locality. This collection contains 106,767 records. Due to privacy laws, recent records may not be displayed. The year range represents most of the records. A few records may be earlier or later.

Australia, Marriages, 1810-1980
Index to selected Australia marriages. Only a few localities are included and the time period varies by locality. Due to privacy laws, recent records may not be displayed. The year range represents most of the records. A few records may be earlier or later.

Australia, Queensland Births
This collection contains birth records from Queensland, Australia between the years 1829 and 1922. Records typically include the name of the child, date of birth, and the names of the parents.

Australia, Queensland Marriages
This collection contains marriage records from Queensland, Australia between the years 1839 and 1947. Records typically include the name of the groom and the bride, and the date of marriage.

Australia, Western Australia Marriages
This collection contains marriage records from Western Australia, Australia between the years 1841 and 1946. Records typically include the names of the groom and bride, the year and place of marriage, and information about the marriage registration.

Australia, Western Australia Deaths
This collection contains death records from Western Australia, Australia between the years 1841 and 1980. Records typically include the name of the deceased, the year and place of death, age at death, and the names of the parents.

Australia, Victoria Marriage Index, 1837-1942
This collection is an index to Victoria, Australia, marriage records from 1837 to 1942. Information listed generally includes: names of bride and groom, year of registration (this is typically, but not always, the same as the marriage year), and registration number.

Australia, Victoria Birth Index, 1837-1920
This collection is an index to Victoria, Australia, baptismal records (from 1837 to 1853), and birth records (from 1853 to 1920). Information listed generally includes: name of child, gender, parents' names, birthplace, year of registration (this is typically, but not always, the same as the birth year), and registration number.

Australia Death Notices, 1860-2019
This collection contains death notices, funeral notices and obituaries from Australia from a variety of sources. These notices primarily range from 1900-2019 with a few entries from the previous 50 years.

Australia, Brisbane Hospital Death Records
This collection contains death records from Brisbane Hospital in Queensland, Australia, between the years 1899 and 1963. Records typically include the name of the deceased, year of birth, and date and place of death.

Australia, Queensland Deaths
This collection contains death registration records from Queensland, Australia from the year 1829 onwards. Records typically include the name of the deceased, date of birth, date of death, and the names of the parents.

Australia, Queensland Naturalizations
This collection contains records of individuals who took oaths of allegiance to be naturalized as British subjects in Queensland, Australia. Records date between the years 1851 and 1905 and typically include the name of the naturalized individual, and the year and place of naturalization.

Australia, South Australia Death and Funeral Notices
This collection contains funeral and death notice records published by The Advertiser newspaper based in Adelaide, South Australia, Australia, from the year 1971 onwards. Records typically include the name of the deceased and the date the funeral or death notice was published.

Australia, New South Wales Colonial Secretary's Papers, 1788-1825
This collection contains records of Colonial Secretary's Papers from New South Wales, Australia between the years 1788 and 1825. Records typically include the name of the individual, the date of arrival, the name of the ship, and additional events date and description.

Australia, Victoria Death Index, 1836-1985
This collection is an index to Victoria, Australia, burial records (from 1836 to 1853), and death records (from 1853 to 1985). Information listed generally includes: name of deceased, gender, age, parents' names, death place, year of registration (this is typically, but not always, the same as the death year), and registration number.

Australia, New South Wales, Assisted Immigrants Index, 1839-1896
This collection contains records of passengers traveling to New South Wales Australia as assisted immigrants. This means their passage was paid for by an immigration scheme. These passengers arrived in Sydney, Newcastle, Moreton Bay or Port Phillip.

Australia, New South Wales Deceased Estates Index, 1880-1939
This collection contains an index of deceased estates from the state of New South Wales in Australia. Records may contain the full name of the individual, date of death, place of death, the date the duty was paid, and additional comments.

The records in this collection were published by the State Archives and Records Authority of NSW © 2016 State of New South Wales through the State Archives and Records Authority of NSW.

Australia, South Australia Passenger Lists
This collection contains records of passengers who traveled to and from South Australia, from 1802 onwards. Records typically include the name of the passenger, year of birth, date and place of departure, date and place of arrival, and the name of the ship.

Australia, South Australia, Yorke Peninsula Burials
This collection contains burial records from Yorke Peninsula, South Australia, Australia from 1846 onwards. Records typically include the name of the deceased, their last place of residence, date and place of burial, information about the funeral, and the location of the grave within the cemetery.

Australia, Adelaide Burials
This collection contains burial records from the Adelaide city of South Australia from 1873 onwards. Most records are of burials in West Terrace Cemetery, Enfield Memorial Park, Cheltenham Cemetery, and Smithfield Memorial Park. Records typically include the name of the deceased, date of birth, date of death, date and place of burial, and information about the location of the grave"

Australia, Brisbane Burials and Cremations
This collection contains burial and cremation records from several cemeteries and crematoriums in the city of Brisbane in Queensland, Australia from 1858 onwards. Records typically include the name of the deceased, date of birth, date of death, date and place of burial, information about the burial service and the location of the grave within the cemetery.

Australia, Tasmania Deaths
This collection contains death records from Tasmania, Australia from between the years 1803 and 1939. Records typically contain the name of the deceased, residence, date of death, the year and place where the death was registered and the age at death.

Australia, Tasmania Wills and Letters of Administration
This collection contains will documents from Tasmania, Australia. Documents date from 1813 onwards and typically include the name of the deceased, and the year that the will was written or approved. Records mention an implied year of death, which was inferred by MyHeritage from the date of the will. Therefore, this field may be inaccurate.

Queensland Government Gazette 1875
Queensland Government Gazette 1875. 1875.

Government gazettes for a particular locality eventually become standardised with the type of material listed. In the 1870s you can expect the Government

Australia, Queensland Licensed Victuallers, 1900-1914
This collection contains records of holders of victuallers' licenses that were printed in the Queensland Government Gazette from July 1900 to July 1914. Records typically include the name of the license holder, date of publication, the place where the license was issued, latitude and longitude of the town where the license was issued or transferred, information about the source of publication, and the citation of the newspaper report that was used to confirm the source record.

Australia, South Australia, Royal Adelaide Hospital Admissions
This collection contains admission records to the Royal Adelaide Hospital in Adelaide, South Australia, Australia, between the years 1902 and 1925. Records typically include the name of the individual, birth year and place, residence and admission date.

Australia, Business Register
This collection contains records of individuals who own businesses in Australia and have registered for an Australian Business Number (ABN). Records typically include the name of the individual, name and type of business, the place where the business is located, post code, and ABN.

Australian Newspapers
This index and images are provided courtesy of Trove - The National Library of Australia in partnership with Australia's state and territory libraries. A collection of over 700 Australian newspapers, Every state and territory is represented, though the bulk of the collection consists of newspapers from New South Wales and Victoria. Year coverage varies widely by newspaper, but the overall collection dates from 1803 up to the mid-20th century.

Australia Electoral Rolls, 1893-1949
Electoral rolls are the nearest records Australians have to census listings and hence are extremely important to family historians. This collection provides information on persons in Australia who were registered to vote between 1893 and 1949 in each of the six states of Australia. The information recorded includes the person's name, gender, residence, occupation, and polling information (i.e. division, subdivision and roll number).

Australia, New South Wales Convicts Index, 1791-1873
This collection contains an index of various convict records from the state of New South Wales in Australia. The most common types of records in the index are tickets of leave and certificates of freedom. Records may contain the full name of the individual, the year the individual arrived in Australia along with the name of the ship, the record type, the date of the record, and any comments.

Queensland Early Pioneers Index, 1824 - 1859
This index was a Bicentennial Project of the Queensland Family History Society (1988), endorsed by the Queensland Committee of the Australian Bicentennial Authority. The index contains 156,760 references to approximately 50,000 names, taken from 75 sources located in Brisbane. It has been compiled from primary sources and contains references to those who were living in what is now Queensland (former Moreton Bay Region) prior to separation from New South Wales at the end of 1859.

Australia, Canberra Memorial Parks
This collection contains death and burial records of persons buried at Canberra Memorial Parks, Australian Capital Territory, Australia. Records date from the year 1905 onwards and typically include the name of the deceased, the date of death, and the date and place of burial.

Australia, Government Honours and Awards
This collection contains honours and awards records of individuals from Australia, from the year 1973 onwards. Records typically include the name of the individual, the residence, the award date and the award type.

Queensland School Pupils Index, Part 1
This collection contains names of pupils from 331 schools in Queensland, Australia. Dates range from 1870 to 1993 with a 30 year closure, as recommended by Education Queensland, when names were extracted directly from Admission Registers. Schools range from large city ones with admissions in the thousands to country one-teacher schools with a total enrolment of hundreds. Some schools have long ceased to exist; others are still functioning.

Queensland School Pupils Index, Part 2
This collection contains names of pupils from 331 schools in Queensland, Australia. Dates range from 1870 to 1993 with a 30 year closure, as recommended by Education Queensland, when names were extracted directly from Admission Registers. Schools range from large city ones with admissions in the thousands to country one-teacher schools with a total enrolment of hundreds. Some schools have long ceased to exist; others are still functioning.

Queensland School Pupils Index, Part 3
This collection contains names of pupils from 331 schools in Queensland, Australia. Dates range from 1870 to 1993 with a 30 year closure, as recommended by Education Queensland, when names were extracted directly from Admission Registers. Schools range from large city ones with admissions in the thousands to country one-teacher schools with a total enrolment of hundreds. Some schools have long ceased to exist; others are still functioning.

Queensland School Pupils Index, Part 4
This collection contains names of pupils from 331 schools in Queensland, Australia. Dates range from 1870 to 1993 with a 30 year closure, as recommended by Education Queensland, when names were extracted directly from Admission Registers. Schools range from large city ones with admissions in the thousands to country one-teacher schools with a total enrolment of hundreds. Some schools have long ceased to exist; others are still functioning.

Queensland School Pupils Index, Part 5
This collection contains names of pupils from 171 schools in Queensland, Australia. Dates range from 1866 to 2003. Schools range from large city ones with admissions in the thousands to country one-teacher schools with a total enrolment of hundreds. Some schools have long ceased to exist; others are still functioning.

Australia, New South Wales, Gaol Inmates & Photos, 1870-1930
This unique collection contains information and images from the Gaol Photographic Description Books, which contains photographs of prisoners from several jails in New South Wales between the years 1870 and 1930. Records typically include the name of the prisoner, year and place of birth, the date the portrait was taken, and the prisoner's jail and number.

Australia, Military Honour Recommendations and Awards
This collection contains records of Australians who were recommended for military honours for gallant or distinguished conduct or service, and of their subsequent award. Not all recommendations led to an award being given, but the circumstances in which they were warranted can provide great insight into researched individuals.

Australia, South Australia, Adelaide Gaol Prisoner Registers, 1848-1912
This collection contains records of individuals brought to Adelaide Gaol in Adelaide, South Australia, Australia between the years 1848 and 1912. Records typically contain the name of the individual and information about the original document.

Queensland, Australia, Electoral Rolls 1906
Electoral rolls are the nearest record Australians have to census listings and hence are extremely important to local, social and family historians. This collection provides information on approximately 273,000 electors in Queensland who were registered to vote on the Commonwealth Roll of 1906. The information recorded includes the person's name, gender, residence, occupation, and polling information (i.e. division, subdivision and roll number).

Queensland, Australia, Electoral Rolls 1941
Electoral rolls are the nearest record Australians have to census listings and hence are extremely important to local, social and family historians. This collection provides information on approximately 604,000 electors in Queensland who were registered to vote on the Commonwealth Roll of 1941. The information recorded includes the person's name, gender, residence, occupation, and polling information (i.e. division, subdivision and roll number).

Queensland, Australia, Electoral Rolls 1959
Electoral rolls are the nearest record Australians have to census listings and hence are extremely important to local, social and family historians. This collection provides information on approximately 783,000 electors in Queensland who were registered to vote on the Commonwealth Roll of 1959. The information recorded includes the person's name, gender, residence, occupation, and polling information (i.e. division, subdivision and roll number).

Tasmania, Australia, Electoral Rolls 1916
Electoral rolls are the nearest record Australians have to census listings and hence are extremely important to local, social and family historians. This collection provides information on approximately 135,000 electors in Tasmania who were registered to vote on the Commonwealth Roll of 1916. The information recorded includes the person's name, gender, residence, occupation, and polling information (i.e. division, subdivision and roll number).

Australia, New South Wales Death Index, 1787-1986
This collection contains an index of deaths registered in the Australian state of New South Wales. Records contain the first and last name of the deceased, the name of the father and mother, and the year and district where the death occurred.

Australia, New South Wales Marriage Index, 1788-1966
This collection contains an index of marriages registered in the Australian state of New South Wales. Records contain the first and last name of the bride and groom, as well as the year and district where the marriage took place. While most of the records are for civil marriages, the index also contains some cases of church marriages.

Australia, New South Wales Birth Index, 1787-1916
This collection contains an index of births registered in the Australian state of New South Wales. Records contain the first and last name of the child, the name of the father and mother, and the year of birth.

Australia, Queensland, Nominated Immigrants
This collection contains records of passengers who were nominated or immigrated to Queensland, Australia between the years 1905 and 1928. Records typically include the name of the passenger, year of birth, year of immigration or nomination, and the name of the ship.

Queensland, Australia, Electoral Rolls 1903
Electoral rolls are the nearest record Australians have to census listings and hence are extremely important to local, social and family historians. This collection provides information on 227115 electors in Queensland who were registered to vote on the Commonwealth Roll of 1903. The information recorded includes the person's name, gender, title, place of living, occupation, division and subdivision and roll number.

Queensland, Australia, Electoral Rolls 1913
Electoral rolls are the nearest record Australians have to census listings and hence are extremely important to local, social and family historians. This collection provides information on 361925 electors in Queensland who were registered to vote on the Commonwealth Roll of 1913. The information recorded includes the person's name, gender, title, place of living, occupation, division and subdivision and roll number.

Queensland, Australia, Electoral Rolls 1922
Electoral rolls are the nearest record Australians have to census listings and hence are extremely important to local, social and family historians. This collection provides information on 418910 electors in Queensland who were registered to vote on the Commonwealth Roll of 1922. The information recorded includes the person's name, gender, title, place of living, occupation, division and subdivision and roll number.

Queensland, Australia, Electoral Rolls 1934
Electoral rolls are the nearest record Australians have to census listings and hence are extremely important to local, social and family historians. This collection provides information on 569,939 electors in Queensland who were registered to vote on the Commonwealth Roll of 1934. The information recorded includes the person's name, gender, title, place of living, occupation, division and subdivision and roll number.

Queensland, Australia, Electoral Rolls 1949
Electoral rolls are the nearest record Australians have to census listings and hence are extremely important to local, social and family historians. This collection provides information on 756,118 electors in Queensland who were registered to vote on the Commonwealth Roll of 1949. The information recorded includes the person's name, gender, title, place of living, occupation, division and subdivision and roll number.

Queensland Intestacies, Insolvencies & Wills, 1859 - 1900
This collection indexes all the notices in the Queensland Government Gazette relating to intestacies, insolvencies and wills and, where found, other associated notices - several Lunacy notices have also been included as these were handled by the same office as Intestacies and Insolvencies. In general, the notices provide the name of the deceased/insolvent person, residence (or late residence), and occupation. Executors, administrators and trustees are also often listed as well as their occupation, residence and their relationship to others mentioned in the notice. For insolvencies, the notices also provide the name of the person bringing the Insolvency Petition and, after due processes, the dividends declared.

Queensland Railway Employees, 1889 - 1940
This collection is an index of the employees of the Queensland Railways between 1889 and 1940. It includes the name, age (in 1899), position, branch/office, and railway/division for each person employed in the railway service in Queensland on the 30th day of June for the year indicated. The rate of pay and qualifications (where applicable) are also available.

Queensland, Australia Passenger and Crew Lists, 1852-1885
This collection is an index to inwards passenger and crew lists arriving in Brisbane and Moreton Bay between 1852 and 1885, sourced from the Collector of Customs (Brisbane) records, held at the National Archives of Australia, Brisbane (Shipping Inwards Series J715). Many of the ships have two lists--one prepared at the time of departure (classified in this index as a “Departure” list), and another prepared upon arrival (classified in this list as an “Arrival” list). The index covers over 100,000 individuals from 485 different voyages. A few outwards lists are also included. Information provided may include name of passenger or crew member, age, marital status, occupation, name of ship, departure date and place, and arrival date and place.

Australia, Queensland, World War I Soldier Portraits 1914-1918
This collection contains records of Queensland soldiers who had their portrait taken and published in The Queenslander newspaper before embarkation to World War I. Records include the name of the soldier, the date the portrait was published, the source of publication.

Australian World War II Nominal Roll, 1939-1945
This collection consists of the World War II Nominal Roll of Australia. The roll was created as a commemoration project for Australians who served in the Australian Army, the Royal Australian Navy, the Royal Australian Air Force, or in the merchant navy during World War II. The records contain the following searchable information on the service person: surname, given name(s), date of birth, place of birth, date of enlistment, locality on enlistment, place of enlistment, and date of discharge. The surname and given name(s) for the person's next of kin are also given.

Australia, Index of Burials, 1900-2019
This collection includes records from various cemeteries located in Australia. A record may include the name of the cemetery, given name and surname of the deceased, age, city, date of birth, date of death and religion.

Australia, Victoria, Will and Probate Index 1850-2009
The collection consists of an index to probate registers for Victoria located in Melbourne, Australia. The following information may be found in these records: name of testator, death date, place of residence and address, occupation, date of testament, declaration, names of children or heirs, name of spouse, name of administrator of will, guardians and relationships, nature of grant, witnesses.

Australia, Outwards Passengers from Victoria, 1852-1915
This collection provides passenger lists of individuals leaving Victoria, Australia between the years 1852 and 1915. Records may contain the following searchable information: last name and given names of the departing individual, estimated year of birth, month and year of departure, and first and last name of the ship master.

Australia, Inwards Unassisted Passengers to Victoria, 1852-1923
This collection includes people who arrived into Victoria from overseas ports between 1852 and 1923. The lists are sometimes called “unassisted passenger lists”, as immigrants funded the cost of their own voyage. The records generally include, first name and surname, marital status, age, sex, nationality and occupation.

Australia, Queensland Wills
This collection contains records of wills from the Southern, Central and Northern districts of Queensland, Australia between 1857 and 1940. The estates in the wills were administered by the executors assigned in the will or by a designated director. Records typically include the name of the deceased, year of death, the district of court where the will was approved, and the will number.

Australia, Australian Capital Territory, Deaths
This collection contains death records from the Australian Capital Territory, Australia from 1930 onwards. Records typically include the name of the deceased, the date and place of death, and the name of the parents.

Australia, Queensland Assisted Immigration
This collection contains records of assisted passengers who immigrated to Queensland, Australia between the years 1848 and 1912. Records typically include the name of the passenger, year of birth, date and place of immigration, and the name of the ship.
The page number refers to where the record is found on the original document.

Australia, First World War Nominal Roll, 1914-1918
This collection contains the names of over 320,000 Australian Imperial Force personnel who served in World War One. Records typically include date of enlistment, rank, service number and unit with which the person served, date of death, and the fate of the individual.

Australia, Roll of Honour
This collection contains death records of members of the Australian armed forces who have died during or as a result of service either during wartime or operations from the year 1885 onwards. Each name is commemorated on bronze panels at the Australian War Memorial in Canberra, Australian Capital Territory. Records typically include the name of the deceased, year of birth, residence, date and place of death and burial place.

Australia, First World War Embarkation Rolls
This collection contains records of members of the Australian Imperial Force (AIF) who boarded ships for overseas service during the First World War. Records typically include the name of the soldier, date and place of departure, the name of the ship, rank, and military unit. Records may also include biographical information about the soldier and information about the roll itself.

Australia, British Assisted Passengers to Victoria
These records contain names of assisted immigrants from the years 1839 to 1871 (those who have had their voyage from the United Kingdom funded by the Victorian government for the purpose of being employed on arrival). Records typically contain names, age, dates of arrival, ship captain and ship name.

Australia, Tasmania Births
This collection contains birth records from Tasmania, Australia between the years 1803 and 1933. Records typically include the name of the child, date of birth, and names of the parents.

Australian Dictionary Dates & Men
Australian Dictionary of Dates and Men of the Time. History of Australasia From 1542 to May 1879. J. H. Heaton. (1879). Truly a wealth of information is contained in this 570 page book which was originally published in 1879.

Australian Contingents to South Africa
Official Records of the Australian Military Contingents to the War in South Africa, 1899 - 1902. P. Murray. (1911). Murray's record is a compilation of official Australian reports.

Australian Handbook 1889
Covering New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, West Australia, Fiji, New Guinea and New Zealand, the 'Australian Handbook' is a guide with all kinds of interesting unique information.

Australian Handbook 1900
This handbook covers the whole Australian region. It is mainly concerned with giving an oversight of each Australian colony and is aimed more at the commercial sector.

Australian Pastoral Directory 1954
In 1954, there were tens of thousands of stockowners throughout Australia. This 600 page volume lists most of them. There are separate indexes.

South Brisbane Cemetery Monumental Inscriptions
South Brisbane Cemetery Monumental Inscriptions indexes all monumental inscriptions in South Brisbane Cemetery, Dutton Park, as transcribed during the 1980s by members of the Queensland Family History Society, with some more recent inscriptions added while the current index was in preparation.

Australia, Queensland Funeral Home and Burial Records
This collection contains funeral home and cemetery burial records from Queensland, Australia. Records typically contain the full name of the deceased, age at death, burial date, burial place, and various notes. Each record also includes an indication of whether the record is from a funeral home or a cemetery.

Australian Handbook 1904
1012 pages packed with all kinds of useful and interesting information. The outline on the title page gives some idea of it's contents and scope: "Australian Handbook"

Cyclopedia of Victoria
The Cyclopedias that were published for most states of Australia around the beginning of the 20th Century are a vast resource of historical and biographical data.

Victorian Government Gazette 1852
In each annual volume of government gazettes, you will find information on tens of thousands of ordinary people and places, small and large. You will find details on land transactions, court notices, notice of acts, tenders and contracts, police auctions of stolen property, statistics, unclaimed letters, impoundments of cattle and horses, reward notices, and much more.

Some features of this year's issues are:

  • lists of magistrates
  • intestate estates
  • unclaimed letters - tens of thousands of Victorian residents, usually with their addresses
  • lists of "letters detained for sea postage" - names and addresses on letters sent by Victorians to other colonies or overseas addresses - a great guide to other relatives and acquaintances
  • lists of letters returned from country addresses
  • title deed notices - name, locality and amount due
  • licences for runs
  • a list of deserters from the 40th Regiment of Infantry - with description of deserter, date and place of desertion, date and place of enlistment, native place, trade and dress

Victorian Government Gazette 1856
Government gazettes for a particular locality eventually become standardised with the type of material listed.

Victorian Government Gazette 1857
Government Gazettes contain a vast amount of historical and genealogical information. However they are largely an untapped resource. The few complete runs that are available are usually only found in major libraries.

Victorian Government Gazette 1858
Government Gazettes contain a vast amount of historical and genealogical information. However they are largely an untapped resource. The few complete runs that are available are usually only found in major libraries.

Victorian Government Gazette 1859
Government Gazettes contain a vast amount of historical and genealogical information. However they are largely an untapped resource. The few complete runs that are available are usually only found in major libraries.

Victorian Government Gazette 1860
Government Gazettes contain a vast amount of historical and genealogical information. However they are largely an untapped resource. The few complete runs that are available are usually only found in major libraries.

Victorian Government Gazette 1861
Government Gazettes contain a vast amount of historical and genealogical information. However they are largely an untapped resource. The few complete runs that are available are usually only found in major libraries.

Victorian Government Gazette 1862
Government gazettes for a particular locality eventually become standardised with the type of material listed. In the 1860s you can expect the Victorian Government

Victorian Government Gazette 1863
Government Gazettes in general contain a vast amount of historical and genealogical information. However they are largely an untapped resource. The few complete runs that are available are usually only found in major libraries.

Victorian Government Gazette 1864
Government Gazettes contain a vast amount of historical and genealogical information. However they are largely an untapped resource. The few complete runs that are available are usually only found in major libraries.

Victorian Government Gazette 1865
Government Gazettes contain a vast amount of historical and genealogical information. However they are largely an untapped resource. The few complete runs that are available are usually only found in major libraries.

Victorian Government Gazette 1874
Government Gazettes in general contain a vast amount of historical and genealogical information. However they are largely an untapped resource. The few complete runs that are available are usually only found in major libraries.

Victorian Government Gazette 1877
Government gazettes for a particular locality eventually become standardised with the type of material listed. In the 1870s you can expect the Victorian Government

Victorian Government Gazette 1878
Government Gazettes are a unique, useful and extremely fascinating resource for local, family and social historians and researchers in other fields throughout Australia.

Victorian Government Gazette 1887
Government Gazettes are a unique, useful and extremely fascinating resource for local, family and social historians and researchers in other fields throughout Australia.

Victorian Government Gazette 1888
Government Gazettes in general contain a vast amount of historical and genealogical information. However they are largely an untapped resource. The few complete runs that are available are usually only found in major libraries.

Victorian Government Gazette 1889
So you've heard of Government Gazettes...but do you really know what they are? Government Gazettes, which were generally issued weekly.

Victorian Government Gazette 1890
Government Gazettes are a unique, useful and extremely fascinating resource for local, family and social historians and researchers in other fields throughout Australia.

Victorian Government Gazette 1891
So you've heard of Government Gazettes...but just what are they, and how can they help you with your research?

Victorian Government Gazette 1851
Government Gazettes are a unique, useful and extremely fascinating resource for local, family and social historians and researchers in other fields throughout Australia.

Victoria Police Gazette 1885
Compiled to be distributed amongst the Police Force only, Police Gazettes contain details and information that can not be found anywhere else.

Victoria Police Gazette 1886
Compiled to be distributed amongst the Police Force only, Police Gazettes contain details and information that can not be found anywhere else.

Victoria Police Gazette 1887
Compiled to be distributed amongst the Police Force only, Police Gazettes contain details and information that can not be found anywhere else.

Victoria Police Gazette 1888
Compiled to be distributed amongst the Police Force only, Police Gazettes contain details and information that can not be found anywhere else.

Victoria Police Gazette 1889
Compiled to be distributed amongst the Police Force only, Police Gazettes contain details and information that can not be found anywhere else.

Victoria Police Gazette 1890
Compiled to be distributed amongst the Police Force only, Police Gazettes contain details and information that can not be found anywhere else.

Victoria Police Gazette 1891
Are you aware that Police Gazettes are a unique, useful, fascinating resource, and they contain a goldmine of information for local, family and social historians?

Victoria Police Gazette 1892
What is a Police Gazette? Compiled to be distributed amongst the Police Force only, Police Gazettes contain details and information that can not be found anywhere else.

Victoria Police Gazette 1894
Police Gazettes are an untapped source of information for the genealogist. They contain a wealth of information for anyone with interests in someone who was in the Victorian Police Force as well a people police dealt with.

Victoria Police Gazette 1895
Police Gazettes are an untapped source of information for the genealogist. They contain a wealth of information for anyone with interests in someone who was in the Victorian Police Force as well a people police dealt with.

Victoria Police Gazette 1896
Compiled to be distributed amongst the Police Force only, Police Gazettes contain details and information that can not be found anywhere else.
They include court lists, lists of warrants.

Victoria Police Gazette 1897
Compiled to be distributed amongst the Police Force only, Police Gazettes contain details and information that can not be found anywhere else.
They include court lists, lists of warrants issued, appointments in the Police Service, lists of Justices of the Peace, lists of arrests and discharges and descriptions, inquest verdicts, lost or stolen items, missing stock animals, escaped prisoners and missing persons.
Some features of this year's issues:

  • lists of all officers in the police force, giving rank, date of birth and date of appointment
  • lists of returning officers for electoral districts
  • auctioneer licences
  • some photos

Victoria Police Gazette 1898
Compiled to be distributed amongst the Police Force only, Police Gazettes contain details and information that can not be found anywhere else.
They include court lists, lists of warrants issued, appointments in the Police Service, lists of Justices of the Peace, lists of arrests and discharges and descriptions, inquest verdicts, lost or stolen items, missing stock animals, escaped prisoners and missing persons.
Contains 51 or the 52 issues released for the year.
Example entry taken from 15 June 1898 issue:

-- Explosion of a Bomb in Fitzroy
-- See Government Gazette, 10th June, 1898, p. 2031
-- Two Hundred Pounds Reward and Free Pardon to Accomplice
-- Whereas on the evening of the 28th May, at about a quarter-past Nine o'clock, a bomb, containing gunpowder and probably dynamite, was exploded on the verandah.

Victoria Police Gazette 1899
Compiled to be distributed amongst the Police Force only, Police Gazettes contain details and information that can not be found anywhere else.
They include court lists, lists of warrants issued, appointments in the Police Service, lists of Justices of the Peace, lists of arrests and discharges and descriptions, inquest verdicts, lost or stolen items, missing stock animals, escaped prisoners and missing persons.
This CD contains 51 or the 52 issues released for the year.
Some features of this year's issues:

  • lists of exemptions under the Chinese Act
  • auctioneer licences
  • marine dealers and marine collectors licences
  • photos

Victoria Police Gazette 1900
Compiled to be distributed amongst the Police Force only, Police Gazettes contain details and information that can not be found anywhere else.
They include court lists, lists of warrants issued, appointments in the Police Service, lists of Justices of the Peace, lists of arrests and discharges and descriptions, inquest verdicts, lost or stolen items, missing stock animals, escaped prisoners and missing persons.
Some features of this year's issues:

  • lists of all officers in the police force, giving rank, date of birth and date of appointment
  • lists of exemptions under the Chinese Act
  • auctioneer licences
  • marine dealers and marine collectors licences
  • photos

Example entry taken from the 17 October issue:

Miscellaneous Information
Annie Walsh - Two warrants of commitment have been issued by the Pitfield Bench against Annie Walsh for 3 months' imprisonment, with 28s.

Victorian PO Directory 1888 (Wise)
In this directory you can expect to find people named with their addresses under:
Alphabetical directory (colony-wide)

Victorian PO Directory 1904 (Wise)
The 1904 edition of Wise's Post Office Directory for Victoria is divided into three main sections: Towns, Alphabetical and Trades and Professions. These three classifications enable the enquirer to see at a glance the Householders or Traders in any one Town; the Business and Address of any resident in the State; and the Firms throughout Victoria engaged in any trade or profession.

THE TOWNS SECTION contains the usual separate Streets Directories of Melbourne and Suburbs, Ballarat and Suburbs, Bendigo and Suburbs and Geelong and Suburbs with Alphabetical Directories of every other Town, Township and Postal District in Victoria.

THE ALPHABETICAL SECTION contains the Names, Occupations and Postal Addresses for the entire State.
THE TRADES SECTION shows the Business Firms of the State, arranged under their trades or professions.
Separate directories are given in the following areas, making the work comprehensive and complete

  • Medical
  • Ecclesiastical
  • Legal
  • Educational
  • Banking
  • Insurance
  • Pastoral and Agricultural
  • Local and General Government
  • Customs
  • Official
  • Postal and Telegraphic

The directory includes many pages of advertisements - all useful information, often including names of people and places.

Victorian PO Directory 1914 (Wise)
Directories are a valuable resource for local, family and social historians as well as for researchers in other fields of Australian history.

Melbourne Directory 1863 (Sands)
In this directory you can expect to find people named with their addresses under "Street directory (Melbourne, Brighton)"

Melbourne Directory 1864 (Sands)
In this directory you can expect to find people named with their addresses under "Street directory (Melbourne, Brighton)"

Melbourne Directory 1865 (Sands)
The full title is "Sands and McDougall's Melbourne and Suburban Directory for 1865" containing street, alphabetical, and trade directory.

Melbourne Directory 1866 (Sands)
In this directory you can expect to find people named with their addresses under "Street directory (Melbourne, Bourke, Brighton)"

Melbourne Directory 1867 (Sands)
In this directory you can expect to find people named with their addresses under "Street directory (Melbourne, Ascot Vale)"

Melbourne Directory 1868 (Sands)
In this directory you can expect to find people named with their addresses under "Street directory (Melbourne, Ascot Vale, Boroondara)"

Melbourne Directory 1869 (Sands)
In this directory you can expect to find people named with their addresses under "Street directory (Melbourne, Ascot Vale, Boroondara)"

Melbourne Directory 1870 (Sands)
What is a Directory? In general terms a directory is an extended version of our current day white pages and yellow pages combined (without the telephone numbers).

Melbourne Directory 1875 (Sands)
Directories are a valuable resource for local, family and social historians as well as for researchers in other fields of Australian history.

Melbourne Directory 1880 (Sands)
What is a Directory? In general terms a directory is an extended version of our current day white pages and yellow pages combined (without the telephone numbers).

Melbourne Directory 1884 (Sands)
The full title is "Sands and McDougall's Melbourne and Suburban Directory for 1884 containing street, alphabetical, and trade directory Melbourne and suburbs, together with government.

Melbourne Directory 1892 (Sands)
This Directory consists of a trade directory (listed both alphabetically by name, and by trade) for Melbourne and its suburbs. It also includes a street guide, street directory, government and official directory, ecclesiastical and legal directory and a municipal directory.

The directory concludes with over 70 pages of advertisements - all useful insight, often including names of people and places.

Melbourne Directory 1893 (Sands)
What is a Directory? In general terms a directory is an extended version of our current day white pages and yellow pages combined (without the telephone numbers).

Bendigo Electoral Roll 1922
Electoral Rolls are the nearest thing Australians have to census records, at least at the start of the twentieth century, and hence, they are both extremely important.

Cyclopedia of Western Australia 1912-13
J. Battye. 1912-13. The Cyclopedias that were published for most states of Australia around the beginning of the 20th Century are a vast resource of historical data.

History of West Australia
W. Kimberly. 1897. 'History of West Australia': 'A Narrative of Her Past' together with 'Biographies of her Leading Men' was compiled by W.B. Kimberly over a period of years.

Western Australia Blue Book 1871-1877
What is a Western Australia Blue Book? Blue Books were compilations of information.

Western Australia Blue Book 1878-82
This CD contains the following Blue Books compiled from official returns in the Colonial Secretary's Office

Western Australia PO Directory 1905
The 1905 edition of Wise's Western Australia Post Office Directory is divided into three main sections: Towns, Alphabetical and Trades and Professions.

Western Australia PO Directory 1910
The 1910 edition of Wise's Western Australia Post Office Directory is divided into three main sections: Towns, Alphabetical and Trades and Professions.

Western Australia PO Directory 1914
The 1914 edition of Wise's Western Australia Post Office Directory is divided into three main sections: Towns, Alphabetical and Trades and Professions.

Western Australia PO Directory 1924
The 'Western Australia Post Office Directory 1924' is divided into three main directories: Towns, Alphabetical and Trades and Professions.

Western Australia PO Directory 1935-36
Directories are an immense source of historical information, both for the social historian and the genealogist.

Western Australia PO Directory 1939
The 1939 edition of Wise's Western Australia Post Office Directory is divided into three main sections: Towns, Alphabetical and Trades and Professions.

Aldine History of New South Wales
Published in 1888, William Frederic Morrison produced the 'Aldine Centennial History of New South Wales' in a two volume set.

Cyclopedia of New South Wales
The Cyclopedias that were published for most states of Australia around the beginning of the 20th Century are a significant resource of historical and biographical information.

Yewens Directory Landholders New South Wales 1900
This was the "first broad attempt at publishing a complete directory of landowners in New South Wales ..." The directory is divided into approximately 1900 postal localities grouped under 87 larger districts.

New South Wales Government Gazette 1833
So you've heard of Government Gazettes... but just what are they, and how can they help you with your research?

New South Wales Government Gazette 1834
Government Gazettes are a unique, useful and extremely fascinating resource for local, family and social historians and researchers in other fields throughout Australia.

New South Wales Government Gazette 1835
Government Gazettes are a unique, useful and extremely fascinating resource for local, family and social historians and researchers in other fields throughout Australia.

New South Wales Government Gazette 1836
Government Gazettes are a unique, useful and extremely fascinating resource for local, family and social historians and researchers in other fields throughout Australia.

New South Wales Government Gazette 1837
Government Gazettes are a unique, useful and extremely fascinating resource for local, family and social historians and researchers in other fields throughout Australia.

New South Wales Government Gazette 1838
Government Gazettes contain a vast amount of historical and genealogical information. However they are largely an untapped resource. The few complete runs that are available are usually only found in major libraries.

New South Wales Government Gazette 1839
Government Gazettes contain a vast amount of historical and genealogical information. However they are largely an untapped resource. The few complete runs that are available are usually only found in major libraries.

New South Wales Government Gazette 1840
Government Gazettes are a unique, useful and extremely fascinating resource for local, family and social historians and researchers in other fields throughout Australia.

New South Wales Government Gazette 1841
What is a Government Gazette? This was an official publication of all Government notices, including the operation dates of Acts of Parliament.

New South Wales Government Gazette 1842
Government Gazettes are a unique, useful and extremely fascinating resource for local, family and social historians and researchers in other fields throughout Australia.

New South Wales Government Gazette 1843
Government Gazettes are a unique, useful and extremely fascinating resource for local, family and social historians and researchers in other fields throughout Australia.

New South Wales Government Gazette 1844
What are Government Gazettes? They are official publications of all Government notices.

New South Wales Government Gazette 1845
So you've heard of Government Gazettes...but just what are they, and how can they help you with your research?

New South Wales Government Gazette 1846
So you've heard of Government Gazettes...but just what are they, and how can they help you with your research?

New South Wales Government Gazette 1847
Government Gazettes contain a vast amount of historical and genealogical information. However they are largely an untapped resource. The few complete runs that are available are usually only found in major libraries.

New South Wales Government Gazette 1848
So you've heard of Government Gazettes...but just what are they, and how can they help you with your research?

New South Wales Government Gazette 1849
So you've heard of Government Gazettes...but just what are they, and how can they help you with your research?

New South Wales Government Gazette 1850
Government Gazettes contain a vast amount of historical and genealogical information. However they are largely an untapped resource. The few complete runs that are available are usually only found in major libraries.

New South Wales Police Gazette 1878
A unique and valuable record, the New South Wales Police Gazettes were issued once a week, with information on 'cases of felony and misdemeanors together.

New South Wales Police Gazette 1879
Looking for your family in New South Wales? Have you thought of looking in the Police Gazettes? They are a valuable source of information which cannot be found elsewhere.

New South Wales Police Gazette 1881
If you had family living in New South Wales in 1881, have you thought of looking at the Police Gazettes for information? These are a historian's goldmine of information.

New South Wales Police Gazette 1882
During 1882 the New South Wales Police Gazette was issued weekly, and each issue contains the details of hundreds of events such as changes in the Police Force.

New South Wales Police Gazette 1883
If you had family living in New South Wales in 1883, have you thought of looking at the Police Gazettes for information? These really are a historian's goldmine of information.

New South Wales Police Gazette 1884
Police Gazettes are a unique, useful and extremely fascinating resource for local, family and social historians and researchers in other fields throughout Australia.

New South Wales Police Gazette 1880
Not only are Police Gazettes are a unique, useful and extremely fascinating resource for all historians, as they were compiled to be distributed amongst the police force only, they contain information that can not be found anywhere else.
Each issue is usually 8-10 pages long, and contains information such as court lists, lists of warrants issued, appointments and changes in the Police Service, lists of arrests and discharges, escaped prisoners, and missing persons, house-breakins, murders, arson, deserting wives and families, inquests, lost and found property, missing friends, rewards and more...

New South Wales Police Gazette 1899
Police Gazettes are a unique, useful and extremely fascinating resource for local, family and social historians and researchers in other fields throughout Australia.

New South Wales Police Gazette 1900
Police Gazettes are a unique, useful and extremely fascinating resource for local, family and social historians and researchers in other fields throughout Australia.

New South Wales PO Directory 1900 (Wise)
A huge volume of over 1500 pages, this book is divided into several main sections: Sydney and Suburbs, with a street index, and street by street listings of all houses and the householder of each address.

New South Wales PO Directory 1904 (Wise)
A huge volume of over 1800 pages. Divided into several main sections: Sydney and Suburbs, with a street index, and street by street listings of all houses and the householder of each address.

Sydney Directory 1865 (Sands)
Directories are a great resource for genealogists, social and local historians...no they don't give you BDM details, but they can give you all the interesting surrounding facts.

Sydney Directory 1875 (Sands)
The full title is "Sands Sydney and Suburban Directory for 1875 containing street, alphabetical, trade and professional directory.

Sydney Directory 1902 (Sands)
Directories are a valuable resource for local, family and social historians as well as for researchers in other fields of Australian history.

Sydney Directory 1913 (Sands)
The 1913 directory of Sydney is fully titled 'Sands Sydney, Suburban and Country Directory for 1913 comprising, amongst other information, street, alphabetical.

New South Wales Country Directory 1925
This book is divided into two sections - an Australian Almanac and a NSW directory for 1926 and contains invaluable information on places and people, throughout New South Wales.

New South Wales Country Directory 1926
Directories and Almanacs are a valuable resource for local, family and social historians as well as for researchers in other fields of Australian history.

New South Wales Country Directory 1929
This book is divided into two sections - an Australian Almanac and a Country Directory and contains invaluable information on places and people throughout

New South Wales Country Directory 1895 (Hall)
This edition of Hall's Business, Professional and Pastoral Directory and Gazetteer of New South.

New South Wales Country Directory 1899-1900
The 1899-1900 'Halls Country Business, Professional and Pastoral Directory and Gazetteer of New South Wales' is divided into four sections.

New South Wales PO Directory 1875 (Greville)
Directories are a useful source of historical information, and this one is no different. A large volume of over 1000 pages, this Greville's Directory is much more than just a Post Office Directory.

New South Wales Telephone Directory 1913
F. Hutchinson. 1913. This early telephone directory of New South Wales was issued in May 1913. It lists over 30,000 names of subscribers in Sydney and country NSW in over 600 pages.

Sydney Diocesan Directory 1917
Directories are a valuable resource for local, family and social historians as well as for researchers in other fields of Australian history.

Sydney Diocesan Directory 1918
Directories are a valuable resource for local, family and social historians as well as for researchers in other fields of Australian history.

Sydney Diocesan Directory 1919
Directories are a valuable resource for local, family and social historians as well as for researchers in other fields of Australian history.

Sydney Diocesan Directory 1920
Directories are a valuable resource for local, family and social historians as well as for researchers in other fields of Australian history.

Aldine History of Queensland
An elegant, artistic and extremely rare book, the Aldine History of Queensland, is a comprehensive and beautifully illustrated record of Queensland's past, in two large volumes.

Queensland Freeman 1881-1884
The 'Queensland Freeman' was the monthly journal of the Baptist association in Queensland. It was first published in January 1881 and continued through until November 1888.

Queensland Freeman 1885-1888
The 'Queensland Freeman' was the monthly journal of the Baptist association in Queensland. It was first published in January 1881 and continued through until November 1888.

Foxs History of Queensland 1919-23
"Fox's History of Queensland" is similar to the Cyclopedias that were published for most states of Australia around the beginning of the 20th Century.

Queensland Criminal Reports 1860-1907
The 'Queensland Criminal Reports' is a compilation of all criminal cases that were reported.

Queensland Brands Directory 1920-21
Did your ancestors in Queensland own horses or cattle? Have you thought of looking the the Brands Directories for more information on them?

Queensland Government Gazette 1859-60
Government Gazettes contain a vast amount of historical and genealogical information. However they are largely an untapped resource. The few complete runs that are available are usually only found in major libraries.

South Australian Government Gazette 1849
Government Gazettes contain a vast amount of historical and genealogical information. However they are largely an untapped resource. The few complete runs that are available are usually only found in major libraries.

South Australian Government Gazette 1850
Tens of thousands of ordinary people and localities, small and large, are mentioned every year in Government Gazettes.

South Australian Government Gazette 1851
Government Gazettes in general contain a vast amount of historical and genealogical information. However they are largely an untapped resource. The few complete runs that are available are usually only found in major libraries.

South Australian Government Gazette 1852
Government Gazettes in general contain a vast amount of historical and genealogical information. However they are largely an untapped resource. The few complete runs that are available are usually only found in major libraries.

South Australian Government Gazette 1853
Tens of thousands of ordinary people and localities, small and large, are mentioned every year in Government Gazettes.

South Australian Government Gazette 1854
Government Gazettes contain a vast amount of historical and genealogical information. However they are largely an untapped resource. The few complete runs that are available are usually only found in major libraries.

South Australian Government Gazette 1855
Government Gazettes contain a vast amount of historical and genealogical information. However they are largely an untapped resource. The few complete runs that are available are usually only found in major libraries.

South Australian Government Gazette 1856
In each annual volume of government gazettes, you will find information on tens of thousands of ordinary people and places, small and large.

South Australian Government Gazette 1857
Government Gazettes contain a vast amount of historical and genealogical information. However they are largely an untapped resource. The few complete runs that are available are usually only found in major libraries.

South Australian Government Gazette 1858
A vastly underused resource of historical information, the Government Gazettes contain information relating to tens of thousands of ordinary people and localities (small and large) every year.

South Australian Government Gazette 1859
Government Gazettes in general contain a vast amount of historical and genealogical information. However they are largely an untapped resource.

South Australian Government Gazette 1860
Tens of thousands of ordinary people and localities, small and large, are mentioned every year in Government Gazettes.

Queensland Government Gazette 1861
Government Gazettes contain a vast amount of historical and genealogical information. However they are largely an untapped resource. The few complete runs that are available are usually only found in major libraries.

Queensland Government Gazette 1862
Government Gazettes are a much underused source, partly because of their availability (you would usually only find them select archive offices or libraries), and partly because people don't know about them.

Queensland Government Gazette 1863
Government Gazettes are only just starting to get the recognition that they deserve. They've been largely an unknown source, partly because of their availability (you would usually only find them select archive offices or libraries), and partly because people don't know about them.

Queensland Government Gazette 1864
Government Gazettes contain a vast amount of historical and genealogical information. However they are largely an untapped resource. The few complete runs that are available are usually only found in major libraries.

Queensland Government Gazette 1865
Government Gazettes contain a vast amount of historical and genealogical information. However they are largely an untapped resource. The few complete runs that are available are usually only found in major libraries.

Queensland Government Gazette 1866
Government Gazettes are only just starting to get the recognition that they deserve. They've been largely an unknown source.

Queensland Government Gazette 1867
Government Gazettes contain a vast amount of historical and genealogical information. However they are largely an untapped resource. The few complete runs that are available are usually only found in major libraries.

Queensland Government Gazette 1868
Government Gazettes contain a vast amount of historical and genealogical information. However they are largely an untapped resource. The few complete runs that are available are usually only found in major libraries.

Queensland Government Gazette 1869
Government Gazettes contain a vast amount of historical and genealogical information. However they are largely an untapped resource. The few complete runs that are available are usually only found in major libraries.

Queensland Government Gazette 1870
Government gazettes for a particular locality eventually become standardised with the type of material listed.

Queensland Government Gazette 1871
Government gazettes for a particular locality eventually become standardised with the type of material listed.

Queensland Government Gazette 1872
Government Gazettes contain a vast amount of historical and genealogical information. However they are largely an untapped resource. The few complete runs that are available are usually only found in major libraries.

Queensland Government Gazette 1873
Government gazettes for a particular locality eventually become standardised with the type of material listed.

Queensland Government Gazette 1874
Government gazettes for a particular locality eventually become standardised with the type of material listed.

Queensland Police Gazette 1898
Compiled to be distributed amongst the Police Force only, Police Gazettes contain details and information that can not be found anywhere else.

Queensland Police Gazette 1899
Compiled to be distributed amongst the Police Force only, Police Gazettes contain details and information that can not be found anywhere else.

Queensland Police Gazette 1900
Compiled to be distributed amongst the Police Force only, Police Gazettes contain details and information that can not be found anywhere else.

Queensland PO Directory 1894-95 (Wise)
Directories are an invaluable resource for local, family and social historians as well as for researchers in other fields of Australian history.

Queensland PO Directory 1900 (Wise)
Wise's directories are the only directories that cover the whole of Queensland, not just Brisbane, suburbs and major towns. Totalling over 1500 pages its not hard to see that this is the most comprehensive as well.

Queensland PO Directory 1903 (Wise)
The 1903 edition of Wise's Queensland Post Office Directory is the only complete Directory of the whole State published. It is divided into three main sections: Towns, Alphabetical and Trades and Professions.

Queensland PO Directory 1915 (Wise)
What is a Directory? In general terms a directory is an extended version of our current day white pages and yellow pages combined (without the telephone numbers).

Brisbane Post Office Directory & Country Guide 1885-86
Directories are a valuable resource for local, family and social historians as well as for researchers in other fields of Australian history and genealogy.

Brisbane PO Directory & Country Guide 1887
Directories are a valuable resource for local, family and social historians as well as for researchers in other fields of Australian history and genealogy.

Brisbane PO Directory & Country Guide 1888 (Hollander)
Directories are a valuable resource for local, family and social historians as well as for researchers in other fields of Australian history and genealogy.

Queensland PO Directory 1892 (Weatherill)
Directories are an invaluable resource for local, family and social historians as well as for researchers in other fields of Australian history. While they do not give you birth, death and marriage details - the core records for genealogists - they can certainly provide you with information on the region that your ancestors lived, as well as information on their occupation/s and where...

Compiled and published by Weatherill, this enormous directory of over 1200 pages is unique in its coverage.

Queensland State Electoral Roll 1895
Electoral Rolls are the nearest thing Australians have to census records, at least at the end of the nineteenth and start of the twentieth century, and hence.

Queensland State Electoral Roll 1900
Electoral rolls are the nearest thing Australians have to census records, and hence they are both extremely important, and useful for local family information.

Queensland State Electoral Roll 1905
Printed electoral rolls were produced by Electoral Offices to assist in the management of elections. An electoral roll is a listing of all those residents eligible and registered to vote in a particular area.

Queensland State Electoral Roll 1910
Printed electoral rolls were produced by Electoral Offices to assist in the management of elections. An electoral roll is a listing of all those residents eligible and registered to vote in a particular area.

Queensland State Electoral Roll 1915
Printed electoral rolls were produced by Electoral Offices to assist in the management of elections. An electoral roll is a listing of all those residents eligible and registered to vote in a particular area.

Aldine History of South Australia
Following on from the success of both the Aldine History of Queensland and the Aldine History of New South Wales, South Australia.

Cyclopedia of South Australia 1907-09
H. Burgess. 1907, 09. The Cyclopedias that were published for most states of Australia around the beginning of the 20th Century are a vast resource of historical information.

Civic Record of South Australia 1936
The Civic Record of South Australia was published in 1936, South Australia's centenary year. This volume provides a wealth of information about the history of Adelaide and the development of councils throughout the surrounding suburbs and country districts of South Australia.

South Australia PO Directory 1903 (Wise)
Wise. 1903. This Directory is divided into three main sections: Towns, Alphabetical, and Trades and Professions.

South Australian Directory 1902 (Sands)
Directories are a valuable resource for family, local and social historians as well as for researchers in other fields of Australian history.

South Australian Directory 1922 (Sands)
Directories are a valuable resource for family, local and social historians as well as for researchers in other fields of Australian history.

South Australian Directory 1924 (Sands)
Directories are a valuable resource for local, family and social historians as well as for researchers in other fields of Australian history.

South Australian Directory 1930 (Sands)
Directories are a valuable resource for local, family and social historians as well as for researchers in other fields of Australian history.

South Australian Almanac & Directory 1876
Boothby. 1876. Hundreds of pages of directory listings, and even more of advertisements, many of which are illustrated. Divided into several section the first part consists of a directory of Adelaide listing residents in each street.

South Australian Almanac & Directory 1881
Boothby. 1881. Over 430 pages of directory, plus over 200 pages of advertisements, many of which are illustrated. Divided into several section the first part consists of a directory of Adelaide listing residents in each street.

Hobart Town Gazette 1844
Government Gazettes in general contain a vast amount of historical and genealogical information. However they are largely an untapped resource. The few complete runs that are available are usually only found in major libraries.

Hobart Town Gazette 1861
Government Gazettes in general contain a vast amount of historical and genealogical information. However they are largely an untapped resource. The few complete runs that are available are usually only found in major libraries.

Hobart Town Gazette 1870
Government Gazettes in general contain a vast amount of historical and genealogical information. However they are largely an untapped resource. The few complete runs that are available are usually only found in major libraries.

Hobart Town Gazette 1880
Government Gazettes in general contain a vast amount of historical and genealogical information. However they are largely an untapped resource. The few complete runs that are available are usually only found in major libraries.

Hobart Gazette 1903
Government Gazettes are a unique, useful and extremely fascinating resource for local, family and social historians and researchers in other fields throughout Australia.

Hobart Gazette 1905
Government Gazettes are a unique, useful and extremely fascinating resource for local, family and social historians and researchers in other fields throughout Australia.

Hobart Gazette 1906
Government Gazettes are a unique, useful and extremely fascinating resource for local, family and social historians and researchers in other fields throughout Australia.

Jubilee History of Tasmania
c1887 - Thaddeus Leavitt was a noted author worldwide, having produced books in both Australia and Canada.

This two volume set on the "Jubilee History is Tasmania" is one of his noted works.

Cyclopedia of Tasmania 1900
The Cyclopedias that were published for most states of Australia around the beginning of the 20th Century are a vast resource of historical and biographical information.

Tasmanians in the Transvaal War
J. Bufton. 1905. This book was written by John Bufton, an academic who has written several books. It was written to be a comprehensive, accurate and complete narrative.

Tasmania PO Directory 1890-91 (Wise)
In this directory you can expect to find people named with their addresses under:

  • Alphabetical directory (colony-wide)

Tasmania PO Directory 1892-93 (Wise)
In this directory you can expect to find people named with their addresses under:

  • Alphabetical directory (colony-wide)

Tasmania PO Directory 1896-97 (Wise)
In this directory you can expect to find people named with their addresses under:

  • Alphabetical directory (colony-wide)
  • Towns directory
  • Street directory (Hobart and Launceston only)
  • Trades directory

Other sections including names but usually not addresses:

  • Government and official directory
  • The Courts, barristers, solicitors, public notaries and Justices of the Peace
  • Medical practitioners, dentists and chemists
  • University of Tasmania staff
  • Non-government school managers and music teachers
  • Clergy
  • Societies, dairy producers, fruit growers, hop growers, pastoral station
  • owners and managers
  • Municipal officers, Road Trusts secretaries, Fruit Board inspectors, Marine Boards members
  • Bankers, building societies, insurance officers and company managers
  • Manufacturers of English goods for export to Tasmania

Users should always refer to the display advertisements as they often provide names and addresses.

Directories are one of the most effective ways of tracing members of a family, especially tradesmen, is through searching directories.

Tasmania PO Directory 1898 (Wise)
In this directory you can expect to find people named with their addresses under:

  • Alphabetical directory

Tasmania PO Directory 1899 (Wise)
In this directory you can expect to find people named with their addresses under:

  • Alphabetical directory

Tasmania PO Directory 1900 (Wise)
In this directory you can expect to find people named with their addresses under:

  • Alphabetical directory

Tasmania PO Directory 1903 (Wise)
Wise. 1903. The 1903 edition of Wise's Tasmania Post Office Directory is divided into three main sections: Towns, Alphabetical and Trades and Professions.

Tasmania PO Directory 1904 (Wise)
Wise. 1904. This directory is divided into three main sections: Towns, Alphabetical and Trades and Professions.

Tasmania PO Directory 1917 (Wise)
Wise. 1917. This directory is divided into three main sections: Towns, Alphabetical and Trades and Professions.

Tasmania PO Directory 1947 (Wise)
Wise. 1947. This directory is divided into three main sections: Towns, Alphabetical and Trades and Professions.

Tasmanian Directory 1887 (Middleton & Maning)
Volume of over 500 pages is divided into several main sections.


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