Northern Territory Library
FAMILY HISTORY CDs
The CD-Roms on this list have been loaded to the family history computer and
are only available within the library. Some resources are now available online.
Australia
10th General Report of the Colonial Land &
Emigration Commissioners 1850.
This official report, the 10th general report of the
Colonial Land and Emigration Commissioners, will
give useful insight to family and general historians of
the state of various colonies in 1850.
Australasian Medical Directories
Compendium.
Australian Medical Directories
contain useful information for social
historians and those interested in
medical history as well as those with
ancestors within the medical profession.
Australian Dictionary of Dates &
Men of the Time. (full text)
Containing the history of Australasia
from 1542 to date (1879)
Trove Link
Australian Family Histories 2nd, 3rd,
4th, 5th, 7th Editions
Part two is amazing. It consists of an
alphabetical list of family names (over
59,000 surname occurences are
listed), and for each one, provides a
reference to the title/s in which that surname is
mentioned.
Australian Genealogical computer Index v.3, v.4.
Over 2.5 million names indexed from the collections of
the SAG as well as other Australian family history
societies and libraries. Data on this CD is new - it
does not replace AGCI 1 and AGCI 2 which have
already been published.
Australian Pastoral Directory
Compendium 2. 1913, 1923,
1925, 1931, 1954
Australian Pastoral Directory lists
approximately 231 pages of
stockowners in all States of
Australia.
Dep a rtm ent of A rts & Mu s e ums
Convictions : Australian Shipping Arrivals and
Departures 1788-1968.
The reason for the name change has to do with the
fact that "Convictions" was originally set up as a list of
convict ships arriving in Australia, which grew into the
a listing of general shipping, making the name a bit
misleading.
Genealogical Database of Australia's
Travelling Showpeople.
Was your Australian ancestor in the
circus? Or some other travelling
show?
British Army in Australia 17881870.
Prior to 1820 Australians and British
were recruited into the locally based
(Australian) military units.
Cemetery Transcriptions v.3.
Index to headstone inscriptions from 258 cemeteries,
mostly Victorian. Searchable by surname or place.
Does not include Western Australia, Northern Territory
or Queensland.
Convict Ticket-of-Leave Register:
Toodyay.
Swan River Settlement had been in
existence for twenty years when it
took the unusual step of electing to
become a British penal settlement in
1849.
Early Australian Electoral Rolls
Vol. 1. New South Wales 1903, Tasmania 1903,
Western Australia 1901.
Vol. 2. Victoria 1903, Queensland 1903, South
Australia 1909.
Emigrants from Hamburg to
Australasia 1850-1879.
Provides and index to over 40,000
passengers departing from Hamburg
for ports in Australia and New
Zealand between 1850 and 1879.
Online: Register
http://www.findmypast.com/articles/world-records/full-list-ofaustralia-and-new-zealand-records/travel-andmigration/emigrants-from-hamburg-to-australasia-1850-1879.
Free Settlers of Australia 1788-1828.
A consolidated list of those approximately 10,000
people who arrived in Australia as free (migrant)
settlers. Soldiers who did not settle in Australia are
particularly mentioned. These people are also
embraced by a separate work in this series which
indicates their regiment.
Genealogical Index to Australians
& other Expatriates in Papua New
Guinea 1988-1975.
This material is a unique and
extremely valuable resource for
research on expatriate families in
Papua New Guinea. It covers a total of 38 sources
from across the country, with some information such
as the monumental inscriptions no longer available as
time and vandalism have taken their toll on
headstones.
Online: Register
Paracensus of Australia 1788-1828. The population
of the fifteen British sites around Australia (ie. Port
Jackson-Botany Bay, Norfolk Island (2), O'Sullivan's
Cove (Port Phillip), King Island, Morton Bay, Van
Diemen's Land, New Guinea, Ambon, Albany, Melville
Island, New Zeland, Swan River, the Kimberleys, and
Cape Baron and the colony of Americans on
Kangaroo Island neared 100,000 by 1828.
Parish Registers in Australia
1787-1990
This [work] comprises 356 pages
and indexes the location of 5,524
different Australian Parish
Registers from 42 different
religions held at 153 record
centres around Australia.
Wellbank's Australian Nautical
Almanac and Coasters' Guide.
This volume contains a variety of
useful information for seamen of
the era. The larger part is taken up
with details of around 1000
localities around most of the Australian coast.
Australian Capital Territory
http://www.findmypast.com.au/articles/world-records/full-list-of-australiaand-new-zealand-records/travel-and-migration/genealogical-index-toaustralians-and-other-expatriates-in-papua-new-guinea
Historical Records Index for the Settlements of
Tasmania, Victoria, Northern Territory & West
Australia.
Included are the Indices of the Hobart Town Gazette
and Southern reporter 1818-19.
History of the 10th Battalion AIF.
A brief history of the 10th Battalion,
raised in August 1914.
Online: AWM
https://www.awm.gov.au/unit/U51450/
Legault’s Australasian Armorial.
Vol. 1 Personal Arms & Vol. 2
Common Roots.
Official Records of the Australian
Military Contingents to the War in
South Africa. A compilation of official
Australian reports regarding the war in
South Africa, and was recorded as a
memorial and remembrance of the
war.
Historical Indexes of the Canberra / Queanbeyan
District.
v. 1. Bungendore & Michelago NSW
v. 2. Council & Court Records, Queanbeyan
v. 3. Land & other records
v. 4. Parish registers & Burial Records
New South Wales
Australian Contingent
A history of the Patriotic Movement in New South
Wales and an account of the despatch of troops to the
assistance of the Imperial Forces in the Soudan.
www.awm.gov.au/atwar/sudan/
Between the Wars Index 19191945. Contains approximately 1.4
million records, of marriages and
deaths in New South Wales between
1919 and 1945.
Bounty Immigration 1828-1842
These records include an index
about 60,000 records of immigrants
arriving in Sydney. Beginning in
1828, the Australian Government
organized a program to encourage
people to migrate to Australia.
Calendar & Post Office Directory 1833
It begins with a 'Sketch of the Colony', followed by a
calendar for 1833, and directions if sailing or travelling
by road.
Census of NSW 1828 : revised edition with data from
extant household returns
This database contains records from the 1841 census
of New South Wales, Australia.
Online in Library: Ancestry.com.au
Convicts & Employers Index 1828, 1832-1833, Jan
1838-Jan 1844
This index of 22,574 records has been compiled
primarily from lists published in the NSW Government
Gazettes of 1832-1833 of assignments (male and
female), absconders, absconders apprehended, and a
small list of those with their Ticket of Leave cancelled.
Convicts to NSW 1788-1812 : complete listings
from the transportation records.
"... Over 14500 convicts are listed, including those
who never made the journey and others put ashore in
Van Diemen's Land and Port Phillip. Searches are
possible not only by name but also by crime, place of
trial, occupation and ship of arrival ... "
Cyclopedia of NSW
An historical and commercial review,
descriptive and biographical, facts,
figures and illustrations ; an epitome
of progress.
Dawn and New Dawn 1952-1975
Contains articles about the conditions and activities on
reserves, stations, homes and schools throughout
New South Wales, as well as highlights from the work
of the Aboriginal Welfare Board.
Deane Index 1823-1840
Miss Mathilde E. Deane, working at the Public Record
Office in London in 1929-1930, compiled an index
(sometimes referred to as The Settlers' Letter Index)
to miscellaneous letters by or about settlers, military
and individuals in the Colonial Office series of records
including (in the early portion), both New South Wales
and Van Diemen's Land.
Federation Index 1889-1918
New South Wales Pioneers Index
covers index information from early
church and marine records and civil
records. Includes a total of
approximately 4 million records (on
the two CDs together), in the index of all birth, death
and marriage records held by the New South Wales
Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages.
First Title Holders of Land in the Counties of
Camden, Cook, Hunter, Durham and Gloucester
Includes: alphabetical lists of surnames of the first title
holders ... and leaseholders at the time the map was
printed.
Free Passengers to NSW 18261837
Contains nearly 36,000 names of
passengers, military and crew on
passenger ships, whalers and
trading vessels between 1826 and
1837. It also includes those who
arrived on convict transports (but not convicts).
Free Railway Passes Index 1880-1892
Index of 23,899 compiled from surviving registers of
applications for free Railway Passes.
Geographical Encyclopedia of NSW, including the
counties, towns and villages within the colony ... with a
map, and diagram of light-houses on the coast.
Government Gazettes 1832-1885
Tens of thousands of ordinary people and localities
small and large are mentioned each year in
Government Gazettes.
Hawkesbury and Shoalhaven Calendar, Directory,
Guide and Historical Record
A large proportion of the book contains a detailed
account of the area and its history including
information on the districts growth and development,
events, churches, schools, agriculture and culture.
Biographical notes on several prominent people are
also included. The directory gives a list of people in
certain roles in the community.
Immigration Deposit Indexes 1853-1900
Immigrants and depositors contains 67,199 records in
separate indexes for depositors and immigrants. many
convicts and early immigrants established in the
Colony sponsored relatives and employees and, in a
large majority of entries, details such as location,
parish, townland or address in the county of origin,
ship etc are specified.
Index to Colonial Convict Movements 1827-1853
Concerns convict movements in the Colony of New
South Wales (encompassing what is now New South
Wales, Queensland, Tasmania and Victoria)
Pastoral Possessions of NSW
Each pastoral holding includes the land district and
county in which each pastoral holding is situated; the
area in acres; the annual rent and licence fee; and the
rate per acre and per section for each leasehold and
resumed area respectively; plus the names of the
registered pastoral holders of the crown.
Pioneers Index 1788-1888
New South Wales Pioneers Index
covers index information from early
church and marine records and civil
records. Includes a total of
approximately 4 million records (on
the two CDs together), in the index of all birth, death
and marriage records held by the New South Wales
Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages.
Police Gazettes 1862-1938
Compiled to be distributed amongst the Police Force
only, these Gazettes therefore contain details and
information that cannot be found anywhere else.
Post Office Directory 1904
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 as well
as the householders of each
address.
Pubs and Publicans in the
County of Cumberland and NSW
to 1850
Details of over 2500 pubs and
publicans in the County of
Cumberland, New South Wales,
1788-1850, covering from the
Hawkesbury-Nepean River in the north, to the base of
the Blue Mountains to the west and to Bulli in the
south.
Rank and Badges in the
Australian and American Navy,
Army and R.A.A.F.
Published circa 1943, this book
was designed to assist the public
to recognise the arms and
branches of the Australian, and
American services.
Rhode’s Shipping Annual &
Directory of Passenger
Steamers 1914
This shipping annual and directory
of passenger steamers includes a
list of all the fleets followed by a
separate listing for each ship with
details about its build, owners, measurements and
other relevant information.
Sydney Directory 1847
Contains a host of information for
anyone wishing to know about the
people and society of Sydney as it
was in 1847.
Sydney Morning Herald Birth,
Marriage, Death & Funeral
Notices 1831-1853
Malcolm Sainty and Keith
Johnson have compiled index
cards from every notice of births,
marriages, deaths and funerals in
every edition of the Sydney Morning Herald
newpapers from 18 April 1831 (the first day it was
published) to 30 September 1853.
Tracing your Family History in
New South Wales
This guide details the many
different types of records useful for
your research, together with where
you can find them. A new feature in
this edition, is that for the first time
not only 'hardcopy' (or printed)…
Unassisted Arrivals Index 18421856
It was compiled from three State
Records NSW sources (Reports of
Vessels Arrived 1842-56'
Passengers Arriving Sydney 1846;
and Shipping Master's Office…
Waverley & South Head General Cemeteries
Transcriptions
Waverley Cemetery had its first interment in 1877 now
has now grown to over 80,000 interments in 50,000
gravesites and memorials over 40 acres
Northern Territory
Aliens registered in the NT 1916-1921. This is an
index of Aliens registered in the Northern Territory and
not only contains people who eventually settled in the
Northern Territory, but also those who transferred to
other places. In some cases there is a date of death,
or a notation that the person “returned”.
Births, Deaths & Marriages 1870-1918
Each record includes a transcript. The amount of
information listed varies, but the Northern Territory
Birth Index 1870-1918 may include the following
information about your ancestor.
Births, Deaths & Marriages 2006.
Compiled by the Genealogical Society from the
newspapers.
Census, Electoral Rolls &
Directories 1881-1940
This BTM Index of Northern Territory
combines information from census
records, directories and electoral
rolls and includes lists of government
officials. The surviving census of the Territory 1881 to
1921; the electoral rolls 1884 to 1940; and the
directories 1908 to 1930 are transcribed in to this
publication.
Darwin Evacuees – Cyclone Tracy 1974
This list was prepared to help the ACT Police
Headquarters answer enquiries on the whereabouts of
persons evacuated from Darwin after the cyclone. The
list reflects information available to the ACT Police as
at Wednesday 8 January 1975.
Deaths 1824-2004 pt 1
Contains Northern Territory related
deaths extracted from cemeteries'
registers, headstones, newspapers,
probates and police journals.
Northern Territory Dictionary of Biography
The 'Dictionary' spans the period from the early British
and French explorers of the Northern Territory coast
to the mid 1990s and aims to provide a broad
reflection of life in the Territory rather than focusing on
eminent public figures.
Government Gazettes 1997-1998, 2000-2006
These are only available on CD Rom
G Series From July 2014 produced by the
Department of Chief Ministers, Office of the
Parliamentary Counsel.
S Series
Gazettes 2011 to 2015
Northern Territory as it is 1882
is an account of a trip by South
Australian parliamentarians to the
Northern Territory, written by
William Sowden in 1882.
Northern Territory : Its History And Great
Possibilities 1922 J.J. Parer.
An interesting book demonstating the strong opinions
and fears throughout Australia during this time period
while providing useful information on the Northern
Territory.
Northern Territory Times Almanac & Directory
1887, 1888, 1890
Each volume contains a much information on the
people, businesses and services in the Northern
Territory during each year.
World War II evacuation list from the Top End of
the Northern Territory
Includes an explanation as to the bombing of Darwin
and the Top End of the Northern Territory 1941-42
Queensland
Aldine History of Queensland
It includes chapters on Australian
and Queensland history from the
exploration of Australia through to
the different districts of the colony
of Queensland in 1888.
Brisbane Directory & Squatters’ Guide 1876
Brisbane Directory and Squatters Guide, contains a
comprehensive Brisbane Street directory, Brisbane
and suburbs alphabetical and trades & professional
directories and much more. It also includes a
Queensland Squatters directory, which list the names
and address of many squatters in Queensland in
1876.
Commonwealth Electoral Roll 1949
A database of approx. 756,000 entries
Queensland Federation Index
1890-1914
Index to births, deaths and
marriages in Queensland 18901914
Fox’s History of Queensland 19191923
Includes information ranging from
flora and fauna to industry, from
geology and history to politics as well
as information relevant to the day on
schools, hospitals, infrastructure and
farming. It includes a large section on
the major towns, regions and
homesteads throughout Queensland, as well as a
large number of biographies on influential and
ordinary citizens throughout the community.
Full Text: Online
Full Text: Online
Government Gazettes 1859-1910
Annual listing of Queensland government business,
including jobs, tenders, and land transactions. These
communications covered a range of issues including
proclamations, official appointments (from teachers to
railway employees), licences, legal notices, statistics,
and bankruptcy notices, among others.
Date range: 1859-1900.
Government Railway Index to Staff employed in
various departments and stations 1889-1912
Qld Government Railways employed a large number
of people during the development of the Rail System
and their records were kept in Staff Registers for
many years.
Government Railway Index to
staff records 1878-1946
Find out more about Railway
Employees
Paddington Cemeteries (Qld) Ex-humations and
Re-Interments
The remains of 186 people were removed and
reburied, mainly in Toowong Cemetery, and 136
memorials were removed and relocated.
A further 505 memorials and headstones were
transferred to a small reserve established next to
Christ Church, Milton in 1913 to 1914.
Online: Full Text
Pioneers Index 1829-1889
This index has been compiled using
the records of the Queensland
Registy of Births, Deaths and
Marriages. It contains nearly 420
000 entries and covers registrations
of marriages from 1829 to 1856
Available for download.
Post Office Directory 1874, 1903, 1915, 1920, 1921,
1922
The 1903 edition of Wises's Queensland Post Office
Directory is the only complete Directory of the whole
State published at the time.
Queenslanders who Fought in the Great War
A record of 2468 men and some women involved in
the Great War 1914-18, mainly those who actually
served overseas.
Full Text: Online
School Pupils Index Parts 1 - 4
These indexes contain many of the
original sources which provide
wonderful additional information on
the family, including: age at
admission, birth date, parents names
and occupation, religion, address.
Counties Atlas 1876 of South Australia and
Northern Territory.
This atlas was the first of its kind ever produced in the
Colony, and was thoroughly authentic at the date of
publication. It shows all boroughs, postal towns,
villages, hamlets, road boards, roads, railways, rivers,
lakes, creeks, mountains, stations and the area of
county and station (including the names, occupiers,
grazing capabilities and area of each)
Deaths 1842-1915
Contains the deaths database of
225,359 death registration entries.
Online Search.
State Electoral Roll 1895, 1900, 1905, 1910, 1915
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, they are
both extremely important and useful for local, family
and social historians.
South Australia
Almanac & Directory 1876
Almanacs and directories are a
valuable resource for local, family
and social historians as well as for
researchers in other fields of
Australian history. This one
particularly so because it is so early
Births 1842-1906
An index of 473,888 birth
registration entries up to 1906.
Births 1907-1928
This publication contains over
255,200 records of births registered
in South Australia under a
compulsory registration system
between the years of 1907 and
1928.
Census 1841
A census is a great source of genealogy data for
anyone exploring their family history or building their
family tree.
Commonwealth Electoral Roll
Includes the rolls for Barker,
Boothby, Grey, Hindmarsh, and
Wakefield Divisions of South
Australia in 1941 – over 5,500
pages.1939, 1941, 1943
Deaths 1916-1973
For Birth, Marriage and Death indexes, we have three
charts showing what information is likely to be
included on the original Certificates for different time
periods.
Directories of South Australia
Post Office directories and almanacs are a valuable
source of information for family historians.
Emigration to South Australia
1853 Passenger lists and Notices
The 1853 'South Australian
Government Gazette', unlike other
years published a number of
shipping lists and other notices and reports of
voyages. Most of these have been extracted from the
gazette for publication in this handy form.
Government Gazettes 1841-1865, 1867-1870, 1886,
1888, 1889, 1999-present
On Thursday, 12 April 1849 it was Proclaimed that as
and from 21 April of that year the South Australian
Government Gazette would be published every
Thursday from the new Government Printing Office
premises in Victoria Square, Adelaide.
Land Owners 1835-1841
A database designed to provide the
researcher with a complete listing of
all land purchases in South Australia
as extracted from a range of records
held by the State Library and State
Records of South Australia.
Lonely Graves in South Australia version 3
A lonely grave is a single grave or in a small group of
graves outside a recognised or currently used
cemetery that never had more than about twenty
graves.
Marriages 1842-1937
Discover the details of your South Australian
ancestor’s marriage(s). Find out what all-important
information is listed on their marriage certificate(s),
from their spouse’s name to when and where they
were married.
National Directory 1867-1868
Commercially published directories and almanacs are
a particularly valuable source of information for family
historians.
Newspaper Obituaries 1836-1900
A database designed to provide to
researcher with an index of newspaper
obituaries published in South
Australian newspapers.
Nomenclature of South Australia
Includes the history of about 1,200
names of places throughout South
Australia.
http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/56872785
Passenger Lists 1836-1851
Unfortunately the information on some may not be
100% accurate, as they were transcribed from
microfilmed of the 'South Australian Register'
newspaper of the day.
Federation Index 1900-1930
Contains over 221,000 records of
births, death and marriages registered
in Tasmania.
Government Gazettes 1907-1916, 1919. 1924-1931,
1939, 1941, 1945
2008-current
Besides being the official publication of the Tasmanian
government, this Gazette served the early colony
much as a newspaper…
Hobart Gazette 1827, 1844, 1861, 1870, 1880, 19031905, 1906
Hobart Town Gazette 1925-1827 (not on CD)
Unique to the Hobart Gazette is an immense wealth of
information specific to the convicts that were sent to
Tasmania.
Land Musters, Stock Returns and
Lists 1803-1822
This book contains a large number of
government statistics, lists, records
and reports from Van Diemen's Land
in 1803-1822.
Police Gazette 19th Century Set 18621900
Compiled to be distributed amongst the
Police Force only, Police Gazettes
contain details and information that can
not be found anywhere else.
Pioneers Index 1803-1899
Is an index of all birth, death and
marriage records for the period
1803-1899 which were created by
the Registrar of Births, Deaths and
Marriages in Tasmania.
Police Gazette 20th Century Set 19011947
Police gazettes provided information and
instructions to members of the police
force.
Post Office Directory 1904
This directory is divided into three
main sections: Towns, Alphabetical
and Trades and Professions.
Post Office Directory
Post Office directories and almanacs are a valuable
source of information for family historians.
Walch’s Tasmanian Almanac
Compendium 1896 to 1900
It had a variety of titles in the time
that it was published but was
commonly known as Walch's
Almanac. Also known as the "Red
Pre-civil Registration Deaths
A listing of deaths in South Australia prior to the
introduction of Civil Registration on 1 June 1842.
Pre-civil Registration Marriages
A listing of marriages in South Australia prior to the
introduction of Civil Registration on 1 June 1842.
Unregistered Deaths from July 1842
Comprises of deaths reported in
various media, but not located in the
South Australian Registry of BDM
Indexes.
For more information from South Australia visit the
Genealogy SA website
Tasmania
Cyclopedia of Tasmania 1900
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.
Book"
Walch’s Tasmanian Almanac Compendium 1901 to
1905
It contained detailed information about Tasmania for
the year it was published, with information about all
regions and towns of the state.
Tasmanian Family history
Victoria
Australia’s Army War Dead 18851972
Includes over 88,000 Australian Army
index records of service personnel,
from all states and territories, who lost
their lives during or as a result of
operational service between 1885 and 1972.
Crown Land Licenses 1853, 1856
It lists the occupants of crown land licenses for the
year 1852, and was presented to Parliament in 1853.
Death Index 1921-1985
For the first time over 1.5 million
deaths registered in Victoria during a
65 year period can now be covered
by a single search.
Edwardian Index 1902-1913
The records are arranged
alphabetically for the entire period
and the births, deaths and marriages
have been merged into one index.
Federation Index 1889-1901
The records are arranged
alphabetically for the entire period and
the births, deaths and marriages have
been merged into one index.
Gazetteer and Road Guide 1879
It contains 'the most recent and
accurate information on every place in
the colony' in 1879 - a wealth of
information for historians and
genealogists.
Government Gazettes 1836-1997
CD Roms:1851 Jul-Dec, 1852, 1855-1870, 18711891, 1893-1906
Government Gazette Port Phillip
The first issue of the Victoria Government Gazette
was published on 9 July 1851. Before then, material
about Victoria was published in the New South Wales
Government Gazette, the Port Phillip Government
Notices and the Port Phillip Government Gazette.
Great War Index 1914-1920
The records are arranged
alphabetically for the entire period
and the births, deaths and marriages
have been merged into one index.
Immigration to Victoria 1852-1879
Compiled using the passenger lists of ships arriving in
Victoria from British and foreign ports between 185279.
Inquest Index 1840-1985
This is an index to nearly 240,000
inquests undertaken in Victoria from
1840 through till 1980 compiled by
Marjory Knight.
Marine Births, Deaths & Marriages
1853-1920
Contains records of births, deaths and
marriages on board international and
coastal ships bound for Victoria
between 1853 and 1920.
Marriage Index 1921-1942
Contains nearly 800,000 index entries
representing over 300,000 marriages
registered in Victoria from 1921 to
1942.
Melbourne Commercial &
Squatters Directory 1854
They record those who lived in the
area, along with their occupations,
what facilities were available and
much more.
Melbourne Directory 1857-1861
This is a facsimile copy on CD-ROM
of the five directories for each years
from 1857 to 1861 that were
published in books
Mining Accident Index 1850s – 1940s
Comprehensive list on CD Rom.
Pastures New - An Account of the
Pastoral Occupation of Port Phillip
This book is written as a history and
account of pasturing and the merino
sheep and wool industry in Port
Phillip from its first permanent
settling in 1835 to the gold rush of the 1850's.
Online: Full Text
Pioneers Index 1837-1888
Contains records of births, deaths
and marriages registered in Victoria
since the start of Civil Registration
in July 1853, together with the
previous church records of
baptism, burial and marriage commencing in 1836, a
total of over 1.7 million index records.
Police Gazettes 1855, 1864, 1865, 1868-76, 18851924
Compiled to be distributes amongst the Police force only,
Police Gazettes contain details and information that can not
be found anywhere else.
Post Office Directory 1904
The 1904 edition of Wise's Post
Office Directory for Victoria is divided
into three main sections: Towns,
Alphabetical and Trades and
Professions.
The Chronicles of Early
Melbourne 1835-1851
This publication is a unique and
fascinating history of early
Melbourne (1835-1851) consisting
of detailed and intriguing stories and
anecdotes.
Victorian Directory 1929
A massive directory of almost 2,400
pages, this Sands and McDougall
directory, which in 1929 was in its
73rd year of publication
Newspaper press Directory and Advertisers’
Guide containing particulars of every Newspaper,
magazine, review and periodical published in Great
Britain and Ireland 1927
Lists thousands of different newspapers, magazines
and periodicals from the British Isles and its colonies.
Western Australia
Baptisms Sept 1840 – May 1999
Contains the details of baptisms recorded in the
registers that have passed throught he Uniting Church
of Australia, Synod of Western Australia Archives up
to 1999.
Blue Book 1871-1905
Blue Books are summaries of
governmental activities and contain
many statistical records determined
by the activities of the government
and the economy and as such can
prove useful references for determining an historical
perspective at a given point in time.
Inquests 1876-1903
Index of Inquests which were
published in the West Australian
Police Gazettes.
Samuel Lewis’s Topographical
Dictionary of England 1859
This work contains every fact of
importance tending to illustrate the local
history of England.
Cornwall
Census 1841
Census records of England available online
London
Holden’s Triennial Directory for
1805, 1806 and 1807
This book is a very rare, incredibly
useful, early directory first published
in 1805. Using a directory like this,
which pre-dates civil registration
(which started in 1837), can often help you to pin
down areas to search for possible marriage and
baptismal records
Marriage Index 1915-1933
Containing approx. 51,400 marriages
that occurred in Western Australia.
Passenger Arrivals in WA 18391890
Index of approximately 27,500
immigrants including convicts and
their guards who arrived in Western
Australia from the United Kingdom,
Europe, Asia and other ports of Australia.
Post Office Directory
1893 to 1949 Post Office Directories are available
online full text.
Online: Full Text
Post Office Directory 1856
Comprising amongst other information,
official directory, street directory,
commercial directory, trades' directory,
law directory, court directory,
parliamentary directory, postal directory,
city directory, conveyance directory,
banking directory.
Post Office Directory 1902
Comprising amongst other information, official, street,
commercial, trades, law, court, parliamentary, postal,
city and clerical, conveyance and banking directories.
Wales
United Kingdom
Returns of Owners of Land 1873
Return shows the holding, in acres, rods and poles,
and estimated yearly rental valuation of all holdings
over 1 acre.
England
Ireland
A Parish Finder for England
Lists all extant and extinct parishes,
chapelries and extra parochial areas
in England to 1974 together with their
details of origin, county, diocese at
1974 and deanery at 1974.
Frith's Photographic Directory
Period photographs for social and historical studies.
1851 Dublin City Census Chart’s index
Providing the names and addresses of approximately
59,000 heads of household.
Index to Griffith’s Valuation of Ireland 1848-1864
Griffith’s Valuation, indexed with images in this
database, is one of Ireland's premier genealogical
resources, referencing approximately one million
individuals who occupied property in Ireland between
1848 and 1864.
Ancestry.com link available within the library
International Land Records: Irish Flax growers,
1796
During this time period, thousands of Irish farmers
grew the crop for their livelihood. Provided by the
Ulster Historical Foundation, this database is a list of
known flax growers on the island in 1796.
Ancestry.com link available within the library
New Zealand
Tithe Applotment Books 1823-1838
The Tithe Applotment Books are a vital source for
genealogical research for the pre-Famine period,
given the loss of the 1821-51 Census records.
Online: Full Text
Family Tree Magazine
Scotland
Pigot & Co’s New commercial Directory of
Scotland 1825-1826
Containing comprehensive and accurate directories.
Scottish Parish Records
Welcome to ScotlandsPeople, one of
the largest online sources of original
genealogical information.
Electoral Roll 1893
Enrolling to vote in the 1893 Election is arguably one
of the most definitive political statements our New
Zealand foremothers made.
Ancestry.com link available in Library for New Zealand
Electoral rolls
Jan.-Dec. 2005
Jan.-Dec. 2006
Jan.-Mar., June-Dec. 2007
Jan.-Sept. 2008
Oct.-Dec. 2010
Jan.-Dec. 2011 + Christmas 2011
Jan.-Sept. 2012
Ceased subscription.
Genealogical Research Directory
Genealogical Research Directory 2004-2007
America
Master Index to Ships pictures
1492-2002
This database contains some 10,839
entries and is national in coverage.
www.ntl.nt.gov.au
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Post:
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Location: Parliament House, Darwin
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