Criminal and court records

Decisions of the Superior Courts of New South Wales, 1788-1899

This site also includes Moreton Bay cases (1850-1859) and Port Phillip District cases (1841-1847). There are subject and case indexes plus information on how to use this site for family history research. There are also links to other similar sites.

Mayberry Homepage

This comprehensive site by Peter Mayberry features:Irish Convicts and Databases• Irish convicts to NSW 1788-1849. A fully searchable database database which provides full details from the convict indents held by State Records New South Wales and other sources.• 1798 &…

Ancestry.com – Australia Convict Collection

This collection offers access to 24+ convict databases. The records are fully indexed with a free name search. A variety of subscription options offer access to digitised copies of the original records. Records include:• Australia – Convict Savings Bank Books,…

Queensland State Archives – Courts

Queensland State Archives hold a variety of court records: like wills, inquests, murders, criminal depositions, also insolvency and liquidation files. Many of these court records have a restricted access period of 65 or 100 years. There are guides, videos and…

State Records of South Australia

State Records of South Australia has links to an A-Z for researchers; Aboriginal services; fact sheets; family history information; indexes and special lists plus passenger lists. Some records are freely available online at FamilySearch. Use the indexes on this site…

Queensland State Archives

Select Explore our collection > More ways explore. Use the categories listed to access online indexes and original records if available. • Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders • Australian South Sea Islanders • Business • Convicts and early settlers •…