Helping you trace your family history in Australia and elsewhere
Helping you trace your family history in Australia and elsewhere
These photographs are more than just a record of government activities and official employees. They provide a window into the life of ordinary Victorians. Currently there are 3,718 images online including school photos. TIP: This photostream can be searched using…
This site contains 60,000 digitised records of the First Legislative Council 1824-1855. These include tabled papers, bills, minutes of proceedings, correspondence and newspaper reports of debates. The documents have been indexed by document type and date.The First Legislative Council, the…
This site invites you to hop on the historic W-class tram and hop off at any one of over 1600 destinations throughout Victoria (Australia). Along the way you can discover the history of every town, city, suburb, village and settlement…
This site provides access to the full text of over 10,000 Victorian parliamentary papers dating from 1851. All documents are fully searchable and include parliamentary committee reports, Ombudsman’s reports, Auditor General’s reports, Royal Commissions, annual reports of departments and agencies…
This site by Alexander Romanov-Hughes includes censuses, directories and electoral rolls for Melbourne and Port Phillip plus biographies of pioneers. There are also alphabetical lists of passenger arrivals to Port Phillip for: • Coastal passengers 1839-1845 • Unassisted passengers from…
These online interactive plans provide a historical record of Melbourne streetscapes and comprise of three levels of linked plans which include the outline of every building, the garden layout and the ownership boundaries. TIP: Check the How to use the…
This wiki consists of contributions by a wide cross section of people living in the City of Moreland, the City of Darebin, the City of Banyule, the Shire of Nillumbik and the City of Whittlesea. It aims to document the…
The Malvern Historical Society was formed in 1973. The Society actively collects and preserves material relating to the area formerly the City of Malvern, Victoria, now part of the City of Stonnington. The site includes Quick Facts, Oral History, Gallery,…
Thus site presents Darebin’s local history through a series of articles researched, authored and managed by Darebin Libraries. Includes information on researching family history, Darebin’s Great War, researching house history plus much more. New
This blog will have an associated website containing a database of volunteers with Coburg connections added in the next few weeks. New