Helping you trace your family history in Australia and elsewhere
Helping you trace your family history in Australia and elsewhere
The AFP began operations on 19 October 1979. The catalyst for its formation was the Sydney Hilton hotel bombing the year before, and a realisation by the Australian government that an organisation was needed to deal with issues such as…
This site lists the significant events in the history of the NSW Police Force dating from 1788 to current. There is also an Honour Roll that commemorates those who paid the ultimate sacrifice in the execution of their duty. The…
Over 12,000 men and women have served Western Australia as police officers. This site has links, photographs, stories and more.
The Victoria Police Historical Society was formed in 1985. This site contains historical publications, valour awards database and more. The Journal of Police History has been published at irregular intervals since 1992 and a list of all issues published to…
This site brings together 25 major digital resources for Britain. It offers sophisticated searches by names, places and dates. There is a short video guide to introduce you to the key features. Many of the sites are free sites. Those…
This extensive gateway site offers links to a wide variety of resources for researching UK mariners. It is a must to visit.
This Archive in St. John’s, Newfoundland, Canada holds 70% of the records of the Registrar General of Shipping and Seamen known as Agreements and Account of Crew of British Empire vessels. They hold records for 1863-1938 plus the majority of…
There is a free name search with subscription, or pay to view, options available to access the digitised records. This database covers the following records held by State Records Office of Western Australia. • Registers of Inward and Outward Passengers,…
This index, held by the Guildhall Library Manuscripts Section covers, 1869 (retrospective to 1851 for masters and mates still sailing in 1869) to 1911.
This site includes a captains index plus a wide variety of other indexes. Note that this site is no longer being maintained.