The Mallee
Cities & towns, Such was life:
‘I can readily imagine why most people speak of this part of the country with a certain dread for there is actually no grass and no water to be found.’
Post Tagged with: "Victoria"
Law making and breaking in colonial Victoria
People & professions, Social life & customs, Such was life:
Criminals, crime and justice in colonial Victoria!
The conscience of colonial society
Shortly it will be the 200th anniversary of Samuel Thomas Gill’s birth in Somerset in England. STG, as he was universally known, died unrecognised on the steps of the GPO in Melbourne in 1880.
Locating hard to find immigrants
Family matters, Research tips & tricks:
It can be frustrating when you cant find a records of your ancestors arrival in Victoria after completing the research steps outlined in my previous post. There are a range… Read More ›
Finding immigrants to Victoria
Family matters, Research tips & tricks:
Before you can begin searching for your ancestors’ arrival in Victoria, I recommend that you begin by doing some background research to decide when he or she may have arrived.… Read More ›
Finding early Australian census records
Family matters, Research guides, Research tips & tricks:
Finding early Australian census records, using the Library’s new online research guide.
Did your ancestor sign the Bendigo Goldfields Petition?
Collections, Family matters, Research tips & tricks:
One of the treasures in the State Library’s collections that fascinates family historians is the Bendigo Goldfields Petition. Hundreds of thousands of eager diggers arrived in Victoria in the early… Read More ›
Index to passengers leaving Victoria extended to 1901
Family matters, Research tips & tricks:
The Public Record Office Victoria has just extended its online index to passengers leaving Victoria up to 1901. The Index to Outward Passengers to Interstate, U.K. and Foreign Ports, 1852-1901… Read More ›
Find your ancestors who migrated to Victoria
Family matters, Research guides:
Our new online guide to Victorian migration records is now available. Many family historians ask the question “When did my ancestors arrive in Victoria?” This new guide is designed to… Read More ›
