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Bendigo (Sandhurst) District Directory 1867

3,800+ records

Stevens and Bartholmew's district directory for 1867 encompasses the areas of Sandhurst (Bendigo), Castlemaine, Echuca, Maldon, …
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Brisbane Post Office Directory & Country Guide 1885

11,000+ records

The Brisbane Post Office Directory & Country Guide 1885 produced by Watson Ferguson & Co lists people living in the Brisbane area …
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Ballarat and District Directory 1865

6,600+ records

A directory containing information about people resident in Ballarat VIctoria in 1865 – the height of the gold rush...
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NSW Public School Teachers 1929

3,800+ records

This directory records the public school teachers who were members of the NSW Public School Teachers Federation in 1929. ..
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Goldfields Collection

17,300+ records

This data contains information about people resident in Australia’s Victorian goldfields circa 1850 to 1870 gathered from selected…
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NSW Post Office Directory 1867

60,000+ records

People living in New South Wales in 1867. Data includes name, occupation
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Legal directory 1905 and 1909

7,800+ records

Lists trades and professionals in Queensland, New South Wales, Tasmania and other states in 1905 and 1909
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Queensland Trades and Professionals 1909

16,600+ records

Lists trades and professionals in Queensland in 1909. Includes the trades person’s name, their occupation and their location
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Colonial Photographers

800+ records

The list details the some of the names and addresses of various Australian colonial photographers from 1850 onwards.
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Convict Certificates of Freedom

38,400+ records

Following transportation to Australia, convicts (mainly British and Irish) could apply for a Certificate of Freedom at the end of …
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