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Accountants guide
The Public Accountants Registration Board was established by the Public Accountants Registration Act 1945
Botanic Gardens and government domains employees
Covering 1863 to 1926 this index provides employee's date of birth, date of employment, status, salary and adjustments to salaries, or a change in duties
Chemists, druggists and pharmacists index 1876-1920
This index may assist those researching chemists, druggists and pharmacists who were registered between 1876 and 1920. It contains c.3000 entries.
John Vance Blain, Police Officer
We hold police service records and a great place to start your research is with the Police Service Registers, 1857–1913. See what information we found on John Vance Blain, Foot Police Officer
Missing Persons Enquiries by Detective Police, 1859-1883
This is one of the lesser-known series in our collection. With limited resources, investigations on missing persons during the early days of the colony were carried out and this register is a record of the process
NSW King’s / Queen’s Counsel appointment correspondence
This index provides access to digital copies of correspondence relating to applications to take silk in NSW between 1892 and 1950. The index is searchable by name and year appointed silk
NSW professions and occupations
This webinar explores the records of NSW public servants
Oyster culture leases files
The government started to encourage oyster fisheries from 1868 and later introduced oyster leases. This webinar focuses on our series of NRS-1302 Oyster cultures leases files, which tell the stories of the people who held these leases between 1920 and 1978
Police service cards
These cards are a rich source of information about police serving in NSW between 1913 and 1986
Prison officers and gaols staff
The major sources from our collection relating to gaol staff employed by the NSW Department of Corrective Services and its predecessors
Public servants guide
Covering records from 1814 to c. 1964
Public Service Board Employees' history cards, 1911-1968
These cards span the years 1911-1968 and cover workers from all parts of the NSW Public Service during this time
Public Works Salary Registers
This is an index to NRS 12532, Public Works Salary Registers for the period 1854 to 1895.
Tracing government employees
Learn how to research government employees using our collection
Watermen's licences
Watermen were boatmen licenced to ferry passengers. With watermen working on New South Wales waterways these could be an untapped source for family and maritime history