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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.
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
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