State Archives Collection

These photos are believed to have been taken in 1914, with the opening of the first baby clinics

These photos show returned soldiers clearing the land, constructing houses, and carrying out farming activities on soldier settlements established following World War 1

Transfer of land ownership originally obtained under the Closer Settlement and Returned Soldiers schemes.

This index will be of interest to those researching the transfer of land ownership originally obtained under the Closer Settlement and Returned Soldiers schemes. It records: name of applicant and vendor, name of estate, land district and Closer Settlement Promotion number.

The index related to the transfer of land ownership originally obtained under the Closer Settlement and Returned Soldiers schemes

A list of the main land records in our collection that relate to returned soldier settlement after World War I. The passage of the Returned Soldiers Settlement Act 1916, (Act No 21 1916) allowed the settlement of returned soldiers on Crown and Closer Settlement lands. When applying for land, an ex-serviceman was required to complete a Qualification Certificate which was a declaration of his or her status as an ex-service person and eligibility for land

This index relates to land ownership originally obtained under the Returned Soldiers Settlement scheme. This index records Soldier Settlement loan number, name of applicant and land district. The records relate to the application of Returned Soldier Settlers Advance/loan after World War I.

The Qualification Certificates in these files appear to be the only surviving examples of World War 1 Qualification Certificates from NSW

A Settlement Purchase was the principal tenure under the Closer Settlement Act (Act. No.37 1904). These are similar to the tenure of Conditional Purchase with the payment of a deposit and annual instalments. Many but not all returned soldiers obtained their land using this form of tenure.