Accessing Colonial Secretary's records online
About the guide
The correspondence of the Colonial Secretary is one of the most valuable sources of information on all aspects of the history of the Colony and the State of New South Wales. The correspondence from 1788-1825 has been indexed and digitised and is available in the Index to Colonial Secretary's Papers 1788-1825. Some of the Colonial Secretary’s Correspondence and related records between 1826-1900 have also been digitised and are available online via Ancestry.com and FamilySearch.org. This guide aims to assist users in browsing these online collections.
It is strongly recommended that you read this together with the Colonial Secretary’s correspondence guide
We are delighted to make this guide available online with the kind permission of the author Clive Smith and the Port Macquarie & Districts Family History Society inc.
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