Family history
Selected immigration records
This index and the associated digital images have been created as part of a partnership between MHNSW and Ancestry.com. Search 8,000+ entries from 1838 to 1887
Bankruptcy index 1888-1929
Bankruptcy is a state in which a person is unable to pay creditors and is required to undergo a legal process that usually results in liquidation the estate in order to meet expenses (at least in part).
Schools & related records 1876-1979
30,000+ entries include administrative files & records such as admission registers, punishment books & inspection books
Unassisted immigrants index 1842-1855
Unassisted (or free) passengers came to Australia at their own expense, including ships' crew and military
Assisted immigrants digitised shipping lists 1828-1896
If you know the ship your assisted passengers arrived on you can search, view & download the digitised shipping list
Divorce records index 1873-1923
Search 21,000+ entries - divorce files can include petitions for the dissolution of marriage, petitions for maintenance, marriage certificates, decrees nisi and decrees absolute
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Equity Court records
Since 1823 the Equity Jurisdiction has dealt with matters of fairness and the enforcing of rights not recognised at Common Law
Electricity Commission
These photos record the power generation and transmission assets of the organisation and document the working conditions and social events of its employees
Convicts index 1791-1873
140,000+ entries of certificates of freedom, bank accounts, deaths, exemptions from Government Labor, pardons, tickets of leave & tickets of leave passports