Family history

(Re)making a home
An evocative collection of household items belonging to the last tenants of Susannah Place

A House In The Making
After 162 years of being continuously occupied 62 Gloucester Street was opened to the public for the first time in 2006

Aboriginal trackers & gaol photos
This webinar highlights records that Aboriginal people can access to discover more about their own family history on the colonial frontier

Assisted Immigrants Index 1839-1896
Assisted immigrants arriving in Sydney and Newcastle 1844-59, Moreton Bay 1848-59 and Port Phillip 1839-51

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

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).

Bankruptcy: what the files can tell you
Bankruptcy files contain lists of creditors that the bankrupt person owed money to and debtors that owed money to the bankrupt person

Births, deaths & marriages guide
Historical information and sources for baptisms, deaths and marriages

Births, deaths & marriages registers, 1787-1856
A list of the Registers of Births, Deaths and Marriages, 1787-1856 which can be viewed on microfilm