New South Wales

General

  • Australasian Biographical Archive
    An alphabetically arranged list of c. 95,000 biographical entries, 1866-1982.
    Microfiche Drawer no. 21; Call no. mc N 957
  • AGCI Australasian Genealogical Computer Index
    AGCI contains entries that predominantly relate to Australia and New Zealand, but some overseas entries are included. Entries relate only to individuals. Some of the main records indexed on the CD include cemetery transcriptions, especially for NSW, Victoria, Western Australia and New Zealand, newspaper cuttings, Irish Transportation Records 1788-1868, and (some) shipping into New South Wales and South Australia.Consult the introduction on the fiche for abbreviations and instructions for obtaining a full listing of item indexed.  The introductory guide is also found at RM mc N 923 in the reference collection. Some sources indexed may be available in the National Library of Australia.The latest edition, available on the Newspapers and Microforms Reading Room standalone computer, does not include NSW government gazette entries. See AGCI Vol. 2 at Nmt 6706 for gazette entries.
    Microfiche Drawer no. 2; Call no. mc N 923, (earlier edition with gazette references)

Births/Baptisms - Marriages/Divorces - Deaths/Burials

  • NSW Birth, Death, Marriage Indexes
    • Pioneers Series: 1788-1888
    • Federation Series: 1889-1918
    • Between the Wars: 1919-1945 [index to deaths & marriages only]
    • Networked on eResources.
      See also NSW Registry of Births, Deaths & Marriages at www.bdm.nsw.gov.au/familyHistory/search.htm for index to births 1788-1906, marriages 1788-1956 and deaths 1788-1976.
  • Between the Wars, 1919-1945
    Index to deaths & marriages only.
    Microfiche Drawer no. 2; Call no. mc N 1369
  • Registers of Births, Deaths and Marriages, 1787-1856 (SR Reel nos. AO 5001-5048)
    The registers contain parish records for the period before the commencement of civil registration.
    Volume and Entry Nos. for the events on these films may be found on the NSW Pioneer Index above.
    Vols. 1-123 only, held by the National Library.
    Microfilm Drawer no. 1 Call no. mfm N 229
  • Births in Australia, 1788-1828
    This database records details of 27,500 early births in the Australian colonies, representing approximately 15,000 pioneer families
    Available on eResources or at RX 929.394 B619-2 on NMRR reference shelves.
  • Abstracts of All Licences for Marriages Granted to Free Persons, 1813-27 (SR Fiche no. AO 836).
    Microfiche Drawer no. 3; Call no. mfm N 229
  • Index of Births, Deaths & Marriages in Sydney Newspapers
    v.1 1830-1832; v.2 1833-1835; v.3 1836-1837.
    Nq 929.3944 M157, Main Reading Room, Call Slip Required.
  • Index of Births, Deaths & Marriages in Sydney Newspapers
    v.4 1838; v.5 1839; v.6 1840.
    Microfiche Drawer no. 3; Call no. mc N 1252
  • Index of Births, Deaths & Marriages in Sydney Newspapers
    1842-1847, 1848-1851, 1851-1853
    On NMRR reference shelves at RX 929.3944 M157 and RX 929.3955 M157
  • Sydney Morning Herald Index, 1853-1859
    Marriage notices, death and funeral notices and birth notices.
    Microfiche Drawer no. 3; Call no. mc N 1297
  • Index to Sydney Morning Herald Death and Funeral Notices, 1910-1911
    Microfiche Drawer no. 3; Call no. mc N 1129
  • Ryerson Index to Contemporary Death Notices and Obituaries in Australian Newspapers
    The Ryerson Index is an index to death notices appearing in current Australian newspapers and includes some funeral notices, probate notices and obituaries. The index covers mostly New South Wales newspapers, although some newspapers from other states are included.
    Available in eResources or at www.ryersonindex.org.
  • Consolidated Index to Deaths & Burials in the Coffs Harbour District
    Microfiche Drawer no. 2; Call no. mc N 2050
  • Illawarra Mercury, 1856-1900
    Index to the births, deaths, marriages, funerals, obituaries, in memoriam etc. between 1856 and 1900.
    Microfiche Drawer no. 3; Call no. mc N 1416
  • Index to Personal Notices in Local Newspapers – Campbelltown-Fairfield-Liverpool, 1993-2003
    Notices indexed include: births, deaths, funerals, memorials, probate, engagements, marriages, anniversaries and birthdays.
    Microfiche Drawer no. 3, Call no. mc N 2252
  • Let Us Break Their Bonds Asunder: An Index to Divorce Proceedings as reported in the Sydney Morning Herald, 1918, 1919, 1920
    Taken from: ‘Law Report: In Divorce’ and ‘Legal Notices’.
    Microfiche Drawer no. 3; Call no. mc N 1463
    Fiche for each year contain:
    • Fiche 1. Introduction; Surname index to petitioners and respondents
    • Fiche 2. Maiden name index; “Others named” index
  • Pre 1900 & Pre 1920 Pioneer Register for Newcastle & Lower Hunter Region
    Guide at: RM mc N 813 in the Newspaper Reference Collection.
    Microfiche Drawer no. 6; Call no. mc N 813

Parish Registers-Cemetery Transcripts-Monumental Inscriptions-Funeral Directors' Records

Australian Cemeteries at www.ozgenonline.com/aust_cemeteries/  - a gateway site which lists all known cemeteries in Australia, giving contact information and links to online data, if available.

  • Society of Australian Genealogists (SAG)-Index to Church Registers
    This guide book lists the parishes included in the SAG microfilms of NSW parish registers and gives the Call Number. An additional guide held at the desk, details material on each film. Some recent registers may only be viewed in the Manuscript Reading Room.
     Enquire at NMRR Information Desk for guide and microfilms.
  • Cemetery Transcriptions Index: v. 3.0  includes the following New South Wales cemeteries:
  • Cassilis, Corunna, Dubbo Old, Kiandra, Nambucca Heads, Tilba Tilba
    Available on NMRR stand alone computer
  • Balmain-Balmain cemetery register [with index]:
    Contents: pt.1 Jan. 26 1868-Jan. 19 1881; pt. 2 Jan. 20 1881-May 7 1912.
    Microfiche Drawer no. 5; Call no. mc N 870
  • Bathurst-An Index to Bathurst cemetery transcriptions recorded during 1986-1989.
    Microfiche Drawer no. 5; Call no. mc N 955
  • Broken Hill-BHCC [Broken Hill City Council] cemetery burial details as at Dec 1980
    Microfiche Drawer no. 5; Call no. mc N 834
  • Bulli-Bulli-General Cemetery transcriptions & burial details
    Microfiche Drawer no. 5; Call no. mc N 974
  • Canberra-Goulburn-Index of names in the parish registers of the Church of England Diocese of Canberra-Goulburn.
    Parish registers cover the following areas: Adaminaby, Adelong, Albury, Barmedman, Bega, Berridale, Binda, Bodalla, Bombala, Boorowa, Braidwood, Bribbaree, Bungendore, Cobargo, Cooma, Cootamundra, Crookwell, Goulburn, Gundagai, Gunning, Holbrook, Junee, Kameruka, Koorawatha, Lake Bathurst, Marulan, Moruya, Murrumburrah, North Goulburn, Pambula, Queanbeyan, Taralga, Tarcutta, Temora, Tumbarumba, Tumut, Wagga Wagga, West Goulburn, Yass, Young. 2) Period covered varies for each area, general range 1850s to 1920.
    Parish Registers are available in the SAG Parish Register collection.  See NMRR Information Desk for guide.
    Microfiche Drawer no. 15; Call no. mc N 1869
  • Illawarra-Central Illawarra cemeteries
    Microfiche Drawer no. 5; Call no. mc N 973
  • Illawarra-Early cemeteries of central Illawarra Berkeley Pioneer Cemetery, Kembla Grange Cemetery, Mount Kembla Anglican Cemetery, St Luke's Anglican Cemetery Brownsville, West Dapto Catholic Cemetery, Windy Gully Cemetery.
    Microfiche Drawer no. 5; Call no. mc N 973
  • Kiama-Kiama Independent birth, death, marriage & obituaries index 1863-1919
    Microfiche Drawer no. 6; Call no. mc N 1069
  • Liverpool-Index of parish registers All Saints Church, Liverpool N.S.W., 1839-1924
    Microfiche Drawer no. 6; Call no. mc N 1432
  • Liverpool-Headstones and inscriptions, Liverpool Pioneer Park-Liverpool
    Microfiche Drawer no. 5; Call no. mc N 1138
  • Lower Hunter-Boyle's Lower Hunter index, 1801-1883
    Microfiche Drawer no. 6; Call no. mc N 1539
  • Newcastle-Anglican Diocese of Newcastle parish registers: 1826-1899
    • Roll 1. Christ Church, Newcastle
    • Roll 2. Belmont and Swansea, Branxton and Lochinvar, Denman, Dungog, Gosford, Gresford
    • Roll 3. Gundy, Hamilton, Hexham, Lochinvar, Lambton, Jerry's Plains, Maitland West
    • Roll 4. Maitland West, Maitland South, Maitland East
    • Roll 5. Merriwa and Cassilis, Merewether, Morpeth, Mount Vincent, Muswellbrook
    • Roll 6. Newcastle-Cooks Hill, Paterson, Raymond Terrace
    • Roll 7. St. Albans, Singleton, Stockton, Stroud
    • Roll 8. Taree, Waratah, Wallsend, Wingham, Wollombi
    • Roll 9. Murrurundi
    • Roll 10. Gundy & Scone
    Microfilm Drawer no. 12; Call no. mfm N 236
  • Newcastle-Sandgate Cemetery, Newcastle, N.S.W., index to burials, 1881-1985
    Microfiche Drawer no. 5; Call no. mc N 783
  • Newcastle-Cemetery transcriptions for Sandgate Cemetery, Newcastle, N.S.W.
    Microfiche Drawer no. 5; Call no. mc N 823
  • Newcastle-Pre 1900 pioneer register for Newcastle & Lower Hunter Region
    Microfiche Drawer no. 6; Call no. mc N 813
  • Parkes-Parkes Cemetery transcriptions New South Wales
    Microfiche Drawer no. 5; Call no. mc N 1588
  • Port Macquarie-Known burials and headstone transcriptions in Port Macquarie General Cemetery Header title: Port Macquarie General Cemetery records, 1868-1985.
    Microfiche Drawer no. 5; Call no. mc N 749
  • Sydney (Rookwood)-Rookwood Necropolis N.S.W. : monumental inscriptions.
    A consolidated index is available on the standalone computer in Newspapers and Microforms Reading Room.
    • Inscriptions, old Catholic, 1-32,853 (3 fiche)
    • Inscriptions, old Wesleyan, 32,854-37,791 (1 fiche)
    • Inscriptions, Presbyterian, 37,792 -70,540 (4 fiche)
    • Inscriptions, minor de[nomi]nations, 70,541-73,390 (1 fiche)
    • Inscriptions, Church of Eng[land], 73,394-135,259 (6 fiche)
    • Inscriptions, Independent, 135,260-180,791 (6 fiche)
    • Inscriptions, Anglican (10 fiche)
    • Inscriptions, Catholic, 279,303-368,951 (12 fiche)
    • Index, Catholic (4 fiche)
    • Index, old Catholic (1 fiche)
    • Index, old Wesleyan (1 fiche)
    • Index, Presbyterian (1 fiche)
    • Index, minor de[nomi]nations (1 fiche)
    • Index, Church of Eng[land] (2 fiche)
    • Index, Independent ( 2 fiche)
    • Index, all (2 fiche)
    • Index, Anglican (3 fiche)
    • Miscellaneous Inscriptions (1 fiche)
    • Jewish Inscriptions (3 fiche).
      Microfiche Drawer no. 5; Call no. mc N 781
      See also Old Jewish Section, In Use 1867-1906, Tombstones 1837-1984, Rookwood Necropolis, Sydney, Aust.
      Networked on eResources
  • North Rocks-North Rocks Cemetery, NSW headstone transcriptions
    Microfiche Drawer no. 5; Call no. mc N 1602
  • Riverina Cemeteries-Monumental Inscriptions and Burial Records (to at least 1998)
    Networked on eResources
  • Ryde-Field of Mars, Ryde inscriptions
    • Anglican, 001-14333
    • Catholic, 14334-14679
    • Catholic, 14680-21135
    • Catholic, 21136-24995, 211336-24995, Baptist, 24996-25383, Congregational, 25384-25834, Methodist, 25835-28300
    • Methodist, 28301-28543, Presbyterian, 28544-32243, General, 32643-34940
    • General, 34941-36697 General baby, 32287-32642, General, 32244-32286, Greek Orthodox, 36700-36799
    • Index
      Microfiche Drawer no. 5; Call no. mc N 1217
  • Wauchope-Known burials and headstone transcriptions in Wauchope General Cemetery
    Microfiche Drawer no. 5; Call no. mc N 1039
  • Waverley-Waverley Cemetery, NSW transcriptions & index
    Includes introduction including plan; index, alphabetical by surname and inscriptions.
    Microfiche Drawer no. 5; Call no. mc N 1606
  • Wollongong-Wollongong General Cemetery transcriptions & burial details
    Microfiche Drawer no. 5; Call no. mc N 975
  • Woronora-Woronora Cemetery inscriptions
    Woronora Crematorium inscriptions:
    Section AA, Section BB, Section CC, Section DD, Section FF, Section GG, Section HH, Section JJ, Book of Remembrance, Port Cochere, Chapel Entrance, Columbarium, Court of Remembrance, Palm Court, Floral Court, Garden Court, Rose Gardens East, Wall of Memories.
    Woronora Headstone inscriptions:
    General lawn 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 10, Roman Catholic lawn 1, 2, 3, Palm lawn, White gum lawn, Red gum lawn.
    Woronora Masonry inscriptions:
    Combined Index, Church of England - Sections 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, -Sections : A-Q, AA-ZZ, AAA-EEE, AB, AC, AD, AE, AF, AG, AH, AJ, AK, Methodist, Presbyterian, Congregational, Baptist, Salvation Army, Lutheran, Jewish, Seventh Day Adventist, Unsectarian
    Microfiche Drawer no. 5; mc N 402

Funeral Directors' Records

  • Charles Kinsela & Son (Sydney): Funeral Directors: Burial Register Index, 1905-1982
    Networked in eResources
  • Max Perram’s Funerals, Liverpool NSW, Mar. 1962-Sep. 1973
    Vol 1: Mar 1962-Sep 1973; Vol 2: Sep 1973-Dec 1987
    Microfiche Drawer no. 6; Call no. mc N 2236
  • Names index (Pt. 2) to F. Arnold & Sons' Order Books (Sydney), 1923 1977
    Microfiche Drawer no. 6; Call no. mc G 6656
  • Walter Carter Funeral Directors (Sydney) Register, 1887-1895
    Microfiche Drawer no. 6; Call no. mc N 1834

Census

  • 1828 Census Householders' Returns (AO Reels nos. 2506-07, 2551-52)
    Networked on eResources
    Microfilm Drawer no. 8 Call no. mfm N 229 and on NMRR Reference Collection at RX 929.394 C396
  • 1841 Census, Abstracts of Householders Returns
    • Reel 1. (A.O. reel 2222) Berrima-Port Phillip
    • Reel 2. (A.O. reel 2223) Queanbeyan-Yass
      Microfilm Drawer 8, Call no. mfm G 21464 (2 reels)
      The information on the return includes name, age, condition, ship by which persons had arrived, land owned, areas cleared and cultivated, and the number of stock owned. Further description and an online index is available at the State Records of New South Wales website at http://www.records.nsw.gov.au/archives/1841_census_1068.asp
  • Collectors' books, 1891 Census
    A listing of District Names and Numbers is available at State Records of New South Wales website at: www.records.nsw.gov.au/archives/census_4648.asp.  A booklet showing details of subdistricts is at RM mfm G 21, 464 on the NMRR reference shelves.
    Microfilm Drawer 28, Call no. mfm G 22607-22642
  • 1901 Census Collector Books
    A listing of District Names and Numbers is available at the State Records of New South Wales website at: www.records.nsw.gov.au/archives/census_4648.asp.
    Microfiche Drawer no. 7; Call no. mc N 1500
  • Paracensus of Australia 1788-1828
    Microfiche Drawer no. 7; Call no. mc N 1777 (incomplete, 1998) and networked in eResources

Convicts

See State Records NSW website at www.records.nsw.gov.au/archives/indexes_online_3357.asp for the following convict indexes:
Certificates of Freedom, 1823-69
Convict Bank Accounts, 1837-70
Convict Exiles, 1846-50
Pardons, 1791-1825, 1837-47
Tickets of Exemption from Government Labor, 1827-32
Certificates of Emancipation and Pardons, 1810-19
Tickets of Leave (index) 1810-1875
Ticket of Leave Passports, 1835-69

Index to Convict Indents

  • Index to Convicts who arrived in NSW, 1788-1842
    ...
    and an index to the ships that transported them.
    Available on NMRR standalone computer or Microfiche Drawer no. 1; Call no. mc N 373
  • Worthy of Reclamation: Index to Probationary Convicts to Sydney & Moreton Bay: 1849-1850
    This index covers convicts who arrived in Sydney and Moreton Bay who were given Certificates on Leave on arrival.  These convicts are sometimes called Exiles or Pentonvilleans.
    Microfiche Drawer no. 1; Call no. mc N 1214

Convict Indents

  • Convict Indents (Bound & Printed), 1788-1842 (SR Fiche nos. AO 614-744)
    Microfiche Drawer no. 1; Call no. mfm N 229
    A complete name index is available providing fiche and page number for the full convict indent, on the NMRR standalone computer or in Microfiche Drawer no. 1, Call no. mc N 373.
  • Index to Convict Indent, 1837-1842 (SR Fiche AO 803-806)
    Microfiche Drawer no. 1; Call no. mfm N 229

Assignment Registers

  • Index to Assignment Registers, 1821-1824 (SR Fiche Nos. AO 745-748)
    Microfiche Drawer no. 1; Call no. mfm N 229
  • Convicts & Employers (NSW) Index, 1828, 1832-1833, Jan 1838-Jan 1844
    Microfiche Drawer no. 1; Call no. mc N 2028

Convict Pardons/Tickets of Leave/Pardons

  • Ticket of Leave Butts, 1827-1867
    Principal Superintendent of Convicts (SR Reels AO 909-65, 2688A)
    Microfilm Drawer no. 10; Call no. mfm N 229
    An index is available - Convict pardons tickets of leave issued in the colony of New South Wales, 1810-1875, index
    Available on eResources or in Microfiche Drawer no. 1; Call no. mc N 1253
  • Register of Absolute Pardons 1791-1843, and Registers of Recommendations for Absolute Pardons, 1826-46 (SR Reel AO 800).
    Microfiche Drawer no. 1; Call no. mfm N 229
  • Register of Tickets of Leave, 1824-1827 (SR fiche AO 752-54)
    Microfiche Drawer no. 1; Call no. mfm N 229
  • Register of Convicts Recommended for Conditional Pardons, 1826-1856 (SR Fiche AO 824-35).
    Microfiche Drawer no. 1; Call no. mfm N 229

Correspondence

  • (New South Wales) Colonial Secretary's Papers, (New South Wales) Colonial Secretary's Papers, 1788-1825
    Full name and limited subject index available on eResources or microfiche held at the NMRR Issues Desk. Call no. RM mc N 763.
    Papers are found at either:
    Microfiche Drawer no. 4; Call no. mc N 763 or
    Microfilm Drawer no. 15 & 16; Call no. mfm N 257
  • Colonial Secretary's Correspondence Letters Sent re Convicts
    Holdings: 6 Oct. 1826 -27 Nov. 1832, 29 Nov 1832 -30 Dec. 1842, 3 January 1843 - 18 May 1855.
    Microfiche Drawer no. 1; Call no. mc N 1445
  • Colonial Secretary's Correspondence, Index to Convicts and Others
    Holdings: 1826-1831, 1832-1837, 1838-1842, 1843-1847, 1854-1860
    Microfiche Drawer no. 1; Call no. mc N 1397
  • Index to NSW Colonial Secretary's Office
    Letters sent to Sheriff 5 Jul 1828 - 31 Dec 1850
    The letters contain many lists of convicts and officials as they were moved within NSW, around Sydney, to various out-stations and also to the penal settlements of Port Macquarie, Moreton Bay, Norfolk Island and to Van Diemen’s Land.
    Microfiche Drawer no. 1; Call no. mc N 2219
  • Miscellaneous Records re Convicts, Criminal & Legal Matters (AO 3279-3299)
    Microfiche Drawer no. 4; Call no. mc N 763
  • Returns of the Colony - 'Blue Books', 1822-1823, 1825-1857, except 1824 (SR Fiche AO 438-613)
    Microfiche Drawer no. 3; Call no. mfm N 229

Crime, Sentence and Trials Records

  • Aust. Joint Copying Project (AJCP):HO26 Criminal Registers (Middlesex only), HO 27 Criminal Registers Series ll
    These registers provide a one line entry giving person’s name, alleged crime and sentence and sometimes other information such as description, place of birth, when the sentence was executed and in cases of transportation, the date and to whom the prisoner was delivered.
    This material is arranged by date, then by name of county.  In each gaol the prisoners are recorded in order of severity of sentence e.g. lifers first, then 14 years then 7 years etc.
    See AJCP handbook Part 3 Home Office at RX 994.0016 N277 for film numbers. A callslip is required.
  • Old Bailey Proceedings,1714-1849
    The proceedings give a brief summary of trials in the Old Bailey Central Criminal Court, London
    Available online at www.oldbaileyonline.org/ to 1834 or
    Call no. mfm 1747 or see AJCP HO 16 for proceedings 1815-1849, Call nos. mfm PRO 1542-1545

Irish Convicts (see also Ireland)

  • Transportation Records-Ireland to Australia: 1788-1868 (Irish Gift)
    Microfilm Drawer nos. 21 & 22; Call no. mfm N 503
    Name index available online at http://www.nationalarchives.ie/search/index.php?category=18.  Use reference given on index to select film.  A guide is available on top of the family history microfiche cabinet.
    Note: Not all convicts from Ireland are included in this material (see website for further explanation).
  • Donegal Death Index, 1693-1899
    Microfiche Drawer no. 22A; Call no. mc N 1466
  • Irish Indent, 1823-1825 (SR Fiche AO 659)
    Microfiche Drawer no. 1; Call no. mfm N 229

Marriages/Deaths/Families

  • Convict Deaths, 1828-1879 (SR Fiche AO 749-751)
    Microfiche Drawer no. 1; Call no. mfm N 229
  • NSW Convict Marriage Banns, 1826-41
    Microfiche Drawer no. 1; Call no. mc N 818
  • Registers of Convict Applications to Marry (granted & refused), 1826-1851 (SR Fiche AO 780-802)
    Microfiche Drawer no. 1; Call no. mfm N 229
  • Wives and Families of Convicts on Bounty Ships (Sydney), 1849-1855 (SR Fiche AO 837-838)
    Microfiche Drawer no. 1; Call no. mfm N 229

Musters

  • Musters & Other Papers re Convict Ships, 1790-1849 (by ship) (SR Reels AO 2417-28)
    Microfilm Drawer no. 7; Call no. mfm N 229
  • Printed Musters for NSW, 1811, 1814, 1822, 1823-1825 (several volumes)
    RX 929.394 on the Newspapers and Microforms Reading Room Reference Shelves
  • Australian Joint Copying Project: HO10 Criminal, New South Wales and Tasmania
    This class of records from the British Public Record Office contains musters and lists of convicts from 1788-1859.
    Microfilm Drawer no. 19, Call no. mfm PRO 59-87.
    These records are also available on Ancestry Library Edition in eResources.

Other

  • Index of Convicts Absconding in NSW Vol. 1, 1830-32
    Microfiche Drawer no. 1; Call no. mc N 2027
  • Index of Convicts Apprehended in NSW Vol. 1, 1830-32
    Microfiche Drawer no. 1; Call no. mc N 2026
  • Index Female Factory Parramatta, 1826 to 1848
    Microfiche Drawer no. 1; Call no. mc N 976
  • Name Index to Convict Documents: name index to names mentioned in convict documents held in the Manuscript Collection
    Card index - partial index only/
    Held in the Manuscripts Reading Room.
  • Re-index of the Deane index, 1823-1840
    This index, sometimes referred to as The Settlers’ Letters Index, is an index of  miscellaneous letters by or about settlers, military and individuals in the (English) Colonial Office series of records including (in the early portion) both New South Wales and Van Diemen’s Land.
    Microfiche Drawer no. 1; Call no. mc N 1474
  • Sydney & Darlinghurst Gaol, Index to Inmates
    Primary source: State Records NSW
    Dec 1819-Jan 1828, Oct 1825-Feb 1832, Jan 1833-Jul 1839, Jul 1839-Dec 1849, 12 fiche
    Microfiche Drawer no. 1; Call no. mc N 1648

Directories-Almanacs

Please consult the catalogue for directories on CD in the National Library’s collection.

  • New South Wales Calendar and General Post Office Directory: 1st - 5th, 1832-1836
    Microfiche Drawer no. 7; Call no. mc N 863
  • Australian Almanack and Sydney Directory for the year of our Lord ...: 1834
    Microfiche Drawer no. 7; Call no. mc N 589
  • New South Wales and Port Phillip General Post Office Directory for 1839
    Microfiche Drawer no. 7; Call no. mc N 591
  • City of Sydney Directory for MDCCCXLIV-V [1844-1845]
    Contains names, places of business & residences of the principal inhabitants, the several government offices, public institutions and societies, lists of vessels entered at the Port of Sydney, rules of practice of the Courts of Requests, by-laws of the City Council, table of fees, &c./compiled by Francis Low.: Title on fiche header: The city of Sydney Directory for 1844-45.
    Microfiche Drawer no. 7; Call no. mc N 468
  • Ford's Australian Almanac, 1851-1854
    Microfiche Drawer no. 7; Call no. mc N 851
  • Moore's Almanac and Hand Book for New South Wales, 1853, 1854, 1856
    Issue for 1853 includes Supplement for Victoria.
    Microfiche Drawer no. 7; Call no. mc N 857
  • Waugh & Cox's Australian Almanac, 1855-1856
    Microfiche Drawer no. 7; Call no. mc N 847
  • J. Cox and Co.'s Australian Almanac, 1857-1858
    Microfiche Drawer no. 7; Call no. mc N 846
  • Waugh's Australian Almanac, 1858-1862
    Microfiche Drawer no. 7; Call no. mc N 845
  • Sand's Country Directory and Gazetteer of New South Wales, 1858-1932/33
    Microfiche Drawer no. 8; Call no. mc N 397
  • Harris' Town & Country Guide, New South Wales, 1858
    Microfiche Drawer no. 7; Call no. mc N 858
  • Moore's Australian Almanac and Hand Book, 1858, 1861, 1865-1866, 1871, 1875-1880, 1882, 1884
    Microfiche Drawer no. 7; Call no. mc N 856
  • Directory of the Town of Bathurst, New South Wales, 1862
    Subtitle: Containing a street, commercial, professional and miscellaneous directory; also, an almanac, diary and a sketch map of the town.
    Microfiche Drawer no. 7; Call no. mc N 860
  • The Australian Almanac [Waugh's], 1863-1875
    Microfiche Drawer no. 7; Call no. mc N 844
  • Bradshaw's Almanac and General Guide, 1864, 1869
    Microfiche Drawer no. 7; Call no. mc N 854
  • Greville's Official Post Office Directory of New South Wales, 1872
    Containing the names, residences, and occupation of the inhabitants of the post towns of the colony.
    Microfiche Drawer no. 7; Call no. mc N 1868
  • Border Post (Albury) Almanac, 1878, 1898, 1900
    Microfiche Drawer no. 7; Call no. mc N 852
  • Moore's Australian Almanac and Country Directory, 1888-1889, 1891-1895, 1897-1899
    Microfiche Drawer no. 7; Call no. mc N 855
  • Barrier Miner Business Directory and Broken Hill, Silverton, Round Hill, Thackaringa, Purnamoota, Pinnacles, and Cockburn hand book, 1891-1892
    Microfiche Drawer no. 7; Call no. mc N 853
  • Bourke District Directory and General Statistical Gazetteer, 1893
    Microfiche Drawer no. 7; Call no. mc N 963
  • Australasian Federal Pastoral Directory, 1895
    List of stockowners in the colonies of New South Wales, New Zealand, Queensland, South Australia, Victoria, Western Australia and Tasmania
    Microfiche Drawer no. 7; Call no. mc N 985

Directories-Telephone

  • NSW Country Telephone Directory, 1915-1989
    Microfiche Drawer no. 55; Call no. mc N 1309
  • NSW Country Telephone Directory, 1990-1995
    Microfiche Drawer no. 56; Call no. mc N 1309
  • NSW Telephone Directory, 1889-1996
    Microfiche Drawer no. 58; Call no. mc N 1313
  • Sydney Telephone Directory, 1889-1996
    Microfiche Drawer no. 58; Call no. mc N 1314
  • Telecom White Pages - Canberra (ACT), Queanbeyan, Yass, 1996
    Microfiche Drawer no. 56; Call no. mc N 1309
  • Telecom White Pages - Sydney, 1996
    Microfiche Drawer no. 55; Call no. mc N 1314
  • Telecom Yellow Pages - Canberra (ACT), Queanbeyan, Yass, 1996
    Microfiche Drawer no. 56; Call no. mc N 1309
  • Telecom Yellow Pages - Sydney, 1996
    Microfiche Drawer no. 55; Call no. mc N 1314

Electoral Rolls

  • Alphabetical List of the Polling Places
    (including certain locality names) State of New South Wales:
    1919, 1922, 1931, 1934, 1937, 1940, 1943, 1944, 1946, 1949, 1951, 1954, 1955, 1958, 1961, 1963, 1964, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1981
    Microfiche Drawer no. 46; Call no. mc N 995
  • Commonwealth of Australia: State of New South Wales Maps of the Federal Electoral Districts, 1900
    Microfiche Drawer no. 46; Call no. mc N 977
  • [Electoral Roll] NSW: 1842-1864 (SR Fiche AO 768-79)
    Microfiche Drawer no. E2; Call no. mfm N 229
  • [Electoral Roll] NSW, 1842-1900
    See guide to districts on top of microfiche cabinet.
    Microfilm Drawer no. 11; Call no. mfm N 273
  • N.S.W. Electoral Rolls
    1903, 1906, 1908-1909, 1913, 1915-1917, 1919, 1921-1922, 1925-1926, 1928, 1930-1941, 1943-1944, 1946-1951, 1953-1955, 1958-1961, 963-1970, 1972-1984, 1986, 1988: Feb 25, 1989, 1990: Feb 26 - current
    Microfiche Drawer nos. E2-E14; Call no. mc N 457

Government Records

Please consult the National Library catalogue for NSW Government Gazettes on CD.

  • (NSW) Colonial Secretary's Papers, 1788-1825
    Full name and limited subject index available on eResources or microfiche held at the NMRR Issues Desk. Call no. RM mc N 763.
    • Colonial Secretary's papers, Memorials: 1810-1824 (AO 3001-3162)
    • Colonial Secretary: Petitions (AO 3163-3253)
    • Colonial Secretary: Lists of Memorials, Letters etc (AO 3254-3259)
    • Colonial Secretary: Miscellaneous re Land Grants, Leases (AO 3260-3270)
    • Colonial Secretary: Logs, Diaries & Journals of Exploration (AO 3271-3278)
    • Miscellaneous re Immigration, Shipping & Trade (AO 3279-3284)
    • Miscellaneous Records re Convicts, Criminal & Legal Matters, Free Passages for Families of Convicts etc (AO 3285-3299)
    • Miscellaneous Records re Public Service and Administration List of  Officers, Returns of Police, etc. (AO 3300-3305)
    • Miscellaneous Records re Education and Clerical Matters (AO 3306-3308)
    • Miscellaneous Special Bundles (AO 3309-3312)
      Microfiche Drawer no. 4; Call no. mc N 763
  • Colonial Secretary's Papers, 1788-1825 (AO reel 6001-6072)
    Microfilm Drawer no. 15 & 16; Call no. mfm N 257
  • Appointments to Government Offices, 1814-1825 (AO 755-756-microfiche)
    Microfiche Drawer no. 3; Call no. mfm N 229
  • Colonial Secretary's Correspondence, 1826-1847: Index to Convicts and Others
    The material indexed is available from State Records NSW
    Microfiche Drawer no. 1; Call no. mc N 1397
  • Colonial Secretary's Correspondence Letters Sent re Convicts
    6 Oct. 1826-27 Nov. 1832, 29 Nov 1832- 30 Dec. 1842, 3 January 1843-18 May 1855
    The material indexed is available from State Records NSW
    Microfiche Drawer no. 1; Call no. mc N 1445
  • Colonial Secretary: Letters of Denization, 1834-1847
    Register of certificates of Naturalization: 1849-1903 (AO 128A) , 4/1172, 4/1200
    Microfilm Drawer no. 7; Call no. mfm N 229
  • Colonial Secretary: Naturalisation and Denization Index, 1834-1903
    Register of certificates of naturalization: 1849-1903 (AO 757-767), 4/1217
    Microfiche Drawer no. 3; Call no. mfm N 229
  • Free Railway Passes (NSW) Index, 1880-1892
    Microfiche Drawer no. 3; Call no. mc N 2183
  • Index to NSW Colonial Secretary's Office
    Letters sent to Sheriff 5 Jul 1828 - 31 Dec 1850
    Microfiche Drawer no. 1; Call no. mc N 2219
  • Index to the Conditional Purchase Register of New South Wales, 1862-65
    Microfiche Drawer no. 4; Call no. mc N 1889
  • Medical Board Minutes of Proceedings & Register, 1838-1901 (AO 840-43)
    Microfiche Drawer no. 3; Call no. mfm N 229
  • Public Service List: 1858-1870 (AO 807-819)
    Microfiche Drawer no. 3; Call no. mfm N 229
  • Register of Chemists & Druggists, 1876-1920 (AO 844-45)
    Microfiche Drawer no. 3; Call no. mfm N 229
  • Register of Police, 1862-1904 (AO 846-50)
    Microfiche Drawer no. 3; Call no. mfm N 229
  • Returns of the Colony (Blue Books), 1822-23, 1825-1857(AO 438-613)
    Microfiche Drawer no. 3; Call no. mfm N 229
  • (Supreme Court) Roll of Barristers, Solicitors, Attorneys, etc., 1824-1876 (AO 852-53)
    Microfiche Drawer no. 3; Call no. mfm N 229
  • Certificates of Publican's Licences, 1830-Jun 1861 (AO Reels 2449-56)
    Microfilm Drawer no. 9; Call no. mfm N 229
    Indexed in Butts and Certificates of the First Publicans Licences: 1830-1860 at RX 929.3944 M169 on NMRR reference shelves.
    Note: Later lists of Publicans Licenses published in NSW Government Gazettes, 1866-1922, usually in Aug/Sep.
  • Wage Agreements and Entitlement Certificates (Sydney), 1844-45 (AO Reels 2449-56)
    Microfilm Drawer no. 8; Call no. mfm N 229
  • Wages Paid to Orphans, (index)
    Comprises an index of records of Irish orphan girls, their employers and other relevant persons mentioned in the records, held at the State Records NSW.
    Microfiche Drawer no. 3; Call no. mc N 2257
  • Unemployed Registers, 1860, 1884 (index)
    This index was compiled from State Records of New South Wales source: Register of unemployed, 1860, 1884. 2 volumes (4/4677, 4/4687)
    Microfiche Drawer no. 3; Call no. mc N 1476

Immigration & Shipping

Lists of passenger arrivals to Australia after 1923 are held by the National Archives of Australia at www.naa.gov.au.

Some passengers whose ultimate destination was the east coast of Australia may be found on the Index to Passengers Arriving in Fremantle, Western Australia, by Ship Between January 1926 and 1947. Search this index through the Passenger Index link on the National Archives RecordSearch webpage at: http://naa12.naa.gov.au/scripts/ResearcherScreen.asp

Assisted Immigration

  • Assisted (Bounty) Immigrants Arriving in N.S.W., 1828-1842 (SR Reels 1286-1349)
    Passenger names are indexed and networked in eResources.
    Microfilm Drawer no. 2, call no. mfm N 229
  1. Assisted Immigrants Sydney, 1838-1896 and Moreton Bay, 1848-59 (Agents Immigration Lists) (SR Reels 2134-43)
  2. Persons on Bounty ships to Sydney, Newcastle, Moreton Bay, 1848-91 (SR Reels 2458-98) (Assisted Immigration. Boards List)
  3. Germans on Bounty ships (Sydney), 1849-52 (SR Fiche 851)
  4. Passenger lists of the Family Colonization Loan Society, 1854-1855 (SR Fiche 839)
  5. Members of the Family Colonization Loan Society, 1854-1857 (SR Fiche 839)
  6. Wives and Families of Convicts on Bounty Ships (Sydney), 1849-55 (SR Fiche 837-8)
  7. Wage Agreements and Entitlement Certificates of Persons on Bounty Ships (Sydney), 1844-45 (SR Reels 2449-56)
  • Passenger names from above are indexed online at http://www.records.nsw.gov.au/archives/indexes_online_3357.asp or in eResources.
    See Index to Vessels Arrived, 1837–1925 at www.records.nsw.gov.au/indexes/searchform.aspx?id=49 for exact arrival dates.
    Microfilm Drawer no. 2; Call no. mfm N 229
  • Immigration Deposit Journals, 1853-1900 (SR Reels 2668A-76)
    Microfilm Drawer no. 7; Call no. mfm N 229
    Name indexes to immigrants and depositors are found in:
    Index to the N.S.W. Immigration Deposit Journals, 1853-1900
    Microfiche Drawer no. 10; Call no. mc N 751
    Immigration Deposit Regulations Supplementary Index 1856-1857 immigrants & depositors
    Microfiche Drawer no. 10; Call no. mc N 1472
  • Index of Assisted Immigrants from Kent to Sydney, 1844-1859
    Microfiche Drawer no. 10; Call no. mc N 1359
  • Index to Emigrants from Hamburg to Australia, 1850-1878
    Microfiche Drawer no. 10; Call no. mc N 1065 and on NMRR reference shelves at RX 929.308931094 K83
  • Irish Immigrants to NSW (index to) 1848-1870
    Fiche 1-3: lists passengers alphabetically by surname
    Fiche 4-8: Lists passengers by county on each ship
    Call Slip Required; Call no. mc N 1849

Assisted and Unassisted Passengers

Unassisted Passengers

  • Free Passengers and Crew on Convict Ships into Sydney, 1830-1840
    Microfiche Drawer no. 10; Call no. mc N 1626
  • Index of Passengers and Crew In and Out of Sydney from Sydney newspapers
    Vols. 1: 1830 - Vol. 7: 1841
    Microfiche Drawer no. 10; Call no. mc N 1608
  • Index to Unassisted Arrivals to NSW, 1842-1855
    Available online  in eResources or at www.records.nsw.gov.au/indexes/searchform.aspx?id=43 or Microfiche Drawer no. 10; Call no. mc N 1187
  • Ships & Masters to Sydney Index, 1842-1855
    Indexed from:
    Reports of vessels arrived 1842- 1855, Passengers arriving in Sydney 1846 and Shipping Masters' Office 1854-1855 and supplemented by ... Shipping Intelligence columns of the Sydney Morning Herald 1843-1855.
    Microfiche Drawer no. 10; Call no. mc N 1215
  • Unassisted Passengers Arriving in Sydney, 1826-53, 1854-1900 (SR Reels 1263-80, 2851; 399-444-560)
    Microfilm Drawer no. 4; Call no. mfm N 229
    An index for the period 1842-1855, see online at www.records.nsw.gov.au/indexes/searchform.aspx?id=43 or eResources or Microfiche Drawer 10, mc N 1187
    For (incomplete) indexes 1854-1889 see Mariners and Ships in Australian Waters at http://mariners.records.nsw.gov.au/ or eResources
  • Index to Emigrants from Hamburg to Australia, 1850-1878
    Microfiche Drawer no. 10; Call no. mc N 1065 and on NMRR reference shelves at RX 929.308931094 K83.
  • Index to Passengers into the Port of Newcastle, 1865-1881
    The majority of ships bearing unassisted passengers into Newcastle came from New Zealand ports.  The period of index coverage coincides with the end of the NZ gold rush.  The index includes ships’ deserters.  Information provided includes surname, given name, ship, year of arrival, NAA reel number, frame number and AGEC number.
    Microfiche Drawer no. 10; Call no. mc N 1205

Ships' Information/Shipping Records

  • Index to Vessels arrived, 1837-1925
    Available online at www.records.nsw.gov.au/indexes/searchform.aspx?id=49
  • Ships & Masters to Sydney index, 1842-1855
    Indexed from:
    Reports of vessels arrived 1842- 1855, Passengers arriving in Sydney 1846 and Shipping Masters' Office 1854-1855 and supplemented by ... Shipping Intelligence columns of the Sydney Morning Herald 1843-1855.
    Microfiche Drawer no. 10; Call no. mc N 1215
  • Registers of Certificates of Competency Masters and Mates: Colonial Trade. (BT 128)
    New South Wales
    , 1871-1921
    The Registers are arranged by certificate number and entries give name, place of birth, year of birth and date of certification as Master, 1st Mate or 2nd Mate. The pre 1890 entries often give the name of ships on which the individual served. In some case deaths are recorded.
    An index is available online at www.anmm.gov.au/site/page.cfm?u=89&c=166
    Call no. mfm PRO 6894; a call slip is required.
  • Miscellaneous (Correspondence) re Immigration, Shipping & Trade (AO 3279-3284)
    Microfiche Drawer no. 4; Call no. mc N 763
  • Shipping Gazette and Sydney General Trade List
    Vol. 1, no. 1-v. 17, no. 869 (Mar. 23, 1844-Dec. 31, 1860)
    Microfiche Drawer no. 7; Call no. mc N 700
  • Ships Musters: Passengers Departing, 1816-25 (SR Reels 561-62)
    Microfilm Drawer no. 7; Call no. mfm N 229
    An index to passenger and crew names is available online at www.sag.org.au
    Microfilm Drawer no. 7; Call no. mfm N 229
  • Ships' Pictures Index, 1491-1991
    An index to (some) ships' pictures in print.
    Microfiche Drawer no. 10; Call no. mc N 1310
  • Index to Ships’ Logs
    Found in the Australian Joint Copying Project.
    Booklet available at the Newspapers and Microforms Reading Room desk.
  • Unclaimed Letters (Noting Ship or Regiment) Index, 1836–1852
    Microfiche Drawer no. 10; Call no. mc N 1881

Inquests/Probate

See State Records Office of NSW Indexes at www.records.nsw.gov.au/archives/indexes_online_3357.asp for indexes to:
Deceased Estate Files, 1880-1923
Intestate Estate Case Papers
Probate - early records

  • Supreme Court of N.S.W. Probate index, 1800/1901-1984
    Microfiche Drawer no. 11; Call no. mc N 481
    Use the information in the entry from this index to order the Probate Packet from the State Records of NSW.
  • Reports of Inquests, 1796-1828 (SR Reels AO 2232-3)
    Microfilm Drawer no. 8; Call no. mfm N 229
  • Indexes to Registers of Coroner's Inquests
    May 1859-Aug 1866; 1876-Feb 1887; 1869; Mar 1887-Dec 1888; 1895-1898
    Microfilm Drawer no. 8; Call no. mfm N 229
  • Registers of Coroner's Inquests & Magisterial Inquiries, 1834-1942 (SR Reels AO 2921-7, 2224-5, 2763-9)
    Microfilm Drawer no. 8; Call no. mfm N 229
  • Attorney General & Justice: Registers of Coroner's Inquests, 1902-1942
    Microfilm Drawer no. 8; Call no. mfm N 229

Land Records

  • Australasian Federal Pastoral Directory, 1895
    List of stockowners in the colonies of New South Wales, New Zealand, Queensland, South Australia, Victoria, Western Australia and Tasmania
    See the National Library catalogue for holdings of directories for other years in hardcopy and on CD.
    Microfiche Drawer no. 7; Call no. mc N 985
  • Index and Registers of Land Grants - leases & purchases, 1792-1865
    Indexes material on State Records NSW Reels AO reel numbers 2548 – 2561
    RX 929.3944 I38 on NMRR reference shelves
  • Index to Certificates of Depasturing Licences, 1837-1860
    Licence to depasture crown lands beyond the limits of location
    At RX 929.3944 I38 on NMRR reference shelves
  • Certificates of Depasturing Licences, 1837-1851 (SR Reels AO 5067-81)
    Microfilm Drawer no. 9; Call no. mfm N 229
    Index to Certificates of Depasturing Licences : licence to depasture crown lands beyond the limits of location 1837-1860
    At RX 929.3944 I38 on NMRR reference shelves
  • Colonial Secretary's Papers, 1788-1825: Miscellaneous re Land Grants, Leases (SR Fiche AO 3260-3270).
    Microfiche Drawer no. 4; Call no. mc N 763
  • The First Title Holders of Land in the Counties of Camden, Cook, Hunter, Durham & Gloucester
    Microfiche Drawer no. 4; Call no. mc N 2234
  • Index to Conditional Purchase Registers of New South Wales, 1862-1865
    Primary sources State Records NSW (with cumulative index)
    Microfiche Drawer no. 4; Call no. mc N 1889
  • Indexes to Land Grants, 1788-1865 and Selected Registers (SR Reels AO 2548-50, 2560-2)
    Microfilm Drawer no. 7; Call no. mfm N 229
    Indexed in Index and Registers of Land Grants - leases & purchases 1792-1865, indexes material on SR NSW Reels AO reel numbers 2548 – 256
    Found at RX 929.3944 I38 on NMRR reference shelves
  • Farm register [Leeton] Irrigation Farm Register - Yanco area 1913-1921 Irrigation Farm Purchase Register Town Lands Blocks Register
    Microfiche Drawer no. 6; Call no. mc N 758
  • Parliamentary Return of Landholders, 1885
    Index and Original Document
    Microfiche Drawer no. 6; Call no. mc N 1146
  • Pastoral Possessions of New South Wales, 1889
    Microfiche Drawer no. 6; Call no. mc N 871 and also on CD at Nmt 7562

Naturalization

  • Index to Commonwealth Naturalisation Certificates, 1904-1917
    Microfiche Drawer no. 3; Call no. mc N 1508
  • Registers of Certificates of Naturalization, 1834-1903 (SR Reels AO 128A-141A)
  • Letters of Denization, 1834-1847 (SR Reel AO 128A part)
    Microfilm Drawer no. 7 ; Call no. mfm N 229
    This material is indexed online at www.records.nsw.gov.au/archives/index_to_naturalization_1834-1903_1681.asp or:
    Naturalization Index, 1834-1903 (SR Fiche AO 757-67)
    Microfiche Drawer no. 3 ; Call no. mfm N 229
  • Chinese Naturalisation Database NSW, 1857-1887
    This database is based on the Naturalisation Records and the Colonial Secretary's Correspondence
    In eResources or www.chaf.lib.latrobe.edu.au/naturalisation.htm

Newspapers

Consult Newspaper Indexes at the National Library of Australia at www.nla.gov.au/collect/genealogy/geneaguides/newspaperindexes.html and the library catalogue for newspaper indexes.

Orphans

  • Colonial Secretary: Miscellaneous Records relating to Education and Clerical Matters-Male Orphans, 1819-1824 (SR Fiche AO 3306-3308)
    Microfiche Drawer no. 4; Call no. mc N 763
  • Orphan School Admission Registers, 1817-33
    Applications for Admission into and Applications for Children out of the Orphan Schools, 1825-33 (SR Reels AO 2776-77)
    Microfilm Drawer no. 9; Call no. mfm N 229

Other

  • Boyle's Lower Hunter Index, 1801-1883
    Microfiche Drawer no. 6; Call no. mc N 1539
  • Index to Admittances & Discharge books for the NSS's Vernon & Sobroan
    The National School Ships Vernon (1867 - 1897) and the Sobroan (1897 - 1911) were anchored in Sydney Harbour and served as disciplinary schools for errant boys.
    Microfiche Drawer no. 3; Call no. mc N 1254
  • Index to Liverpool Asylum Admissions & Discharges
    1859-1883,  5 fiche, 1882-1894, 4 fiche, 1874-1898, 1895-1902, 2 fiche
    Microfiche Drawer no. 3; Call no. mc N 2237
  • Liverpool Hospital Medical Register [Liverpool, N.S.W.]
    June 22, 1903 - June 19, 1904; September 24, 1910 -September 11, 1911.
    Microfiche Drawer no. 3; Call no. mc N 1931
  • Unclaimed Letters (Noting Ship or Regiment) Index, 1836-1852
    E xtracted from lists in the NSW Government Gazette.
    Microfiche Drawer no. 3; Call no. mc N 1881

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