Northern Territory

General

  • The New Counties, Hundreds and District atlas of South Australia and Northern Territory together with map of South Australia, indicating roads, distances, relative position of counties, etc., etc
    Microfiche Drawer no. 28; Call no. mc N 891

Births/Baptisms – Marriages/Divorces – Deaths/Burials

Births, deaths and marriages occurring in the area of the Northern Territory from 1856-1863 were registered in New South Wales and in South Australia from 1863-1870.

  • N.T. of Aust. : (index to) Births, 1870-1902, 1903-1918
    Microfiche Drawer no. 23; Call no. mc N 830
  • N.T. of Aust. : (index to) Marriages, 1870-1902, 1903-1913
    Microfiche Drawer no. 23; Call no. mc N 831
  • N.T. of Aust. : (index to) Deaths, 1870-1902, 1903-13
    Microfiche Drawer no. 23; Call no. mc N 829
  • Historical Indices for Births, Deaths and Marriages, Northern Territory
    Births 1870-1918; Deaths 1871-1913; Marriages 1872-1913
    Networked in eResources
  • The Northern Territory (of) Australia Deaths 1824 to 2004
    Index of Northern Territory related deaths were extracted from cemeteries registers, headstones, newspapers, probates and police journals. Contains 31,000 records mainly from the NT but some Territorians who died or were buried in other places.
    Networked in eResources
  • Lone Graves of the Northern Territory of Australia from June 1839 to July 1976
    Index of: Northern Territory of Australia justice of the peace, special magistrates, barristers, solicitors, practitioners and notaries from 1896 to 1965, compiled from original records held at the Australian Archives, Darwin.
    Microfiche Drawer no. 23; Call no. mc N 351
  • Alien Births, Alien Deaths, Overlanders, Mining Leases
    With microfiche:
    • Mining permits Northern Territory of Australia 1896-1911
    • Northern Territory of Australia alien index (deaths) 1875-1922.
    • [NT Mining permits; aliens index; deaths 1875- 1922; births 1888-1922;
    • overland drovers arriving 1879-1883].
  • Microfiche Drawer no. 23; Call no. mc N 352

Parish Registers-Cemetery Transcripts-Monumental Inscriptions: by Placename

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

  • Anthony Lagoon, Newcastle Waters, Katherine Mortuary, Gardens Rd., Katherine Cemetery
    • Gardens Road Cemetery 1914-1980
    • Index to Anthony Lagoon Police Station mortuary book 1890-1949
    • Index to Newcastle Waters Police Station 1893-1931
    • Katherine mortuary records 1887-1941
    • Katherine cemetery transcriptions data up to 20 July 1982.
  • Microfiche Drawer no. 23; Call no. mc N 350

Census

  • 1901 census of the Northern Territory of Australia
    Compiled from original records held at the Australian Archives Darwin.
    Microfiche Drawer no. 23; Call no. mc N 347
  • NT 1881 & 1891 census
    Compiled from original records held at the Australian Archives Darwin.
    Microfiche Drawer no. 23; Call no. mc N 348

Electoral Rolls

  • Alphabetical list of polling places in the Northern Territory, 1967, 1975, 1977
    Microfiche Drawer no. 46; Call no. mc N 1003
  • [Electoral roll] NT/Australian Electoral Commission:
    1922, 1928-1931, 1934, 1937, 1940, 1943, 1946-1947, 1949,
    1951, 1954, 1955, 1957-1958, 1960-1963, 1965-1966, 1968-1969,
    1970-1972, 1974-1975, 1977, 1979, 1980, 1983, 1984, 1986, 1989
    1988: Apr 22; 1990: Feb 26, 1990 - current
    Microfiche Drawer no. E16; Call no. mc N 454

Government Records

  • Index to Justice of the Peace records, 1896-1965
    Microfiche Drawer no. 23; Call no. mc N 351
  • Mining Permits; aliens index; deaths 1875-1922, births 1888-1922, overland drovers arriving 1879-1883
    Microfiche Drawer no. 23; Call no. mc N 352

Immigration & Shipping

  • Mining permits; aliens index; deaths 1875-1922, births 1888-1922, overland drovers arriving 1879-1883
    Microfiche Drawer no. 23; Call no. mc N 352
  • Port Darwin Passenger Lists November, 1873 to December 1914
    Microfiche Drawer no. 23; Call no. mc N 796
  • Port Darwin, NT Shipping, 1900, 1899, 1898, 1889, 1887
    Microfiche Drawer no. 23; Call no. mc N 511
  • Index of Shipping Northern Territory of Australia, Port Darwin, 1901-1921
    Microfiche Drawer no. 23; Call no. mc N 694

Inquests/Probate

  • Probate Indexes, 1885-1941
    • NT probate indexes, 1885-1941
    • Index of admin. granted, 1954-1962
    • Index, Darwin inquest book, 1875-1905
    • Index of administrations granted and sealed by Supreme Court of the Northern Territory,
      1954-1962 ;
    • Index for Darwin inquest book, 1875-1905.
  • Microfiche Drawer no. 23; Call no. mc N 942
  • Northern Territory Supreme Court Probates and Index of Administrations Granted and Sealed
    • [Cossons] Index for Darwin inquest book, 1875-1905
    • Index of administrations granted & sealed by the Supreme Court of the Northern Territory,
      04/02/1911-28/05/1962
    • Probate indexes 1885-1941
    • Index of probates and letters of administration granted by the Supreme Court of the Northern
      Territory and other courts of competent jurisdiction, 29/09/1911 ... 13/09/1976
    • Northern Territory Supreme Court probate jurisdiction: sealed between 29/09/1911 &
      28/06/1960; 1928-1948; records include 98/1975 ... to 73/1981 ;
      sealed between 1981-1991.
  • Microfiche Drawer no. 23; Call no. mc N 1052
  • Cossons index
    NT Borooloola, Anthony's Lagoon, Newcastle, Adelaide River, Brocks Creek, Rankine River and Pine Creek police journals indexed death abstracts from police journals. Period covered varies with the area, approximately: 1882-1951.
    Microfiche Drawer no. 23; Call no. mc N 1053

Land Records

  • Northern Territory Land Orders Adelaide register: allotment selected during month of May 1871-November 1873
    Microfiche Drawer no. 23; Call no. mc N 510
  • NT Gold Mining/Mineral Lands/Pastoral Leases/Pearling
    • Pastoral leases 21.9.1886-12.9.1903
    • Applications for mineral lands
    • Goldmining leases for the Northern Territory
    • Pearling luggers, Port Darwin 1903-1919.
  • Microfiche Drawer no. 23; Call no. mc N 504
  • NT Land Orders/Adelaide & London Registers, 1870 Ballot
    • Northern Territory 1870 ballot for priority of choices in selection of country sections
    • List of application of preliminary land orders
    • Adelaide list: list of the numbers and names of the holders of preliminary and land orders
      in the Northern Territory
    • Northern Territory land orders: Adelaide register
    • Northern Territory land orders: London register
    • Northern Territory lease on purchase: on credit, 1882.
  • Microfiche Drawer no. 23; Call no. mc N 505
  • NT Land Applications - Various
    • Northern Territory colonial register vol. 1 + 2, 1864
    • English applications to pay deposit 1864
    • Colonial application for land: 160 acres
    • Colonial application for extended land area vol. 2, 1869.
  • Microfiche Drawer no. 23; Call no. mc N 506
  • Northern Territory Pastoral Lease Applications
    1899, 1898, 1897, 1896, 1895, 1888, 1881, (2 lists), 1880, 1879, 1878, 1877,
    Combined list:
    1875, 1876, 1877, 1881-1891 (Lease no. 4251-4500), 1891-1895: 1875-1899.
    Eye-readable title: NT pastoral lease applications 1875-1899.
    Microfiche Drawer no. 23; Call no. mc N 508
  • Northern Territory Pastoral Permits from 17/11/1902 to 14/04/1924
    Microfiche Drawer no. 23; Call no. mc N 509
  • Northern Territory Schedule of Land Transactions
    1909, 1908, 1907, 1906, 1905, 1904, 1903, 1902, 1901(3), 1900, 1899, 1898, 1897, 1896, 1895.
    Microfiche Drawer no. 23; Call no. mc N 507

Newspapers

  • Index of boats mentioned in the Northern Territory newspapers November 1873 to December 1914
    Microfiche Drawer no. 23; Call no. mc N 798
  • Index of people mentioned in the Northern Australian June 1883 to May 1890
    Microfiche Drawer no. 23; Call no. mc N 795
  • Index of people mentioned in the N.T. government gazette, November 1873 to December 1914
    Microfiche Drawer no. 23; Call no. mc N 797
  • Northern Territory times and gazette name index 1875
    Brief notes beside many names, e.g. witness, coolie, NT boat crew. Names of ships indexed on last 2 frames following names of persons.
    Microfiche Drawer no. 23; Call no. mc N 503
  • Northern Territory times and gazette name index 1876
    Microfiche Drawer no. 23; Call no. mc N 502
  • Northern Territory times and gazette name index 1877
    Microfiche Drawer no. 23; Call no. mc N 501
  • Northern Territory times and gazette name index 1882
    Microfiche Drawer no. 23; Call no. mc N 500

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