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We have used these topic headings to group records in our collection.

Aboriginal Families

Services and resources to help access records relating to Aboriginal people.

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Birth Deaths and Marriages and Census

We can provide vital statistics through birth, death, marriage and census records.

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Business

Defunct companies and insolvency records.

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Correspondence

Correspondence and Despatches sent and received by the Chief (former Colonial) Secretary's Office, Colonization Commissioners, Imperial government in London.

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Education and Employment

Records relating to schools and teachers and employment in government.

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Estates

Records relating to the administration of estates and powers of attorney.

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Health and Welfare

Records relating to hospitals and asylums, children in care, destitution and welfare.

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House and Land

Records relating to houses, land ownership and management.

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Maps and Photographs

Maps and photographs.

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Migrations and Crew

Records relating to immigration, shipping and ship crews.

Passenger Lists 1845 - 1940

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Other Topics

Topics include: Royal Visits, Women's Suffrage and the military.

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Police, Courts and Gaols

Records relating to Police, Inquests and justice. Including Divorce records.

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Stories from the Archive

Interesting stories found in our archive.

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House or Property History

Guides to help prepare a history of property, homes and other buildings.

Passenger Lists 1845 - 1940

Passenger lists dating from 1845 to 1886 record emigrants selected by the Colonization Commissioners London. Their passage was paid for out of the Emigration Fund.

Access Records using Freedom of Information

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