Resources
RESOURCES AVAILABLE ON THE HISTORY ROOM COMPUTER
These resources may be viewed on the computer located in the History Room at Goolwa.
A glance at Australia in 1880
A glance at Australia in 1886
Directory of South Australia 1881
Kennedy's Colonial travel 1876
John's notable Australians 1906
Museum treasures in South Australia
GOULD GENEALOGY - 1841 Census
BOUND FOR SA (Births & Deaths on Govt.- Assisted immigrant ships 1848-1885)
Early Australian Electoral Rolls
Lonely Graves in S.A.
Unregistered deaths in S.A. (from July 1842)
Digger Births, Deaths and Marriages (see Births, Deaths and Marriages in Sidebar)
WALTER PRETTY COLLECTION
The Walter Pretty Collection, contained within the History Room Compactus, contains individual manilla folders on local people, places and allotments. To access the physical collection, please see one of the Library staff, who will require identification.
To access the index of files held, click here .
MAGAZINES
Family Tree Magazine, 2002 onwards
The South Australian Genealogist 1980 onwards
Australasian Shipping Record 2002, 2003
Australian Family Tree Connections
Australian Heritage
History Matters
NEW BOOKS FOR PURCHASE
Alexandrina Council Customer Service Centre
Books that can be purchased from the Alexandrina Council Customer Service Centre(s) Goolwa and Strathalbyn (1 Colman Terrace, Strathalbyn, South Australia).
"Land Abounding" by Rob Linn $15.00 + p&h
"Strathalbyn: tales from the past" by Brian Simpson $20.00 + p&h
"Rails & the river: a history of the Southern railway system and the River Murray Shipping 1854-1885" by Malcol H Thompson $15.00 + p&h
"South Coast story: a history of Goolwa, Port Elliot, Middleton and the Murray Mouth" by J C Tolley $5.50 + p&h
"Natural history of Strathalbyn and Goolwa Districts" $25.00 + p&h
"Where were you when the waters broke? Recollections of the 1956 flood" $10.00 + p&h
Goolwa Museum
Historical Society of Milang
Strathalbyn Visitor Information Centre
SA Genealogy and Heraldry Society
Unley Ph 8272 4222
WEB SITES
State Records of South Australia
State Records of South Australia have now opened their city office in Leigh Street, and the hours for both Gepps Cross and Leigh Street are – Tues to Fri 9.30am – 3.30pm. Monday and Saturday – closed. Gepps Cross only will be open on the 1st Sunday of each month 11.00am – 5.00pm.
National Archives www.naa.gov.au
State Library of South Australia genealogy resources and websites Family History Services
Cyndi's List Austraia www.cyndislist.com/austnz.htm
Gould Genealogy www.gould.com.au
Genealogy Links.net www.genealogylinks.net/australia
Family Search www.familysearch.org
Genseek Genealogy www.standar.net.au/~jwilliams
Genealogy Australia www.shoal.net.au
Genealogy Searching Centre www.genealogysearch.org
Explore Genealogy www.exploregenealogy.co.uk/home.htm
Mount Barker Local History Centre database http://localhistory.dcmtbarker.sa.gov.au/Main.aspx
(Includes The Courier Newspaper Oct 1880- the present, indexed for any items relating to the area covered by the District Council of Mt Barker.
These abstracts are also able to be searched. There is a gap of years to be entered from 1975 - 1990 and they are constantly being added.)
Picture Australia http://www.pictureaustralia.org/
Plaques and memorials http://www.tributesofhonour.info/php/wm_list.php
Australian Cemeteries http://www.ozgenonline.com/aust_cemeteries/
Public Record Office, Victoria, have some good records on-line. Includes passenger lists, prison, mental asylum & divorce records.
Public Record Office, Victoria
The Sands Directories of Sydney 1865-1932. You need to search each year. Not that easy to negotiate. Mostly on the suburb of Newtown.
www.sydneyarchives.info/Sands_Directory/sands_directory.html
It's an Honour search Australian Honours
Australian Memory of the World Register
The National Archives have the 1881 and 1891 census free – go to www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/census
How to locate Australian Wills www.jaunay.com/wills.html
Old News Copy (Vic) www.oldnewscopy.com/
Gazettes Online (The London, Belfast & Edinburgh Gazettes) http://www.gazettes-online.co.uk
Newspapers
South Australian Country Newspapers
Australian Newspapers Online
Southern Argus Newspaper (Published in Victor Harbor, and preceded the VH Times)
1866-1913 currently exists in digital form and is held at the State Library of South Australia and Victor Harbor library.
State Library of South Australia and digitisation of Australian Newspapers
Update 8th April 2009
STATE LIBRARY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA
The State Library of South Australia has information links to the following topics through its Family History Services and Collection webpage
NATIONAL ARCHIVES OF AUSTRALIA
78 Angas Street, Adelaide
Special Saturday openings of the Angas Street reading room will be on
Saturday 25th July 2009 9 am - 1 pm
Saturday 19th September 2009 9 am - 1 pm
Saturday 21st November 2009 9 am -1 pm
Records for Saturday research should be ordered a day or two before as the lending service does not operate on Saturdays.
Further information please phone 08 8409 8400
Normal hours are Wednesday to Friday 9 am to 4.30 pm.
Website www.naa.gov.au
Other Public Library Local history websites
City of Onkaparinga Libraries Local studies online
City of Playford History Service
District Council of Mount Barker Library Local History Centre
It contains the catalogue of all the items in the Local History Centre's Collection. Images of photographs in the collection are also being added for viewing. The Courier Newspaper Oct 1880- the present, has also been indexed for any items relating to the area covered by the District Council of Mt Barker. These abstracts are also able to be searched. The project is ongoing with new records being uploaded daily.
City of Tea Tree Gully Local History Centre
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