Family History Sources in the Newspapers and Family History zone of the National Library of Australia 2015 This guide will help you select microfiche and microfilm from the Open Access drawers in the Newspapers & Family History zone of the National Library of Australia. Additional information may be given in the item entries about indexes or guides to the material, found in the Library. Information about electronic resources which may supplement or help you consult this material is also supplied. Some items also have guides which are stored on top of the cabinets. Some items are on closed access. Please put in a request via our online catalogue for access to these. Other items may be in the reference collection on the bookshelves or requested from the Information Desk. Further items of interest to family historians, not on open access, may be found using the Library’s catalogue. ---------------------------------------------- Find the entry for the item you want and then note the compartment or drawer number and the call number. eg. Microfiche Compartment 5, Call No. mc N 1345 When you remove an item, please use the plastic markers provided to mark the place in the microfiche compartments. Noting the number of the compartment you are using may also be helpful. After use, please return the item in its envelope to the marked place and remove the marker ii Contents Australia. 1 General . 2 Armed Services. 2 Electoral Rolls . 3 Shipping, Passengers and Crew . 4 Australian Capital Territory . 5 Births/Baptisms - Marriage/Divorces - Deaths/Burials . 6 Directories . 6 Electoral Rolls. 6 Newspaper Indexes . 6 New South Wales. 7 General. 8 Births/Baptisms - Marriages/Divorce - Deaths/Burials. 8 Parish Registers -Cemetery Transcripts – Funeral Directors' Records . 9 Census . 12 Convicts . 13 Directories/Almanacs . 16 Electoral Rolls . 18 Government Records . 18 Immigration & Shipping . 20 Inquests/Probate. 23 Land Records. 23 Naturalisation. 24 Newspapers. 24 Orphans. 25 Other . 25 Northern Territory . 27 General. 28 Births/Baptisms - Marriages/Divorce - Deaths/Burials. 28 Parish Registers -Cemetery Transcripts. 28 Census . 29 Electoral Rolls. 29 Government Records. 29 Immigration and Shipping . 29 Inquests/Probate . 30 Land Records. 30 Newspapers . 31 cont’d overleaf iii Queensland . 33 Births/Baptisms - Marriages/Divorce - Deaths/Burials. 34 Parish Registers -Cemetery Transcripts – Funeral Directors’ Records . 35 Census . 39 Convicts. 39 Directories/Almanacs. 39 Electoral Rolls. 40 Government Records. 41 Immigration and Shipping . 43 Inquests/Probate/Wills . 45 Naturalisation . 46 Other . 46 South Australia . 47 General . 48 Births/Baptisms - Marriages/Divorce - Deaths/Burials . 48 Parish Registers -Cemetery Transcripts. 49 Census . 50 Directories/Almanacs . 51 Electoral Rolls . 51 Government Records . .51 Immigration and Shipping . 52 Inquests/Probate . 54 Naturalisation . 54 Other . .54 Tasmania . 57 General . 58 Births/Baptisms - Marriages/Divorce - Deaths/Burials . 58 Parish Registers -Cemetery Transcripts. 59 Census . 59 Convicts . 60 Directories/Almanacs. 60 Electoral Rolls. 62 Immigration and Shipping . 62 Inquests/Probate . 63 Naturalisation . 63 Victoria . ..