NLA Australian Newspapers - article display

Following the 1939 Victorian Bushfires, "The Argus" newspaper set up "The Argus bushfire relief fund".
Some names are mentioned in this lengthy list:
January 18 1939:
NLA Australian Newspapers - article display:

Is your relative here?

You can read more about the 1939 fires at:
The Age

ABC Online documentary

NSW Passenger lists

Great to see even more new Australian content on the Ancestry database.

New South Wales, Departing Crew and Passenger Lists, 1816-1825

This data collection contains muster rolls, ship’s company lists and passenger lists for ships departing from New South Wales (often from Sydney) between December 1816 and 1825. The records consist of both pre-printed and handwritten forms.

New Australian Electoral Rolls on Ancestry

Ancestry has increased the date ranges available for electorial Rolls. South Australia however, is still not included.

The dates available for Victoria now include: 1856, 1903, 1909, 1914, 1919, 1924, 1931,
1936, 1937, 1942, 1943, 1949, 1954

Ancestry is avialable from the genealogy link from our home page on all Library PCs at every branch.

Irish on the Internet

Join Beryl at Diamond Valley Library Wednesday October 14 as she presents some websites to assist researchers with their Irish research.

FHF – Irish History Foundation

Griffiths Valuations of Ireland

Ire-Atlas

1911 Census for Ireland

Irish Census Indexes and records online

PRONI Will Calandars

LDS Family Search Pilot Search

Pensar

Samuel Lewis’s 1837 topographical dictionary of Ireland

GENUKI Ireland

Irish Convicts to Irish to NSW 1791-1834

Irish Ancestors: Libraries & Archives in Ireland

Clare County Library

Waterford Ireland Library

Ireland Old News

The Workshouse

ROOTSWEB Mailing Lists

Roytal Dublin Fusiliers Association

Finding DEDs