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ACT electoral rolls 1916 to 1967

ACT electoral rolls 1916 to 1967

This online database contains over 122,000 names for the years 1916, 1917, 1928, 1935, 1943, 1949, 1955, 1959 and 1967.

http://canberraheritageportal.org/default.php

Redcliffe Library - Introduction to the Qld State Archives

Ever wondered what records you can find at the Queensland State Archives?  Come along to this free seminar to learn what records are available and how to search to find what you are looking for.

Jane Wassel from the State Library will be giving this informative talk.Dates / Times: Redcliffe Library, 15 March 2011, 9.00am - 12.00pmCost: FreeBookings: Bookings for this event are required.Contact: Redcliffe Library (07) 3283 0311Redcliffe.library@moretonbay.qld.gov.au

Digitized maps of Australia

This is another of the great offerings from the National Library of Australia - their collection of digitized maps accessible for free online.

The collection includes Queensland maps although you will have to ‘drill down’ a bit to find them.

Locating the maps:

• Go to the National Library of Australia website www.nla.gov.au
• Click on Explore our Digital Collections (you’ll find it under the heading ‘Using the Library’)
• Click on the  link to maps in the section starting “Explore the Australian story through…”
• On the next screen click on All digitized maps (on the right)

Add your search term in the search box and select the type of search you want.

Use the side bar to refine the number of ‘hits’ your search retrieves.

I used 'Kennedy' as my search term and searched  by subject to retrieve 6 maps including one of the electoral division of Kennedy (1821-1870) and another with land divisions (1890-1930)  

Once you have the map you want, you can magnify the whole thing or parts of it as necessary until you have a legible copy.

Although by no means a comprehensive collection it is another useful resource to be aware of.

Pre 1859 Queensland Electoral Rolls

Was your ancestor on the electoral roll in Queensland before 1859 ?

Find out soon !

Official Queensland electoral rolls begin in 1860 after Queensland separated from the Colony of New South Wales.

Now you can find out who was on the electoral roll in Queensland before 1859 with a new index of electors enrolled to vote in Brisbane and Ipswich from 1846 to 1856.

This index has been compiled from electoral lists published in The Moreton Bay Courier in the years 1846 to 1851, 1853, 1854 and 1856.

Soon to be available at the Micrographics Desk on Level 3 of the State Library of Queensland.