Index to persons called before Queensland Government Committees
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The index to persons called before government committees (1860 to 1920) is available on the State Library of Queensland website:
1860 – 1901 : http://fhr.slq.qld.gov.au/committees/
1902 – 1920 http://fhr.slq.qld.gov.au/committees2/
A wide variety of people from different backgrounds and occupations were called to give evidence before these committees. They included farmers, graziers, publicans, seamen, miners, labourers, civil servants and railway employees.
For family and local historians an individual’s transcript can often provide excellent background information on the person that may not be available in any other document. There is also the advantage of reading the person’s view in their own words.
Minutes of the evidence to most of the early Queensland royal commissions, select committees and other government inquiries can be found in the Queensland Legislative Assembly Votes and Proceedings (QLA V&P) (later known as the Queensland Parliamentary Papers) which is available on microform at the State Library of Queensland.
