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BIRTHS, DEATHS AND MARRIAGES

Reginald Hartigan and Clarice Johnson playing dress-ups in wedding costume, 1915, Image No. 42216

Jensen family headstones at South Kolan Cemetery, Image No. 18404

Harold and Ada Mear, Image No. 35888

Aubrey Horsewell Job and Navarian Horton, Image No. 82870

Do you know when your grandparents were born? Are you looking for a death in the 1890s in Queensland? If the answer is yes, you may wish to look at births, deaths and marriages records.

The State Library holds the indexes published by the Australian state registries of births, deaths and marriages on microfiche as well as CD-ROM. Other resources available are:

Early parish records
England and Wales births, deaths and marriages civil registration indexes
Cemetery records

Also of use is the extensive historical newspapers collection on microfilm, which can be used to locate further information through such items as obituaries as well as funeral, death, birth and marriage notices.

How do I access items in this collection?

Access at the State Library of Queensland

Find items in the collection via our One Search catalogue.
Browse Levels 2, 3 and 4 or request items from on-site ‘Closed Access’ storage with your e-services card. If you order Closed Access items via the One Search catalogue 24 hours ahead of your visit, items should be waiting for you when you arrive. You can order up to 3 days in advance.
Use our e-collections computers on level 2 to search the library’s catalogue; to search our databases for electronic journal, magazine and newspaper articles and to view images and manuscripts from our collection. These e-collections computers do not need to be booked and have no time limits on their use.
You can also access our electronic resources via the State Library’s free wireless service if you have a laptop. Check our Info Guide on how to access wireless for details.

Access off-site

If you are at home, you can access selected offsite databases to search for electronic journal, magazine and newspaper articles. You will be prompted to login with your e-services card or QPL account.
Some State Library items are available for loan to other libraries. Contact your local library for information about interlibrary loan and copy services.

Last updated: 2nd November 2009

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