eresources and indexes

A number of State Library print indexes are available online.  Some of these can be found at Useful websites for family historians, a collection of quality websites selected by information professionals for family and local historians.

• Convict transportation registers database (1787-1867)
• Index to appointments and removals of Queensland railway employees (1890 - 1901)
• Index to appointments and removals of employees of the Southern and Western Railway, Traffic Branch, Queensland (1866 - 1876)
• Index of miners involved in Queensland mining accidents (1882 - 1900)
• Index to persons called before Queensland Government Committees - Part 1  (1860 - 1901)
• Index to persons called before Queensland Government Committees - Part 2  (1902 - 1920)
• Letters received re Moreton Bay 1822-1860

eresources which can be accessed at home

19th Century British Newspapers and Times Digital Archives (London Times newspaper 1785-1985) eresources can be accessed on your home computer if you are an library member or a Queensland public library (QPL) account holder.

Internal eresources

Useful family history eresources and CD-ROMs are available for use within the State Library.  You can also check the One Search online catalogue for specific titles.

View our guide to the family history CD-ROMs in the collection

Entire document [PDF 681 kb] or select one of the following sections:

• Australia [PDF 112 kb]
• Queensland [PDF 200 kb]
• New South Wales & ACT [PDF 200 kb]
• Victoria & Tasmania [PDF 147 kb]
• South Australia, Western Australia & NT [PDF 147 kb]
• British Isles, England & Wales [PDF 151 kb]
• Ireland & Scotland [PDF 123 kb]
• New Zealand, Rest of Europe & Other Countries [PDF 107 kb]
• Convicts, Military & Miscellaneous [PDF 107 kb]

There are 4 CD-ROM computers in the family history area.  A normal search   session using a CD-ROM is a half hour time slot, although if no one has booked or is waiting patrons may stay longer.