State Library indexes free online
Index to appointments and removals of Queensland railway employees
- Index to 1890-1901
- 1890-1915 Queensland Government open data set
Index to appointments and removals of employees of the Southern and Western Railway, Traffic Branch, Queensland
- Index to 1866-1876
- 1866-1876 Queensland Government open data set
Index to persons called before Queensland Government Committees
- Index to 1860-1901
- Index to 1902-1920
- 1860-1920 Queensland Government open data set
Index to Licensed Victuallers - Queensland Government Gazettes
- 1900-1903 Queensland Government open data set
- 1900-1914 held at level 3 desk
Index to Queensland Police Gazettes Inquests
- 1875-1885 Queensland Government open data set
Colonial Secretary's letters received re Moreton Bay 1822-1860
The following can be searched through the One Search catalogue State Library Family History Indexes:
- Convict transportation registers database (1787-1867)
- Tindale Genealogical Collection name index
- South African (Boer War) soldier index
- Queensland mining accidents (1882-1945)
- First World War soldier portraits
- Margaret Lawrie Genealogies
- Portraits of WW1 soldiers from the Australasian Traveller
Most of the material indexed is located on microfilm on level 3.
eresources accessible with a library membership anywhere
These eresources can be accessed for free, both at State Library and at home, if you are a library member.
- Ancestry (Library Edition). *Remote access to this platform has been temporarily enabled for library members until 31 December 2021.
- British Library Newspapers
- Times Digital Archives (London Times newspaper 1785-2012)
- Irish Newspaper Archive
- Illustrated London News 1842-2003
eresources accessible and free only onsite at State Library
Subscription eresources that State Library funds include:
- FindMyPast (Australia, UK, Ireland and USA)
Check the One Search online catalogue for specific titles.
eresources free anywhere via State Library website
Useful websites for family historians is a collection of quality websites selected by information professionals for family and local historians. It includes sites from across Australia and overseas. Links to the most important parts of a website are included.
View our guide to the family history CD-ROMs in the collection
There are 4 CD-ROM computers in the family history area.
View the entire document or select one of the following sections.