State Library indexes free online
Indexes available through Queensland Government open data
Data sets only:
- Index to appointments and removals of Queensland railway employees 1890-1915
- Index to appointments and removals of employees of the Southern and Western Railway, Traffic Branch, Queensland 1866-1876
- Index to persons called before Queensland Government Committees 1860-1920
Can also be searched through One Search catalogue:
- British Convict transportation registers 1787-1867
- Queensland mining accidents 1882-1945
- Index to Queensland Police Gazettes Inquests 1875-1885
- Index to Licensed Victuallers (Queensland Government Gazettes) 1900-1903 only
- Portraits of soldiers from the South African War (1899-1902)
- World War 1 soldier portraits
- Portraits of WW1 soldiers from the Australasian Traveller
Indexes available through One Search
The following can be searched through the One Search catalogue State Library Family History Indexes:
- Convict transportation registers database (1787-1867)
- Queensland mining accidents (1882-1945)
- Queensland Police Gazettes Inquests (1875-1885)
- Queensland Victuallers Licence index (1900-1914)
- South African (Boer War) soldier index (1899-1902)
- First World War soldier portraits
- Portraits of WW1 soldiers from The Australasian Traveller
- Tindale Genealogical Collection name index
- Margaret Lawrie Genealogies
Colonial Secretary's letters received re Moreton Bay 1822-1860
Most of the material indexed above is located on microfilm in the level 3 reading room.
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.
eresources accessible and free onsite only at State Library
These eresources can be accessed onsite only at State Library.
- Ancestry (Library Edition)
- FindMyPast (Australia, UK, Ireland and USA)
- The British Newspaper Archive (You have to create an account to view search results)
- FamilySearch (Affiliate records) (Access with your personal FamilySearch membership)
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 2 CD-ROM computers in the family history area.
View the entire document or select one of the following sections.