State Library indexes free online
Index to appointments and removals of Queensland railway employees
- 1890-1915 Queensland Government open data set
Index to appointments and removals of employees of the Southern and Western Railway, Traffic Branch, Queensland
- 1866-1876 Queensland Government open data set
Index to persons called before Queensland Government Committees
- 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)
- Queensland mining accidents (1882-1945)
- Queensland Police Gazettes Inquests (1875-1885) *Recently added*
- 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
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.
eresources accessible and free onsite at State Library
Subscription eresources that State Library funds include:
- Ancestry (Library Edition). *Remote access to this platform ended on 31 December 2021.
- FindMyPast (Australia, UK, Ireland and USA)
- The British Newspaper Archive (You have to create an account to view search results)
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.