Library Collection

Like family history our wonderful library collection has grown over many years, to include an extensive range of print media, maps and digital items. 

The society also has a loan library available to members.
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The Library holds over 18,000 items for members to access and includes; -
Australian Collection
Birth, Death & Marriage Records
Burial & Cemetery Records
Electoral Roll State & Commonwealth
Shipping Records
School Indexes
Land Records
Pioneer Registers
Convict Records
Funeral Records
Colonial Secretary Correspondence
Qld & NSW Government Gazettes
An extensive collection of books

NSW Early Church Records
1788 - 1856
New Zealand Collection
Birth, Death & Marriage Records
Burial & Cemetery Records
USA and Canada
Records including the Social Security Index for USA to 2003, plus census records
Scotland Collection
Old Parochial Records 
Census Records
County Records
Statistical Account of Scotland
Various Monumental Inscriptions
Maps
Gazetteers
Ireland Collection
Index to the Religious Census of Ireland 1766
Directories for Dublin City 1837, Ireland 1832, 
Pigots of Dublin & Leinster 1824
Gresham’s Irish Surnames
Various Monumental Inscriptions
Index to Irish Wills 1484 – 1858
Maps, Tithe Defaulters, and more
England and Wales Collection
Birth, Death & Marriage Records
The GRO indexes are now searchable from 1837
The National Probate Calendar for England and Wales 
British Army records
English Census Records
British Vital Records Indexes, second edition
Parish records for various English counties
Other
European Vital Records - includes millions of entries.
World IGI Records
Journals and Magazines
From many Australia and Overseas societies