This talk outlines the development of the early colonial ports of the western district of Victoria. The sources of information available to assist you to research your…

The presentation discusses the development of intra-colonial shipping between the ports in Tasmania and outward to the other colonies, especially Victoria. Reference is made to…

Dr Prideaux discusses the onboard conditions of passengers travelling in close confinement to Australia in the 19th century. The high death rates of early immigration schemes…

This talk explores the lives of a group of London needlewomen who migrated to Melbourne in 1850 under the auspices of the Fund for promoting Female Emigration. Lynda Collier…

Jenny discusses the 19th century shipwrecks on the coastline of Victoria through the lens of three vessels, the Sacramento, Joseph H Scammell and the Schomberg.

The recorded interview can be used as a primary source of information about a time, an event or a life. Oral histories can also challenge existing collective beliefs. In this…

It would be fair to say that the stories of many single people have disappeared from history, often because there are no direct descendants to carry the stories to the next…

This webcast examines the records of the Poll Taxes conducted in England during the 14th century. These records are a good resource for tracing your early ancestors.

Margaret and Annie O’Connor were second-generation Irish-Australians who lived in Waterloo, New South Wales, over a century ago. Scorned by the judiciary as ‘most undesirable’…

This presentation describes a collaborative book project undertaken by the Ku-ring-gai Historic Society in Sydney. The book commemorates the service men and women named on…

Patrick Ferry, the Victorian State Manager of the National Archives of Australia, provides a very interesting and engaging overview of records that will assist family history…

Patrick Ferry, the Victorian State Manager of the National Archives of Australia, provides a very interesting and engaging overview of records that will assist family history…