Here you will find a selection of articles, reviews and various information sources, that can be used by genealogists to assist in their research. Contact us if you require any further details about any information on this page.
Yes, you can read them on your computer screen or download them and print them out!
So where do you find them???
You can find them on the web-site of the National Library of Australia at http://www.nla.gov.au
The Australian Periodical Publications 1840-1845 is basically a digital library of Australian journals that began publication between 1840-1845, and aims to preserve these publications and also ensure that they are accessible. Find them at - http://www.nla.gov.au/ferg/
The Adelaide independent and cabinet of amusement. Adelaide; 1841.
Arden's Sydney magazine of politics and general literature. Sydney; 1843.
The Atlas : Sydney weekly journal of politics, commerce and literature. Sydney; 1844-[1849?].
The Australasian odd fellows' quarterly magazine. Sydney; 1845.
The Australian and New Zealand monthly magazine. London; 1842.
The Bee of Australia. Sydney; 1844.
The Colonial and Asiatic review. London; 1852-1853.
Earlier title: The Colonial magazine and East India review. London; 1849-1852.
Colonial literary journal and weekly miscellany of useful information. Sydney; 1844-1845.
The Colonial magazine and commercial maritime journal [ London]; 1840-1842.
Later title: Fisher's colonial magazine and commercial maritime journal. 1842-1843.
The Colonial magazine and East India review. London; 1849-1852.
Earlier title: Simmond's colonial magazine and foreign miscellany. London; 1844-1849
Later title: The Colonial and Asiatic review. London; 1852-1853.
The Colonial observer : or weekly journal of politics, commerce, agriculture, literature, science and religion for the Colony of New South Wales. Sydney; 1841-1844.
Later title: The sentinel. Sydney; 1845-1848.
Colonization circular. London; 1843-1859.
Commercial journal and advertiser. Sydney; 1835-1840.
Later title: Free press and commercial journal.. Sydney; 1841.
Commercial journal and general advertiser. Sydney; 1845.
Earlier title: Sydney free press. Sydney; 1841-1842.
Later title: The Examiner. Sydney; 1845.
Commercial journal, general advertiser and Odd Fellows' advocate. Sydney; 1845
Earlier title: Sydney free press. Sydney; 1841-1842.
Later title: Commercial journal and general advertiser. Sydney; 1845.
The Cumberland times. Parramatta, N.S.W. ; 1845-[1911?]
Earlier title: Parramatta chronicle : and Cumberland general advertiser. Parramatta, N.S.W. ; 1843-1845.
The Dispatch. Sydney; 1842-1844.
The Examiner: : political, literary and commercial journal. Sydney; 1845.
Earlier title: Commercial journal and general advertiser. Sydney; 1845.
Fisher's colonial magazine and commercial maritime journal. London; 1842-1843.
Earlier title: The Colonial magazine and commercial maritime journal. 1840-1842.
Later title: Fisher's colonial magazine and journal of trade, commerce and banking. 1844-1845.
Fisher's colonial magazine and journal of trade, commerce and banking London; 1844-1845.
Earlier title: Fisher's colonial magazine and commercial maritime journal.. 1842-1843.
The foreign and colonial quarterly review. London; 1843-1844.
Later title: The new quarterly review, or, Home, foreign and colonial journal. 1844-1847.
Free press and commercial journal. Sydney, N.S.W.; 1841.
Earlier title: Commercial journal and advertiser. Sydney; 1835-1840.
Later title: Sydney free press. Sydney; 1841-1842.
Geelong advertiser. North Geelong, 1840-1845.
Later title: Geelong advertiser and squatters advocate. North Geelong; 1845-1847.
Geelong advertiser and squatters advocate. North Geelong, 1845-1847.
Earlier title: Geelong advertiser. North Geelong; 1840-1845.
General Index to the contents of the first ten volumes of the London Geographical Journal. London, 1844.
The Hunter River gazette and journal of agriculture, commerce, politics, and news. West Maitland, N.S.W., 1841-1842.
The Juvenile missionary magazine. London, 1844-[1887]
The Launceston courier. Launceston, Tas. ; 1840-1843.
Later title: The Teetotal advocate. Launceston, 1843.
The Maitland mercury and Hunter River general advertiser. Maitland, N.S.W.; 1843-1855.
The Melbourne courier. Melbourne; 1845-1846.
Earlier title: The Melbourne weekly courier. Melbourne; 1844-1845.
Melbourne times. Melbourne; 1842-1843.
The Melbourne weekly courier. Melbourne; 1844-1845
Later title: The Melbourne courier. Melbourne; 1845-1846.
The new quarterly review, or, Home, foreign and colonial journal. London; 1844-1847.
Earlier title: The foreign and colonial quarterly review. 1843-1844.
The New South Wales examiner. Sydney; 1842.
The New South Wales magazine, or, Journal of general politics, literature, science, and the arts. Sydney; 1843.
The Odd Fellows' magazine. Adelaide; 1843.
Earlier title: South Australian Odd Fellows' magazine. 1843-1846.
The Omnibus and Sydney spectator. Sydney; 1841-1843.
Parramatta chronicle : and Cumberland general advertiser. Parramatta, N.S.W. ; 1843-1845.
Later title: The Cumberland times. Parramatta, N.S.W. ; 1845-[1911?]
The Port Phillip magazine. Melbourne ; 1843.
The Satirist and sporting chronicle. Sydney; 1843.
The sentinel Sydney; 1845-1848.
Former title: The Colonial observer : or weekly journal of politics, commerce, agriculture, literature, science and religion for the Colony of New South Wales. Sydney; 1841-1844.
The Shipping gazette and Sydney general trade list. Sydney; 1844.
Simmond's colonial magazine and foreign miscellany. London; 1844-1849
Later title: The Colonial magazine and East India review. London; 1849-1852.
The South Australian colonist, and settlers weekly record of British, foreign and colonial intelligence. London; 1840.
The South Australian magazine. Adelaide; 1841-1843.
South Australian news. London; 1840-1852.
South Australian Odd Fellows' magazine. Adelaide; 1843.
Later title: The Odd Fellows' magazine. Adelaide; 1843.
The South Australian temperance advocate. Adelaide; 1841.
The South Briton, or, Tasmanian literary journal. Hobart Town; 1843.
The Star. Sydney; 1845-1846.
Earlier title: The Star and working man's guardian. Parramatta, N.S.W; 1844-1845.
The Star and working man's guardian. Parramatta, N.S.W; 1844-1845.
Later title: The Star. Sydney; 1845-1846.
The Sun: and New South Wales independent press. Sydney; 1843.
The Swan River news and Western Australian chronicle. London; 1844-1849.
Sydney dispatch.
See: The Dispatch
Sydney free press. Sydney; 1841-1842.
Earlier title: Free press and commercial journal. Sydney, N.S.W.; 1841.
Later title: Commercial journal, general advertiser and Odd Fellows' advocate. Sydney; 1845.
The Sydney protestant magazine. Sydney; 1840-1841.
The Sydney record. Sydney; 1843-1844.
Tasmanian evangelical miscellany.
See: The True catholic, or Tasmanian evangelical miscellany
Tasmanian journal of natural science, agriculture, statistics &c. Hobart, Tas.; 1842-1849.
Tasmanian literary journal
See: The South Briton, or, Tasmanian literary journal.
The Teetotal advocate. Launceston, 1843.
Earlier title: The Launceston courier. Launceston, Tas. ; 1840-1843.
The Teetotaller and general newspaper. Sydney, 1842.
Earlier title: The Temperance advocate and Australasian commercial and agricultural intelligencer. Sydney, 1840-1841.
The Temperance advocate and Australasian commercial and agricultural intelligencer. Sydney, 1840-1841.
Later title: The Teetotaller and general newspaper. Sydney, 1842.
The True catholic, or Tasmanian evangelical miscellany. Hobart Town; 1843.
The True sun and New South Wales independent press. Sydney; 1843.
Van Diemen's Land temperance herald : for domestic and foreign intelligence. Launceston, 1845
The Voice of Jacob, or, The Hebrews' monthly miscellany. Sydney; 1842.
The Weekly register of politics, facts and general literature. Sydney; 1843-1845.
But how do you know if any of the pages may be of particular interest to you?
Until someone actually undertakes the task of indexing them all, it is a matter of wading through each page – a very time-consuming practice!
But, some help is at hand with the Gow Indexes!! I recommend that you have a look at their web-site at http://members.ceinternet.com.au/rgowadsl
You will notice that their indexes cover the following –
Hunter River Gazette Newspaper 1841-1842
Macleay Chronicle Newspaper 1899-1908
Manning River Times Newspaper 1898-1907
Parramatta Chronicle Newspaper 1843-45
Windsor & Richmond Gazette Newspaper 1916-1920
Windsor & Richmond Gazette Newspaper 1911-1915
Wingham Chronicle Newspaper 1886-1908
Wingham Chronicle Newspaper 1911-1920
Maitland Mercury Newspaper 1843-1846
Maitland Mercury Newspaper 1848
Rod and Wendy have just released the Maitland Mercury 1848 – Index to Births, Deaths, Marriages, Estates, Funerals, Inquests, Insolvencies, etc. There are over 2,800 entries on 66 pages.
Rod writes – “The Maitland Mercury should not be dismissed by researchers as a local paper catering solely to the Hunter River district. From its inception, this was the main provincial newspaper in what is now NSW, and devoted much of its columns to reports from right across Australia, with correspondence from all the main cities and country districts. Anything that was newsworthy, thankfully for today’s researchers, got a start in its columns. Whether you are researching ancestors in Adelaide or Aberdeen, Goulburn or Gunning, Mudgee or Moreton Bay, Port Phillip or Parramatta, Sydney or Seymour, the Maitland Mercury featured reports from these and many more localities.
Armed with the index detailing the date of the edition of the newspaper, the page, and the column, it is a simple task to locate the particular article required, download it, and read it off line. The downloads are read via Acrobat Reader, which is also available free for download on the internet.”