We’ve just topped 800,000 entries!
January 24, 2011 Leave a comment
The Geelong & District Database and sundry indexes on the web site now totals 800,185 entries – a huge thank you to our wonderful volunteers who contribute to this project.
Geelong district entries from 1863
January 24, 2011 Leave a comment
628 local entries from the Geelong District from the Victoria Government gazette added to Geelong & District Database.
Winchelsea rate books 1895-96
January 24, 2011 Leave a comment
Another year of the Winchelsea Rate Books has been added to Geelong & District Database.
This completes the current planned indexes for these rate books and includes: 1863-1871, 1875-76, 1880-81, 1885-86, 1890-91, 1895-96, 1900-01, 1905-06, 1910-11, 1915-16, 1920-21, 1925-26, 1930-31, 1935-36, 1940-41, 1946-1955
These include places such as Birregurra, Lorne, Winchelsea etc. which came under the Shire of Winchelsea.
Anglicans in Geelong 1842 – 1990
January 24, 2011 Leave a comment
New book index added to Geelong & District Database.
Geelong & District Municipalities and Rate Books
January 23, 2011 Leave a comment
Did you know that to research people in a region in Victoria it’s really important to know which municipality [council] they lived in at the time? That’s because of the amalgamation of many councils in 1993-94.
The municipal records, such as rate books, are identified with the FORMER council name but may be in the possession of the CURRENT council.
How do you know which one to look for in Geelong & District?
It’s easy, just have a look at this web site.
Winchelsea cemetery: burials
January 23, 2011 1 Comment
New list of burials has been added to the Geelong & District Database.
There are more than 1800 burials in this list for the Winchelsea cemetery.
The History of Colac and District
January 23, 2011 Leave a comment
New book index added to Geelong & District Database.
The History of Colac and District was compiled by Isaac Hebb in 1970. This was a limited edition publication which has been out-of-print for some years. This history was originally printed in 1888 as a series of articles in the local press. There are more than 400 pages in this wonderful book.
Peterborough, Port Campbell, Princetown: tourist, historical and fishing guide
January 23, 2011 Leave a comment
New book index added to Geelong & District Database.
Peterborough, Port Campbell, Princetown: tourist, historical and fishing guide written by Jack Loney and published in 1977
Lorne: a Living History
January 23, 2011 Leave a comment
New book index added to Geelong & District Database
Lorne: a Living History was written by Doug Stirling and published in 2004.
Colac: Court of Requests Day Book 1850-1857 [VPRS 16626]
January 23, 2011 Leave a comment
Added index to the Geelong & District database and full transcription to the PROV Wiki.
