Ocean Grove land titles
Some things are worth waiting for! Just over 10 years ago – 10 May 2004 – I purchased and downloaded a digital copy of a Certificate of Title Vol 1946 Fol 389059. This was the largest of several early Titles … Continued
Shelford School No. 379 and lots more!
The school register for Shelford State School No. 379 features in the latest group of updates to the Geelong & District database. From Vision and Realisation, published by the Education Department of Victoria in 1973: Probably a Presbyterian School operated … Continued
Clergy, Hospital, Street names, Nurses and more!
The Reverend Thomas QUINTON is one of our local Church of England ministers extracted from the Cable Clergy Index. This terrific index has on average about half a page of biographical details for each entry – definitely worth checking and … Continued
Country people added to database
The Annual Reports of the Geelong Infirmary & Benevolent Asylum are an amazing source for locating those ordinary ancestors. Each report includes an extensive list of subscribers [an early version of Medicare for the use of the Infirmary]. They are … Continued
Australia Day additions to database
This update includes a mixture of items – some adding to existing ones and others new. Because this lot includes both Assisted and Unassisted Immigrants to Geelong [actually Point Henry] it seemed appropriate to include this photo of the Geelong … Continued