About the Copying Service
Probate packets, c.1817 to September 1965, are available for the public to access in our reading room at the Western Sydney Records Centre 143 O'Connell Street, Kingswood.
For those who cannot visit we are offering the Probate Packet Copying Service. The fee for this service is $45.00. This includes the copies, the administrative fee and postage/handling.
What we will copy
We will copy the packet contents in its entirety or copies to the value of $30.00. We cannot look for particular documents as this would involve research and we do not undertake research on behalf of enquirers.
If the number of documents in the packet exceeds copies to the value of $30.00 you will be contacted and asked if you are willing to pay an additional amount to have the remainder of the packet copied. If you do not wish to pay the additional amount, the copies will be made in the order in which the documents are stored in the packet.
Print-friendly order form
Fill out the order form to obtain your copies
What information you need to provide?
To order copies you will need to provide:
- the name of the deceased
- date of death
- Probate series
- Probate Packet Number, and
- Container/Box number (if known)
How do you find this information?
Check the Probate Index on microfiche - available in both the reading rooms and many public libraries - to obtain the Series number and the Probate number number.
The probate series are numbered from 1-4 and it is essential that you specifiy which series the probate packet you require is from:
- Series 1: April 1817 to c. May 1873
- Series 2: 1873 to 1876
- Series 3: 1876 to c.1890
- Series 4: c. 1890 onwards
This is a rough approximation of the years in each series. Your final reference should always be the Probate Index.
The Probate Packet Guide is available in the reading rooms and lists the relevant box numbers for the Probate packets.
Search Archives Investigator for a name
You can now search Archives Investigator for an individual's name for Series 2 of the Probate Packets. Do a simple search, selecting all words. The Series and Probate numbers are listed together as the item number eg 2-15.
For further information
We have produced an information leaflet about probate records. See Archives in Brief No. 84 for more information.