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Find out where to start your online research using the NSW State archives and how to...
Search for people and places across a variety of topics...
It is always easier to work from the present to the past when tracing your family...
We've listed resources to help you access archives relating to Aboriginal people.
Records relating to orphans, foster care, adoption and other out-of-home care.
Popular
Population muster and census records, 1788-1901.
The correspondence of the Colonial Secretary is one of the most valuable sources of...
How do you know if there was a convict in your family? Find out where to start your...
Sources in our collection that relate to divorce and procedures for accessing Divorce...
Find the key records and indexes for passengers 1788-1922.
Inquests are conducted by coroners and are held to investigate the manner and cause of...
Government Architect, Surveyors, Land Grants, Crown Land, Conditional Purchase.
Records in a Probate packet include the last will and testament.
Access railway records, including employment, locomotives, photos, plans.
Education in NSW 1788-c.1979 plus the main records, indexes, photos, teachers.
Exhibitions
Blaze: Working Women, Public Leaders is an exhibition produced by NSW State Archives. View exhibition content via our e-catalogue.
