Thursday, November 10, 2022

Trove

Trove is a favourite family history for many researchers, offering a wealth of Australian newspapers and gazettes, magazines, images, reports, books, diaries and more.  What's more, it is completely free to use from anywhere in the world.

As of 6 November Trove contains 236,164,194 digitised newspaper articles, and the collection is growing constantly.

 

Current total

Since 9 Oct 2022

Since 24 April 2022

All articles

236,164,194

243,446

1,652,104

Articles with corrections

14,332,650

69,054

477,111

Articles with tags

4,581,094

22,076

178,100

Articles with comments

250,894

1,912

12,203

Below are some of the upcoming additions to the collection, the dates which will be added and the partners who are digitising each.

WA

  • The Farmers' Weekly (1955) [State Library of Western Australia]
  • The Guardian (1955-1957) [State Library of Western Australia]
  • Sportsman (1903-1904) [State Library of Western Australia]
  • The Sun (1919) [State Library of Western Australia]

VIC

  • Camperdown Chronicle (1875-1876) [Camperdown & District Historical Society]
  • Gippsland Farmers' Journal (1919-1922) [Latrobe City Libraries]
  • Live Wire (Yallourn, Vic: 1938-1955) [Latrobe City Libraries]
  • Narracan Shire Advocate (1944-1955) [Latrobe City Libraries]
  • Lilydale Express (1927-1954) [Lilydale & District Historical Society]
  • Richmond Guardian (Vic:1925-1928)
  • The Ararat Advertiser (1899-1913) [Ararat Genealogical Society Inc]
  • The Tarrangower Times and Maldon Advertiser (Vic.:1901-1911) [Maldon Museum]

NSW

  • Berrigan Advocate (1932-1954) [Berrigan Shire Library Service]
  • Border Morning Mail (1950-1951) [Albury City Libraries]
  • Coolamon Echo (1898-1905) [Coolamon & District History Group]
  • Deniliquin Pastoral Times (1863-1878) [Deniliquin Genealogy Society]
  • The Mittagong Argus (1901) [Berrima District Historical & Family History Society]
  • Mittagong Express (1892) [Berrima District Historical & Family History Society]
  • Mittagong Star (1927-1932) [Berrima District Historical & Family History Society]
  • Orange Star (1926-1927) [Central West Libraries]
  • Queanbeyan Age (1952-1954) [Queanbeyan Palerang Regional Council]
  • St Georges Advocate (1899, 1901-1903) [Kogarah Historical Society Inc]

Wednesday, November 9, 2022

New on Ancestry

It is always worthwhile checking to see what new records have been added to the database at Ancestry, as well as which record categories have been updated to include new information.  This may mean there is new data waiting for me to find, so I like to check back every few months at least.  Below are some of the recent additions for the United Kingdom and Australia.

Don't forget that you can search the Ancestry database for free at any branch of Campaspe Libraries using our public access PCs or wifi through our subscription to Ancestry Library Edition.

New Australian Records

  • Queensland, Australia, Immigration Records: Passengers and Crew, 1852-1899
  • Queensland, Australia, Commonwealth Electoral Rolls, 1906-1969
  • Queensland, Australia, School Admission Records, 1860-1992
  • South Australia, Australia, Adelaide Hospital Admission Registers, 1841-1952
  • South Australia, Australia, Incoming and Outgoing Passenger Lists, 1845-1940
  • South Australia, Australia, Supreme Court Criminal Records, 1837-1918; Reports to the Police Coroner, 1842-1961
  • South Australia, Australia, Destitute Asylum Ledgers and Admissions to Industrial and Reformatory Schools, 1849-1913
  • South Australia, Australia, Select Tax and Financial Records, 1838-1928; Returns of Census, 1841
  • South Australia, Australia, Prison Registers, 1838-1912
  • New South Wales, Australia, Convict Indents, 1788-1842

  New United Kingdom records

  • UK and Commonwealth, Law Examination Records, 1836-1946
  • UK, World War II Index to Allied Airmen Roll of Honour, 1939-1945
  • UK, World War II Allied Prisoners of War, 1939-1945
  • Web: Global, Gravestone Photograph Index, 1265-2014
  • UK, World War I Service Medal and Award Rolls, 1914-1920
  • UK, Mechanical Engineer Records, 1847-1938
  • UK and Ireland, Outward Passenger Lists, 1890-1960
  • UK, Commonwealth War Graves, 1914-1921 and 1939-1947
  • UK, Royal Navy Medical Journals, 1817-1856
  • UK Surgeon Superintendents' Journals of Convict Ships, 1858-1867