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Convicts in NSW – an overview of available records Part 1
Many of us are thrilled these days to find that we have a convict amongst our ancestors. How do you find out more about him or her? The administration of the convict system required a lot of paperwork...
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Convicts in NSW – an overview of available records Part 2 – Freedom!
Continuing my brief description of the records available for the majority of convicts in NSW. As mentioned last week, most convicts were sentenced for transportation for 7 years, 14 years or for life....
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Convicts in NSW – an overview of available records Part 3
This is the final part of my brief overview of the available convict records in NSW. It has been necessarily brief and simplified – a whole book could be written on this topic, and State Records...
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Borrow eBooks from the State Library of NSW
If you are a resident of New South Wales you are entitled to a library card, and if you have a library card you can now borrow eBooks from the library online. Go to...
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University libraries for family historians
University libraries can be enormously helpful for your family history research, especially if you have one nearby. They have a lot of books and microfilms on the open shelves that are not available in...
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