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Discover if your ancestor in Victoria, Australia was mentioned in parliamentary papers between 1852 and 1899. This index gives details of over 180,000 ‘ordinary people’ named in government reports.

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Each record includes a transcript provided by the Australian Institute of Genealogical Studies Inc. The amount of information may vary but most records will include


  • First name(s)
  • Last name
  • Year
  • Description
  • Volume
  • Pages
  • Reference number


Parliamentary Papers are a wonderful source for the broader social history of the early days of the Colony of Victoria covering a wide range of topics: land, mining, occupations, etc.

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