Search Results for: Backhaus Street, Bendigo, victoria

1. Looking for Azzopardi:

   Written by Provenance on September 22, 2011

   …essful. The second search was undertaken by the author in 2010, who became curious about the case as a by-product of other research. This second attempt pushed the story further by establishing that Azzopardi had moved to the Victorian goldfields and remarried, but then he disappears again.   Azzopardi was one among many subjects of the British Empire who vanished in Australia. A formal government system was set in place to try and find them…

2. PROVguide 33: Police Records

   Written by Reading_Room on April 24, 2012

   Courts and Criminal Justice – Police Records Public Record Office Victoria (PROV) holds a range of records relating to police in the State of Victoria.  In 1853, following a Legislative Council Select Committee inquiry, a single integrated Victoria Police VA 724 was established under the control of the Chief Commissioner of Police.  The majority of records PROV holds about Police in Victoria from that time to the current day can be found in the…

3. Thomas Joshua Jackson (Of ‘Young and Jackson’s Hotel’)

   Written by Provenance on September 22, 2011

   By Andrew J Kilsby Print friendly version Andrew J Kilsby is a consulting historian with a particular interest in military, social and business history to 1920. He has self‑published two books about colonial contingents to Queen Victoria’s Diamond Jubilee – Lions of the day (2008) and The Bisley boys (2008) – and co‑authored Fallen Leaves, a commemoration of World War One soldiers from a Melbourne borough who did not return. Hi…

4. PROVguide 16: Record Holding Institutions

   Written by Reading_Room on March 22, 2012

   Record Holding Institutions – Victorian Record Centres This is a select list of organisations in Victoria that hold records and other resources that may assist your research. Victorian Archives Centre – Joint PROV and NAA Research Facility Public Record Office Victoria (PROV) National Archives of Australia (NAA) 99 Shiel Street, North Melbourne VIC 3051 99 Shiel Street, North Melbourne VIC 3051 Ph:         (03) 9348 5600 Ph:         (03)…

5. The Trouble with Otway Maps:

   Written by Provenance on September 16, 2011

   By Barbara Minchinton Print friendly version Barbara Minchinton has recently completed her PhD at the University of Melbourne on land selection in the Otways in the nineteenth century. She is intending to extend her study to include settlement in the Mallee during the same period. Abstract Land selection took place in Victoria under different rules and regulations throughout the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. A few settlers entered t…

6. PROVguide 11: Public Records in Local Communities

   Written by Reading_Room on April 24, 2012

   Records Information – Public Records in Local Communities  This PROVguide provides an overview of public records that are held in collections around Victoria.  Public Record Office Victoria (PROV), in partnership with local heritage organisations has established a network of collections of public records around Victoria.  Over 100 of these community archives have been appointed as Places of Deposit or PODs, under the Public Records Act 19…

7. ‘Situated Among the Gum Trees’:

   Written by Provenance on September 20, 2011

   By Sarah Mirams Print friendly version Dr Sarah Mirams is a freelance historian and writer who specialises in environmental history. She has a background in education and is the author of a number of history texts for secondary students. She was appointed education consultant to History Council Victoria in 2010, where she worked with Public Record Office Victoria (PROV) and Spatial Vision on the DEET-funded One place, many stories interactive we…

8. PROVguide 6: Property and Building Research

   Written by Reading_Room on April 24, 2012

   Land, Places and Local History – Property and Building Research at PROV Public Record Office Victoria (PROV) holds a wide range of records for researching buildings and properties in Victoria.  This PROVguide provides an introduction to some of the most relevant records and research resources available through PROV for research into properties.  To access detailed information about records referred to in this PROVguide you can consult pages on…

9. John Sweeney and the Making of an Australian Farming Landscape:

   Written by Provenance on September 12, 2011

   By Charles Fahey Print friendly version Charles Fahey teaches in the History Program at La Trobe University. With Richard Broome, he co-ordinates Global Migration Stories, a unit that encourages students to use the resources of Public Record Office Victoria (PROV). In recent years his research and publications have focused on the central goldfields of Victoria and on rural Victoria. He has also published widely on the history of the labour marke…

10. PROVguide 6: Property Research

    Written by Reading_Room on May 29, 2012

    Land, Places and Local History – Property and Building Research at PROV Public Record Office Victoria (PROV) holds a wide range of records for researching buildings and properties in Victoria.  This PROVguide provides an introduction to some of the most relevant records and research resources available through PROV for research into properties.  To access detailed information about records referred to in this PROVguide you can consult pages on…