Search Results for: Backhaus Street, Bendigo, victoria

1. PROVguide 15: Search Agents

   Written by Reading_Room on March 22, 2012

   Research Organisations – Search Agents Public Record Office Victoria (PROV) provides a range of services and resources to assist members of the public with their research. PROV however, does not provide a research service. Researchers may wish to engage a professional search agent to undertake research at PROV on their behalf. Listed below are the names and addresses of organisations and individuals who can be contacted to undertake research of…

2. Exhibiting PROV at the Old Treasury Building

   Written by Provenance on September 20, 2011

   By Kimberley Meagher and Jill Barnard Print friendly version Kimberley Meagher worked previously at Public Record Office Victoria (PROV) and is now at Heritage Victoria. She has a Master in Cultural Heritage from Deakin University and has considerable experience in the private sector, working with heritage and conservation architects as well as a freelance historian. Kimberley was Project Officer for the Victorian Archival Treasures exhibition a…

3. Frequently Asked Questions

   Written by Reading_Room on October 22, 2012

   …he Reading Room Hours? Saturday Openings What can I bring with me into the Reading Room? As part of a group Clients with special needs What Records does PROV hold? As the State’s archival authority Public Record Office Victoria holds records created by Victorian government departments and authorities, the State’s courts, municipalities, schools, public hospitals and other public offices. The records date from the establishment of the…

4. PROVguide 65: Aboriginal Records at PROV

   Written by Reading_Room on April 30, 2012

   Koorie Heritage – Aboriginal Records at PROV Public Record Office Victoria (PROV) holds records relating to the administration of Aboriginal Affairs in Victoria. Its main holdings are records created by the office of the Chief Protector of Aborigines (VA 512) and its successor, the Guardian of Aborigines (VA 513), which administered Aboriginal Affairs in the early years of the colony. Most of the records date from 1839 to 1946, with more extens…

5. PROVguide 60: Adoption, Wardship and Related Records

   Written by Reading_Room on May 17, 2012

   Education, Health and Welfare – Adoption, Wardship and Related Records This guide outlines records and services available to researchers looking for information about people who may have been in the custody of institutions for children and young people, or who may have been adopted.  The Adoption of Children Act 1928 became law in July 1929 and the first legal adoption in Victoria was registered in October of that year. Before that time unoffic…

6. Campbell and Woolley’s Store

   Written by Provenance on September 20, 2011

   By Joan Hunt Print friendly version Joan Hunt is a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society of Victoria, where she served several terms on Council, partly as vice‑president and partly as convenor of the History Victoria Support Group. Her work in community history spans thirty‑seven years, from Dandenong Historical Society committee membership in 1974 to involvement in the Ballarat region since 1980. Joan is a past president of the Ballarat Histor…

7. Pathway 3: Koorie People and Places

   Written by Reading_Room on August 8, 2012

   …ting a search for records about yourself or Aboriginal family members you may find the following resources useful: Finding Your Story is a resource manual to assist people who have been separated from their Koorie families in Victoria find government and non-government records about themselves, their families and their communities.  If you were born interstate and moved to Victoria, Finding Your Story will also provide contact details for interst…

8. PROVguide 35: Hotels and Liquor Licensing

   Written by Reading_Room on July 25, 2012

   Land, Places and Local History – Hotels and Liquor Licensing Public Record Office Victoria (PROV) holds a range of records that document hotel and liquor licensing in Victoria.  The sale of liquor has been regulated since the beginnings of colonial administration in Victoria.  Initially, a system of annual general licensing meetings within each licensing district was established with licences granted by justices of the peace.  From 1864 to 1886…

9. Kellys called on to surrender

   Written by Digital_Projects on September 6, 2011

   …0;for I am a widow’s son outlawed and my orders must be obeyed” offers the outlawry as a bravura badge of status. Transcribed text Image GOVERNMENT ADVERTISEMENTS.TO DANIEL KELLY, of Greta, in the colony of Victoria. Whereas, on the fourth day of November, one thousand eight hundred and seventy-eight, a Bench Warrant was issued in pursuance of the “Felons Apprehension Act 1878,” under my hand and seal in order to yo…

10. Local History from 8000 Miles Away:

    Written by Provenance on September 22, 2011

    …ty. Abstract This article examines a volume of Colac court records from the mid-nineteenth century now held in the United States. It details the contents of the volume with an eye towards the nature of local justice in early Victoria and the ways in which legal records can provide a window into the past. In addition, the article calls attention to the increasingly global nature of local history studies. In sharing the story of this trans-oceanic…