Tag Archives: correspondence
Victoria’s Wartime Experiences as seen from the Home Front
In some respects, ANZAC Day can be a difficult anniversary for PROV to recognise. After all, the armed forces are effectively agencies of the Commonwealth Government and so members of the public waiting to find service histories and other records about our military involvement will invariably start with our Commonwealth colleagues at the National Archives [...]
Correspondence file sheds new light on Victorian Inwards Passenger Lists
Access Services Officer Christine O’Donnell recently uncovered a correspondence file that could provide new leads for those hard-to-trace ancestors. Many researchers are unable to find evidence of their ancestors’ passage to Victoria as there are gaps in the Public Record Office Victoria (PROV) holdings of Inwards Passenger Lists. VPRS 115 Inwards Correspondence [Immigration Branch] 1849-1852 [...]
