An index of 2,538 entries from the original Hamburg records of passengers departing from the port of Hamburg during 1878. Includes details of former place of residence, occupation and age of emigrants arriving on these seven ships --

BRANDS & LICENCES QUEENSLAND

HORSE AND CATTLE BRANDS INDEX 1890-1899
An Act to Provide for the due Registration of Brands on Horses and Cattle [Assented to 22nd January, 1872.] This Act provided for the registration of brands for horses and cattle — to consist of two letters and one numeral or two signs and one numeral. The same brand was to be used for both horses and cattle. It became an offence to use a brand not registered in accordance with the Act.

An alphabetical index to more than 21,000 owners of horse and cattle brands registered or transferred between 1890 and 1899, lists the brand (where possible), the certificate number, run or farm where brand was to be used, nearest postal town, date brand listed and page reference in the relevant Government Gazette. Changes of residence and corrections are also indexed. In addition, the Gazette lists the horse and cattle brands superseded by these registrations (to Apr 1899) and from then the position to which the brand was to be imprinted.

An alphabetical listing of approx 42,500 licensees issued with various licences, including Auctioneers, Billiards, Bagatelle, Boat, Packet, Surveyors and a range of others to deal with liquor or spirits (apart from publicans’ licences), distil from sugar, distil for fortifying wine and for scientific purposes! New types of licences covered in this period include those to fish, manufacture and sell tobacco. Also includes some notices to cancel, transfer, and “remove premises”.

An Act to Provide for the due Registration of Brands on Sheep [Assented to 7th November, 1876] for any legible firebrand permanently impressed on the nose face or horn OR any brand permanently impressed by means of Indian or other ink on the ear OR any pitch paint or tar brand impressed on the wool or any portion of the body of the sheep. All sheep above the age of six months were to be branded with a brand which had been duly registered. Annual lists of brands were to be published in the Government Gazette as soon as possible after the first day of January together with the names and addresses of the owners. With 9,384 entries, this publication is an alphabetical index to owners of sheep brands published in the annual lists for 1895-1900; it also lists the run or farm where brand to be used, nearest post town, date brand listed and page reference in the relevant Government Gazette. Additional information is available in the original list.

An Act to Provide for the due Registration of Brands on Sheep [Assented to 7th November, 1876] for any legible firebrand permanently impressed on the nose face or horn OR any brand permanently impressed by means of Indian or other ink on the ear OR any pitch paint or tar brand impressed on the wool or any portion of the body of the sheep. All sheep above the age of six months were branded with a brand which had been duly registered. Annual lists of brands were published in the Government Gazette as soon as possible after the first day of January together with the names and addresses of the owners. With approximately 4,900 entries, this publication is an alphabetical index to owners of sheep brands published in the annual lists for 1886-1890; it also lists the brand, description and position, run or farm where the brand was used, nearest post town, date brand listed and page reference in the relevant Government Gazette.

DID YOUR ANCESTOR CUT TIMBER, MAKE BRICKS, QUARRY STONE, OR GET SHELL? 
During this period some 25,000+ applications for timber licences were made and granted. Normally the returns included the name of the district, the name of the applicant, type of licence and amount of fee received. The index also includes the date and page reference of the Government Gazette in which each entry was listed. Although nominally called Timber Licences, the various licences covered permission to cut any kind of timber; cut firewood; cut and remove in log; cut and split slabs; burn charcoal, and dig and remove stone, gravel, earth, limestone or other similar material.

EARLY PIONEERS INDEXES 1824-1859 with QFHSdatasearch Version 1.5.An index of approximately 150,000 entries covering 75 primary sources to people in Queensland prior to separation from New South Wales at the end of 1859. The CD includes a scanned image of an accompanying guide and three smaller indexes to other court, land and miscellaneous records. Searching the main index by name, title, year and source is made easy using the popular searching and sorting capabilities of our very own developed QFHSdatasearch interface. Features include field oriented and keyword searches, Boolean selection, sorting, wildcard searches and, when applicable, links between search results and images held in pdf files of the source records.

This index was initially published on microfiche (print guide included) as the Queensland Pre-separation Index in 1990. It has proved an invaluable and extremely popular resource for family researchers and general historians researching the pre-separation period.

Highlights of this new version: Wide ranging sources, including convict, administration, immigration, law, land, newspaper, hospital and personal records. Also includes: a person’s nationality, convict status and gender, type of record, source and reference within the source. View the guide in Acrobat Reader (free and downloadable). Regional history a bonus.

Volume 10 indexes over 65,400 names drawn from 63 different schools – Babinda (St Ritas), Barrine SS, Barron Crossing Half time PS, Beerwah SS, Bell’s Bridge School, Burnett Creek PS&SS, Calico Creek SS, Capella SS, Carmyle PS&SS, Condamine Plains PS, Corella SS, Curra SS, Deborah SS, Eel Creek PS, Fairyland West PS, Gadgarra SS, Gayndah SS, Glamorgan Vale SS, Glastonbury PS&SS, Glen Loch SS, Gootchie PS&SS, Green Ridge SS, Greendale PS&SS, Greenslopes SS, Gundiah SS, Kerry PS&SS, Kulara SS, Kybong SS, Lagoon Pocket PS&SS, Lake Barrine SS, Lake Euramoo SS, Langley Flat School, Langshaw SS, Lark Hill SS, Marburg Rural School, Monkland SS, Mooloo PS&SS, Mothar Mountain SS, Mt Marrow PS&SS, Mt Urah SS, Nudley School, Peek-A-Doo SS, Pelican SS, Petrie SS, Pie Creek SS, Railway Camp PS, Rodgers Creek SS, Sandy Creek SS, Scrubby Creek PS&SS, Selene SS, Sherwood SS, Splinter Creek Bridge SS, Tamaree SS, Tandur SS, Thulumbah PS, Traveston SS, Warawee SS, Wheatvale PS, Wilson Ophthalmic Hostel School, Wilson Hospital School, Wilston SS, Winton SS, Winton (Private) School, Yandilla PS, Yungaburra SS. Schools range from large city ones with admissions in the thousands to country one-teacher schools with a total enrolment of less than one hundred; some schools have long ceased to exist, others are still functioning. Sources from which the names are drawn are as diverse - actual school admission registers, school histories covering a significant anniversary in the life of a school, local histories which don’t specifically focus on the school but includes a pupil list as part of their story and newspapers. Many sources provide additional information on the family including age at admission, birth date, parent’s name and occupation, religion, address - all very useful to a genealogist and family historian.

CONSOLIDATED INDEX 1859-1919 with QFHSdatasearch Version 1.5. A consolidated index to all Notices in the Queensland Government Gazette 1859-1919 excluding (in particular) notices relating to Intestacy, Insolvency and Wills and Members of School Committees which have been published separately as major QFHS indexes in their own right. The CD includes approximately 125,000 indexed notices covering name, title, topic, location, volume, year and page(s) relating to the entry. The actual Notice in the Gazette will provide additional information, the exact nature of which will depend on the topic. The actual entries give the full names of the persons referred to and many of the Trade Mark and Patent Notices refer to people residing in the other Australian colonies and overseas. Searching the index by name, topic, location and year is made easy using the popular searching and sorting capabilities of our very own developed QFHSdatasearch interface. Features include field oriented and keyword searches, Boolean selection, sorting, wildcard searches and, when applicable, links between search results and images held in pdf files of the source records.

Government Gazettes contain a wealth of information on a wide range of topics and finding information on particular individuals can be a daunting task. Each volume has an index to its Notices, but no consolidated index has previously been available to facilitate access. Researchers will therefore welcome this CD to make the task of searching so much easier.

INTESTACIES, INSOLVENCIES AND WILLS 1859-1900 with QFHSdatasearch Version 1.5.An index to all Queensland Government Gazette notices relating to intestacies, insolvencies and wills 1859-1900. The CD also includes, where found, other associated notices, an index to intestacy returns 1896-1916, scanned images of Gazetted source pages, and an index to Supreme Court Brisbane Originating Summonses 1896-1916. Searching the indexes by name, year and other details is made easy using the popular searching and sorting capabilities of our very own developed QFHSdatasearch interface. Features include field oriented and keyword searches, Boolean selection, sorting, wildcard searches and, when applicable, links to the source images for intestacy returns. These three indexes provide a valuable guide to death related and other legal information for the period.

Highlights of the main index: approx. 87,000 entries listing name, residence, occupation, type of notice, court, date and Gazette reference. All persons in each notice have been indexed, including executors, administrators and trustees, to provide as complete a coverage as possible of those involved. Gazette notices may contain further information, eg relationships to others mentioned in the notice and, for insolvencies, the dividends declared. The intestacy index of approx. 31,000 entries lists name, where died, where born, court, and Gazette reference. The notices also indicate the total amount received, paid and invested for the estates of the listed persons. The Supreme Court index of approx. 4,000 entries includes residence, occupation and notes on the nature of the summons. View the images in Acrobat Reader (free and downloadable).

COMMONWEALTH ELECTORAL ROLL (QUEENSLAND) 1903 with QFHSdatasearch Version 1.5.  An index from surviving Commonwealth Electoral Roll records held by the National Archives of Australia for all electors registered in Queensland in 1903. The CD indexes entries for approximately 230,000 electors and covers name, sex, place of living, occupation, roll number, polling place and division. Searching the index by name, year and other details is made easy using the popular searching and sorting capabilities of our very own developed QFHSdatasearch interface. Features include field oriented and keyword searches, Boolean selection, sorting, and wildcard searches and, when applicable, links between search results and images held in pdf files of the source records. This CD is an excellent starting point for researching families living in Queensland at the time and in particular, for locating family groups, eg by specifying a surname and sorting on place of living within a polling place.

Women gained the federal franchise at Federation and represent approximately forty percent of those registered on the Queensland rolls in 1903. Though registration was not compulsory, Queenslanders from all walks of life are found in the index – eg bug destroyers, circus performers, chimney sweeps, dog poisoners, farmers, labourers, miners and those on domestic duties.

The first in a series of passport registers compiled by the Collector of Customs, Brisbane and currently held by the National Archives of Australia (Brisbane). An index of approx. 5,500 names including the date, name, and address, how dealt with, passport number, number of warrant, remarks and other associated dates. Addresses cover a wide range – mostly Queensland city and country but surprisingly a great range of other places such as interstate (Sydney and Murwillumbah) and overseas (including Canada, Papua, Solomon Islands, Ceylon, New Zealand, Fiji, Bengall East, China, Singapore, and England).

RAILWAY EMPLOYEES 1889-1940 with QFHSdatasearch Version 1.5. An index to approximately 370,000 entries of Queensland Railway Employees published in the Queensland Government Gazette from 1889 to 1940. The CD includes three smaller indexes to other Railway employee information, scanned images of all source pages and scanned images of Railway Regulations and Acts from the same period. Searching the indexes by name, year and other details is made easy using the popular searching and sorting capabilities of our very own developed QFHSdatasearch interface. Features include field oriented and keyword searches, Boolean selection, sorting, wildcard searches and, when applicable, links to the images held in pdf files of the source records. This CD is an excellent resource for researching Queensland railway families and railway history and includes many records not previously published on microfiche.

Highlights of the main index: Covers the entire career of many railway employees; also gives the name, age (from 1899), position, branch/office, and railway/division for each Queensland Railway employee at 30th day of June each year. Also available in the Gazette source images: Rates of pay and qualifications (where applicable). The minor resources index Queensland Railway Appointments and Removals 1890; Dismissals 1879, Ipswich and Rockhampton Railway Workshops, and the Classification List for Loco Enginemen, Firemen and Cleaners 1912. View images of the Railway Acts and Regulations in Acrobat Reader (free and downloadable) and piece together an overall picture of employees’ lives.

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