Databases and Indexes

There are a number of on-line searchable databases as well as files / lists of information or names.  There is a large number of entries in the databases or files - and this number is regularly increasing as more information is added.

• Unless otherwise stated, databases / files refer to the region - Geelong & District.  The "boundary" of this region is very loosely an arc from Cape Otway, north to below Ballarat, and across to Werribee.

• Large on-line searchable databases and A-Z [.pdf] collections are identified with [ *** ].

Database / Files	Brief Summary	More information
Consolidated Book Index [*** ] Now part of the NEW Geelong and district combined database	Searchable database of book indexes for a large number of local / regional books, many of which were previously unindexed.	The Books which can also be used as a Bibliography for the region
Burials / Headstones Index [*** ] Now part of the NEW Geelong and district combined database	Searchable database of many of the cemeteries in the region	The Cemeteries including maps, plans, and headstone transcriptions
Directories Index [*** ] Now part of the NEW Geelong and district combined database	Searchable database of full transcriptions from Post Office, Commercial and other directories	The Directories
Bellarine Peninsula Consolidated Names Index [*** ] Now part of the NEW Geelong and district combined database	Searchable database of the "Index of Indexes" - a window into the large collection of holdings indexed by the Bellarine Historical Society.	The records / holdings included in the index
Pot-pourri Index [*** ] Now part of the NEW Geelong and district combined database	Searchable database of an eclectic collection of indexes from the Geelong & District region.	See main link
1891 Women Petitioners [*** ]	Women in our region who signed the 1891 Women's Suffrage Petition	See main link
Alternate Place Names	A list of former / alternate place names in the region	See main link
BDM abbreviations	Some abbreviations used in BDM indexes for places in the region	See main link
Councils & Records	Web site showing all current and former councils in the region, and the location and date range of Rate / Valuation books for each council	See main link
Geelong Churches	Location of some of Geelong's early churches	See main link
Places in c.1882-1890	Description of various towns in our region in c.1882-1890	See main link
Midwives [*** ]	Possible midwives in the Geelong & District region	See main link
Photographers	Photographers operating in the region, including photos of studios, examples of their work, and some biographies.	See main link
Research Centres	Research Centres in the region	See main link
St Augustine's Orphanage [*** ]	Admissions and Discharges 1857-1878 together with a brief history of the Orphanage.	See main link
Surnames of Interest	Surnames submitted by visitors to this web site.	See main link
Timeline History : Geelong	Events in Geelong's history	See main link
Towns & Places [*** ]	Acrobat (.pdf) file including alternate names, Parish, 1955 Municipality, Current Municipality, Land District and County	See main link

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