Databases and Indexes

GFHG and GDHA members - GFHG Documents B/NEW/10, B/NEW/11 and B/NEW/14

Original indexes compiled by Ev Madden and Margaret Frewin, Geelong Family History Group, in 1992 and 1993

Further details of many of these database indexes may be available through the Geelong Family History Group.

Make sure you look at the two Research Options on their website and most importantly follow the link to the GFHG Research Files Catalogue List to check for these or many more indexes and documents.

• Geelong Advertiser Nov 1851 - Dec 1852, 1853 and 1854
• available at Geelong Heritage Centre, Geelong
  Deakin University, Alfred Deakin Prime Ministerial Library, Waterfront Campus, Geelong
  State Library of Victoria, Melbourne
  and various other locations on microfilm

• NAME: Name of despatcher
• DATE: Geelong Advertiser publication date

• 6,624 entries

• Geelong Advertiser commenced 21 November 1840
• 12 December 1851 - a list of names was published in the Geelong Advertiser - people petitioning for a public meeting with regard to the fixing of a license fee for gold digging
• Geelong Advertiser gold lists appeared irregularly.  The people listed sent gold by escort from the goldfields (Ballarat, Creswick, Mt Alexander etc.) to Geelong.  Information contained in the newspaper includes the name of the consignee and the amount of gold or money being despatched.