Databases and Indexes

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 Circuit: some entries extracted from Criminal Trial Briefs (1852, 1862, 1863)
• Public Record Office Victoria, North Melbourne
• VPRS 30 Units 227A, 245, 264 [some extracted entries]

• NAME: Either Accused OR Victim OR Witness - COMMENT field will explain which
• DATE: of brief
• OTHER NAMES: Either Accused OR Victim - COMMENT field will explain which
• PLACE: Where court held
• COMMENT: Reason and results for hearing, and explanation of NAME and OTHER NAMES field for EACH entry - Witnesses are also included when not in NAME field
• REFERENCE: VPRS number and UNIT

VPRS 30 / P0 contains 3,589 units - SOME files for the Geelong Circuit have been extracted for:

• Unit 227A: 1852
• Unit 245: 1862
• Unit 264: 1863

• 425 entries
• The majority of these have been triplicated as most entries contain three sets of names, some with multiples - Accused, Victim and Witness.

• PROV catalogue description for VPRS 30
• PROV WIKI for Uhl Index to Criminal Trial Briefs