Most people researching their family history will have found an ancestor who worked in the railways especially in the early days. Indexing of the Staff Records held at Qld State Records makes finding this information easier. The Qld Government Railways employed a large number of people during the development of the Rail System and their records were kept in Staff Registers for many years. The Registers have been microfilmed by the Qld State Archives (QSA) and the films are available for research in the Public Search Rooms. Until now they have not been indexed and have been time consuming to research. The Index contains the surname, given name, date of birth, date of hiring, QSA Register No and page number and list approximately 8,800 names. The Registers themselves have details of position, wages, areas of employment and in many cases interesting details in the remarks column. The Index will be released in May 2003 on CD and will sell for $60.00 (inc p+p) in Australia. We are offering a special Pre Publication price of $50.00 (inc p+p) for orders and money received by the 15 May 2003. Contact Caloundra Family History Research Inc., PO Box 968 Caloundra Qld 4551 email caloundrafamilyhis@hotmail.com Regards Therese Black blackflynn@ozemail.com.au