The old microfiche are available in the Cape Banks FHS library (Maroubra) http://www.capebanks.org.au/ - here is a breakdown of how the years were indexed: The 'old microfiche' * NSW BIRTHS Index - BAPTISMS 1788-1856, BIRTHS 1856-1905 pre 1856 Baptisms, pre 1856 1st supplementary index, pre 1856 2nd supplementary index, 1856-1869 by year, 1870-1879, 1880-1889, 1900-1905 by year. * NSW DEATHS Index - BURIALS pre 1856, DEATHS 1856-1905 pre 1856 Burials, pre 1856 1st supplementary index, pre 1856 2nd supplementary index, 1856-1869, 1870-1879, 1880-1889, 1890-1899, 1900-1905 by year. * NSW MARRIAGES Index - 1788-1856, 1856-1905 pre 1856, pre 1856 1st supplementary index, pre 1856 2nd supplementary index, 1856-59 by year (grooms & brides), 1860-69 by year (grooms & brides), 1870-79 by year (grooms & brides), 1880-81 by year (grooms & brides), 1882-83 by year, 1884 (grooms & brides), 1885-86 by year, 1887 (grooms & brides), 1888, 1889-95 (grooms & brides), 1896-99 by year, 1900-05 by year. The 'new microfiche' * NSW PIONEER Index 1788-1888 - BIRTHS, DEATHS & MARRIAGES consolidated index * NSW FEDERATION Index 1889-1918 - BIRTHS, DEATHS & MARRIAGES consolidated index * NSW BETWEEN THE WARS Index 1919-1945 - DEATHS & MARRIAGES (no births) consolidated index Regards,Maureen ----- Original Message ----- From: "Lesley Uebel" <ckennedy@bigpond.net.au> Hi Rhonda The old set of microfiche is a copy of old typed records. They are organised in different year groups..... say 1805 - 1810 (cannot remember the exact years and they differ over the years) and you have to check each set of fiche. They are the fiche I started using a few decades ago before the new set was available and although are more time consuming to use they do contain more records AND they were not transcribed by people living overseas whose English is not their first language. My library have moved these fiche to the Stack about 10 years ago and perhaps other libraries have also done the same so many people new to research are not aware of them. regards Lesley Uebel