Hi folks! Now that the National Library has put the early Brisbane newspapers online, I decided to have a go at creating an index of the BDMs as appeared in the Moreton Bay Courier, Brisbane's first newspaper, which was published from 1846 to 1861 (after which it was sold and published under the name The Courier, and then later The Brisbane Courier, and then later the Courier-Mail). I have indexed any birth, death, marriages or funeral notices I could find. I also added a few obituaries and articles about how people died (but on the basis of "I happened to spot it" rather than anything more systematic). Note that in those times, a lot of the notices just talk about Mr Smith and Miss Brown without given names, so look any entry (click to see the scanned newspaper article at the National Library) with the surname of interest - don't ignore something because the names you seen in the "other names mentioned" don't include the given names you are hoping to see. It is sorted by "principal" surname, meaning the surname of the person who was born, married or died. In the case of marriages, they are indexed twice, once under the bride's surname and once under the groom's. Just scroll down to find the surname you are interested in. If you are interested in given names or other surnames that may have appeared in the notice (note I did not include the name of the clergyman in the marriage notices), use the "Find on Page" in your WWW browser - usually "Ctrl-F" in most browsers or drops-down off your menu somewhere. This is a first go at doing an index into the National Library's newspaper database, so I'd be interested in your feedback. Of course there may well be errors or omissions etc; I am only human. Please let me know. Anyhow, here's the URL: http://www.chapelhill.homeip.net/FamilyHistory/Other/MoretonBayCourier-Sorte d-AHG.htm Just a comment. The contents of the page belong to me (I am the copyright holder). What this means that you are welcome to use the page but not to make copies of it elsewhere. Kerry