"Noelle Oke" <nokey@westnet.com.au> wrote in message news:mailman.580.1259382147.2037.genanz@rootsweb.com... > Could any kind person tell me how far back electoral rolls might be > accessible in Australia (New South Wales)? I'm chasing someone in > the period around 1890. > Thanks > Noelle Oke > Hi Noelle Ancestry as Commonwealth rolls on line from 1903 for some States. None as yet for SA and NSW rolls are from 1930. A CD was published some 4 years ago which has the 1903 NSW roll . Before that its PO directories Bye -- MargM Beautiful Wyong Shire NSW

On Sat, 28 Nov 2009 16:30:32 +1100, "MargM" <genknut@exemail.com.au> wrote:> >"Noelle Oke" <nokey@westnet.com.au> wrote >> Could any kind person tell me how far back electoral rolls might be >> accessible in Australia (New South Wales)? I'm chasing someone in >> the period around 1890. >> Thanks >> Noelle Oke >> > Hi Noelle >> > Ancestry as Commonwealth rolls on line from 1903 for some States. >None as yet for SA and NSW rolls are from 1930. A CD was published >some 4 years ago which has the 1903 NSW roll . Before that its PO >directories NSW electoral rolls exist (in patches) from 1842. The early ones are in the NSW Archives Research Kit which is available in many libraries. An explanation is in NSW State Records Archives in Brief No 5 http://www.records.nsw.gov.au/state-archives/guides-and-finding-aids/archives-in-brief/archives-in-brief-5 and a complete list of holdings is in Short Guide No 1 http://www.records.nsw.gov.au/state-archives/guides-and-finding-aids/short-guide-1/short-guide-1 Trish Downes