Australia, New South Wales, Alphabetical Index to Newspaper Cuttings - FamilySearch Historical Records

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Collection Time Period
Most events included in the records date from approximately 1841-1987. Information included in the cards may predate 1841. A very few earlier records do exist.

How to Use the Records
If a person is unable to find an ancestor in the vital, church, or immigration records, this card index would be a good next source to check.

Record Description
Newspaper cuttings are pasted to the cards. In some cases the information is extracted or typewritten on the cards, and these include the name of the newspaper that published the event.

Record Content
Key genealogical facts found in most of the cards include:


 * Name of individuals who were born, married, or died
 * Date of birth
 * Place of birth
 * Place of marriage
 * Date of marriage
 * Place of death
 * Date of death
 * Place of burial
 * Name of spouse
 * Names of children
 * Names of parents
 * Names of siblings
 * Short biography (in case of obituaries)
 * Date of arrival in Australia
 * Place of residence

Record History
People used to place an ad in the local newspaper to announce a birth, marriage, or death. This information was later extracted into an alphabetically filed card index. Information included in these cards is primarily for marriages and deaths, but does include some births. There are a few cards with information extracted from the 1811 census, Thomas Mutch index, probate index, vital records, etc. Population coverage is not comprehensive. The majority of the records are from New South Wales, but there are a few from Queensland.

Why This Collection Was Created?
This collection was created to more readily assist in locating information regarding a birth, marriage, death, obituary or other miscellaneous information about an individual that appeared in a newspaper.

Record Reliability
Information related to the immediate event is probably accurate. The accuracy of other information given would depend on the knowledge of the informant.

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Related Wiki Articles
Australia Newspapers

Queensland Newspapers

Australia Obituaries

Citing FamilySearch Historical Collections
It is recommended that you cite the sources of information as you search genealogical records. Citing sources will allow you to avoid duplicate searches later and share your sources with other researchers. A citation with specific details about the source document should allow yourself or others to easily find the source document at a later time. You should cite all sources searched, whether new information is found, to avoid duplicating searches without findings. Suggested Format:  A suggested format for citations created to document information found in FamilySearch Record Search is: Collection title, digital images, from FamilySearch Internet (www.familysearch.org: date accessed or downloaded), items of interest. Items of Interest Include: 


 * Name of the person mentioned in the document
 * File, folder or jacket number
 * Locality
 * Record type
 * Page number
 * Line number
 * Date of entry
 * Digital identification number
 * Film number

You are Invited to Add Source Citations for a Record in This Collection: Please add sample citations to this article following the format guidelines listed above.


 * United States. Bureau of the Census. 12th census, 1900, digital images, From FamilySearch Internet (www.familysearch.org: September 29, 2006), Arizona Territory, Maricopa, Township 1, East Gila, Salt River Base and Meridian; sheet 9B, line 71
 * Mexico, Distrito Federal, Catholic Church Records, 1886-1933, digital images, from FamilySearch Internet (www.familysearch.org: April 22, 2010), Baptism of Adolfo Fernandez Jimenez, 1 Feb. 1910, San Pedro Apóstol, Cuahimalpa, Distrito Federal, Mexico, film number 0227023

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Sources of information for This Collection
"Australia, New South Wales, Alphabetical Index to Newspaper Cuttings, 1841-1987", database, FamilySearch; from Greenwich Stake Genealogical Library. "Alphabetical index, newspaper cuttings, births, marriages &amp; memoriums (Australia)". Greenwich Stake Genealogical Library, Greenwich, New South Wales, Australia. FHL microfilm, 9 reels. Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah.