New South Wales Directories

Online Resources

 * New South Wales Directories at FamilySearch, index and images, ($).
 * New South Wales Directories at MyHeritage, index and images, ($).
 * New South Wales Directories at FindMyPast, index and images, ($).
 * New South Wales Postal Directories at FindMyPast, index, ($).
 * New South Wales Public Service List at FindMyPast, index, ($).
 * New South Wales Telephone Directories at FindMyPast, index, ($).
 * New South Wales Telephone Directory at FindMyPast, index, ($).
 * Medical Directory New South Wales at FindMyPast, index, ($).
 * 1861-1930 - Sydney and New South Wales, Australia, Sands Street Index, 1861-1930 at Ancestry, index, browse, and images, ($).
 * 1901 - Australia, New South Wales, The Federal Directory of Newcastle and District for 1901 at Ancestry, index, browse, and images, ($).
 * 1904 - New South Wales PO Directory 1904 (Wise) at MyHeritage, ($), index.
 * Australia Directories at FindMyPast, ($), index.

Directories are alphabetical lists of names and addresses. They often list all the adult residents or tradesmen of a city or area. In the twentieth century, telephone directories are a helpful source in locating individuals. Directories can also be used as a census substitute.

The most useful directories for genealogical research are city directories of local residents and businesses. These are generally published annually and may include information about an individual such as name, address, occupation, spouse’s name, and other helpful facts. (An individual’s address can be helpful when searching in a large city with several parishes.) Directories sometimes have city maps and may include addresses of churches, cemeteries, civil registration offices, and other locations of genealogical value.