Genealogy - NT Resources


Northern Territory Resources
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NT Genealogy
  • Family history seminar, Darwin 1988: conference papers
    Genealogical Society of the Northern Territory.
    NTC PAM 929.39429 FAM
  • Northern Territory Anglican Baptisms 1900 - 1939 and confirmations 1900 - 1947.
    Genealogical society of the Northern Territory.
    NTC 929.399429 NORT
  • Northern Territory dictionary of biography
    David Carment, Robyn Maynard, & Alan Powell.
    1996; 3 volumes.
    NTC 920.9429 NORT
    REF 920.9429 NOR
  • Northern Territory women's register, 1948–1988
    NT Women's Advisory Council, 1991.
    NTC 305.40994 NORT
  • Trace your family history with the Genealogical Society of the Northern Territory
    Genealogical Society of the Northern Territory.
    NTC PAM 929.39429 GEN
    016.9291 GEN
  • Townsville and district pioneer and biographical register.
    REF 929.39436 HAMM


NT Census
  • NT 1881 & 1891 census
    Compiled by Genealogical Society of the Northern Territory.
    NTC 929.10994 NORT (microfiche)
  • 1901 census of the Northern Territory of Australia
    Compiled by members of the Genealogical Society of the Northern Territory.
    NTC 929.10994 NINE (microfiche)
  • Census; 1954, 1966, 1971, 1981
    Compactus, Level 2.
    NTC PER 319.429 CENS
  • Census; 1976
    NTC 304.6099429 CHAR
  • Census; 1986
    NTC 304.6021 HUGO
  • Census; 1991
    NTC ABS 2701.7
  • Northern Territory of Australia Welfare Ordinance, 1953-1955
    Government Printer, 1957.
    NTC Q 305.89915 NOR
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Births, Deaths and Marriages
  • Index of Northern Territory of Australia justice of the peace, special magistrates, barristers, solicitors, practitioners and notaries from 1896 to 1965
    Compiled by members of the Genealogical Society of the Northern Territory.
    NTC 929.50994 LONE (microfiche)
  • NT of Australia: births 1870 – 1902
    NT of Australia: deaths 1870 – 1902
    NT of Australia: marriages 1870 - 1902
    NTC 929.39429 NORT
  • NT Probate indexes, 1885-1941
    NTC 929.39429 PROB (microfiche)


NT Electoral Rolls
NTL holds NTL electoral rolls on microfiche for the years 1922 – present (incomplete).
Electoral rolls can be found on Level 1 near microfiche readers.


NT Telephone Directories
NTL holds NT telephone directories from 1921 (incomplete).
NTC Compactus

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NT Newspapers
The following NT Newspapers are held by NTL and are available on microfilm:
  • Centralian Advocate 24/5/1947 -
  • Katherine Advertiser 5/4/1979 – 26/7/1989
  • Katherine Informer 26/8/1972 – 2/5/1979
  • Katherine Times 16/6/1983 -
  • North Australian 1883 - 1890
  • Northern Miner 10/8/1888 – 10/11/1900
  • Northern Standard 4/1/1938 – 31/12/53
  • Northern Territory News 8/2/1952 -
  • Northern Territory Times 14/11/1973 – 28/6/1932
  • Northern Territory Times and Gazette 1873 – 28/6/1932
  • Northern Times 27/8/1905 – 30/6/1977
  • The Register 7/1885 – 12/1912
  • Sunday Territorian 1/7/1990 -
  • Tennant and District Times 25/7/1980 -
  • Index of boats mentioned in the Northern Territory newspapers, November 1873 to December 1914
    NTC 929.39429 DEBN
  • Index of people in the North Australian, June 1883 to May 1890
    NTC 929.39429 DEBN
  • Index of people in the Northern Territory Times, November 1873 to December 1914
    NTC 929.39429 DEBN
  • Index of people in the NT News and Sunday Territorian, 1991, 1993 –
    Compiled by Edna Pratt.
    Compactus, Level 2.
    NTC PER 079.9429 INDE
  • Index of people in the NT Gazette, 1873 – 1914
    NTC 929.39429 DEBN
  • Index to the Northern Territory Times and Gazette, 1917, 1918, 1919
    NTC 929.39429 DAVI
  • Northern Territory Times and Gazette name index, 1875, 1876, 1877, 1882
    NTC 929.39429 NORT (microfiche)
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Government Gazette
  • Index to people mentioned in the NT Government Gazette, November 1873 to December 1914
    Compiled by Lawrie Debnam.
    NTC 929.39429 DEBN


Photographs
NTL holds over 60,000 images on PictureNT , a digital database. It is the largest and most accessible collection of photographs of the Northern Territory.


Cemeteries
  • Darwin's old cemeteries
    Robert W. P. Ashley, 1999.
    NTC 929.5 ASHL, 2 vols.
  • Lone graves of the Northern Territory of Australia from June 1839 to July 1976
    Compiled by Elizabeth Estbergs.
    NTC 929.50994 LONE (microfiche)
  • Northern Territory's Palmerston Cemetery and some of its occupants
    Compiled by Vern O'Brien, 1988.
    NTC 929.5 NOR
  • NT Anthony Lagoon, Newcastle Waters, Katherine Mortuary, Gardens Road, Katherine Cemetery
    NTC 929.50994 NORT (microfiche)
  • A place to rest: Darwin Gardens Rd Cemetery and Some of its residents
    Nathanial Bane, 1996.
    NTC 929.5 BANE
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NT Land Tenure
  • NT alien births, alien deaths, overlanders, mining leases
    NTC 929.10994 NTAL (microfiche)
  • NT land applications
    NTC 929.39429 NTLA (microfiche)
  • Northern Territory land orders
    NTC 929.39429 NORT (microfiche)
  • NT gold mining/mineral lands/pastoral leases/pearling
    NTC 929.39429 NTGO (microfiche)
  • NT land orders: Adelaide and London registers, 1870 ballot
    NTC 929.39429 NTLA (microfiche)
  • NT land orders: Adelaide register, May 1871 – November 1873
    NTC 929.39429 NORT (microfiche)
  • Northern Territory pastoral lease applications 1875 - 1899
    Genealogical Society of the Northern Territory, 1988.
    NTC 929.39429 NORT (microfiche)
  • Northern Territory pastoral permits from 17/11/1902 to 14/4/1924
    Genealogical Society of the Northern Territory, 1988.
    NTC 929.39429 NORT (microfiche)
  • Northern Territory schedule of land transactions, 1895 – 1909
    Genealogical Society of the Northern Territory, 1988.
    NTC 929.39429 NORT (microfiche)
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Police Records
  • Anthony's Lagoon police station
    Compiled by L.R. Cossons for the Genealogical Society of the Northern Territory, 1994.
    NTC 929.39429 ANTH
  • Anthony's Lagoon police station day journal
    Compiled by L.R. Cossons for the Genealogical Society of the Northern Territory, 1994.
    NTC 929.39429 ANTH
  • Cossons index, NT Borooloola, Anthony's Lagoon, Newcastle, Adelaide River, Brocks Creek, Rankine River and Pine Creek police journals: indexed death abstracts from police journals
    NTC 929.39429 COSS (microfiche)
  • Katherine police, 1879 – 1980
    M. Canavan, 1989.
    NTC PAM 363.20994 CAN
  • Men of the Northern Territory Police, 1870 – 1914
    Lawrie Debnam, 1990.
    NTC 363.22 DEBN (microfiche)
  • Northern Territory police journals, Pine Creek Members listed in the police station as being on duty between 1/1/1882 – 30/11/1948
    NTC 929.39429 NORT
  • Northern Territory police journals; deaths recorded, Adelaide River, Brock's Creek, Rankine River
    Compiled by L.R. Cossons for the Genealogical Society of the Northern Territory, 1991.
    NTC 929.39429 NORT
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Resources of Genealogy for Indigenous People
  • Genealogical details of Arnhem Land Aborigines
    NTC SP COLL Q 305.89915 GENE
  • Genealogies: Jawoyn (Katherine area) land claim
    Francesca Merlan.
    NTC PAM 305.89915 MER
  • Looking for your mob: a guide to tracing Aboriginal family trees
    Diane Smith & Boronia Halstead, 1990.
    NTLI 929.1 SMI
  • Resources for Aboriginal family history
    Rodney Lucas (ed), 1986.
    NTC 929.394 RES
  • Videos
    Family History Service
    Aboriginal Affairs Department.
    NTLI 929.1089 FAMI
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Organisations
  • Aralritija Archival Project
    PO Box 1234, Marleston, S.A. 5033.
    PH: 08 8226 4873
    Fax: 08 8226 4878
  • Australian Association of Genealogists and Record Agents
    PO Box 268, Oakleigh, Victoria, 3166.
  • Australian Institute of Genealogical Studies
  • 1/41 Railway Road, Blackburn, Victoria
    P.O. Box 339, Blackburn, Victoria, 3130.
    Telephone: (03) 9877 3789
  • Far North Queensland Collection;
    Indigenous Libraries Unit
    State Library of Queensland
    PO Box 668m, Manunda, Cairns, Qld. 4870.
    PH: 07 4031 5232
    Fax: 07 4031 4988
  • Genealogical Society of the Northern Territory
    PO Box 37212, Winnellie, N.T. 0821
    Cavenagh Crt, 25 Cavenagh Street, Darwin, 0800.
    Telephone: 8981 7363
  • National Archives of Australia
    Kelsey Crescent, Nightcliff, N.T. 0810.
    Telephone: 8948 4577
  • Link Up
    PO Box 40639, Casuarina, N.T. 0811.
    Contact: Rosie Baird
    PH: 8922 7171
  • Northern Territory Archives
    Cavenagh Street, Darwin, N.T. 0800
    Telephone: 8924 7677
  • Stolen Generation
    43 Cavenagh Street, Darwin, NT. 0800.
    PH: 8981 4496
  • Society of Australian Genealogists
    Richmond Villa,
    120 Kent Street, Sydney, NSW 2000.
    Telephone: (02) 9247 3953
  • Strehlow Collection
    Strehlow Research Centre
    PO Box 831, Alice Springs, N.T.
    PH: 8951 1111; Fax: 8951 1110

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