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Researching Family History

Genealogy databases

Ancestry Library Edition is an online database of genealogy resources from Ancestry.com.

As a member of any Charles Sturt library, you can access the Ancestry Library Edition in the library from a public library PC.

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South Australian Births Deaths & Marriages

The following indexes are available for searching in our libraries:

  • Births 1842 – 1928
  • Deaths 1842- 1972
  • Marriages 1842 – 1937

Australian Pioneer Indexes

There are various State Pioneer Indexes available to view that show Birth, Death and Marriage information from other States. The following indexes are available:

  • NSW Between the Wars 1919-1945
  • NSW Pioneers Index, 1788-1888
  • NSW Federation Index 1889-1918
  • VIC Pioneers Index, 1837-1888
  • TAS Pioneers Index, 1803-1899
  • WA Pioneers Index, 1841-1905

These databases are available for viewing from our Public Library PCs from any of our 5 libraries and are accessed via our virtual PC, so only one session is