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Select from the Links on the left to find out more
about Hunter Valley and Colonial History
Search the Free Settler or Felon database from the
Search Box above to find your Newcastle/Hunter
Valley ancestor. There are now approximately
165,000 references to Convicts, Settlers, Townsfolk, Bushrangers, Innkeepers, Soldiers and
Land owners.
Search by First
Name, Last Name, Ship or all three
There are a number of references to Local History of the Valley. To search for
this information
select from the following search terms and enter in the SURNAME/SUBJECT search
field:
Obituary (obit), Hotel
Breakwater Barracks Australian Agricultural Company
Regiment
Aboriginal Hospital
Mounted
Police Church Farm
Cottage Bridge vessel
Shipwreck Industry Gold Discovery Gaol Executed
School or the name of the property or town you are
interested in
To find information about
Doctors, Ministers, Soldiers or Police, enter their title in the
FIRST NAME search field, eg. Rev Dr Constable Captain Corporal etc.
If you are searching for inquests J.S. Parker
was the coroner for the Maitland district for many years and references to many inquests can be found by a
search under his name.
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Areas covered include: Maitland,
Dungog, Wollombi, Scone, Newcastle, Brisbane Water, Raymond Terrace, Singleton,
Muswellbrook, Murrurundi, Merton, Paterson, Lake Macquarie, Lochinvar, Jerry's
Plains, Morpeth, Cassilis, Hinton, Clarencetown, Black Creek, Port
Stephens, Hexham, Sugar loaf as well as many more
Try alternative spelling of the name you are searching or enter just
part of the name. For example, entering 'Dav' into the search will
return Davis, Davies, Davidson, Davey, Davison etc. There may be
differences in spelling in the First name field. For example Daniel
John, D.J., Daniel, Dan, Danny, D.
If you locate a person of interest by a
'Ship' search, be sure to search separately
under 'Surname' to locate other entries.
When you find an entry you are interested
in, go to the
Sources
page to find where it came from.
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