Genealogical &
Historical Society Inc.
No. A17295X
Inaugural Member Society of Genealogical Society of Victoria Inc

Quarterly Newsletter
 Number 66
May 2001
Page 4

The Personal History Index for former child migrants to Catholic Homes in Western Australia 1938-1965, from Britain and Malta. Children were as young as three or as old as sixteen years old on leaving their homeland. 
The Christian Brothers, The Sisters of Mercy and the Poor Sisters of Nazareth have developed an index that details the location of records held in Western Australia for former child migrants to Catholic Homes between 1938 and 1965. 
PHIND will assist in locating records about these children held by Government Agencies and may also be of assistance to descendants of these former child migrants. 

Children were placed in the following Homes:
Nazareth House, Bluff Point and Geraldton W.A., and East Camberwell Vic., St.Joseph’s & St.Vincent’s, Leederville & Subiaco WA., St.Vincent de Paul, Goodwood, SA., St.Joseph’s Nerrkol, Qld., Lane Cove NSW & Bindoon WA., St.Mary’s Tardun, WA., St.John Bosco, Glenorchy Tas., St.John’s Thurgoona NSW., St.Brigid’s Ryde NSW., Castledare, Contarf, Murray Dwyer Mayfield NSW. 

To access PHIND contact:
Family & Children’s Services, Family Information & Records Bureau, East Perth Phone 08 922 2777 
C=BERS Services Subiaco Phone 08 9381 5422 or 1800 621 805 
Catholic Migrant Trust, Nedlands WA Phone 08 9386 3605 
National Archives of Aust., E. Victoria Park Phone 08 9470 0500 
Christian Brother (Westcourt) Manning Phone 08 9365 2800 
http://www.iinet.net.au/~cbprov/phind.htm

Research Enquiries
MANN,  George - drowned in Little Murray near Benjeroop 15/1/1903 trying to save his horse - buried Lake Boga 
Cemetery - Grand-daughter interested to find location of plaque thought to be placed originally in district hall after his 
death (refer Bet. Jenvey, Research Officer) 

Meetings
May 2001:

• At the School 7. pm. Please bring a Casserole or Sweet 

• Grand Hotel, Nyah West. Meal at 6.30 pm followed by the meeting at 8.00pm

Closure of Intestate Papers Files
State records NSW has advised that the Intestate Estate Records. for the period 1818-1916 (those who died without 
leaving a Will) have been closed to public access, never to be made accessible. There is no right of appeal against the 
decision, made by the Public Trustee  on the Grounds of privacy. Those of you who have used this wonderful resource may wish to raise this matter directly with the Public Trustee or with the Attorney General.

Swan Hill Regional Library News
A Reminder : the Library is now open on Mondays:
From January 8th, the library has been opening on Monday afternoons, from 2.00 to 5.00 pm. It has been well patronised so far, so for those of you who prefer to visit the library on a Monday (especially if you run out of books over the weekend!) this is now possible.

New history/local history books:

(1) Kings, queens, bones and bastards: Who’s s Who in the English monarchy from Egbert to Elizabeth II 
    by David Hilliam  Sutton Publishing, repr. 2000 
    CALL SIGN: ANF 941.0099 HIL 

(2) Traces of the past : a pictorial history of Swan Hill and District from  Federation to the present, 1901 - 2001 
    by Graham Gardner 
    SHGS & SHRCC 
    CALL SIGN: ANF 994.59 

Note: We also have copies of Traces of the Past for sale at the library at $20 each, plus a few copies left of : Salute 
to our Seniors, compiled by Audrey Standen, Eunice Kennedy & the Swan Hill U3A at $10 each. 

New Email charges at the Library:
 The Library is likely to begin charging for email access soon.  As a result of declining State Government funding, most 
libraries are actively exploring ways to recover costs outside of their 'core' or what are defined as free services. 

At this stage, staff are monitoring the amount of Internet bookings which are made solely for email, and this will assist in determining the number of computers to be allocated as pay-per-use.  An estimate would be 2 of the 5 public access PC's, with the remaining 3 being free for Internet surfing.  Internet access remains a source of information, but email is a form of communication and library funding criteria do not preclude charging for this. 

There is no firm date for when this will begin, as the logistics must be worked out, and we would expect to publicise the change for several weeks first, but July 1 may be an option. 
Bruce Myers    Library Manger 
Tracey Free    Information Officer

SHGHS Inc. Website Statistics
Since our Web Site http://home.vicnet.net.au/~shghs/ has been added to Cyndi’s List on The Australia and New 
Zealand Page, the number of page hits has trebled. As this issue went to press the number was 3569

Price Rise for Wills in N.S.W.
There has been an increase in the price of obtaining Wills in NSW, from $10 to $36. To apply for a Will in NSW, 
write to “Wills Clerk, Supreme Court of NSW, PO Box 3 GPO Sydney, NSW 2001. Send $36 and application on the appropriate form. Though this is the first increase for some years, the suddenness of the rise and the amount is 
alarming. 

G.S.V. Opening Hours
Since December 1st, 2000 the opening hours of the Genealogical Society of Victoria Inc. 179 Queen Street, Melbourne are:

Source to the Sea Celebrations
 Two very important date to remember - 18 & 19 August.  for the Source to the Sea Celebrations in Swan Hill The 
procession on Saturday from 11 am to 12 pm will include our entries in the Nation on Parade procession in Melbourne this weekend as well as vintage cars, motorbikes, machinery, horse drawn vehicles. The SHG&HS Inc. will have a float showing equipment used by women. 
 
 
 

There is a free family concert featuring The Bushwackers and top local acts at the Sound Shell in Riverside Park from 3 - 8 pm and procession entries will be on display all weekend in the Park.The garden party at Murray Downs on the Sunday runs from 1.30 pm - 4 pm and classical music will be supplied by the Concertino Trio in the big marquee. 
Contact Steve Matthews at the Council on 5032 0333 for more info.