Local History

Central Murray Regional Public Library has a large collection on Local History books, files, photographs, family history, audios, videos / DVD’s, map plans, newspaper clippings and newspapers

Tracing your family history can be an enthralling hobby. Getting started with your research can be overwhelming. It is always good to start with known facts and trace backwards. Write down everything you know about your family, talk to other members of the family and listen to their stories that can inform your search.

Deniliquin Library holds resources that provide information on births, deaths and marriages in New South Wales, Victoria, South Australia, Western Australia, Tasmania and Queensland.

Local History resources held by Deniliquin Library include;

· NSW State Archives Resources Kit

· Deniliquin History

· Deniliquin Pastoral Times Newspaper:  1859—2012 (indexed to 1925)

· Deniliquin Cemetery Records

· Conargo Shire History

· Wanganella History

· Windouran Shire History

· Mathoura Shire History (Redbank)

· Deniliquin Schools History

· Convict, Immigration & Shipping Arrivals & Departures

· Birth, Deaths & Marriages (NSW, VIC, QLD, TAS & WA)

· Pastoral Properties in Deniliquin Area

To complement the State Library services of NSW Ask a Librarian service, the library offers a local version of this research request service. If your research question is about local information, please email library@edwardriver.nsw.gov.au.

A research fee applies for this service.

For more general research enquiries, please use the State Library services service. Please complete the following form. Try to provide as many details as you can. The more you tell us, the easier it is for us to respond to your query. We will reply to your request as soon as possible. If your request requires further research, we will notify you about a likely response time.