Mechanics Institute
68 Elder St  Lambton NSW
Ph 4957 8296 (during library hours)

The Secretary
NFHS Inc
PO Box 233
LAMBTON  NSW  2299
AUSTRALIA

On this page:   Monthly Meetings   Library   Research Requests

                     Publications for Sale   Membership   Journal

On separate pages:   Catalogue & Library Acquisitions   NMH Indexes   NFHS Publications 
                           Members Interests    Projects   Cemetery Holdings  
                           Convict Resources

About us:

The Newcastle Family History Society Inc., formed in  1983 is a friendly, busy group of people dedicated to family history, with interests in families from around the world.  Not all our members live in Newcastle, however. Many belong because their ancestors came from the Lower Hunter region of New South Wales, and they like to keep in touch with our activities and publications, through our Journal.

All funds are used to purchase additional Library holdings, run the Society and produce publications mainly relating to the Lower Hunter district and its people. We carry out extensive research on local records, and hold many unpublished indexes, for example NMH Indexes  and transcripts in addition to those listed under publications.

We are members of the
Australasian Federation of Family History Organisations Inc.
NSW & ACT Association of Family History Societies
Royal Australian Historical Society


Monthly Meetings
Meetings are held on the 1st Tuesday each month, except January.
September to May evenings commencing 7.30 pm
June to August (winter) afternoons commencing 2 pm
General business, committee reports, Q & A,  precede an interesting talk from a guest speaker, or contribution from our members. 
Visitors are most welcome.

Library
Our well equipped premises are in the Mechanics Institute, 68 Elder St, Lambton, and we welcome
visitors wishing to use our resources. We also hold library workshops, seminars, trips and other
functions related to our interests.

The Library houses a great number of books, journals, maps, microfilm and microfiche records,
cd roms, card indexes, cemetery transcripts, local and family histories.
Our collection reflects our members interests in families from around the world.
We now have Internet access as yet another resource for members and visitors.
You will be able to book one hour slots on either of the two computer set up with internet software. Conditions of use will apply.


Use of library is free to Society members; visitors are required to pay a $5 fee per person per visit.
Volunteers are on duty to help you with your research.
Photocopying is available, also tea/coffee making facilities, and a microwave.

Our library is open
every Thursday         1.00pm - 3.30 pm extended to 5pm during daylight saving months.
every Saturday          10.00am - 3.30 pm
Meeting nights          6.00pm - 7.25 pm,
and one hour from close of meeting or 10 pm, whichever is earlier.

The Library is not open on Public Holidays, and will also close mid December 2013 and re-open mid January 2014.
Have a look at our recent Catalogue & Library Acquisitions,  NMH Indexes, cemetery holdings and convict resources.

Research Requests

The Society offers a research service as follows

ALL RESEARCH is undertaken by experienced volunteers and is processed in the order in which the enquiries are received.  Please allow at least 4 weeks for completion. If you require early confirmation that your request has been received, please include an email address or a stamped self-addressed envelope.

PLEASE state your request clearly and provide as much information as you can about the person/family to be researched. Where possible, include photocopies of certificates and outline the resources that you have already consulted.

POSTED SUBMISSIONS, including payment, will be processed. Emailed research enquiries will be returned to the sender for re-submission with payment. We will include our bank account details in this reply in case you wish to pay by DIRECT CREDIT. Should you make use of this facility, emailed advice to nfhsinc@gmail.com of its authorised transfer is essential.

ALL ENQUIRIES will be published in the next available quarterly journal of the Society which is circulated to financial members, as well as other Family History Societies with reciprocal exchange agreements.

Mailed replies containing your cheque or money order in Australian dollars should be forwarded to -
The Secretary
NFHS Inc.
PO Box 233
LAMBTON NSW 2299
AUSTRALIA

Disclaimer – Our research is contingent upon information supplied by the applicant. No responsibility for the accuracy of results, based upon this source, can be accepted by Newcastle Family History Society Inc.

Publications for Sale
Society members work co-operatively to produce publications of interest to researchers with links in the local area, or to further research generally.  These include Knaggs Almanac Index, cemetery transcriptions, newspaper indexes, mining accidents, local histories, etc.

 Teralba (Big Hill): A Tribute to the Pioneers Interred in Teralba and District Cemeteries, NSW
200 interments have been identified in the area, to which has been added much historical material.
168pp., A4, $30.00 + $11.50 p&p. For description see  NFHS Publications
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Branxton General Cemetery NSW & Branxton Catholic Cemetery NSW
Issued initially as two books, the contents of both have now been combined in a single volume.
Book: 198 pp. A4, published 2002 - $35.00 + $11.00 p&p
Combined CD Edition of the Branxton General and Catholic Cemeteries now available $27.00 + $3.50 p&p.
For description see NFHS Publications
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Catherine Hill Bay Cemetery, NSW
Gravestone Inscriptions 1896-1994
Nearly 600 headstones or burial sites. Published 1995.
Details from monumental inscriptions and grave diggers records.
Book $20.00 + $4.50 p&p.
CD $15.00 + $3.50 p&p.
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Christ Church, Newcastle, NSW 1804-1900
Transcriptions and Indexes of the Baptism, Marriage and Burial Registers. 481pp.
Book $50.00 + $12.50 p&p.
CD $35.00 + $3.50 p&p.
For description see NFHS Publications
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Coalmining Related Deaths, Hunter Valley, NSW Nineteenth Century
by Frank Maxwell and Elaine Sheehan
260 pp. , A4, with map and photographic illustrations. Published 2004. $40.00 + $11.50 p&p.
CD $27.00 + $3.50 p&p. For description see NFHS Publications
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Coalmining Related Deaths, Hunter Valley, New South Wales, 1901-1925.
A companion volume extending the coverage of
Nineteenth Century Coalmining Related Deaths, Hunter Valley, NSW
404pp. A4, published 2006. $45.00 + $12.50 p&p. CD $27.00 + $3.50 p&p.
For description see NFHS Publications
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Coalmining Related Deaths, Hunter Valley, New South Wales, 1926-1950
A companion volume extending the coverage of
Nineteenth Century Coalmining Related Deaths, &
Coalmining Related Deaths 1901-1925 Hunter Valley, NSW
404pp. A4, published 2006. $45.00 + $12.50 p&p. CD $27.00 + $3.50 p&p.
For description see NFHS Publications
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Coal and Shale Mining Non-Fatal Accidents New South Wales, 1876-1920
Compiled by Elaine Sheehan
The book is A4 format, 263 pp., soft bound with plastic covers and metal spine.
In addition to the database of 4,150 cases, there are two appendices –
(1) Examples of Newspaper Reports and (2) Examples of Claims before the Compensation Board of NSW. 
$35.00 + $11.50 p&p.   CD  $27.00 + $3.50 p&p. For description see NFHS Publications
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The Diaries of John Reid, Victorian Schoolmaster 1853-1856
Transcribed by NFHS A4, 134 pages. $30.00 + $8.00 p&p.
 For description see NFHS Publications
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Diary of a Voyage on the "Dirigo"
Liverpool, UK to Rocky Creek, NSW
This CD contains copies of the diary pages by an unknown author handwritten in a note book in 1859-60 during the
 108 days journey of a young male emigrant in the sailing ship, “DIRIGO”, from Liverpool to Sydney.
A transcription was prepared by Mr Leo D. Geer on 28 July 1979. Discolouring and age made the diary difficult to read.
CD only: $15.00 + $3.50 p&p
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Early Newcastle – the Fettered and the Free
The first twenty years of permanent European settlement at Newcastle 1804 through to 1824.
A4 format, pages i-vii and 1 to 346.
Soft cover book, steel binding and protective plastic covers,  $50.00 + $12.50 p&p.
  CD  $35.00 + $3.50 p&p. For description see NFHS Publications
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Geographical Encyclopædia of New South Wales Originally published by William Hanson, 1892
CD only $27.00 + $3.50 p&p. (Published by Brian Engel, 2004)
For description see NFHS Publications 
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Greta Cemetery NSW
Transcribed by John Delaney, 1984. Revised and updated NFHS Oct 2002.
Includes headstone records since1984, and courthouse records as recorded by John Delaney.
Full index, photographs and a site plan. 140pp, A4, $25.00 + $8.00 p&p.
 Indexed CD Edition now available $27.00 +$3.50 p&p.
For description see NFHS Publications
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 History of Merewether 
originally published by Jonathan Dixon, 1935
Republished by NFHS,  supplemented with index of all names, 22 photographs, plus a list of the 
Occupiers of Properties in Merewether 1 July 1910 to 1 January 1913, transcribed from
Water Board Rate Books.
190pp. A5, $25.00 + $11.00 p&p. CD edition $25.00 + $3.50 p&p.
For description see NFHS Publications
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Huntington's History of Newcastle and Northern District August 1897 -August 1898
279 pp. A4, (2009) - $35.00 +$11.50 p&p; CD: $27.00 + $3.50 p&p
For description see NFHS Publications
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The Irish Relief Fund List of Subscribers published in the Maitland Mercury in 1846
31 pages printed one side only, A4, thermal bound. $15 + $3.00 p&p. CD edition $15.00 + $3.50 p&p.
See also Maitland Municipal Petitions.
For description see NFHS Publications
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Knaggs Almanac - An Index to the Newcastle section 1866, 1868-1899,1901-1906 (1997).
Full set held in the Society Library. 23,000 entries by surname.
77pp., A4, was $22.00, Now $7.00 + $4.50 p&p.
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The Story of  Lambton - a suburb of Newcastle NSW
  Describes every facet of the growth of this diverse community, abundantly illustrated. 411pp.
Book incl bonus CD $50.00+$12.50 p&p;
CD set [Book on CD+Bonus CD]  $35.00+$3.50 p&p.
For description see NFHS Publications
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Maitland Municipal Petitions 1861-1862
Petitions urging the formation of local government in Maitland. i-v + 46pp, A4, illustrations, map.
Book $20.00 + $3.50 p&p.  For description see NFHS Publications
Irish Relief Fund & Maitland Municipal Petitions on one CD $25.00 + $3.50 p&p.
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Newcastle Morning Herald & Miners’ Advocate
Court Reports 1879 - 1898 (irreg.) on CD
Available cuttings have been brought together, with  index of over 54,000 names.
CD includes Adobe Acrobat Reader for Windows.
Compiled By Snippers CD $27.00 + $3.50 p&p. (Published by Brian Engel, 2004)
For description see NFHS Publications
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Newcastle Morning Herald & Miners’ Advocate
Domestic Notices & Accident Reports 1879-1898 (irreg.) on CAROM
Available cuttings have been brought together, with  index of over 51,000 names.
CD includes Adobe Acrobat Reader for Windows.
Compiled By Snippers CD $27.00 + $3.50 p&p. (Published by Brian Engel, 2006)
For description see NFHS Publications
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Newcastle West Burial Grounds (2000)
Now available as one  book or CD, fully indexed
Presbyterian 1844-1881, 1,300 names, 125pp.
Roman Catholic 1842-1881, 1,172 names, 106pp.
Wesley Methodist 1858-1881,169 names, 28pp.
All three include history of the burial site, maps, index of surnames,
 supplementary material (news items, obits, funeral/death notices, inquests etc)
Book $45.00 + $12.50 p&p. CD $27.00 + $3.50 p&p.
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North Waratah (Mayfield),St Andrews Church of England Burial Ground 1862-1902
Book $30.00 + $11.00 p&p. CD $27.00 + $3.50 p&p.
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Old Wallsend Cemetery, NSW, 1863-1896 (2001)
Includes an historical survey, three maps, index of surnames (127 pp.)
Supplementary Material (270 pp.)  (Edited by Elaine Sheehan, 2000)
Book $40.00 +$12.50 p&p.
CD $27.00 + 3.50 p&p. For description see NFHS Publications
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A Private Town - A Private Cemetery Minmi ... 1859-2003
Book $55.00 + $12.50 p&p. CD $35.00 + $3.50 p&p. For description see NFHS Publications
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LATEST PUBLICATION!
St John’s Anglican Church Cooks Hill, Newcastle, NSW
Baptism (1857-1912), Marriage (1860-1962) & Burial Registers (1862-69,1921-36,1962-1982)
& the 1871 Census of St John’s Parish
Book $50.00 +$12.50 p&p. CD $35.00 + $3.50 p&p. For description see NFHS Publications
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Small Cemeteries in the Hunter Valley
A compilation of the burials recorded in twenty-three small cemeteries located in the Hunter Valley.
The publication is based on short cemetery transcriptions held in the Newcastle Family History Inc. library.
Book 84 pp. A4 (1997) $15.00 + $4.50 p&p; CD $15.00 + $3.50 p&p.
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Souvenir Civic Week, 1929 Newcastle City Council
Republished by NFHS,  supplemented with a new table of contents and a comprehensive index
which lists the names of those citizens who played an important role in the development of local government and industry.
This book was originally produced to celebrate the opening of the Newcastle City Hall and Civic Centre in December 1929.
Many photographs are included.
Book 376pp. A4 $35.00 + $12.50 p&p. CD$27.00 + $3.50 p&p.
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Burials in Stockton Cemetery, NSW 1890 -2005
Contains a comprehensive catalogue of burials in Stockton Cemetery, NSW, including details of marked and unmarked graves,
newspaper funeral notices, etc. where available.
New maps have been provided to resolve the differences which exist between the Trust, Church, newspaper and Council records.
Book 842 pp. A4 (2006) $50.00 + $12.50 p&p. CD $35.00 + $3.50 p&p.
Supplementary Disk Photographs of Headstones DVD(+R) Disk (2010), $15.00 + p&p $3.50
For description see NFHS Publications
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Burials in Wallsend Cemetery New South Wales 1896-2008
This massive three volume set of some 1500 pages was launched on 28 June 2009.
Three Books $120+$18.00 p&p. (NSW); CD $55.00+$3.50 p&p.
For description see NFHS Publications
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RESEARCH GUIDE SERIES
FAMILY HISTORY - HOW TO BEGIN
Designed to give the beginner an introduction to Family History research.
Topics covered include: improving your interviewing technique; finding locations of appropriate resources; copying documents and photographs;
organising your research material; interpreting old documents; and increasing computer skills.
Research Guide No.1: 32 pp. A4, (2011) - $8.00 + p&p $2.00
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IS THERE A CONVICT IN THE FAMILY?
This booklet aims to provide guidance in the steps needed to track down that elusive convict in your family,
giving pointers to literature sources where the search should be directed.
Research Guide No.2: 32pp. A4, (2010) - $8.00 + p&p $2.00
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FAMILY HISTORY THROUGH FAMILY PHOTOGRAPHS
Research Guide No.3: 32pp. A4, (2011) - $8.00 + p&p $2.00
This guide deals with the identification, dating and preservation of family photographs.
Research Guide No.3: 32pp. A4, (2011) - $8.00 + p&p $2.00
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The prices listed above are subject to change without notice.


POSTAGE and ORDERING

Postage and packing prices quotes are for NSW only. If a single order is placed for 2 or more publications, a reduction in postage charges is applicable. Please request a quote by email.

Interstate and International postage charges are higher - please contact us for the current postal charges for material that you would like to order.

All inquiries should be sent to nfhsinc@gmail.com



PAYMENT

Payment can be made by cheque or direct credit to our account.
Cheques should be made payable to "Newcastle Family History Society Inc."
and mailed to:

The Secretary
NFHS Inc
PO Box 233
LAMBTON  NSW  2299
AUSTRALIA.

Direct Credit facilities are also available. Please follow the instructions listed here.

Membership
Membership fees for the 2013 - 2014 Membership year:

Primary Membership  $40 pa
Additional Family Member  $25 pa
Optional Journal Postal Charge   $5 pa
Plus $10 joining fee for new members, which includes a "new member pack".
All Family Members must reside at the same address.  Family Membership entitles each Household to one copy of each Journal and Newsletter.
A half-year membership will be issued to new people joining the Society in the second half of the year, that is, from 1st September, but does not apply to an existing member rejoining in the second half of the year.
For a single member this will cost $30.00. ( $20 + $10 joining fee) + $2.50 postage if required. Additional family member $12.50

Membership Renewal 2013-2014
New Membership
Member Interests

Membership renewals now fall due 1st March, and must be paid before the 1st May or the $10 joining fee will be incurred. Only financial members can vote at the Annual General  Meeting.

Benefits of membership include:
Use of our constantly expanding genealogical library. 
Have a look at our recent Catalogue & Library Acquisitions, NMH indexes, cemetery holdings, and convict resources.
A question and answer session is a feature of each monthly meeting, where you will find members happy to help with research problems.
Interesting guest speakers on a range of family history subjects, providing new ideas and inspiration to members' research activities.
Quarterly Journal free to members.
Regular workshops for both beginners and advanced researchers.
An opportunity to contribute to worthwhile indexing projects and local family history records.

For each Primary Member there is a one off 10% discount on one (1) copy of a Society Publication (Book or CD)
Primary Members are entitled to one free research entry per year in the Journal.

Newcastle Family History Society Inc. has available both at the Library and available for download its Privacy Policy in regards to Members details.  Please be aware that no personal details will be divulged without written consent of the member.

Journal
Our Journal is now published quarterly. It includes items of special interest to members, and is issued free to members. Research enquiries can be printed from non-members for $5.00.

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On this page:   Monthly Meetings   Library   Research Requests

                            Publications for Sale   Membership   Journal

On separate pages:   Catalogue & Library Acquisitions   NMH Indexes   NFHS Publications
                           Members Interests    Projects   Cemetery Holdings  
                           Convict Resources  

All prices are in Australian dollars.
This page and all contents are Copyright ©2013 Newcastle Family History Society Inc, NSW, Australia. All rights reserved.

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Page last updated 5 May 2013

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