D P S Melbourne Family History and Genealogy Group

https://yprl.spydus.com/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/OPAC/EVSESENQ
Yarra Plenty Regional Library - Introduction to Family Search
Sunday, 28 June 2026 - 1:30 PM to 3:30 Watsonia Library
YPRL is a FamilySearch affiliated library.
Liz Pidgeon, YPRL’s Local and Family History Librarian who will introduce the website and some of its services and highlight some of the exclusive records which cannot be accessed at home.
Free, but need to register.

https://www.baaa-acro.com/crash-archives
Bureau of Aircraft Accidents Archives Site Blog:The Bureau of Aircraft Accidents Archives (B3A) was established in Geneva in 1990 for the purpose to deal with all information related to aviation accidentology.
*** Came across this site while investigating the death of a family member who died in WW2 after a plane was shot down by a German fighter. It listed all crew members of the plane and where it crashed in Marson-sur-Barboure France. Great information.

DPS Meeting Watsonia Library
Thanks to all who attended the meeting last month.
Jim Connor did a great talk on behalf of the Eltham Family District Historical Society https://elthamhistory.wordpress.com/
We were the recipients of a great presentation re the district history and collection held by the society.
It brings to mind again, do contact possible societies that might cover your area/district of interest in your research.
They have a depth of knowledge, and might have details of relatives that you have not yet discovered.

Eltham District Historical Society Inc. Our Society encourages interest in and the sharing of stories about the local history of the Eltham district in Victoria, Australia

https://www.wa.gov.au/organisation/department-of-justice/online-index-search-tool
Western Australia Birth Deaths Marriages - site has been updated earlier this year. Births 1841-1925 Deaths1841-1995 Marr 1841-1950

Online Index Search Tool Finding historical records on the Western Australian Online Index.

https://femaleconvicts.org.au/resources/website-links/30-website-links
Tasmania - Do you have a female convict ancestor is Tassie? Links to help research.

Website Links A list of female convicts transported to Van Diemen's Land who were born in County Clare, Ireland, hosted by the Clare County Library.

New Zealand- links for family research

Genealogy links | NZ History The best websites for New Zealand family history research

https://www.familyresearcher.co.uk/glossary/Dictionary-of-Old-Occupations-Index.html
Private site - Jane's dictionary of old occupations.

Family Tree Researcher: Dictionary of Old Occupations - Index Dictionary of Old Occupations index page. The A-Z lists in this glossary show name and definitions for well over two thousand old occupations, jobs, trades and professions researched by Jane Hewitt.

https://ash.howison.co.nz/
New Zealand Research - As many Aussies seem to have family that traveled too and fro to New Zealand, I have found this 'New Zealand Ancestor Search Helper' quite good to use.

NZ Ancestor Search Helper A genealogical search tool for New Zealand-focused research. Collates results from NZ DIA's Births, Deaths & Marriages, dozens of council cemetery websites, and many other sources covering probates, military service records, etc.

https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/243906032
A Map for Early Melbourne Post Codes was published in the Herald in 1928.
'Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Thursday 15 March 1928, page 6'
I have attached the image, if you go to the link you will access the article & image.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Postal_district_numbers_of_Melbourne
Early Melbourne Post Codes - I was looking at early electoral rolls and wondering what the postcodes stood for. Wikipedia explains it: Postal district numbers for the addressing and sorting of mail were used in the suburban area of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia from February 1928[1] until their 1967 replacement by the Australia-wide postcodes. They were based on the London codes with a letter (or letters) denoting the direction from the main city post office and a number appended to, generally, correlate with the relative distance. An earlier system from around 1923 with twelve districts or 54[1][2] which had failed due to neglect was replaced.
**Site lists lots of helpful codes to sort your suburb.

Postal district numbers of Melbourne - Wikipedia Postal district numbers for the addressing and sorting of mail were used in the suburban area of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia from February 1928[1] until their 1967 replacement by the Australia-wide postcodes. They were based on the London codes with a letter (or letters) denoting the direction fr...