| Resource |
Description |
Index? |
Resource
Location |
| Consolidated
Name Index |
Bellarine
Peninsula Consolidated Name Index of all entries in
our computerised indexes showing the index in which the entry appears. |
Yes
(180,000 + entries)
|
Search on-line |
| Book Index |
Geelong &
District Consolidated Book Index showing the book title and page number on
which the entry appears. |
Yes
(78,100 + entries)
|
Search on-line |
| Pioneer Register *** |
listing of families who lived in the area
from 1850’s to 1900 (ongoing). |
Alpha Register |
BellHS |
| Point Henry Arrivals Register *** |
listing of families who arrived via Point
Henry on the Bellarine Peninsula (ongoing). |
Alpha Register |
BellHS |
| Bellarine Heritage Study |
Heritage study, descriptions and history on
approximately 300 properties / buildings on the Bellarine Peninsula - in town and street
order.
NOTE
: included in Geelong & District Consolidated Book Index (search
on-line)
|
Yes
(3,300 + entries)
Search on-line
|
BellHS |
| Businesses, properties etc. |
A subset extracted from the Rates and
Valuation indexes |
Yes for 1864-1874
progressively being fully indexed
(900 + entries) |
Microfilm and original books at
GHC |
| Carriers Licences |
issued at Drysdale |
No, but applications included in Court of
Petty Sessions Index |
BellHS |
| Cemetery Register / Indexes |
 | Drysdale (Bellarine) Cemetery. The district covered burials from
Drysdale, Clifton Springs, Marcus Hill, Indented Head and St. Leonards. The first known
burial was in 1852 but the actual Burial Register did not begin until 1861 |
| Leopold (Kensington) Cemetery. The district covered burials from
Leopold, Wallington, Moolap, Ocean Grove and Barwon Heads. The first recorded burial was
in 1860 |
| Portarlington Cemetery. The district covered burials from
Portarlington, Indented Head, St. Leonards and Drysdale. The first burial was in 1878 |
| Queenscliffe Cemetery. The first trustees of this cemetery were
appointed in 1857 |
| Newington (Private) Cemetery. 19th Century burials. |
| Lone Burials |
NOTE : as well as standard Burials Registers, the society has the
Bellarine Peninsula Cemeteries on CD with photos and transcriptions of all headstones and
a complete cross-referenced Name Index |
Yes
(15,000 entries) |
BellHS |
| Church Registers
(BDMs) |
| Baptisms : 1857 - 1976, Wesleyan / Methodist, Drysdale Circuit |
| Baptisms : 1865 - 1955, Church of England, Drysdale, Leopold & Portarlington |
| Baptisms : 1926 - 1952, St Andrew's Presbyterian Church, Portarlington |
| Baptisms : 1955 - 1975, St. James' Church of England, Drysdale |
| Baptisms : 1899 - 1986, Holy Trinity Parish, Queenscliff (includes Barwon Heads &
Ocean Grove from 1980) |
| Marriages : 1895 - 1913, St Mark's Church of England, Leopold |
| Marriages : 1910 - 1927, St James' Church of England, Drysdale |
| Marriages : 1927 - 1933, St James' Church of England, Drysdale |
| Marriages : 1927 - 1938, St Andrew's Presbyterian Church, Portarlington |
| Marriages : 1936 - 1950, Church of England, Drysdale, Leopold & Portarlington |
| Marriages : 1951 - 1960, Church of England, Drysdale, Leopold & Portarlington |
| Marriages : 1963 - 1980, Church of England, Drysdale, Leopold & Portarlington |
| Marriages : 1906 - 1986, Holy Trinity Parish, Queenscliff (includes Barwon Heads &
Ocean Grove from 1980) |
| Burials : 1884 - 1945, Victorian Artillery Cemetery & others, Fort Queenscliff |
| Burials : 1900 - 1960, Church of England, Drysdale, Leopold & Portarlington |
| Burials : 1961 - 1989, Church of England, Drysdale, Leopold & Portarlington |
NOTE : Towns such as Ocean Grove, Barwon Heads, Curlewis, Marcus Hill, Mannerim,
Murradoc, St Leonards etc. although not mentioned in their own right were often part of
the above Church Districts and/or Parishes - in other words, it's worth checking the
index! |
Yes - one consolidated index
(9,500 + entries) |
BellHS |
| Court of Petty Sessions |
1859 to 1963 index of registers and some
records of cases at Drysdale (limited access). |
Yes - one consolidated index
(16,700 + entries) |
Registers at GHC; some actual records at
BellHS |
| Family Histories |
Listing family members from and including
1850’s to the present day. These files include photographs, letters,
diaries, family trees, documents etc. |
No |
BellHS |
| Investigator |
Journal of the Geelong Historical Society NOTE
: Vol 1 and 2 not available at BellHS |
Yes |
BellHS and GHC |
| Local History Publications Some available for
purchase |
| Bellarine Uniting Church History : 125th Anniversary Edition 1991 |
| Beginnings : St Paul's Anglican Church, St. Leonards |
| Clifton Springs : Past - Present |
| The Grove That Grew : The History of Ocean Grove |
| The History of Ocean Grove |
| The Lady Squatters : The story of Anne Drysdale and Caroline Elizabeth Newcomb of
Boronggoop and Coriyule |
| The Little Church of St Peter : Ocean Grove |
| Ocean Grove : A Century of Christian Witness 1888 - 1988 |
| Portarlington, Indented Head, St. Leonards : History & Reminiscences |
| The Sword of Faith : a History of St. James' Church Drysdale, 1871 - 1996 |
| United Services Home : A Drysdale Romance |
NOTE
: included in Geelong & District Consolidated Book Index (search
on-line) |
Yes - one consolidated index
(2,600 + entries)
Search on-line
|
BellHS |
| Local History Publications Some available for
purchase |
The individual
indexes for each of these publications are included in Geelong &
District Consolidated Book Index (search
on-line)
| Balla-wein : a history of the Shire of Bellarine |
| Hotels of the Bellarine Peninsula |
| Queenscliff Parish Centenary 1899 - 1999 |
| Ocean Grove Walking Tours, Vols 1-4 |
|
Yes - each has
their own index
Search on-line |
BellHS |
| Maps & Landholders |
Early Landholders of the Bellarine
Peninsula : extracted from early maps and various sources. maps of the Bellarine
Peninsula from Squatters to Freehold occupancy. |
Yes - one consolidated index for a large
selection of maps
(2,500 entries) |
BellHs |
| Microfiche |
| Victorian Pioneers Index : 1837-1888 |
| Victorian Births, Deaths & Marriages : 1889-1895 |
| Geelong Eastern Cemetery |
| Geelong Memorial Park |
| Geelong Crematorium Cemetery |
| Barrabool Cemetery |
| Duneed Cemetery |
| Grovedale Cemetery |
| Bellarine Cemeteries (Drysdale, Leopold, Portarlington) |
| Bellarine historical material held by the Geelong
Heritage Centre |
| Photographs held by Bellarine Rural City Council
Historic Records Collection (now at GHC) |
| Maps, plans & illustrations held by Bellarine Rural City Council Historic Records
Collection (now at GHC) |
| Reference books held by Bellarine Rural City Council Historic Records Collection (now at
GHC) |
| Oral Histories held by Bellarine Rural City Council Historic Records Collection (now at
GHC) |
| Original material held by Bellarine Rural City Council Historic Records Collection (now
at GHC) |
| Gibson Index - 19th Century Watch House Charge Books |
| "Those who served" - WWI Index 1914-1915 for Geelong & Western District
from The News of the Week. |
|
These are indexes! |
BellHS |
Newspaper : Geelong Advertiser
(to 1900) |
index of items and articles for the
following areas of the Bellarine Peninsula :-
| Bellarine |
| Bellarine Shire |
| Clifton Springs |
| Curlewis |
| Drysdale |
| Kensington / Leopold |
| Mannerim |
| Marcus Hill |
| Murradoc |
| Newington |
| Ocean Grove |
| Point Henry |
| Point Lonsdale |
| Portarlington |
| Queenscliff |
| St. Leonards |
| Wallington |
|
Yes - one consolidated index
( 15,500 entries) |
Summary of indexed articles at BellHS;
Microfilms and original newspapers at GHC |
| Passenger and Shipping lists |
Point Henry arrivals from overseas :-
| Andromache : 24/12/1849 |
| Araminta : 4/10/1852 |
| Aurora : 7/12/1848 |
| Caroline Agnes |
| Confiance : 12/4/1853 |
| Earl of Charlemont : 18/5/1853 |
| Georgiana : 16/10/1852 |
| Lady Kennaway : 25/2/1850 |
| Larpent : 28/6/1849 |
| Medway : 9/8/1849 |
| Sir George Seymour : 14/5/1849 |
| Tasman |
Geelong & Portland Bay Immigration Society - Ships & Passenger lists from
Hobart :-
| Abeona : 21/2/1845 |
| Breeze : 27/8/1845 |
| Lillias : 20/1/1845 |
| Shamrock : 20/5/1846 |
| Swan : 12/9/1845 |
|
separate lists for each ship |
BellHS |
| Photos |
clubs, societies, schools, family groups,
historic buildings. We have over 3,500 photos are in our collection |
Cross referenced Card Index
Most scanned and catalogued for searching
|
BellHS |
| Photos - Shire of Bellarine
Collection |
1200 photographs in the Shire of Bellarine
Collection |
Yes
(5,500 entries) |
GHC |
| Post Office Directories |
Complete entries for the towns on the
Bellarine Peninsula have been extracted from the following Post Office & Commercial
Directories
| 1845 Port Phillip Separation Directory |
| 1849 Port Phillip Squatters' Directory |
| 1851 Port Phillip Directory - Geelong District |
| 1851 Geelong Chronicle |
| 1868 Bailliere's Victorian Directory |
| 1869 Bailliere's Victorian Directory |
| 1870 Bailliere's Victorian Directory |
| 1884 Wise's Victorian Post Office Directory |
| 1888 Wise's Victorian Post Office Directory |
| 1891 Wise's Victorian Post Office Directory |
| 1893 Wise's Victorian Post Office Directory |
| 1895 Wise's Victorian Post Office Directory |
| 1897 Wise's Victorian Post Office Directory |
| 1899 Wise's Victorian Post Office Directory |
|
Extracted into one
consolidated
"index"
(4,500 entries) |
BellHS |
| Rate and Valuation Books |
Shire of Bellarine Rate and Valuation Books
NOTE : Index at GHC 1864-1874. Indexes at
BellHS - 1864-1880, plus subsets from 1881-1892 (mainly Ocean Grove &
Newington)
|
Yes for
1864-1892
progressively being fully indexed
(30,000 + entries) |
Microfilm and original books at
GHC
Full copies of Valuations Books for 1865, 1876 &
1894 are at BellHS
|
| School Registers |
pupil registers of the peninsula schools
from the 1870’s to the present day. These give birth date, school commencement
date, occupation of Father, and place of residence. Registers for :-
| Bellarine State School No. 1415 : 1906-1993 |
| Drysdale State School No. 1645 : 1906-1964 |
| Kensington (Leopold) State School No. 1146 : 1887-1891 |
| Leopold State School No. 1146 : 1892-1962 |
| Mannerim State School No. 3096 : 1918-1974 |
| Marcus Hill State School No. 1370 : 1874-1877 |
| Marcus Hill State School No. 2029 : 1912-1992 |
| Moolap State School No. 1911 : 1891-1994 |
| Murradoc State School No. 417 : 1914-1923 |
| Ocean Grove State School No. 3100 : 1905-1964 |
| Point Lonsdale State School No. 3322 : 1905-1979 |
| Portarlington Common School No. 1251 : 1873-1882 |
| Portarlington State School No. 2455 : 1883-1895,
1914-1960 |
| Queenscliff Road State School No. 2029 : 1878-1885 |
| Queenscliff Road State School No. 2029 : 1901-1905 |
| St. Leonards State School No. 866 : 1906-1926, 1930-1965 |
| Wallington State School No. 3345 : 1914-1982 |
|
Yes - one
consolidated index for all schools.
(16,500 + entries) |
BellHS |
| School Registers |
Registers for :-
| Ocean Grove State School No. 3100 : 1964-1985 |
|
Not yet |
BellHS |
| Voter's Rolls |
| Barwon-Queenscliff Electoral Div : 1917 |
| Bellarine Division Electoral Rolls : 1879-1887, 1889-1949 |
| Corio Electoral Roll : 1973 |
| Drysdale Electoral Roll : 1973 |
| Moolap Voters List : 1952 |
| Paywit Riding Voters Roll : 1972 |
| Supplementary Electoral Roll : 1931 |
|
Alphabetical within each list |
BellHS |
