Local and Family History Resources

Family History Research

Ancestry.com is the world's most popular consumer online genealogy resource. It features census information, vital records, immigration records, family histories, military records, court and legal documents, directories, photos and maps.

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Wellington Shire Archives

Council holds information and listings of records and objects held by the former Shires of Avon, Alberton, Maffra, Rosedale and the City of Sale.

The collection includes most rate books, Council minute books and memorabilia from the former shires.

For information on this archive contact our office on 1300 366 244 or enquiries@wellington.vic.gov.au.

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Book Club Sets

We offer a wide range of book sets for loan to existing book clubs across Wellington Shire. Each set includes 8-10 copies of the same book, which can be borrowed by a nominated club member for up to 12 weeks, subject to availability.

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Historical Resources

National Library

TROVE provides access to resources about Australia and Australians, including many resources in the National Library of Australia's collection. Items available to view online include books, pictures, journals, digitised newspapers, videos and much more.

Victoria has well over 100 individual newspaper titles online through Trove. New newspapers are constantly being added to the website.  Local newspapers already digitised include:

• Gippsland Mercury (Sale, Vic.1914 to 1918).
• Gippsland Times (Vic. 1861 to 1954).
• The Maffra Spectator (Vic. 1882 to 1920).

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City of Sale Heritage Study (1994) reviewed 2004/5

This study provides results of research into significant precincts and individual places within the City of Sale.

• Explanatory Notes
• Summary of Significant Places
• Precincts
• Inventory of Places

* A volume of individual places is also available. This file is too large to be placed on the website, if you would like a copy for research purposes please contact Council and a delivery method can be arranged.

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Wellington Cultural History Bibliography

The Wellington Cultural History Bibliography is a document which provides a guide to local historical information.

Local history collections are also held at Sale Library, Stratford Library and Yarram Library and include many reports, newspapers and books.

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Reference Collection

Our reference collection, housed at our Sale Library, contains printed material of social and historical significance to Wellington Shire and surrounds. Items in this collection are not available for loan but can be utilised within any of our library branches.

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Local Newspapers

We have a large collection of local newspapers that are available for viewing in branch at our Maffra, Sale and Yarram libraries.  

Available at Maffra Library

• Maffra Spectator – 1965 to 1980

Available at Sale Library

• Gippsland Times – 1968 to 1980 (Nov 1972 missing)
• Gippsland Times and Maffra Spectator - 1981 to 2020  

Available at Yarram Library

• Yarram Standard News – 1962 to April 2009 (1967 missing)
• Standard News - May 2009 to March 2020  
• The Bridge “COVID” newsletter from April to July 2020
• The Bridge – August 2020 to current

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