Find your ancestors in New South Wales Almanac and Country Directory 1921, 1924

NEW SOUTH WALES ALMANAC & COUNTRY DIRECTORY 1921, 1924

Do you have New South Wales ancestry?

This data sets contains almanacs and country directories for two years, 1921 and 1924. They contain invaluable information on places and people, throughout New South Wales. Also included is a large colour map of NSW towns, rail and coach lines and other transport options.

The Almanac is 180 pages in length and includes a detailed calendar including "remarkable" events, sun and moon times, tides, phases of the moon, etc. This section also includes lists of court sessions, government departments, churches, societies & public institutions and schools as well as a detailed postal guide and list of postal towns and mail closing times.

The NSW directory contains a list of New South Wales towns over about 450 pages. Under each town is listed distance from Sydney, transport options, climate description, county name, police district and population. Depending on the size and services of the town the following may also be listed:

Brief description of the town
Magistrates
Public Service list
Banks
Schools
Medical information
Newspapers
Societies and clubs – sports clubs, town bands, Progress Associations, School of Arts, etc.
Hotels
Commercial lists: – Auctioneers, Bakers, Builders, Bootmakers, Drapers, Dressmakers,
Hairdressers, Milliners, Newsagents, Wheelwrights etc.
Shire councillors
Each of these lists includes the names and positions of people involved.

They also contain easily accessible lists and information on hundreds of towns, as well as thousands of people involved in different positions and trades across the entire state of New South Wales.

example:

AMAROO. County—Ashburnham. Police District—Molong.
A small settlement 8 miles from Molong, 15 from Orange Agricultural and pastoral. Daily mail Telephone and Telegraph Office. Population, 230.
MAGISTRATES.—Wm. Curtin, J.P.
RAILWAY STAT M.—T. Phelan
PUB. SCHOOL—W. E. Davey.
POST & TEL. OFFICE—W. E. Davey, Postmaster.
RESID. ENGINEER (for Amaroo Shire)—Mr. Priddle
FAR. & SETTLERS' ASSOC.—H. D. Evans, President.
AMAROO SHIRE.—Council meets at Cumnock: G. H. Bowhay, President; W. Merceron Hudson, Clerk; Mr. Priddle, Engineer.

This is an invaluable genealogy tool for exploring your family history or building your family tree, and a fascinating glimpse for social historians.