Our Holdings / Resource Library
Summary of our Holdings/Resource Library
Below is a selection only of our holdings – as our collection is too numerous to provide a comprehensive list.
Births, Deahts & Mariages
From the local newspapers on residents. Surnames computer indexed 1856-1980s.
CD roms/DVDs
Over 100 covering various topics
FAMILY HISTORIES
Alphabetical files of documents relating to families in the former Shire of Kyneton.
GENERAL TOPICS
Folders or documents relating to events, places, people, organizations etc. within the former SOK and Macedon Ranges Shire (being Indexed).
IMAGES
More than 15,000 Photographs & slides of people, places & events 1860s to current.
Some have been scanned to computer.
LEDGERS, CASH, METER & JOURNALS
Shire of Kyneton Water Trust c1870-1960s
SOK Electric Light 1920s- 1960s
SOK Combines Rates c1870 – onwards
SOK Pan Register – various years
SOK Sewerage Authority 1937 onwards
SOK Dog Register – various years
H.H. & Son (solicitors) 1860-1920s
LEGAL BOOKS (From Kyneton Courthouse Library Collection)
Victorian Acts of Parliament 1865-1930s
Victorian Mining Board Bye Laws
Victorian Statutes – various years
LIBRARY
1200 Books on Local & General History – Catalogued.
MAPS
Parish Maps - various districts
Town Maps
Shire of Kyneton Sewerage Map - 1937
MINUTES
SOK Carlsruhe Riding 1859-1864 (copies)
SOK Lauriston & Edgecombe Riding 1856-1859 (copies)
Old Kyneton Hospital – various laws
NEWSPAPERS
Kyneton Observer 1856-1919
Kyneton Guardian 1862-1984
Midland Express 1985- 2000
NEWSLETTERS/JOURNALS
Various newsletter from societies within the former SOK & Macedon Ranges Shire
Various newsletter from other societies & groups outside the current shire
RHSV newsletters and Journals 1918 to current
PERSONAL CARD SYSTEM
Generated from:
Real Estate by street numbers.
Cemetery Headstones.
Real Estate/Properties
Documents relating to Property Names, street addresses, and current listings.
RECORDS OF VARIOUS ORGANISATIONS/GROUPS
Consist of various items, documents, photographs, press cuttings etc.
SCHOOL RECORDS
Kyneton Primary School – group school photos – various years.
Lauriston Primary School – group school photos – various years.
Carlsruhe Primary School – group school photos – various years.
Kyneton High School – School Magazines – hard copies and computer catalogued.
Sacred Heart College – School Magazines & Class photos – various years.
SOK RATES & VALUATIONS FOLDERS
Copies 1859 and a selection up to 1901 (not every year).
SOK Rates 1900 to 1954 – scanned on PDF files to computer.
YEAR BOOKS & MUNICIPAL DIRECTORY
Victorian Government – various years.
Disclaimer:- The list above is indicative not exhaustive. While every effort is made to validate research requests that are undertaken, the Kyneton Historical Society Inc. cannot be held responsible for any errors or incorrect information that might occur. All research assistance is done in good faith, without prejudice and with a generosity of spirit by volunteers.