New In May 2025

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Diaries, letters and archives

The following diaries, letters and archives are now available in Trove: 

Frauenstein letters and diaries

Correspondence and diaries connected to the migration of community members from the German village of Frauenstein to Australia, curated by Dr Kathrine Reynolds.

The Frauenstein letters comprise a series of letters sent between Europe and Australia between 1856 and 1883. The diaries provide insight into farming life, the weather expenditure and travel between 1872 and 1937.

Handwritten letter with an image of a man standing guard in front of a building in the top left corner
Letter - Karlsruhe, 29 October 1864, https://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-3560574345/view

Newspapers and gazettes

The following newspapers are now available in Trove. The year range listed is an indication of what's currently available in Trove, and not always the full year range the newspaper was published.

VIC

  • The Ballarat Courier (18 June 1886-12 September 1896) [Ballarat and District Genealogical Society Inc.]

 

Front page of the Monday 22 May 1893 edition of the Ballarat Courier
The Ballarat Courier, (Victoria), 1893, p.1, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-page32012929 

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