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Historical Services

The Port Phillip Library Service offers the services of a local history librarian who can assist with local and family history research through providing: 

 

 

 

  • Access to the historical resources of the city which are the Port Phillip City Collection and the City Archive, City of Port Phillip's Historical Records
  • Assistance with research enquiries

The library provides a microfilm reader and microfiche reader/printer available for public use. Research resources available include:

Local History

  • Rate rolls (microfilm)
  • Voters rolls
  • Photographs
  • Books 
  • Reports
  • Local Newspapers
  • Biography Index
  • Pamphlets
  • Maps

Family History (Genealogy)

  • Victorian Postal Directories
  • Victorian Cemetery Indexes
  • Victorian Shipping Records

Microfiche

  • Victorian Registry of Births, Deaths & Marriages

CD ROM

For access to these resources, contact the local history librarian for an appointment.

Use eServices to ask us a question, request information or give us feedback online. If you prefer call ASSIST on (03) 9209 6777 or TTy (03) 9209 6713 and ask for Port Phillip Library Service.