What is a Directory?
In general terms a directory is an extended version of our current day white
pages and yellow pages combined (without the telephone numbers). They list many
thousands of names, occupations and addresses ... but also so much more.
What information does this Directory contain?
The Sands and McDougall directories (or Sands and Mac as some know them),
are known to be amongst the most comprehensive. Divided into various sections you
will find the following: Alphabetical name directory, Street directory, Trade
and Professional directory, Government and Official directory, Ecclesiastical
directory, Legal and Municipal directory and hundreds of Advertisements.
How can this Directory help me?
They contain an immense amount both information, both for the genealogist and
historian.
- The alphabetical section lists the names of each head of household and
their town of residence, in many cases their occupation and street address
is also listed.
- The street directory lists individuals and businesses alphabetically by
name of street and number for the larger populated regions.
- The trade and professional directories contain information on businesses
and companies, listed alphabetically by trade.
- The advertisements are a useful source of information as well.
What areas are covered by this Directory?
This directory covers both Melbourne and its suburbs: which include Melbourne
proper, Alphington, Ascot Vale, Bolingbroke, Boroondara, Box Forest, Brighton
(East, South and North), Brunswick, Camberwell, Camden Town, Carlton and Carlton
North, Caulfield, Cheltenham, Coburg, Collingwood, East Melbourne, Elsternwick,
Elwood, Emerald Hill, Essendon, Fitzroy and Fitzroy North, Flemington, Footscray
and Fitzroy Upper, Gowerville (Preston), Greenwich, Hartwell, Hawthorn,
Heidelberg, Hotham, Irishtown, Ivanhoe, Jolimont, Keelbundora, Kensington, Kew,
Malvern, Moonee Ponds, Mulgrave, Newlands, Newmarket, Northcote, Norwood,
Oakleigh, Parkville, Prahran, Preston, Richmond, Sandridge, St Kilda, South
Melbourne, South Yarra, Thomastown, Toorak, Westgarthtown, West Melbourne,
Williamstown, Windsor, Yarraberg, and Yarraville.
High quality scanned images of the whole of the original book. This CD has been bookmarked for easy navigation, and pages can be searched, browsed, enlarged and printed out if required.
