Description

Media: BOOKLET - 4 pages
Author: R. Kopittke
Year: 2018
ISBN: 9781925781687
Other: b&w & colour photos, further reading
Publisher: Unlock the Past

Few census records survive in Australia so electoral rolls are often used as a partial substitute. Early voting rights were restricted to the wealthy and property owners, but that eventually changed and suffrage became universal and compulsory.

Electoral rolls can be very useful for family research - for establishing location and other family information at a given point in time. However knowing who was eligible to vote at various times is important to know.

This guide provides a brief overview of Australian electoral rolls. It details the dates at which both male and female suffrage rights were changed to allow voting, as well as that for non-whites. As well, the guide contains a brief note on early electoral rolls, details of the difference between State and Commonwealth electoral rolls, information on accessing these records, tips and traps, and plenty of links for further reading.

ALSO AVAILABLE AS AN EBOOK:
Handy Guide: Australian Electoral Rolls - ebook

2 Reviews

Handy Guide: Australian Electoral Rolls
5
Posted by Lianne Clark on 20th Oct 2021

Very well written guide on the Australia Electoral rolls. Concise and easy to refer to, covering everything I needed to know about this subject, very well written.
Very helpful for my research project
5
Posted by sally kopiec on 13th Jan 2021

No complaints about the format of the guide.

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