Queensland PO Directory 1894-95 (Wise). 1894. Directories are an invaluable resource for local, family and social historians as well as for researchers in other fields of Australian history. While they<br><br> do not give you birth, death and marriage details - the core records for genealogists - they can certainly provide you with information on the region where your ancestors lived, as well as information on their occupation and more ...</P> <P>This large Wise's directory of over 900 pages is comprehensive in its coverage. It contains not just a post office directory, with information on residents together with their address (street-by-street), but also the following directories:</P> <UL> <LI>Brisbane and suburbs <LI>towns <LI>trades <LI>country <LI>medical <LI>legal <LI>ecclesiastical <LI>educational <LI>banking and finance <LI>insurance <LI>local government <LI>pastoral and agricultural <LI>official <LI>and hundreds of advertisements </LI></UL> <P>This directory contains hundreds of thousands of people, many with occupations and addresses and gives insight into 1890s Queensland.</P>
