Digital images from the AJCP

 Thanks NLA and the AJCP!

The Australian Joint Copying Project (AJCP) is a collection of unique historical material relating to Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific dating from 1560 to 1984.

What a wealth of material can be found in these digitised records. These records can now be browsed through Trove. To get an excellent overview of all the resources available view the lists in the PRO and M series. Browse the descriptive finding aids and digital images of records UK Government records relating to Australia and the Pacific held at The National Archives of the UK and filmed by the Australian Joint Copying Project.

The search box from the AJCP link will take the researcher directly into Trove where the records can be browsed page by page. This simple search:

led to 17 results in Trove. They are located in the Diaries, Letters and Archives section of Trove. The first result is displayed here.

On selecting the title link, one needs to scroll down to Get this link then choose View at the AJCP.

Trove now displays the full search path and a green Browse button

This Browse button reveals 144 sets of records each of which can be browsed in the usual manner for any microfilm.

Here are some other search terms to try from the AJCP link 

• "prisoners petitions"
• "transportation registers"
• "register of convicts"
• "deaths at sea"
• "fenian prisoners"
• "South Australia" AND land

As with any collection of resources it is wise to read the background to and the scope of the project to get a comprehensive overview of the resources available.

Let us know of any fabulous finds you have using the AJCP resources.

author: Carmel Galvin