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Online Resources

• Queensland Postal Directories at Findmypast, index ($)'

• Queensland Directories at Findmypast, index ($)'
• Queensland Telephone Directories at Findmypast, index ($)'
• Queensland Telephone Directory Brisbane at Findmypast, index ($)'
• Queensland Telephone Directory Sth West at Findmypast, index ($)'
• 1885-1886 Brisbane PO Directory & Country Guide 1885-86 (Watson Ferguson) at MyHeritage — images($)
• 1887 Brisbane PO Directory & Country Guide 1887 at MyHeritage — images($)
• 1888 Brisbane PO Directory & Country Guide 1888 (Hollander) at MyHeritage — images($)
• 1889-1940 Queensland Railway Employees, 1889 - 1940 at MyHeritage, index ($)
• 1892 Queensland PO Directory 1892 (Weatherill) at MyHeritage, index ($)
• 1894-95 Queensland PO Directory 1894-95 (Wise) at MyHeritage, index ($)
• 1900 Queensland PO Directory 1900 (Wise) at MyHeritage — index & images ($)
• 1903 Queensland PO Directory 1903 (Wise) at MyHeritage — images($)
• 1913 Queensland Brands Directory 1913 at Ancestry, index ($)
• 1915 Queensland PO Directory 1915 (Wise) at MyHeritage — images($)
• 1920-1921 Queensland Brands Directory 1920-21 at MyHeritage — images($)

Using Directories

Directories are alphabetical lists of names and addresses. They often list all the adult residents or tradesmen of a city or area. In the twentieth century, telephone directories are a helpful source in locating individuals. Directories can also be used as a census substitute.

The most useful directories for genealogical research are city directories of local residents and businesses. These are generally published annually and may include information about an individual such as name, address, occupation, spouse’s name, and other helpful facts. (An individual’s address can be helpful when searching in a large city with several parishes.) Directories sometimes have city maps and may include addresses of churches, cemeteries, civil registration offices, and other locations of genealogical value.