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==Online Resources==
==Online Resources==
*[http://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/queensland-intestacies-and-wills Queensland Intestacies & Wills] Index ($)
*[http://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/queensland-intestacies-and-wills Queensland Intestacies & Wills] at Findmypast,  Index ($)
*[http://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/queensland-wills-index-1857-1940 Queensland Wills Index 1857-1940] Index ($)
*'''1857-1940''' [https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/wills-1857-to-1940/resource/d595bb3e-7c7c-435e-b08d-448ed5f5fa23 Wills 1857-1940], index.
*[https://familysearch.org/wiki/en/Australia_Probate_Records Australia Probate Records] Index
*'''1857-1940''' [http://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/queensland-wills-index-1857-1940 Queensland Wills Index 1857-1940] at Findmypast - index ($)
*[https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10057/queensland-intestacies-insolvencies-wills-1859-1900?s=250609981 Queensland Intestacies, Insolvencies & Wills, 1859 - 1900] Index ($)
*'''1857-1940''' [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-20190/australia-queensland-wills?s=275764761 Australia, Queensland Wills] at MyHeritage - index ($)
*'''1859-1900''' [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10057/queensland-intestacies-insolvencies-wills-1859-1900?s=250609981 Queensland Intestacies, Insolvencies & Wills, 1859 - 1900] at MyHeritage Index ($)
*'''1889-1929''' [https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-records/queensland-trustee-files-1889-1929 Queensland, Trustee Files 1889-1929] at Findmypast,  Index ($)
*'''1896-1916''' [https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-records/queensland-intestacy-returns-index-1896-1916 Queensland Intestacy Returns Index 1896-1916] at Findmypast,  Index ($)
===New South Wales Records Including Queensland Until 1859===
*'''1787-1976''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/8822/ New South Wales, Australia, Miscellaneous Records, 1787-1976] at Ancestry, contains some probate records, images ($)
*'''1790-1875''' [https://www.records.nsw.gov.au/archives/collections-and-research/guides-and-indexes/node/1571/browse Probate Records - Supplementary Index, 1790 to 1875] at New South Wales Archives, index. This index is for supplementary (early) probate records that are not part of the main probate series. It records the name, date, item number and page number.
*'''1790-1814''' {{FSC|255501|item|disp=Probate papers 1790-1814, New South Wales Supreme Court}} at FamilySearch, images.
*'''1800-1931''' {{FSC|258488|item|disp=Registers of copy wills in New South Wales, 1800-1931}} at FamilySearch, images.
*'''1821-1937''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1785 New South Wales, Australia, Registers of Coroners' Inquests, 1821-1937] at Ancestry, index, browse, and images($).
*'''1834-1958''' {{FSC|227447|item|disp=Office copy of wills. New South Wales. Registrar-General. 1834-1958}} at FamilySearch, images of index. Contains an index to the Registrar General's Office list of wills for 1834-1958. Each volume has an A-Z listing.
 
==Contacting an Office==
===Queensland State Archives===
For a comprehensive guide to wills in the court system and the State Archives, see [https://www.publications.qld.gov.au/ckan-publications-attachments-prod/resources/a9b3e5b3-6c80-4992-85f4-f5c54fa67d5b/research-guide-to-will-and-intestacy-records.pdf?ETag=630691cc4cb5e710036efc63600f1491 '''Will and intestacy records'''], '''a research guide describing the wills and intestacies held at Queensland State Archives, deposited with the Supreme Court of Queensland and the Public Trust'''
===Court Registrars===
* See [https://www.courts.qld.gov.au/services/wills-and-probate/searches-for-wills-and-probate '''Searches for wills and probate in Queensland Courts.''']
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{{Block indent|The Registrar<br>Southern District<br>Supreme Court of Queensland<br>QEII Courts of Law Complex<br>415 George Street<br>Brisbane<br>Queensland 4000<br>AUSTRALIA<br><br>(PO Box 15167, City East, Qld 4002)<br>Phone:1800 497 117<br>Email:ccu@justice.qld.gov.au}}
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{{Block indent|The Registrar<br>Northern District<br>Supreme Court of Queensland<br>Level B, 31 Walker Street<br>PO Box 1032<br>Townsville<br>Queensland 4810<br>AUSTRALIA <br><br>Phone:(07) 4781 8689 or (07) 4781 8688<br>Fax:(07) 4781 8692<br>Email:townsvillehcregistry@justice.qld.gov.au}}
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{{Block indent|The Registrar<br>Central District<br>Supreme Court of Queensland<br>Cnr East and Fitzroy Streets<br>PO Box 300<br>Rockhampton<br>Queensland 4700<br>AUSTRALIA <br><br>Phone:(07) 4887 1740<br>Email:rockhampton.hcregistry@justice.qld.gov.au}}
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{{Block indent|The Registrar<br>Central District<br>Supreme Court of Queensland<br>Level 3<br>5D Sheridan Street<br>PO Box 1110<br>Cairns, Queensland 4870<br>AUSTRALIA<br><br>Phone:(07) 4280 6000<br>Fax:(07) 4280 6036<br>Email: cairns.hcregistry@justice.qld.gov.au<br>}}
 
 


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New South Wales Records Including Queensland Until 1859

Contacting an Office

Queensland State Archives

For a comprehensive guide to wills in the court system and the State Archives, see Will and intestacy records, a research guide describing the wills and intestacies held at Queensland State Archives, deposited with the Supreme Court of Queensland and the Public Trust

Court Registrars


The Registrar
Southern District
Supreme Court of Queensland
QEII Courts of Law Complex
415 George Street
Brisbane
Queensland 4000
AUSTRALIA

(PO Box 15167, City East, Qld 4002)
Phone:1800 497 117
Email:ccu@justice.qld.gov.au

The Registrar
Northern District
Supreme Court of Queensland
Level B, 31 Walker Street
PO Box 1032
Townsville
Queensland 4810
AUSTRALIA

Phone:(07) 4781 8689 or (07) 4781 8688
Fax:(07) 4781 8692
Email:townsvillehcregistry@justice.qld.gov.au

The Registrar
Central District
Supreme Court of Queensland
Cnr East and Fitzroy Streets
PO Box 300
Rockhampton
Queensland 4700
AUSTRALIA

Phone:(07) 4887 1740
Email:rockhampton.hcregistry@justice.qld.gov.au

The Registrar
Central District
Supreme Court of Queensland
Level 3
5D Sheridan Street
PO Box 1110
Cairns, Queensland 4870
AUSTRALIA

Phone:(07) 4280 6000
Fax:(07) 4280 6036
Email: cairns.hcregistry@justice.qld.gov.au