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Post office, telephone and trade directories are useful for confirming when and where a person resided at a particular address or operated a business. They can also help to trace the movement of a person or family. Most directories are arranged alphabetically by surname or business name, however many historical post office directories also include a geographical section, which allows you to search by suburb and street name. Directories usually contain the name and address of the main householder, not all family members. Some historical directories also include the occupation of the householder.

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White Pages Australia is a formerly government-owned and now-privatised directory of contact information for people and business entities within Australia. Originally only in the form of a print book delivered to all households for several decades, it now also exists online. It later became known as the Victorian Telephone Exchange Company and remained a private company until , when it was purchased by the Victorian Colonial Government. As a part of Telstra's carrier licence conditions, the White Pages is required to produce an annual alphabetical public number directory. This public number directory is then made available free of charge to all of Telstra's customers and the customers of other carriage service providers. In recent decades, Sensis has received extensive public critique regarding the environmental impact of producing hard copy directories. Federation and Each of the six Australian colonies had their own telephony communications network prior to the Federation of Australia in As part of Federation the Post Master General later to become Australia Post took ownership of the telephone network nationally. By the s the telephone had become a crucial form of communication in Australia. At this time the Post Master General's Office started selling advertising in the exchange directory and directory based advertising was born in Australia.

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Some historical directories also include the occupation of the householder. Ramsay's Melbourne and suburban business and professional directory. Regional and municipal directories A detailed list of regional and municipal directories can be found in the following PDF document. A wide range of street directories are held at the State Library. GMF 98 Boxes Find in other libraries at Trove. We also hold copies of regional and municipal directories. Or, to find out what's available for a specific town, please search the library catalogue for a place name together with the keyword directories , i. Victorian Country Classified Telephone Directories. Advertisements at the beginning and end. Copyright status may not be correct if data in the record is incomplete or inaccurate. Contact us for further information about copying. White pages online [electronic resource].

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Melbourne classified directories various title changes. GMF 98 Boxes 45 — Telephone directories The library holds copies of Victorian telephone directories from onward. Find in other libraries at Trove. Melbourne directories. Advertisements at the beginning and end. Directories usually contain the name and address of the main householder, not all family members. Also, a listing in a directory was neither compulsory nor free, so not everyone is listed. Reason for copyright status: Cannot determine publication date because this record has an open range of dates Copyright status was determined using the following information: Material type: Literary Dramatic Musical. The library holds copies of Victorian telephone directories from onward. Regional and municipal directories A detailed list of regional and municipal directories can be found in the following PDF document. Researching your Victorian ancestors A guide to family history research using the major Victorian resources. Victorian State Telephone Directories.