VOLUME 1
Administration of justice
Aborigines
Architects and civil Engineers
Accountants
Auctioneers
Banking
Climate
Defence force
Dentistry
Education
Geology
Governors
Botanical gardens
Government departments
History of Victoria
Hospitals
Parliament
Melbourne post office
Victorian Press
Pharmacy board of Victoria
Stock and share brokers
Law officers
Marine Board
The Royal mint
Medical
Manufactures
Old colonialists
Vegetation
Zoology of Victoria
Biographical index
VOLUME 2
Aerated waters and cordial manufactures
Art, science, literature
Chamber of commerce
Charitable Institutions
Ecclesiastical
Educational
Fraternal Societies
Sporting
Suburbs of Melbourne
Jewellers and watchmakers
Many Victorian towns and their vicinities
Biographical index
VOLUME 3
Health resorts
Medical
Merchants and importers
Manufacturers
Stage: Historical sketch of the Melbourne Stage
Many Victorian towns and their vicinities
Biographical index
This is a terrific genealogy tool for anyone exploring their Victorian family history or building a family tree.
(J. Smith 1903-05). The Cyclopedias that were published for most states of Australia around the beginning of the 20th Century are a vast resource of historical and biographical information on the state concerned - the people, towns, industries, professional, commercial and social institutions and much more. They include thousands of illustrations, the larger number of these being portraits of those whose biographies are included. These are not just the rich and famous, but include a high percentage of the ordinary citizens in each community.