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VPRS 5335 P0 Index to Divorce Cause Books (VA 2549) Supreme Court of Victoria, 1861 – 1924
Unit
1, 1861 – 1884 (PDF file, 10.1 MB)
Unit
2, 1885 – 1897 (PDF file, 14.1 MB)
Unit
3, 1897 – 1910 (PDF file, 24.1 MB)
Unit
4, 1911 – 1924 (PDF file, 54.8 MB)
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Using this record
This series is an index of people who lodged petitions for divorce with
the Supreme Court of Victoria between 1861 and 1924. Details given are
the names of the petitioner for the divorce, the respondent and any co-respondents
to the petition and the case number assigned by the Supreme Court.
Entries were listed in the index alphabetically by
the first letter of the surname of the petitioner in the order in which
petitions were received and registered by the Supreme Court. For each
alphabetical listing, entries are subdivided on the basis of year of registration.
By noting the year and the case number of a petition for divorce, more
detailed records can be ordered for viewing in the Victorian Archives
Centre Reading Room. Records from VPRS 5334/P0 Divorce Cause Books can
be accessed by ordering the unit with the required date range, and records
from VPRS 283/P0 Divorce Case Files can be ordered by selecting the item
with the matching case number in the 'Description' field on the Consignment
Details page.
Ballarat cases were also listed in the index from 1910
onwards The word 'Ballarat' appears in the column for case numbers. Cases
for Ballarat (and Bendigo) do not appear to have been registered with
case numbers. The records for Ballarat cases, VPRS 552/P0 Divorce Case
Files, can also be ordered for viewing in the Victorian Archives Centre
Reading Room.
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