A number of convicts were transported to NSW from India,
including David Cusshon, who was tried at Bombay in 1828.
[Source:
NSW
State Records]
From the earliest days of the NSW Colony, many persons active in commercial life held an Auctioneer’s licence.
The Auctioneers Database contains the names of over 9,300 persons listed in the New South Wales Government Gazette as having held a New South Wales Auctioneers licence at some stage over the period 1848 to 1900.
It
covers a wide range of districts and contains the following details:
| o Name of auctioneer o Type of licence o District o Period of licence. |
For a fee of AU$25 for each search, History Services will search the Auctioneers Database for a nominated person.
You
will receive a Result of Search by email in the following format which
summarises all the information held for all persons with that name.
Sample Result of Search
 |
For the "Result of Search" for
Auctioneer John J. Aspinall, click
here (PDF) For a sample of the Range of Districts, click here. |
Should a search be unsuccessful, you will be advised by email.
By ordering a search of the Auctioneers Database you acknowledge that you have read and accepted the following Terms and Conditions:
TERMS AND
CONDITIONS
1. The information in the Auctioneers Database is derived from the New South
Wales Government Gazette and no effort has been made to edit the material
indexed.
2. The Auctioneers Database may not contain information on the person you are
researching. Should your search request be unsuccessful you will be advised
accordingly. A ‘nil’ search result should be regarded as an indicator that no
information on the person is held from the Government Gazette. History Services
will not provide a refund for unsuccessful searches.
3. History Services NSW makes no representations concerning the suitability,
reliability or accuracy of the Content, the Service or the Website for any
purpose.
History Services NSW will consider undertaking further searches of its databases to accommodate any special research requests. Please email your request.
Kevin McGuinness
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