NSW BMD index

[Merry]

Before the above site was restyled they showed the date range available for births, marriages and deaths. I can't see this information any more - can anyone tell me the most resent year I can search for each category?

[Sunny Kate]

Merry, for births the time is over 100 years ie. you should be able to see births up to and including 16 September, 1914.
For marriages it's over 50 years - so 16 September,1964 and deaths over 30 years - 16 September 1984.

[Merry]

That's great - thanks very much, Kate :)

[tenterfieldjulie]

Don't like the new site!!! Someone being far too clever ..

[HarrysMum]

The new site is absolute rubbish. I have a link to get into the old one here somewhere...hang on.

[HarrysMum]

Try this..

http://www.bdm.nsw.gov.au/cgi-bin/IndexSearch?form=IndexingSearch&cgiurl=%2Fcgi-bin%2FIndex%2FIndexingBirth.cgi&sname=test&gname&fname&mname&event=deaths&frange=1940&trange=1980&place&x=-692&y=-67&SessionID=29772748

or for marriages..

http://www.bdm.nsw.gov.au/cgi-bin/IndexSearch?form=IndexingSearch&SessionID=46541711&event=marriages&sname=aboriginal&gname&fname&mname&frange=1788&trange=1963&place&submitBtnOnce.x=66&submitBtnOnce.y=15

You can't skip from one to the other as it just takes you back to the new search.

[marquette]

I have just received a link (http://nswtranscriptions.com.au/objects/FamilyHistoryUpdate20140917.pdf?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=2014Sept_2&utm_content=2014Sept_2+CID_159d3b4bac79eafcad36a5d 62305f2b2&utm_source=MerryChristmas&utm_term=Read%20More) to a notice of improvements to the NSW BDM search site - why they did not trial this with a group of users who would have made exactly these suggestions before they released it to the public I have no idea. IT people ! they still think they know better than everyone else !

Maybe it will be easier to use and actually work better now and I can see some of the future improvements will help. But I don't know what they are doing about the cost or turnaround time, which are outrageous at the moment.