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Compulsory enrolment was introduced for all federal elections from 1911, and the records in this collection reflect the adult population (over 21 years) excluding the foreign and indigenous population. Women’s suffrage was largely achieved at the national level in Australia in 1902.
This collection includes rolls from each state for the following years:
* New South Wales: 1903, 1913, 1935, 1937, 1939, 1946
* Queensland: 1893, 1894, 1895, 1896, 1900, 1901, 1903, 1905, 1906, 1909, 1910, 1911, 1912, 1914, 1915, 1934, 1939, 1943
* South Australia: 1939, 1941, 1943
* Tasmania: 1934, 1939, 1941, 1943, 1949
* Victoria: 1922, 1927, 1939, 1941, 1946,
* Western Australia: 1934, 1939, 1943, 1949. |
