This register contains details of Drivers, Porters, Carters, Private Carts, Carriages, Tram conductors and Tram drivers. Details in the database include: date, name, address, type of licence, descriptions of carriages (bus, brake, hackney, hansom, bow stage, van, and road cars) and carriage owners. The original register also contains details regarding drivers' fines, convictions and sentences, licence cancellations and renewals.
The database is searchable by name, address, i.e. street, type of licence (including type of tram licence) and date. Use the Browse button to browse the contents of these fields.
This database is a partial transcript of entries. For full details of any particular entry, you may visit Auckland City Council archives to view the register.
For an AND search, enter & (e.g. john & smith)
For an OR search, enter / (e.g. thos / thomas)
For a NOT search, enter ! (e.g. john ! smith)
For a phrase search, simply enter the words (e.g. brown james). Please note that surname precedes first name.
Use * as a wildcard (e.g. brown* will find brown, browne, etc.)
When using these symbols, include a space between the symbol and the search criteria.
Choose from the drop-down list to change from AND to OR to NOT when combining boxes.
Click on Browse to pick a term from the field indexes. The Field drop-down list will show the name of the field whose index you are viewing. Where available, you can choose to view a different field from the list.
For further information on searching, click on the Help icon to the right.
