Victoria Online digital records PROV

[Trix]

Hi,
I have found some on-line Children Wards of State (Victoria) old sequence digitalized documents that can be downloaded on line. My problem is that I can't seem to find a application to view them. The application suggested by PROV is win/veo - which seems to be Windows only & I use a Mac.
Is there anyone out there who has worked out how to do this on a Mac (I run the current OS10.?
Or is there a very kind Windows person out there who could open the three documents for me?
All help welcome,
Regards
Trix
Western Australia

[cando]

Would you like to give me the names and the link you are searching.

Found online....

All of the Ward Registers were 'imaged' during the 1990s.

Microfiche copies of the Ward Registers dated from 1864-1897 are available to the public and can be consulted at the State Library of Victoria, and at the Public Record Office Victoria, Victorian Archives Centre. These include information about 'neglected' children admitted up to 23 April 1895 and convicted children admitted up to 1897. There is also an index to the Ward Registers, covering 'neglected' children admitted up to 1894 and convicted children admitted up to 1897.

From 1898, the Registers had an internal index at the beginning of each volume.
Paper, copies are on microfiche

Access
Records more than 99 years old are open to the public at Public Record Office Victoria. For access to other records, contact Family Information Networks and Discovery, within the Department of Human Services.

Cheers
Cando

[cando]

OK found the link
http://www.rootschat.com/links/0w9h/

I can proceed to the names so if you would like to post the names and years so I open the correct 'Book', I have a search for you. I have no problem downloading the pages in jpg format.

Cheers 
Cando

[Trix]

Dear Cando,
I have sent you a person message with all the details - let me know if I need to re-send or clarify.

Thank you so much for the kind help,
Cheers
Bron (Trix)

[cando]

Bron all downloaded and ready to send.  Please pm your email address.

Cando

[lynfour]

Hi Cando,

I seem to be having a similar problem to Bron!  I have found two children in book 1, & can download as a PDF, but they are very hard to read & I would like to download as a jpeg so that I can try & make the text darker!  I can't work out how to change the download to jpeg?
The two boys I found are Charles Tootell b1862 & Stephen b1857.  There are four other children Sarah b1855, Hannah b1859, Eliza b 1861 & James b1864.
I think their mother Ann remarried James? FINCH.
Their father Jacob TOOTELL seems to have deserted them & I haven't been able to find a death anywhere for him.
Any help would be greatly appreciated,
Thank you.

[Trix]

Dear lynfour,
After Condo's very kind help (Thanks again!!), I have managed to get the Mac to open the files. I have so far converted your Charles Tootell file to jpeg & will work though the others. It is a bit fiddly & I have no idea how to do it on a regular Windows computer.
Could your PM (private message) me with your email so I can send Charles' file (which is incredibly faint!) in its jpeg & then can send the others you would like.
I'll also see if I can enhance Charles recors at all for you at my end,
Cheers
Trix
aka Bron

[sparrett]

As an aside and for your interest Lyn

 Marriage

TOOTELL Ann (born Shropshire)
FINCH James Joseph
Year 1871
Reg  4696

Sue

[lynfour]

Thanks Sue!

Any information greatfully received 

Bron has managed to download the entries for me.  Very faint copies, so I will try to enhance them.