Difference between revisions of "Australia"

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1 Australia: National Information
2 Birth, Marriage and Death Certificates
3 Cemeteries
4 Emigration, Immigration, Shipping and Passenger Lists
5 Military History
6 Newspapers
7 Australian Capital Territory
8 New South Wales
9 Northern Territory
10 Queensland
11 South Australia
12 Tasmania
13 Victoria
14 Western Australia
15 External
16 Requests for Research and Photographs

Capital Canberra

Language English

Currency Australian dollar

Australia comprises six states, two mainland territories and a few island territories. Six colonies were created in the late 18th and 19th centuries and became the Commonwealth of Australia in 1901. Australia’s main industries were the mining of coal, iron ore, copper, tin, gold and silver, along with farming.

Australia: National Information

National Archives of Australia

Archives around Australia

Australian Dictionary of Biography

Dictionary of Australian Biography

Gazetteer of Australia

National Library of Australia

National Library of Australia - Trove - archived resources

National Picture Library of Australia

White Pages Online

Society of Australian Genealogists

AustraliaGenWeb Project

Australian Family History Online Resources

Cora Nun's Australian Gateway

Genealogy Links

Oz Gen Online

Nationwide Links

Australian Volunteers Lookup Page

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 Australia comprises six states, two mainland territories and a few island territories. Six colonies were created in the late 18th and 19th centuries and became the Commonwealth of Australia in 1901. Australia’s main industries were the mining of coal, iron ore, copper, tin, gold and silver, along with farming.
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-==Australia: General==
+==Australia: National Information==
+*[http://www.naa.gov.au/ National Archives of Australia]
-*[http://www.nla.gov.au/oz/genelist.html '''National Library of Australia''']
+*[http://www.archivenet.gov.au/archives.html Archives around Australia]
-*[http://www.naa.gov.au/ '''National Archives of Australia''']
+*[http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/adbonline.htm Australian Dictionary of Biography]
-*[http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/adbonline.htm '''Australian Dictionary of Biography''']
+*[http://gutenberg.net.au/dictbiog/00-dict-biogIndex.html Dictionary of Australian Biography]
-*[http://gutenberg.net.au/dictbiog/00-dict-biogIndex.html '''Dictionary of Australian Biography''']
+*[http://www.ga.gov.au/map/names/ Gazetteer of Australia]
-*[http://www.ga.gov.au/map/names/ Gazetteer of Australia]
+*[http://www.nla.gov.au/oz/genelist.html National Library of Australia]
+*[http://trove.nla.gov.au/ National Library of Australia - Trove - archived resources]
-*[http://www.pictureaustralia.org/apps/pictureaustralia '''National Picture Library of Australia''']
+*[http://www.pictureaustralia.org/apps/pictureaustralia National Picture Library of Australia]
 *[http://www.whitepages.com.au/wp/index.jsp White Pages Online]
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 *[http://www.sag.org.au/ Society of Australian Genealogists]
-*[http://www.familytreeoz.com/ Australia Family History Online Resources]
+*[http://www.australiagenweb.org/ AustraliaGenWeb Project]
+*[http://www.familytreeoz.com/ Australian Family History Online Resources]
+*[http://www.coraweb.com.au/ Cora Nun's Australian Gateway]
+*[http://www.brandis.com.au/index.html Genealogy Links]
-*[http://www.jaunay.com/auscensus.html The Census in Australia]
+*[http://www.ozgenonline.com/surnsrch.htm Oz Gen Online]
-*[http://www.judywebster.gil.com.au/index.html Genealogy Advice for Australia (especially Queensland)]
+*[http://www.ballaratgenealogy.org.au Nationwide Links]
-*[http://www.ballaratgenealogy.org.au Links to All State BMD & Other Records including Military Links]
 *[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~tigerhawk71/aus-sa_lookup.htm Australian Volunteers Lookup Page]
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 *[http://raogk.com/australia.htm Random Acts of Genealogical Kindness: Australia]
-*[http://www.coraweb.com.au/ Cora Nun's Australia Gateway]
+*[http://www.jaunay.com/auscensus.html The Census in Australia]
 *[http://scs.une.edu.au/Bushrangers/biog.htm The Bushranger Site]
-*[http://www.brandis.com.au/index.html Jenny Brandis’ Web Page]
+*[http://www.nederland-australie2006.nl/geschiedenis/au/html/index.html Netherlands to Australia: 1606 to 2006]
-*[http://www.nederland-australie2006.nl/geschiedenis/au/html/index.html Dedicated to 400 years Netherlands - Australia]
-*[http://www.ozgenonline.com/surnsrch.htm Oz Gen Links]
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 ==Cemeteries==
-*[http://aussierhonda.com/deathcare/index.php?module=article&view=6&MMN_position=21:21 Australian Funeral Industry Cemetery Links]
+See [[Cemeteries Online]]
-*[http://www.ozgenonline.com/aust_cemeteries/ Australian Cemeteries]
-*[http://www.auscem.com/auscemlist.php Australian Cemeteries Geolocator]
-*[http://ajhs.info/cemetery/ Jewish Burials in Australia]
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 ==Emigration, Immigration, Shipping and Passenger Lists==
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 *[http://www.australiansatwar.com.au/ Australians at War]
-*[http://www.diggerhistory.info/pages-conflicts-periods/other/british_army-in-aust.htm British Army in Australia, 1788 - 1870]
 *[http://members.pcug.org.au/~croe/ozb/oz_boer.cgi?setup_file=oz_boer.setup Australians in the Boer War]
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 *[[War_Memorials#ANZACS|War Memorials ANZACS]]
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 *[http://www.gold-net.com.au/alphabet.html Alphabetical List of Archived Magazines]
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 ==Australian Capital Territory==
+*[http://www.ors.act.gov.au/bdm/index.html Office of Regulatory Services. Births Deaths & Marriages]
-*[http://www.ors.act.gov.au/bdm/index.html ACT Registrar-General's Office. Births Deaths & Marriages]
 *[http://hiddencanberra.webs.com/ Hidden Canberra]
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 *[http://www.hagsoc.org.au/ Heraldry & Genealogical Society of Canberra]
-'''Record Office Lookup Contacts'''
-'''Cemetery Lookup Contacts'''
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-====Jervis Bay Territory====
-'''Record Office Lookup Contacts'''
-'''Cemetery Lookup Contacts'''
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 ==New South Wales==
-*[http://www.ihr.com.au/ Internet History Resources NSW Family History Document Service]
+*[http://www.bdm.nsw.gov.au/ NSW Registry of Births Deaths & Marriages]
 *[http://www.records.nsw.gov.au/archives/ New South Wales Government State Archives]
-*[http://www.marbract.com.au Marbract - Low Cost Transcriptions of NSW BMD Certificates]
+*[http://www.ihr.com.au/ Internet History Resources NSW Family History Document Service]
-*[http://www.bdm.nsw.gov.au/ NSW Registry of Births Deaths & Marriages]
+*[http://www.marbract.com.au Transcription Agent for NSW BMD Certificates]
 *[http://www.rootsweb.com/~nswahps/ Abermain Heritage Preservation Society]
-*[http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Pointe/5525/ Armidale Family History Society]
 *[http://www.rootsweb.com/~nswbelli/ Bellingen GenWeb Pages]
 *[http://members.pcug.org.au/~ppmay/braidwood.htm Braidwood Gaol Admissions 1856-1899]
-*[http://www.jenwilletts.com/index.htm Free Settler or Felon Newcastle/Hunter Valley ancestor database]
 *[http://www.convicttrail.org/ Great North Road Convict Trail]
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 *[http://www.huntervalleygenealogy.com/ Hunter Valley Genealogy]
+*[http://www.jenwilletts.com/index.htm Hunter Valley and Newcastle ancestor database]
 *[http://freesettler2.wetpaint.com/?t=anon Hunter Valley History Connection]
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 *[http://www.ulladulla.info/history/ Milton Ulladulla Local & Family History]
-*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~nswsyd/index.htm History and Genealogy of Sydney & The Surrounding Area]
+*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~nswsyd/index.htm History and Genealogy of Greater Sydney]
-*[http://www.cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au/assessmentbooks/ City of Sydney Assessment Books 1845 - 1948, large pdf files to download, searchable for names - and including Ward Maps]
-*[http://www.sydneybenevolentasylum.com/index.php?page=search-index Sydney Benevolent Asylum - Index of Admissions & Discharges]
-*[http://archives.smh.com.au Sydney Morning Herald searchable archives]
-*[http://www.warmemorialsnsw.asn.au/ Register of NSW War Memorials]
-*[http://www.catholiccemeteries.org.au/ Catholic Cemeteries, Sydney area]
-*[http://www.hawkesbury.net.au/cemetery/index.html Hawkesbury Cemetery and Grave Register]
-*[http://www.rookwoodcemetery.com.au/ Rookwood Cemetery, Sydney]
-'''Record Office Lookup Requests'''
-Please read the [[Record Office Lookup - Terms and Conditions|Terms and Conditions]] before requesting a lookup.
+*[http://www.cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au/assessmentbooks/ City of Sydney Assessment Books 1845-1948. Large PDF files to download, searchable for names. Includes ward maps.]
-By requesting a lookup you are agreeing to the Terms and Conditions as linked above.
+*[http://www.sydneybenevolentasylum.com/index.php?page=search-index Sydney Benevolent Asylum - Admissions & Discharges 1857-1900]
+*[http://archives.smh.com.au The Sydney Morning Herald Archives]
-'''Record Office Contacts'''
+*[http://www.waggafamilyhistory.org.au/ Wagga Wagga and District Family History Society]
-'''Cemetery Lookup Contacts'''
-*Blue Mountain Region [http://www.familytreeforum.com/private.php?do=newpm&u=7284 JohnH]
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 ==Northern Territory==
 From 1926 to 1931, Central Australia existed as a separate territory, before being reincorporated into the Northern Territory.
-[http://members.iinet.net.au/~genient  Genealogical Society of Northern Territory]
+*[http://members.iinet.net.au/~genient  Genealogical Society of Northern Territory]
-'''Record Office Lookup Contacts'''
-'''Cemetery Lookup Contacts'''
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 ==Queensland==
-*[http://www.archives.qld.gov.au/ '''Queensland State Archives''']
+*[http://www.archives.qld.gov.au/ Queensland State Archives]
-*[http://www.justice.qld.gov.au/bdm/IndexSearch.htm Queensland Birth, Death & Marriage Index]
+*[http://www.justice.qld.gov.au/bdm/IndexSearch.htm Queensland Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages]
 *[http://www.qfhs.org.au/ Queensland Family History Society]
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 *[http://www.rootsweb.com/~auscqfha/index.htm Central Queensland Family History Society]
-*[http://www.judywebster.gil.com.au/ Judy Webster's Queensland Genealogy Pages]
+*[http://www.judywebster.gil.com.au/ Queensland Genealogy Pages]
 *[http://queenslandhistory.org.au/ Queenland Historical Society]
-*[http://www.nrw.qld.gov.au/property/place_names.html Queensland Place Names Search]
+*[http://www.nrw.qld.gov.au/property/place_names.html Queensland Place Names]
 *[http://www.pictureqld.slq.qld.gov.au/ Queensland Photographs]
-*[http://publib.slq.qld.gov.au/footprints/footprints.htm The Indigenous People of Queensland]
+*[http://www.slq.qld.gov.au/info/ind Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders]
 *[http://www.qppha.com.au/ Queensland Prison and Penal Historical Association]
-*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~hcastle/transcripts/bev_edmonds/bevedmonds.html Newspaper Transcripts From The Queenslander]
+*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~hcastle/transcripts/bev_edmonds/bevedmonds.html Newspaper Transcripts from The Queenslander]
-*[http://www.brisbanehistory.com/index.htm Brisbane History]
-*[http://www.nambour-chronicle.com/ Nambour Chronicle]
-*[http://www.burdekin.qld.gov.au/services/databases/burialregister/ Ayr & Home Hill Burial Records]
-*[http://www.brisbane.qld.gov.au/BCC:STANDARD::pc=PC_899 Brisbane City Council Grave Location Search]
-*[http://hinchinbrook.ddsconsulting.com.au/cemeteries_register_burials.asp Ingham & District Cemetery Records]
-*[http://www.moretonbay.qld.gov.au/council.aspx?id=760 Moreton Bay Region Cemeteries Database]
-'''Record Office Lookup Requests'''
-Please read the [[Record Office Lookup - Terms and Conditions|Terms and Conditions]] before requesting a lookup.
-By requesting a lookup you are agreeing to the Terms and Conditions as linked above.
-'''Record Office Lookup Contacts'''
-'''Cemetery Lookup Contacts'''
+*[http://www.brisbanehistory.com/index.htm History of Brisbane from Statehood to Federation]
+*[http://www.nambour-chronicle.com/ Digital Nambour Chronicle]
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+==South Australia==
-==South Australia==
+*[http://www.archives.sa.gov.au/ State Records of South Australia]
 *[http://www.familyhistorysa.info/ South Australia Family History Society]
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 *[http://www.jaunay.com/census.html 1841 Census of South Australia]
-*[http://www.saghs.org.au/ South Australian Genealogy and Heraldy Society Inc.]
+*[http://www.saghs.org.au/ South Australian Genealogy and Heraldry Society]
 *[http://www.slsa.sa.gov.au/manning/ The Manning Index Newspaper and Magazine Transcriptions 1837-1937]
 *[http://www.genealogylinks.net/australia/south-australia/index.html South Australia Genealogy Links]
-*[http://www.tributesofhonour.info/ South Australian War Memorials]
-*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~aussa/  South Australia GenWeb Project]
 *[http://users.esc.net.au/~pereilly/index.html Murray River Heritage]
-'''Record Office Lookup Requests'''
-Please read the [[Record Office Lookup - Terms and Conditions|Terms and Conditions]] before requesting a lookup.
-By requesting a lookup you are agreeing to the Terms and Conditions as linked above.
-'''Record Office Lookup Contacts'''
-'''Cemetery Lookup Contacts'''
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 ==Tasmania==
 *[http://www.archives.tas.gov.au/ Archives Office of Tasmania]
-*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~austashs/convicts/con_main.htm Tasmania Gen Web]
 *[http://www.tasfamily.net.au/ Tasmanian Family History Service]
-*[http://www.statelibrary.tas.gov.au/whatdo/services/famhistory Tasmania State Library's Family History Pages]
+*[http://www.statelibrary.tas.gov.au/familyhistory Tasmania State Library's Family History Pages]
 *[http://portal.archives.tas.gov.au/menu.aspx?search=8 Colonial Tasmanian Family Links Database]
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 *[http://www.portarthur.org.au/ Port Arthur]
-'''Record Office Lookup Requests'''
-Please read the [[Record Office Lookup - Terms and Conditions|Terms and Conditions]] before requesting a lookup.
-By requesting a lookup you are agreeing to the Terms and Conditions as linked above.
-'''Record Office Lookup Contacts'''
-'''Cemetery Lookup Contacts'''
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 ==Victoria==
 *[http://www.prov.vic.gov.au/ Public Record Office Victoria]
-*[http://online.justice.vic.gov.au/servlet/bdm_home Victorian Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages]
+*[https://online.justice.vic.gov.au/CA2574F700805DE7/page/Historical+Research?OpenDocument&1=60-Historical+Research~&2=~&3=~ Victorian Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages: Historical Research]
-*[http://proarchives.imagineering.com.au/Index_search.asp?searchid=23 Index to Unassisted Inward Passenger Lists to Victoria 1852-1923]
+*[http://www.access.prov.vic.gov.au/public/PROVguides/PROVguide050/PROVguide050.jsp Locating and Copying Ships' Passenger Lists]
-*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~ausvic/ Victoria GenWeb]
 *[http://gazette.slv.vic.gov.au/ Victoria Government Gazette Online Archive 1836-1997]
-*[http://www.gsv.org.au/ The Genealogical Society of Victoria Inc.]
+*[http://www.gsv.org.au/ The Genealogical Society of Victoria]
-*[http://www.citymuseummelbourne.org/exhibitions/builtongold.html The Gold Rush and Melbourne City Museum]
+*[http://www.citymuseummelbourne.org/exhibitions/builtongold.html Melbourne City Museum and The Gold Rush]
+*[http://home.vicnet.net.au/~caov/index.htm Cornish Association of Victoria]
-*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~ausvicca/ Campaspe Genealogy]
 *[http://www.ballaratgenealogy.org.au/ Ballarat and District Genealogical Society]
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 *[http://yplocalhistory.blogspot.com/ Yarra Plenty Local History Blog]
-*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~cranbourne/ Cranbourne Cemetery]
-*[http://www.necropolis.net.au/necropolis/ "Necropolis" - Melbourne, Springvale & St Kilda Cemeteries]
-*[http://www.users.bigpond.com/templestowe/find_a_person.htm Templestowe Cemetery interment lists]
-'''Record Office Lookup Requests'''
-Please read the [[Record Office Lookup - Terms and Conditions|Terms and Conditions]] before requesting a lookup.
-By requesting a lookup you are agreeing to the Terms and Conditions as linked above.
-'''Record Office Lookup Contacts'''
-'''Cemetery Lookup Contacts'''
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+==Western Australia==
-==Western Australia==
+*[http://aeon.sro.wa.gov.au/investigator/investigator.htm State Records of Western Australia]
 *[http://www.bdm.dotag.wa.gov.au/F/family_history.aspx?uid=8948-7352-6630-2234 Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages]
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 *[http://welcomewalls.museum.wa.gov.au/ Western Australian Museum]
-*[http://aeon.sro.wa.gov.au/Investigator/simple.asp State Records of Western Australia]
 *[http://www.parliament.wa.gov.au/index.htm Parliament of Western Australia]
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 *[http://www.wags.org.au/genisite.htm Western Australian Genealogical Society]
-*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~auswa/ Western Australia GenWeb Project]
 *[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~westaust/index.html And All So Far From Home]
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 *[http://www.perthdps.com/ Perth Dead Persons Society]
-*[http://www.mcb.wa.gov.au/default.php Metropolitan Cemeteries Board, Perth, WA]
-*[http://www.interment.net/aus/wa/index.htm Cemeteries of Western Australia]
-*[http://members.westnet.com.au/gfhs/Cemeteries/menu.htm Midwest Cemeteries of Western Australia]
-'''Record Office Lookup Requests'''
-Please read the [[Record Office Lookup - Terms and Conditions|Terms and Conditions]] before requesting a lookup.
-By requesting a lookup you are agreeing to the Terms and Conditions as linked above.
-'''Record Office Lookup Contacts'''
-'''Cemetery Lookup Contacts'''
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 ==External==
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 Heard and McDonald Islands
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+==Requests for Research and Photographs==
+Please read the [http://www.familytreeforum.com/wiki/index.php/Category:Research_Offers Terms and Conditions] before requesting a lookup.<br>
+A list of members who have volunteered to do Research lookups or take photographs can be found in the [http://www.familytreeforum.com/research-offers/ Research Offers forum]  or on the following pages in the Wiki:<br>
+*[[Research Offers: Cemetery]]
+*[[Research Offers: Photograph]]
+*[[Research Offers: Probate]]
+*[[Research Offers: Record Office/Archive]]
+If any member wishes to offer to do lookups or take photographs in a particular location,  please leave a message on our  [http://www.familytreeforum.com/research-offers/73000-volunteers-needed-records-office-cemetery-lookups-photos.html Volunteers Needed thread].
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Difference between revisions of "Australia"

Latest revision as of 11:45, 10 September 2022

Contents

Australia: National Information

Birth, Marriage and Death Certificates

Cemeteries

Emigration, Immigration, Shipping and Passenger Lists

Military History

Newspapers

Australian Capital Territory

New South Wales

Northern Territory

Queensland

South Australia

Tasmania

Victoria

Western Australia

External

Requests for Research and Photographs