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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+'''Capital  '''Canberra<br><br>
+'''Language '''  English<br><br>
+'''Currency ''' Australian dollar<br><br>
+<br><br>
+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.
+<br><br><br><br>
+==Australia: National Information==
+*[http://www.naa.gov.au/ National Archives of Australia]
+*[http://www.archivenet.gov.au/archives.html Archives around Australia]
+*[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://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.whitepages.com.au/wp/index.jsp White Pages Online]
+*[http://www.sag.org.au/ Society of Australian Genealogists]
+*[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.ozgenonline.com/surnsrch.htm Oz Gen Online]
-==Links==
+*[http://www.ballaratgenealogy.org.au Nationwide Links]
-*[http://www.mhsa.org.au/ MILITARY HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF AUSTRALIA]
-*[http://www.nla.gov.au/oz/genelist.html NATIONAL LIBRARY OF AUSTRALIA]
+*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~tigerhawk71/aus-sa_lookup.htm Australian Volunteers Lookup Page]
-*[http://www.naa.gov.au/ NATIONAL ARCHIVES OF AUSTRALIA]
+*[http://raogk.com/australia.htm Random Acts of Genealogical Kindness: Australia]
-*[http://www.awm.gov.au/ AUSTRALIA WAR MEMORIAL]
-*[http://www.mcb.wa.gov.au/default.php Metropolitan Cemeteries Board,Perth WA]
+*[http://www.jaunay.com/auscensus.html The Census in Australia]
-*[http://www.openwindows.com/marriage/search.htm Reverse Marriages Index WA ,1905-1935. Now extends to 1941]
+*[http://scs.une.edu.au/Bushrangers/biog.htm The Bushranger Site]
-*[http://www.interment.net/aus/wa/index.htm Cemeteries of Western Australia]
+*[http://www.nederland-australie2006.nl/geschiedenis/au/html/index.html Netherlands to Australia: 1606 to 2006]
-*[http://aeon.sro.wa.gov.au/Investigator/simple.asp State Records of Western Australia]
+<br><br><div align="right">[[#top|Back to Top]]</div>
-*[http://www.wags.org.au/genisite.htm Western Australian Genealogical Society]
+==Birth, Marriage and Death Certificates==
+*[http://www.jaunay.com/bdm.html What You Can Expect To See on A Historical Australian BMD Certificate]
+*[http://www.ausbdm.org/ Australian BMD Certificate Exchange Site]
-*[http://www.sro.wa.gov.au/collection/births.asp#coroner State Records Office of Western Australia]
+*[http://www.naa.gov.au/about-us/publications/fact-sheets/fs89.aspx Contact Addresses for Australian Births, Deaths & Marriages]
-*[http://www.parliament.wa.gov.au/web/newwebparl.nsf/iframewebpages/Hansard%20-%20Advanced%20Search Parliament of Western Australia-Hansard Search]
+<br><br><div align="right">[[#top|Back to Top]]</div>
-*[http://www.justice.wa.gov.au/F/familyhistory.aspx?uid=7603-9553-6410-6954 Department of the Attorney General/WA (BDMs) Follow the links to find Pioneer births indexes 1841-1931; death indexes 1841-1905;marriage indexes 1841-1905]
+==Cemeteries==
-*[http://www.slwa.wa.gov.au/pdf/battye/pods/Post_Office_Directories_Contents.html Western Australian Post Office Directories 1893-1949]
+See [[Cemeteries Online]]
+<br><br><div align="right">[[#top|Back to Top]]</div>
+==Emigration, Immigration, Shipping and Passenger Lists==
-*[http://aussierhonda.com/deathcare/index.php?module=article&view=6&MMN_position=21:21 Australian Funeral Industry Cemetery links]
+*[http://www.janetreakesgenealogy.com/VirtualWall/Welcome.htm V*I*R*T*U*A*L Immigration Wall of Honour]
-*[http://www.fremantleprison.com.au/history/history6.cfm Fremantle Prison Convict database]
+* Also see [[Emigration_and_Immigration|Emigration/Immigration, Shipping and Passenger Lists]]
-*[http://members.westnet.com.au/web/llarment/ Lorraine’s Burial Records Pages]
+<br><br><div align="right">[[#top|Back to Top]]</div>
-*[http://www.encyclopedia.uwapress.uwa.edu.au/ Historical Encyclopedia of WA]
+==Military History==
-*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~westaust/index.html And All So Far From Home]
+*[[:Category:Military and Maritime History|'''Military and Maritime History''']]
-*[http://www.brandis.com.au/index.html Jenny Brandis’ Web Page]
+*[http://www.anzacs.net Anzacs]
-*[http://gutenberg.net.au/dictbiog/00-dict-biogIndex.html Dictionary of Australian Biography]
+*[http://www.mhsa.org.au/ Military Historical Society of Australia]
-*[http://www.bdm.nsw.gov.au/ NSW Registry of Births Deaths & Marriages]
+*[http://www.australiansatwar.com.au/ Australians at War]
-*[http://www.liswa.wa.gov.au/ State Library of W.A]
+*[http://members.pcug.org.au/~croe/ozb/oz_boer.cgi?setup_file=oz_boer.setup Australians in the Boer War]
-*[http://www.perthdps.com/ Perth Dead Persons Society]
+*[http://freepages.history.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~ausnavy/ Australian Naval History]
 *[http://www.ww2roll.gov.au/script/name.asp World War 2 Nominal Roll]
-*[http://www.whitepages.com.au/wp/index.jsp White Pages Online]
+*[[War_Memorials#ANZACS|War Memorials ANZACS]]
+<br><br><div align="right">[[#top|Back to Top]]</div>
+==Newspapers==
+*[http://www.newspapers.com.au/ Australian Newspaper Directory]
+*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~nswsdps/ The Ryerson Index to Contemporary Death Notices and Obituaries in Australian Newspapers]
+*[http://www.nla.gov.au/ndp/ Australian Newspapers Digitisation Project]
+*[http://www.gold-net.com.au/alphabet.html Alphabetical List of Archived Magazines]
+<br><br><div align="right">[[#top|Back to Top]]</div>
+==Australian Capital Territory==
+*[http://www.ors.act.gov.au/bdm/index.html Office of Regulatory Services. Births Deaths & Marriages]
+*[http://hiddencanberra.webs.com/ Hidden Canberra]
+*[http://www.canberrahistorygroup.com/ The Canberra History Group]
-*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~nswsdps/dpsindex.htm The Rayerson Index]
+*[http://www.hagsoc.org.au/ Heraldry & Genealogical Society of Canberra]
-*[http://www.ballaratgenealogy.org.au Links to all State BMD and other records, and military links]
+<br><br><div align="right">[[#top|Back to Top]]</div>
-*[http://www.records.nsw.gov.au/staterecords/ NSW State records - search index, has immigration records, convicts records and much more. very good esp for early days in Aust]
-*[http://www.ozgenonline.com/surnsrch.htm Oz Gen Link - has links to useful sites in Aust and abroad]
-*[http://www.marbract.com.au Marbract - get cheap transcriptions of NSW BDM certs. Service is reliable and prompt]
+==New South Wales==
-*[http://www.brisbane.qld.gov.au/BCC:STANDARD::pc=PC_899 Brisbane City Council grave location search]
+*[http://www.bdm.nsw.gov.au/ NSW Registry of Births Deaths & Marriages]
-*[http://www.toowoomba.qld.gov.au/index.phpoption=com_gravefinder&Itemid=46 Drayton & Toowoomba Cemetery grave records (QLD)]
+*[http://www.records.nsw.gov.au/archives/ New South Wales Government State Archives]
-*[http://www.saghs.org.au/graves.htm S.A. Deaths and Burials - searchable databases]
+*[http://www.ihr.com.au/ Internet History Resources NSW Family History Document Service]
-*[http://www.slsa.sa.gov.au/fh/passengerlists/SAShips1836-1840.htm South Australian Passenger Lists 1836-1851]
+*[http://www.marbract.com.au Transcription Agent for NSW BMD Certificates]
-*[http://www.genealogylinks.net/australia/south-australia/index.html South Australia Genealogy Links - over 100 genealogy links for South Australia, Australia, including ships passenger lists, censuses, cemetery transcriptions, military records]
+*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~nswahps/ Abermain Heritage Preservation Society]
+*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~nswbelli/ Bellingen GenWeb Pages]
-*[http://www.blaxland.com/ozships/ Convictions, Australian Shipping ]
+*[http://members.pcug.org.au/~ppmay/braidwood.htm Braidwood Gaol Admissions 1856-1899]
-~ Arrivals, August 1 1771 - August 11 1967
+*[http://www.convicttrail.org/ Great North Road Convict Trail]
-~ Departures, August 26 1768 - April 30 1968
+*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~ausghs/ Gresford Historical Society]
-~ passenger Lists, index of passengers, convicts and crew on vessels.
+*[http://www.huntervalleygenealogy.com/ Hunter Valley Genealogy]
+*[http://www.jenwilletts.com/index.htm Hunter Valley and Newcastle ancestor database]
-*[http://home.iprimus.com.au/yarragon/pages/AustralianLinks.htm Australian Research]
+*[http://freesettler2.wetpaint.com/?t=anon Hunter Valley History Connection]
-*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~tigerhawk71/aus-sa_lookup.htm Australian Volunteers Lookup Page]
+*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~auslordh/ Lord Howe Island]
+*[http://blogs.manly.nsw.gov.au/manlyfamilies/index.html Manly Families]
-*[http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/adbonline.htm Australian Dictionary of Biography]
+*[http://www.ulladulla.info/history/ Milton Ulladulla Local & Family History]
-*[http://scs.une.edu.au/Bushrangers/biog.htm The Bushranger Site -profiles of some of Australias more infamous characters]
+*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~nswsyd/index.htm History and Genealogy of Greater Sydney]
-*[http://raogk.com/australia.htm Random Acts of Genealogical Kindness - Australia]
+*[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.]
-*[http://www.janetreakesgenealogy.com/VirtualWall/Welcome.htm AUSTRALIA'S V*I*R*T*U*A*L IMMIGRATION WALL OF HONOUR]
+*[http://www.sydneybenevolentasylum.com/index.php?page=search-index Sydney Benevolent Asylum - Admissions & Discharges 1857-1900]
-*[http://www.cwgc.org/debt_of_honour.asp?menuid=14 Debt of Honour Register (Commonwealth War Graves Commission)]
+*[http://archives.smh.com.au The Sydney Morning Herald Archives]
-*[http://www.hagsoc.org.au/sagraves/index.php Australian War Graves in South Africa 1899 - 1902]
+*[http://www.waggafamilyhistory.org.au/ Wagga Wagga and District Family History Society]
+<br><br><div align="right">[[#top|Back to Top]]</div>
+==Northern Territory==
-*[http://members.pcug.org.au/~croe/ozb/oz_boer.cgi?setup_file=oz_boer.setup Oz-Boer Database]
+From 1926 to 1931, Central Australia existed as a separate territory, before being reincorporated into the Northern Territory.
-*[http://www.ww2roll.gov.au/ World War Two Nominal Roll website]
+*[http://members.iinet.net.au/~genient  Genealogical Society of Northern Territory]
+<br><br><div align="right">[[#top|Back to Top]]</div>
+==Queensland==
-*[http://www.australiansatwar.com.au/ Australians At War]
+*[http://www.archives.qld.gov.au/ Queensland State Archives]
-*[http://www.tributesofhonour.info/ South Australian War Memorials]
+*[http://www.justice.qld.gov.au/bdm/IndexSearch.htm Queensland Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages]
-*[http://www.judywebster.gil.com.au/index.html Judy Webster Site]
+*[http://www.qfhs.org.au/ Queensland Family History Society]
-*[http://www.nationaalarchief.nl/emigranten/en/ Database of Emigrants from the Netherlands to Australia between 1946 and 1991]
+*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~auscqfha/index.htm Central Queensland Family History Society]
-*[http://www.nederland-australie2006.nl/geschiedenis/au/html/index.html Dedicated to 400 years Netherlands - Australia]
+*[http://www.judywebster.gil.com.au/ Queensland Genealogy Pages]
-*[http://www.diggerhistory.info/pages-conflicts-periods/other/british_army-in-aust.htm British Army in Australia, 1788 - 1870]
+*[http://queenslandhistory.org.au/ Queenland Historical Society]
-*[http://www.australiasredcoats.com/ Australia's Redcoat Settlers]
+*[http://www.nrw.qld.gov.au/property/place_names.html Queensland Place Names]
-*[http://members.pcug.org.au/~pdownes/dps/3rdflt.txt Alphabetical list of 2000 convicts transported on the 3rd fleet in 1791]
+*[http://www.pictureqld.slq.qld.gov.au/ Queensland Photographs]
+*[http://www.slq.qld.gov.au/info/ind Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders]
+*[http://www.qppha.com.au/ Queensland Prison and Penal Historical Association]
-==The States==
+*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~hcastle/transcripts/bev_edmonds/bevedmonds.html Newspaper Transcripts from The Queenslander]
+*[http://www.brisbanehistory.com/index.htm History of Brisbane from Statehood to Federation]
-====New South Wales====
+*[http://www.nambour-chronicle.com/ Digital Nambour Chronicle]
+<br><br><div align="right">[[#top|Back to Top]]</div>
+==South Australia==
-'''Record Office Lookup Contacts'''
+*[http://www.archives.sa.gov.au/ State Records of South Australia]
-New South Wales State Archives/Records office-Each Tuesday [http://www.familytreeforum.com/private.php?do=newpm&u=257 Laurie in Oz]
+*[http://www.familyhistorysa.info/ South Australia Family History Society]
+*[http://www.jaunay.com/census.html 1841 Census of South Australia]
+*[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]
-====Queensland====
+*[http://users.esc.net.au/~pereilly/index.html Murray River Heritage]
+<br><br><div align="right">[[#top|Back to Top]]</div>
+==Tasmania==
+*[http://www.archives.tas.gov.au/ Archives Office of Tasmania]
+*[http://www.tasfamily.net.au/ Tasmanian Family History Service]
-====South Australia====
+*[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]
+*[http://www.femalefactory.com.au/ Cascades Female Factory]
-====Tasmania====
+*[http://www.hotkey.net.au/~jwilliams4/factory.htm Female Convict Factories]
+*[http://www.portarthur.org.au/ Port Arthur]
+<br><br><div align="right">[[#top|Back to Top]]</div>
+==Victoria==
+*[http://www.prov.vic.gov.au/ Public Record Office Victoria]
-====Victoria====
+*[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://www.access.prov.vic.gov.au/public/PROVguides/PROVguide050/PROVguide050.jsp Locating and Copying Ships' Passenger Lists]
+*[http://gazette.slv.vic.gov.au/ Victoria Government Gazette Online Archive 1836-1997]
-====Western Australia====
+*[http://www.gsv.org.au/ The Genealogical Society of Victoria]
+*[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.ballaratgenealogy.org.au/ Ballarat and District Genealogical Society]
+*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~ausygs/ Yarram Genealogy Group]
-==The Territories==
+*[http://yplocalhistory.blogspot.com/ Yarra Plenty Local History Blog]
+<br><br><div align="right">[[#top|Back to Top]]</div>
+==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]
-====Australian Capital Territory====
+*[http://www.liswa.wa.gov.au/ State Library of W.A.]
+*[http://welcomewalls.museum.wa.gov.au/ Western Australian Museum]
+*[http://www.parliament.wa.gov.au/index.htm Parliament of Western Australia]
-====Jervis Bay Territory====
+*[http://www.encyclopedia.uwapress.uwa.edu.au/ Historical Encyclopedia of WA]
+*[http://www.slwa.wa.gov.au/find/guides/wa_history/post_office_directories Western Australian Post Office Directories 1893-1949]
-=====Northern Territory=====
+*[http://www.wags.org.au/genisite.htm Western Australian Genealogical Society]
+*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~westaust/index.html And All So Far From Home]
+*[http://www.wamarriage.info/ Western Australia Marriage index 1906-1953]
-From 1926 to 1931, Central Australia existed as a separate territory, before being reincorporated into the Northern Territory.
+*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~australind/ Australind]
+*[http://www.fremantleprison.com/ Freemantle Prison Convict Database]
-==External==
+*[http://www.perthdps.com/ Perth Dead Persons Society]
+<br><br><div align="right">[[#top|Back to Top]]</div>
+==External==
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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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