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]
-==Links==
+*[http://www.familytreeoz.com/ Australian Family History Online Resources]
-*[http://www.mhsa.org.au/ MILITARY HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF AUSTRALIA]
+*[http://www.coraweb.com.au/ Cora Nun's Australian Gateway]
-*[http://www.nla.gov.au/oz/genelist.html NATIONAL LIBRARY OF AUSTRALIA]
+*[http://www.brandis.com.au/index.html Genealogy Links]
-*[http://www.naa.gov.au/ NATIONAL ARCHIVES OF AUSTRALIA]
+*[http://www.ozgenonline.com/surnsrch.htm Oz Gen Online]
-*[http://www.awm.gov.au/ AUSTRALIA WAR MEMORIAL]
+*[http://www.ballaratgenealogy.org.au Nationwide Links]
-*[http://aussierhonda.com/deathcare/index.php?module=article&view=6&MMN_position=21:21 Australian Funeral Industry Cemetery links]
-*[http://www.fremantleprison.com.au/history/history6.cfm Fremantle Prison Convict database]
+*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~tigerhawk71/aus-sa_lookup.htm Australian Volunteers Lookup Page]
-*[http://members.westnet.com.au/web/llarment/ Lorraine’s Burial Records Pages]
+*[http://raogk.com/australia.htm Random Acts of Genealogical Kindness: Australia]
-*[http://www.brandis.com.au/index.html Jenny Brandis’ Web Page]
-*[http://gutenberg.net.au/dictbiog/00-dict-biogIndex.html Dictionary of Australian Biography]
+*[http://www.jaunay.com/auscensus.html The Census in Australia]
+*[http://scs.une.edu.au/Bushrangers/biog.htm The Bushranger Site]
+*[http://www.nederland-australie2006.nl/geschiedenis/au/html/index.html Netherlands to Australia: 1606 to 2006]
+<br><br><div align="right">[[#top|Back to Top]]</div>
+==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.naa.gov.au/about-us/publications/fact-sheets/fs89.aspx Contact Addresses for Australian Births, Deaths & Marriages]
+<br><br><div align="right">[[#top|Back to Top]]</div>
+==Cemeteries==
+See [[Cemeteries Online]]
+<br><br><div align="right">[[#top|Back to Top]]</div>
+==Emigration, Immigration, Shipping and Passenger Lists==
+*[http://www.janetreakesgenealogy.com/VirtualWall/Welcome.htm V*I*R*T*U*A*L Immigration Wall of Honour]
+* Also see [[Emigration_and_Immigration|Emigration/Immigration, Shipping and Passenger Lists]]
+<br><br><div align="right">[[#top|Back to Top]]</div>
-*[http://www.perthdps.com/ Perth Dead Persons Society]
+==Military History==
-*[http://www.ww2roll.gov.au/script/name.asp World War 2 Nominal Roll]
+*[[:Category:Military and Maritime History|'''Military and Maritime History''']]
-*[http://www.whitepages.com.au/wp/index.jsp White Pages Online]
+*[http://www.anzacs.net Anzacs]
-*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~nswsdps/dpsindex.htm The Rayerson Index]
+*[http://www.mhsa.org.au/ Military Historical Society of Australia]
-*[http://www.ballaratgenealogy.org.au Links to all State BMD and other records, and military links]
+*[http://www.australiansatwar.com.au/ Australians at War]
-*[http://www.ozgenonline.com/surnsrch.htm Oz Gen Link - has links to useful sites in Aust and abroad]
+*[http://members.pcug.org.au/~croe/ozb/oz_boer.cgi?setup_file=oz_boer.setup Australians in the Boer War]
-*[http://www.brisbane.qld.gov.au/BCC:STANDARD::pc=PC_899 Brisbane City Council grave location search]
+*[http://freepages.history.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~ausnavy/ Australian Naval History]
-*[http://www.toowoomba.qld.gov.au/index.phpoption=com_gravefinder&Itemid=46 Drayton & Toowoomba Cemetery grave records (QLD)]
+*[http://www.ww2roll.gov.au/script/name.asp World War 2 Nominal Roll]
+*[[War_Memorials#ANZACS|War Memorials ANZACS]]
+<br><br><div align="right">[[#top|Back to Top]]</div>
-*[http://www.blaxland.com/ozships/ Convictions, Australian Shipping ]
+==Newspapers==
-~ Arrivals, August 1 1771 - August 11 1967
+*[http://www.newspapers.com.au/ Australian Newspaper Directory]
-~ Departures, August 26 1768 - April 30 1968
+*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~nswsdps/ The Ryerson Index to Contemporary Death Notices and Obituaries in Australian Newspapers]
-~ passenger Lists, index of passengers, convicts and crew on vessels.
+*[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>
-*[http://home.iprimus.com.au/yarragon/pages/AustralianLinks.htm Australian Research]
+==Australian Capital Territory==
-*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~tigerhawk71/aus-sa_lookup.htm Australian Volunteers Lookup Page]
+*[http://www.ors.act.gov.au/bdm/index.html Office of Regulatory Services. Births Deaths & Marriages]
-*[http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/adbonline.htm Australian Dictionary of Biography]
+*[http://hiddencanberra.webs.com/ Hidden Canberra]
-*[http://scs.une.edu.au/Bushrangers/biog.htm The Bushranger Site -profiles of some of Australias more infamous characters]
+*[http://www.canberrahistorygroup.com/ The Canberra History Group]
-*[http://raogk.com/australia.htm Random Acts of Genealogical Kindness - Australia]
+*[http://www.hagsoc.org.au/ Heraldry & Genealogical Society of Canberra]
-*[http://www.janetreakesgenealogy.com/VirtualWall/Welcome.htm AUSTRALIA'S V*I*R*T*U*A*L IMMIGRATION WALL OF HONOUR]
+<br><br><div align="right">[[#top|Back to Top]]</div>
-*[http://www.cwgc.org/debt_of_honour.asp?menuid=14 Debt of Honour Register (Commonwealth War Graves Commission)]
-*[http://www.hagsoc.org.au/sagraves/index.php Australian War Graves in South Africa 1899 - 1902]
-*[http://members.pcug.org.au/~croe/ozb/oz_boer.cgi?setup_file=oz_boer.setup Oz-Boer Database]
+==New South Wales==
-*[http://www.ww2roll.gov.au/ World War Two Nominal Roll website]
+*[http://www.bdm.nsw.gov.au/ NSW Registry of Births Deaths & Marriages]
-*[http://www.australiansatwar.com.au/ Australians At War]
+*[http://www.records.nsw.gov.au/archives/ New South Wales Government State Archives]
-*[http://www.judywebster.gil.com.au/index.html Judy Webster Site]
+*[http://www.ihr.com.au/ Internet History Resources NSW Family History Document Service]
-*[http://www.nationaalarchief.nl/emigranten/en/ Database of Emigrants from the Netherlands to Australia between 1946 and 1991]
+*[http://www.marbract.com.au Transcription Agent for NSW BMD Certificates]
-*[http://www.nederland-australie2006.nl/geschiedenis/au/html/index.html Dedicated to 400 years Netherlands - Australia]
-*[http://www.diggerhistory.info/pages-conflicts-periods/other/british_army-in-aust.htm British Army in Australia, 1788 - 1870]
+*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~nswahps/ Abermain Heritage Preservation Society]
-*[http://www.australiasredcoats.com/ Australia's Redcoat Settlers]
+*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~nswbelli/ Bellingen GenWeb Pages]
-*[http://members.pcug.org.au/~pdownes/dps/3rdflt.txt Alphabetical list of 2000 convicts transported on the 3rd fleet in 1791]
+*[http://members.pcug.org.au/~ppmay/braidwood.htm Braidwood Gaol Admissions 1856-1899]
+*[http://www.convicttrail.org/ Great North Road Convict Trail]
+*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~ausghs/ Gresford Historical Society]
-==The States==
+*[http://www.huntervalleygenealogy.com/ Hunter Valley Genealogy]
+*[http://www.jenwilletts.com/index.htm Hunter Valley and Newcastle ancestor database]
-====New South Wales====
+*[http://freesettler2.wetpaint.com/?t=anon Hunter Valley History Connection]
-'''Record Office Lookup Contacts'''
+*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~auslordh/ Lord Howe Island]
-New South Wales State Archives/Records office-Each Tuesday [http://www.familytreeforum.com/private.php?do=newpm&u=257 Laurie in Oz]
+*[http://blogs.manly.nsw.gov.au/manlyfamilies/index.html Manly Families]
+*[http://www.ulladulla.info/history/ Milton Ulladulla Local & Family History]
-==NSW Links==
+*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~nswsyd/index.htm History and Genealogy of Greater Sydney]
-*[http://www.bdm.nsw.gov.au/ NSW Registry of Births Deaths & Marriages]
+*[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.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.sydneybenevolentasylum.com/index.php?page=search-index Sydney Benevolent Asylum - Admissions & Discharges 1857-1900]
-*[http://www.marbract.com.au Marbract - get cheap transcriptions of NSW BDM certs. Service is reliable and prompt]
+*[http://archives.smh.com.au The Sydney Morning Herald Archives]
+*[http://www.waggafamilyhistory.org.au/ Wagga Wagga and District Family History Society]
+<br><br><div align="right">[[#top|Back to Top]]</div>
+==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]
+<br><br><div align="right">[[#top|Back to Top]]</div>
+==Queensland==
-====Queensland====
+*[http://www.archives.qld.gov.au/ Queensland State Archives]
+*[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]
-====South Australia====
+*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~auscqfha/index.htm Central Queensland Family History Society]
+*[http://www.judywebster.gil.com.au/ Queensland Genealogy Pages]
-*[http://www.saghs.org.au/graves.htm S.A. Deaths and Burials - searchable databases]
+*[http://queenslandhistory.org.au/ Queenland Historical Society]
-*[http://www.slsa.sa.gov.au/fh/passengerlists/SAShips1836-1840.htm South Australian Passenger Lists 1836-1851]
+*[http://www.nrw.qld.gov.au/property/place_names.html Queensland Place Names]
-*[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.pictureqld.slq.qld.gov.au/ Queensland Photographs]
-*[http://www.tributesofhonour.info/ South Australian War Memorials]
+*[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://www.brisbanehistory.com/index.htm History of Brisbane from Statehood to Federation]
+*[http://www.nambour-chronicle.com/ Digital Nambour Chronicle]
+<br><br><div align="right">[[#top|Back to Top]]</div>
+==South Australia==
+*[http://www.archives.sa.gov.au/ State Records of South Australia]
-====Tasmania====
+*[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]
-====Victoria====
+*[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://users.esc.net.au/~pereilly/index.html Murray River Heritage]
+<br><br><div align="right">[[#top|Back to Top]]</div>
+==Tasmania==
-====Western Australia====
+*[http://www.archives.tas.gov.au/ Archives Office of Tasmania]
-*[http://www.mcb.wa.gov.au/default.php Metropolitan Cemeteries Board,Perth WA]
+*[http://www.tasfamily.net.au/ Tasmanian Family History Service]
-*[http://www.openwindows.com/marriage/search.htm Reverse Marriages Index WA ,1905-1935. Now extends to 1941]
+*[http://www.statelibrary.tas.gov.au/familyhistory Tasmania State Library's Family History Pages]
-*[http://www.interment.net/aus/wa/index.htm Cemeteries of Western Australia]
+*[http://portal.archives.tas.gov.au/menu.aspx?search=8 Colonial Tasmanian Family Links Database]
-*[http://aeon.sro.wa.gov.au/Investigator/simple.asp State Records of Western Australia]
+*[http://www.femalefactory.com.au/ Cascades Female Factory]
-*[http://www.wags.org.au/genisite.htm Western Australian Genealogical Society]
+*[http://www.hotkey.net.au/~jwilliams4/factory.htm Female Convict Factories]
-*[http://www.sro.wa.gov.au/collection/births.asp#coroner State Records Office of Western Australia]
+*[http://www.portarthur.org.au/ Port Arthur]
+<br><br><div align="right">[[#top|Back to Top]]</div>
+==Victoria==
-*[http://www.parliament.wa.gov.au/web/newwebparl.nsf/iframewebpages/Hansard%20-%20Advanced%20Search Parliament of Western Australia-Hansard Search]
+*[http://www.prov.vic.gov.au/ Public Record Office Victoria]
-*[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]
+*[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.slwa.wa.gov.au/pdf/battye/pods/Post_Office_Directories_Contents.html Western Australian Post Office Directories 1893-1949]
+*[http://www.access.prov.vic.gov.au/public/PROVguides/PROVguide050/PROVguide050.jsp Locating and Copying Ships' Passenger Lists]
-*[http://www.encyclopedia.uwapress.uwa.edu.au/ Historical Encyclopedia of WA]
+*[http://gazette.slv.vic.gov.au/ Victoria Government Gazette Online Archive 1836-1997]
-*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~westaust/index.html And All So Far From Home]
+*[http://www.gsv.org.au/ The Genealogical Society of Victoria]
-*[http://www.liswa.wa.gov.au/ State Library of W.A]
+*[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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