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]
-==Links==
+*[http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/adbonline.htm Australian Dictionary of Biography]
-*[http://www.mhsa.org.au/ MILITARY HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF AUSTRALIA]
+*[http://gutenberg.net.au/dictbiog/00-dict-biogIndex.html Dictionary of Australian Biography]
-*[http://www.nla.gov.au/oz/genelist.html NATIONAL LIBRARY OF AUSTRALIA]
+*[http://www.ga.gov.au/map/names/ Gazetteer of Australia]
-*[http://www.naa.gov.au/ NATIONAL ARCHIVES OF AUSTRALIA]
+*[http://www.nla.gov.au/oz/genelist.html National Library of Australia]
-*[http://www.awm.gov.au/ AUSTRALIA WAR MEMORIAL]
+*[http://trove.nla.gov.au/ National Library of Australia - Trove - archived resources]
-*[http://aussierhonda.com/deathcare/index.php?module=article&view=6&MMN_position=21:21 Australian Funeral Industry Cemetery links]
+*[http://www.pictureaustralia.org/apps/pictureaustralia National Picture Library of Australia]
-*[http://www.fremantleprison.com.au/history/history6.cfm Fremantle Prison Convict database]
+*[http://www.whitepages.com.au/wp/index.jsp White Pages Online]
-*[http://members.westnet.com.au/web/llarment/ Lorraine’s Burial Records Pages]
-*[http://www.brandis.com.au/index.html Jenny Brandis’ Web Page]
+*[http://www.sag.org.au/ Society of Australian Genealogists]
-*[http://gutenberg.net.au/dictbiog/00-dict-biogIndex.html Dictionary of Australian Biography]
+*[http://www.australiagenweb.org/ AustraliaGenWeb Project]
-*[http://www.ww2roll.gov.au/script/name.asp World War 2 Nominal Roll]
+*[http://www.familytreeoz.com/ Australian Family History Online Resources]
-*[http://www.whitepages.com.au/wp/index.jsp White Pages Online]
+*[http://www.coraweb.com.au/ Cora Nun's Australian Gateway]
-*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~nswsdps/dpsindex.htm The Rayerson Index]
+*[http://www.brandis.com.au/index.html Genealogy Links]
-*[http://www.ballaratgenealogy.org.au Links to all State BMD and other records, and military links]
+*[http://www.ozgenonline.com/surnsrch.htm Oz Gen Online]
-*[http://www.ozgenonline.com/surnsrch.htm Oz Gen Link - has links to useful sites in Aust and abroad]
+*[http://www.ballaratgenealogy.org.au Nationwide Links]
-*[http://www.brisbane.qld.gov.au/BCC:STANDARD::pc=PC_899 Brisbane City Council grave location search]
-*[http://www.toowoomba.qld.gov.au/index.phpoption=com_gravefinder&Itemid=46 Drayton & Toowoomba Cemetery grave records (QLD)]
+*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~tigerhawk71/aus-sa_lookup.htm Australian Volunteers Lookup Page]
+*[http://raogk.com/australia.htm Random Acts of Genealogical Kindness: Australia]
-*[http://www.blaxland.com/ozships/ Convictions, Australian Shipping ]
+*[http://www.jaunay.com/auscensus.html The Census in Australia]
-~ Arrivals, August 1 1771 - August 11 1967
+*[http://scs.une.edu.au/Bushrangers/biog.htm The Bushranger Site]
-~ Departures, August 26 1768 - April 30 1968
+*[http://www.nederland-australie2006.nl/geschiedenis/au/html/index.html Netherlands to Australia: 1606 to 2006]
-~ passenger Lists, index of passengers, convicts and crew on vessels.
+<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://home.iprimus.com.au/yarragon/pages/AustralianLinks.htm Australian Research]
+*[http://www.ausbdm.org/ Australian BMD Certificate Exchange Site]
-*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~tigerhawk71/aus-sa_lookup.htm Australian Volunteers Lookup Page]
+*[http://www.naa.gov.au/about-us/publications/fact-sheets/fs89.aspx Contact Addresses for Australian Births, Deaths & Marriages]
-*[http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/adbonline.htm Australian Dictionary of Biography]
+<br><br><div align="right">[[#top|Back to Top]]</div>
-*[http://scs.une.edu.au/Bushrangers/biog.htm The Bushranger Site -profiles of some of Australias more infamous characters]
+==Cemeteries==
-*[http://raogk.com/australia.htm Random Acts of Genealogical Kindness - Australia]
+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 AUSTRALIA'S V*I*R*T*U*A*L IMMIGRATION WALL OF HONOUR]
+*[http://www.janetreakesgenealogy.com/VirtualWall/Welcome.htm V*I*R*T*U*A*L Immigration Wall of Honour]
-*[http://www.cwgc.org/debt_of_honour.asp?menuid=14 Debt of Honour Register (Commonwealth War Graves Commission)]
+* Also see [[Emigration_and_Immigration|Emigration/Immigration, Shipping and Passenger Lists]]
-*[http://www.hagsoc.org.au/sagraves/index.php Australian War Graves in South Africa 1899 - 1902]
+<br><br><div align="right">[[#top|Back to Top]]</div>
-*[http://members.pcug.org.au/~croe/ozb/oz_boer.cgi?setup_file=oz_boer.setup Oz-Boer Database]
+==Military History==
-*[http://www.ww2roll.gov.au/ World War Two Nominal Roll website]
+*[[:Category:Military and Maritime History|'''Military and Maritime History''']]
-*[http://www.australiansatwar.com.au/ Australians At War]
+*[http://www.anzacs.net Anzacs]
-*[http://www.judywebster.gil.com.au/index.html Judy Webster Site]
+*[http://www.mhsa.org.au/ Military Historical Society of Australia]
-*[http://www.nationaalarchief.nl/emigranten/en/ Database of Emigrants from the Netherlands to Australia between 1946 and 1991]
+*[http://www.australiansatwar.com.au/ Australians at War]
-*[http://www.nederland-australie2006.nl/geschiedenis/au/html/index.html Dedicated to 400 years Netherlands - Australia]
+*[http://members.pcug.org.au/~croe/ozb/oz_boer.cgi?setup_file=oz_boer.setup Australians in the Boer War]
-*[http://www.diggerhistory.info/pages-conflicts-periods/other/british_army-in-aust.htm British Army in Australia, 1788 - 1870]
+*[http://freepages.history.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~ausnavy/ Australian Naval History]
-*[http://www.australiasredcoats.com/ Australia's Redcoat Settlers]
+*[http://www.ww2roll.gov.au/script/name.asp World War 2 Nominal Roll]
-*[http://members.pcug.org.au/~pdownes/dps/3rdflt.txt Alphabetical list of 2000 convicts transported on the 3rd fleet in 1791]
+*[[War_Memorials#ANZACS|War Memorials ANZACS]]
-*[http://members.westnet.com.au/web/gfhs/Cemeteries/utakarra/retrieve.asp Geraldton Cemetery Burials & Cremations]
+<br><br><div align="right">[[#top|Back to Top]]</div>
-*[http://www.naa.gov.au/publications/fact_sheets/fs89.html Contact addresses for Australian births, deaths and marriages]
+==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]
-====The States====
+*[http://www.nla.gov.au/ndp/ Australian Newspapers Digitisation Project]
+*[http://www.gold-net.com.au/alphabet.html Alphabetical List of Archived Magazines]
-==New South Wales==
+<br><br><div align="right">[[#top|Back to Top]]</div>
-'''Record Office Lookup Contacts'''
+==Australian Capital Territory==
-New South Wales State Archives/Records office-Each Tuesday [http://www.familytreeforum.com/private.php?do=newpm&u=257 Laurie in Oz]
+*[http://www.ors.act.gov.au/bdm/index.html Office of Regulatory Services. Births Deaths & Marriages]
+*[http://hiddencanberra.webs.com/ Hidden Canberra]
-'''Cemetery Lookup Contacts'''
+*[http://www.canberrahistorygroup.com/ The Canberra History Group]
-Sydney, NSW [http://www.familytreeforum.com/private.php?do=newpm&u=257 Laurie in Oz]
+*[http://www.hagsoc.org.au/ Heraldry & Genealogical Society of Canberra]
+<br><br><div align="right">[[#top|Back to Top]]</div>
-'''Links'''
-*[http://www.bdm.nsw.gov.au/ NSW Registry of Births Deaths & Marriages]
-*[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]
+==New South Wales==
-*[http://www.marbract.com.au Marbract - get cheap transcriptions of NSW BDM certs. Service is reliable and prompt]
+*[http://www.bdm.nsw.gov.au/ NSW Registry of Births Deaths & Marriages]
-==Queensland==
+*[http://www.records.nsw.gov.au/archives/ New South Wales Government State Archives]
-'''Record Office Lookup Contacts'''
+*[http://www.ihr.com.au/ Internet History Resources NSW Family History Document Service]
+*[http://www.marbract.com.au Transcription Agent for NSW BMD Certificates]
-'''Cemetery Lookup Contacts'''
-not listed, yet.
+*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~nswahps/ Abermain Heritage Preservation Society]
+*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~nswbelli/ Bellingen GenWeb Pages]
+*[http://members.pcug.org.au/~ppmay/braidwood.htm Braidwood Gaol Admissions 1856-1899]
-==South Australia==
+*[http://www.convicttrail.org/ Great North Road Convict Trail]
-'''Record Office Lookup Contacts'''
+*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~ausghs/ Gresford Historical Society]
+*[http://www.huntervalleygenealogy.com/ Hunter Valley Genealogy]
-'''Cemetery Lookup Contacts'''
+*[http://www.jenwilletts.com/index.htm Hunter Valley and Newcastle ancestor database]
-not listed, yet.
+*[http://freesettler2.wetpaint.com/?t=anon Hunter Valley History Connection]
+*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~auslordh/ Lord Howe Island]
-'''links'''
+*[http://blogs.manly.nsw.gov.au/manlyfamilies/index.html Manly Families]
-*[http://www.saghs.org.au/graves.htm S.A. Deaths and Burials - searchable databases]
+*[http://www.ulladulla.info/history/ Milton Ulladulla Local & Family History]
-*[http://www.slsa.sa.gov.au/fh/passengerlists/SAShips1836-1840.htm South Australian Passenger Lists 1836-1851]
+*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~nswsyd/index.htm History and Genealogy of Greater Sydney]
-*[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.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.tributesofhonour.info/ South Australian War Memorials]
+*[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]
+*[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==
+*[http://www.archives.qld.gov.au/ Queensland State Archives]
-==Tasmania==
+*[http://www.justice.qld.gov.au/bdm/IndexSearch.htm Queensland Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages]
-'''Record Office Lookup Contacts'''
+*[http://www.qfhs.org.au/ Queensland Family History Society]
+*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~auscqfha/index.htm Central Queensland Family History Society]
-'''Cemetery Lookup Contacts'''
+*[http://www.judywebster.gil.com.au/ Queensland Genealogy Pages]
-not listed, yet.
+*[http://queenslandhistory.org.au/ Queenland Historical Society]
+*[http://www.nrw.qld.gov.au/property/place_names.html Queensland Place Names]
-==Victoria==
+*[http://www.pictureqld.slq.qld.gov.au/ Queensland Photographs]
-'''Record Office Lookup Contacts'''
+*[http://www.slq.qld.gov.au/info/ind Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders]
+*[http://www.qppha.com.au/ Queensland Prison and Penal Historical Association]
-'''Cemetery Lookup Contacts'''
+*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~hcastle/transcripts/bev_edmonds/bevedmonds.html Newspaper Transcripts from The Queenslander]
-not listed, yet.
+*[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==
-==Western Australia==
+*[http://www.archives.sa.gov.au/ State Records of South Australia]
-'''Record Office Lookup Contacts'''
+*[http://www.familyhistorysa.info/ South Australia Family History Society]
+*[http://www.jaunay.com/census.html 1841 Census of South Australia]
-'''Cemetery Lookup Contacts'''
+*[http://www.saghs.org.au/ South Australian Genealogy and Heraldry Society]
-not listed, yet.
+*[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==
+*[http://www.archives.tas.gov.au/ Archives Office of Tasmania]
-'''Links'''
+*[http://www.tasfamily.net.au/ Tasmanian Family History Service]
-*[http://www.mcb.wa.gov.au/default.php Metropolitan Cemeteries Board,Perth WA]
+*[http://www.statelibrary.tas.gov.au/familyhistory Tasmania State Library's Family History Pages]
-*[http://www.openwindows.com/marriage/search.htm Reverse Marriages Index WA ,1905-1935. Now extends to 1941]
+*[http://portal.archives.tas.gov.au/menu.aspx?search=8 Colonial Tasmanian Family Links Database]
-*[http://www.interment.net/aus/wa/index.htm Cemeteries of Western Australia]
+*[http://www.femalefactory.com.au/ Cascades Female Factory]
-*[http://aeon.sro.wa.gov.au/Investigator/simple.asp State Records of Western Australia]
+*[http://www.hotkey.net.au/~jwilliams4/factory.htm Female Convict Factories]
-*[http://www.wags.org.au/genisite.htm Western Australian Genealogical Society]
+*[http://www.portarthur.org.au/ Port Arthur]
+<br><br><div align="right">[[#top|Back to Top]]</div>
+==Victoria==
-*[http://www.sro.wa.gov.au/collection/births.asp#coroner State Records Office of Western Australia]
+*[http://www.prov.vic.gov.au/ Public Record Office Victoria]
-*[http://www.parliament.wa.gov.au/web/newwebparl.nsf/iframewebpages/Hansard%20-%20Advanced%20Search Parliament of Western Australia-Hansard Search]
+*[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.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 1841-1927;marriage indexes 1841-1905]
+*[http://www.access.prov.vic.gov.au/public/PROVguides/PROVguide050/PROVguide050.jsp Locating and Copying Ships' Passenger Lists]
-*[http://www.slwa.wa.gov.au/pdf/battye/pods/Post_Office_Directories_Contents.html Western Australian Post Office Directories 1893-1949]
+*[http://gazette.slv.vic.gov.au/ Victoria Government Gazette Online Archive 1836-1997]
-*[http://www.encyclopedia.uwapress.uwa.edu.au/ Historical Encyclopedia of WA]
+*[http://www.gsv.org.au/ The Genealogical Society of Victoria]
-*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~westaust/index.html And All So Far From Home]
+*[http://www.citymuseummelbourne.org/exhibitions/builtongold.html Melbourne City Museum and The Gold Rush]
-*[http://www.liswa.wa.gov.au/ State Library of W.A]
+*[http://home.vicnet.net.au/~caov/index.htm Cornish Association of Victoria]
-*[http://www.perthdps.com/ Perth Dead Persons Society]
+*[http://www.ballaratgenealogy.org.au/ Ballarat and District Genealogical Society]
-==The Territories==
+*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~ausygs/ Yarram Genealogy Group]
+*[http://yplocalhistory.blogspot.com/ Yarra Plenty Local History Blog]
+<br><br><div align="right">[[#top|Back to Top]]</div>
+==Western Australia==
-====Australian Capital Territory====
+*[http://aeon.sro.wa.gov.au/investigator/investigator.htm State Records of Western Australia]
-'''Record Office Lookup Contacts'''
+*[http://www.bdm.dotag.wa.gov.au/F/family_history.aspx?uid=8948-7352-6630-2234 Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages]
-'''Cemetery Lookup Contacts'''
+*[http://www.liswa.wa.gov.au/ State Library of W.A.]
-not listed, yet.
+*[http://welcomewalls.museum.wa.gov.au/ Western Australian Museum]
+*[http://www.parliament.wa.gov.au/index.htm Parliament of Western Australia]
+*[http://www.encyclopedia.uwapress.uwa.edu.au/ Historical Encyclopedia of WA]
-====Jervis Bay Territory====
+*[http://www.slwa.wa.gov.au/find/guides/wa_history/post_office_directories Western Australian Post Office Directories 1893-1949]
-'''Record Office Lookup Contacts'''
-'''Cemetery Lookup Contacts'''
+*[http://www.wags.org.au/genisite.htm Western Australian Genealogical Society]
-not listed, yet.
+*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~westaust/index.html And All So Far From Home]
+*[http://www.wamarriage.info/ Western Australia Marriage index 1906-1953]
-=====Northern Territory=====
-From 1926 to 1931, Central Australia existed as a separate territory, before being reincorporated into the Northern Territory.
-'''Record Office Lookup Contacts'''
+*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~australind/ Australind]
+*[http://www.fremantleprison.com/ Freemantle Prison Convict Database]
-'''Cemetery Lookup Contacts'''
+*[http://www.perthdps.com/ Perth Dead Persons Society]
+<br><br><div align="right">[[#top|Back to Top]]</div>
-not listed, yet.
+==External==
-==External==
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 Heard and McDonald Islands
+<br><br><div align="right">[[#top|Back to Top]]</div>
+==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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