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 Ryerson 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://www.burdekin.qld.gov.au/services/databases/burialregister/ Ayr & Home Hill Burial Records (QLD)]
+*[http://raogk.com/australia.htm Random Acts of Genealogical Kindness: Australia]
-*[http://hinchinbrook.ddsconsulting.com.au/cemeteries_register_burials.asp Ingham & District Cemetery records (QLD)]
-*[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 Australia's 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]
-==New South Wales==
+*[http://www.gold-net.com.au/alphabet.html Alphabetical List of Archived Magazines]
+<br><br><div align="right">[[#top|Back to Top]]</div>
-'''Record Office Lookup Requests'''
+==Australian Capital Territory==
-Please read the [[Record Office Lookup - Terms and Conditions|Terms and Conditions]] before requesting a lookup.
+*[http://www.ors.act.gov.au/bdm/index.html Office of Regulatory Services. Births Deaths & Marriages]
-By requesting a lookup you are agreeing to the Terms and Conditions as linked above.
+*[http://hiddencanberra.webs.com/ Hidden Canberra]
+*[http://www.canberrahistorygroup.com/ The Canberra History Group]
-'''Record Office Contacts'''
+*[http://www.hagsoc.org.au/ Heraldry & Genealogical Society of Canberra]
-New South Wales State Archives/Records office-Each Tuesday [http://www.familytreeforum.com/private.php?do=newpm&u=257 Laurie in Oz]
+<br><br><div align="right">[[#top|Back to Top]]</div>
-'''Cemetery Lookup Contacts'''
-Sydney, NSW [http://www.familytreeforum.com/private.php?do=newpm&u=257 Laurie in Oz]
+==New South Wales==
-'''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]
+*[http://www.records.nsw.gov.au/archives/ New South Wales Government State Archives]
-*[http://www.marbract.com.au Marbract - get cheap transcriptions of NSW BDM certs. Service is reliable and prompt]
+*[http://www.ihr.com.au/ Internet History Resources NSW Family History Document Service]
+*[http://www.marbract.com.au Transcription Agent for NSW BMD Certificates]
-==Queensland==
+*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~nswahps/ Abermain Heritage Preservation Society]
+*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~nswbelli/ Bellingen GenWeb Pages]
-'''Record Office Lookup Requests'''
+*[http://members.pcug.org.au/~ppmay/braidwood.htm Braidwood Gaol Admissions 1856-1899]
-Please read the [[Record Office Lookup - Terms and Conditions|Terms and Conditions]] before requesting a lookup.
+*[http://www.convicttrail.org/ Great North Road Convict Trail]
-By requesting a lookup you are agreeing to the Terms and Conditions as linked above.
+*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~ausghs/ Gresford Historical Society]
+*[http://www.huntervalleygenealogy.com/ Hunter Valley Genealogy]
-'''Record Office Lookup Contacts'''
+*[http://www.jenwilletts.com/index.htm Hunter Valley and Newcastle ancestor database]
+*[http://freesettler2.wetpaint.com/?t=anon Hunter Valley History Connection]
-'''Cemetery Lookup Contacts'''
+*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~auslordh/ Lord Howe Island]
-not listed, yet.
+*[http://blogs.manly.nsw.gov.au/manlyfamilies/index.html Manly Families]
+*[http://www.ulladulla.info/history/ Milton Ulladulla Local & Family History]
+*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~nswsyd/index.htm History and Genealogy of Greater Sydney]
-==South 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.sydneybenevolentasylum.com/index.php?page=search-index Sydney Benevolent Asylum - Admissions & Discharges 1857-1900]
-'''Record Office Lookup Requests'''
+*[http://archives.smh.com.au The Sydney Morning Herald Archives]
-Please read the [[Record Office Lookup - Terms and Conditions|Terms and Conditions]] before requesting a lookup.
+*[http://www.waggafamilyhistory.org.au/ Wagga Wagga and District Family History Society]
+<br><br><div align="right">[[#top|Back to Top]]</div>
+==Northern Territory==
-By requesting a lookup you are agreeing to the Terms and Conditions as linked above.
+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==
-'''Record Office Lookup Contacts'''
+*[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]
-'''Cemetery Lookup Contacts'''
+*[http://www.qfhs.org.au/ Queensland Family History Society]
-not listed, yet.
+*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~auscqfha/index.htm Central Queensland Family History Society]
+*[http://www.judywebster.gil.com.au/ Queensland Genealogy Pages]
-'''links'''
+*[http://queenslandhistory.org.au/ Queenland Historical Society]
-*[http://www.saghs.org.au/graves.htm S.A. Deaths and Burials - searchable databases]
+*[http://www.nrw.qld.gov.au/property/place_names.html Queensland Place Names]
-*[http://www.slsa.sa.gov.au/fh/passengerlists/SAShips1836-1840.htm South Australian Passenger Lists 1836-1851]
+*[http://www.pictureqld.slq.qld.gov.au/ Queensland Photographs]
-*[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.slq.qld.gov.au/info/ind Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders]
-*[http://www.tributesofhonour.info/ South Australian War Memorials]
+*[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]
+*[http://www.familyhistorysa.info/ South Australia Family History Society]
-==Tasmania==
+*[http://www.jaunay.com/census.html 1841 Census of South Australia]
+*[http://www.saghs.org.au/ South Australian Genealogy and Heraldry Society]
-'''Record Office Lookup Requests'''
+*[http://www.slsa.sa.gov.au/manning/ The Manning Index Newspaper and Magazine Transcriptions 1837-1937]
-Please read the [[Record Office Lookup - Terms and Conditions|Terms and Conditions]] before requesting a lookup.
+*[http://www.genealogylinks.net/australia/south-australia/index.html South Australia Genealogy Links]
-By requesting a lookup you are agreeing to the Terms and Conditions as linked above.
+*[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]
-'''Record Office Lookup Contacts'''
+*[http://www.tasfamily.net.au/ Tasmanian Family History Service]
+*[http://www.statelibrary.tas.gov.au/familyhistory Tasmania State Library's Family History Pages]
-'''Cemetery Lookup Contacts'''
+*[http://portal.archives.tas.gov.au/menu.aspx?search=8 Colonial Tasmanian Family Links Database]
-not listed, yet.
+*[http://www.femalefactory.com.au/ Cascades Female Factory]
+*[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]
-'''Record Office Lookup Requests'''
+*[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]
-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.
+*[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]
-'''Record Office Lookup Contacts'''
+*[http://www.gsv.org.au/ The Genealogical Society of Victoria]
+*[http://www.citymuseummelbourne.org/exhibitions/builtongold.html Melbourne City Museum and The Gold Rush]
-'''Cemetery Lookup Contacts'''
+*[http://home.vicnet.net.au/~caov/index.htm Cornish Association of Victoria]
-not listed, yet.
+*[http://www.ballaratgenealogy.org.au/ Ballarat and District Genealogical Society]
+*[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==
+*[http://aeon.sro.wa.gov.au/investigator/investigator.htm State Records of Western Australia]
-'''Record Office Lookup Requests'''
+*[http://www.bdm.dotag.wa.gov.au/F/family_history.aspx?uid=8948-7352-6630-2234 Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages]
-Please read the [[Record Office Lookup - Terms and Conditions|Terms and Conditions]] before requesting a lookup.
+*[http://www.liswa.wa.gov.au/ State Library of W.A.]
-By requesting a lookup you are agreeing to the Terms and Conditions as linked above.
+*[http://welcomewalls.museum.wa.gov.au/ Western Australian Museum]
+*[http://www.parliament.wa.gov.au/index.htm Parliament of Western Australia]
-'''Record Office Lookup Contacts'''
+*[http://www.encyclopedia.uwapress.uwa.edu.au/ Historical Encyclopedia of WA]
-'''Cemetery Lookup Contacts'''
+*[http://www.slwa.wa.gov.au/find/guides/wa_history/post_office_directories Western Australian Post Office Directories 1893-1949]
-not listed, yet.
-'''Links'''
-*[http://www.mcb.wa.gov.au/default.php Metropolitan Cemeteries Board,Perth WA]
-*[http://www.openwindows.com/marriage/search.htm Reverse Marriages Index WA ,1905-1935. Now extends to 1941]
-*[http://www.interment.net/aus/wa/index.htm Cemeteries of Western Australia]
-*[http://aeon.sro.wa.gov.au/Investigator/simple.asp State Records of Western Australia]
 *[http://www.wags.org.au/genisite.htm Western Australian Genealogical Society]
-*[http://www.sro.wa.gov.au/collection/births.asp#coroner State Records Office of Western Australia]
+*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~westaust/index.html And All So Far From Home]
-*[http://www.parliament.wa.gov.au/web/newwebparl.nsf/iframewebpages/Hansard%20-%20Advanced%20Search Parliament of Western Australia-Hansard Search]
-*[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.slwa.wa.gov.au/pdf/battye/pods/Post_Office_Directories_Contents.html Western Australian Post Office Directories 1893-1949]
+*[http://www.wamarriage.info/ Western Australia Marriage index 1906-1953]
-*[http://www.encyclopedia.uwapress.uwa.edu.au/ Historical Encyclopedia of WA]
-*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~westaust/index.html And All So Far From Home]
+*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~australind/ Australind]
-*[http://www.liswa.wa.gov.au/ State Library of W.A]
+*[http://www.fremantleprison.com/ Freemantle Prison Convict Database]
 *[http://www.perthdps.com/ Perth Dead Persons Society]
+<br><br><div align="right">[[#top|Back to Top]]</div>
-==The Territories==
+==External==
-====Australian Capital Territory====
-'''Record Office Lookup Contacts'''
-'''Cemetery Lookup Contacts'''
-not listed, yet.
-====Jervis Bay Territory====
-'''Record Office Lookup Contacts'''
-'''Cemetery Lookup Contacts'''
-not listed, yet.
-=====Northern Territory=====
-From 1926 to 1931, Central Australia existed as a separate territory, before being reincorporated into the Northern Territory.
-'''Record Office Lookup Contacts'''
-'''Cemetery Lookup Contacts'''
-not listed, yet.
-==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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