Difference between revisions of "Australia"

From the Family Tree Forum Reference Library
(Reverted edits by Caroline (talk) to last revision by ElaineSpain-76)
Tag: Rollback
 
(81 intermediate revisions by 3 users not shown)
Line 1: Line 1:
[[Category:Australia]]
+
[[Image:Map of Australia.JPG|250px|right|thumb|Wikipedia image: Map of Australia]]
 
 
 
 
 
 
[[Image:Map of Australia.JPG|250px|right|thumb|Wikipedia image; Map of Australia]]
 
 
__TOC__
 
__TOC__
 
<br><br>
 
<br><br>
Line 12: Line 8:
 
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 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>
 
<br><br><br><br>
==Australia: General==
+
==Australia: National Information==
  
*[http://www.nla.gov.au/oz/genelist.html '''National Library of Australia''']
+
*[http://www.naa.gov.au/ National Archives of Australia]
  
*[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://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.pictureaustralia.org/apps/pictureaustralia '''National Picture Library 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.whitepages.com.au/wp/index.jsp White Pages Online]  
 
*[http://www.whitepages.com.au/wp/index.jsp White Pages Online]  
  
*[http://www.jaunay.com/auscensus.html The Census in Australia]
 
  
*[http://www.janetreakesgenealogy.com/VirtualWall/Welcome.htm V*I*R*T*U*A*L Immigration Wall of Honour]
+
*[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]
  
*[http://www.familytreeoz.com/ Australia Family History Online Resources]  
+
*[http://www.ballaratgenealogy.org.au Nationwide Links]
  
*[http://www.ballaratgenealogy.org.au Links to All State BMD & Other Records, and Military Links]
 
  
 
*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~tigerhawk71/aus-sa_lookup.htm Australian Volunteers Lookup Page]
 
*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~tigerhawk71/aus-sa_lookup.htm Australian Volunteers Lookup Page]
Line 38: Line 48:
 
*[http://raogk.com/australia.htm Random Acts of Genealogical Kindness: Australia]  
 
*[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://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]
 
  
 +
<br><br><div align="right">[[#top|Back to Top]]</div>
  
 
==Birth, Marriage and Death Certificates==
 
==Birth, Marriage and Death Certificates==
Line 57: Line 65:
 
*[http://www.naa.gov.au/about-us/publications/fact-sheets/fs89.aspx Contact Addresses for Australian Births, Deaths & Marriages]
 
*[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==
 
==Cemeteries==
  
*[http://aussierhonda.com/deathcare/index.php?module=article&view=6&MMN_position=21:21 Australian Funeral Industry Cemetery Links]
+
See [[Cemeteries Online]]
 +
<br><br><div align="right">[[#top|Back to Top]]</div>
 +
==Emigration, Immigration, Shipping and Passenger Lists==
  
*[http://www.ozgenonline.com/aust_cemeteries/ Australian Cemeteries]  
+
*[http://www.janetreakesgenealogy.com/VirtualWall/Welcome.htm V*I*R*T*U*A*L Immigration Wall of Honour]
  
*[http://www.auscem.com/auscemlist.php Australian Cemeteries Geolocator]
+
* Also see [[Emigration_and_Immigration|Emigration/Immigration, Shipping and Passenger Lists]]
  
*[http://ajhs.info/cemetery/ Jewish Burials in Australia]
+
<br><br><div align="right">[[#top|Back to Top]]</div>
  
 +
==Military History==
  
==Newspapers==
+
*[[:Category:Military and Maritime History|'''Military and Maritime History''']]
 
 
*[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>
 
  
==Military History==
+
*[http://www.anzacs.net Anzacs]
  
 
*[http://www.mhsa.org.au/ Military Historical Society of Australia]
 
*[http://www.mhsa.org.au/ Military Historical Society of Australia]
  
 
*[http://www.australiansatwar.com.au/ Australians at War]
 
*[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]
 
*[http://members.pcug.org.au/~croe/ozb/oz_boer.cgi?setup_file=oz_boer.setup Australians in the Boer War]
Line 94: Line 95:
 
*[http://www.ww2roll.gov.au/script/name.asp World War 2 Nominal Roll]
 
*[http://www.ww2roll.gov.au/script/name.asp World War 2 Nominal Roll]
  
*[http://www.awm.gov.au/ Australia War Memorial]
+
*[[War_Memorials#ANZACS|War Memorials ANZACS]]
  
*[http://www.cwgc.org/debt_of_honour.asp?menuid=14 Debt of Honour Register]
+
<br><br><div align="right">[[#top|Back to Top]]</div>
  
*[http://www.hagsoc.org.au/sagraves/index.php Australian War Graves in South Africa 1899 - 1902]
+
==Newspapers==
<br><br>
 
  
'''The States'''
+
*[http://www.newspapers.com.au/ Australian Newspaper Directory]
  
==New South Wales==
+
*[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]
  
'''Record Office Lookup Requests'''
+
*[http://www.gold-net.com.au/alphabet.html Alphabetical List of Archived Magazines]
  
Please read the [[Record Office Lookup - Terms and Conditions|Terms and Conditions]] before requesting a lookup.
+
<br><br><div align="right">[[#top|Back to Top]]</div>
  
By requesting a lookup you are agreeing to the Terms and Conditions as linked above.
+
==Australian Capital Territory==
  
 +
*[http://www.ors.act.gov.au/bdm/index.html Office of Regulatory Services. Births Deaths & Marriages]
  
'''Record Office Contacts'''
+
*[http://hiddencanberra.webs.com/ Hidden Canberra]
  
*New South Wales State Archives/Records office - Each Tuesday [http://www.familytreeforum.com/private.php?do=newpm&u=257 Laurie in Oz]
+
*[http://www.canberrahistorygroup.com/ The Canberra History Group]
  
 +
*[http://www.hagsoc.org.au/ Heraldry & Genealogical Society of Canberra]
  
'''Cemetery Lookup Contacts'''
+
<br><br><div align="right">[[#top|Back to Top]]</div>
  
*Sydney, NSW [http://www.familytreeforum.com/private.php?do=newpm&u=257 Laurie in Oz]
 
*Blue Mountain Region [http://www.familytreeforum.com/private.php?do=newpm&u=7284 JohnH]
 
  
  
'''Links'''
+
==New South Wales==
  
 +
*[http://www.bdm.nsw.gov.au/ NSW Registry of Births Deaths & Marriages]
  
*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~nswahps/ Abermain Heritage Preservation Society]
+
*[http://www.records.nsw.gov.au/archives/ New South Wales Government State Archives]
  
*[http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Pointe/5525/ Armidale Family History Society]
+
*[http://www.ihr.com.au/ Internet History Resources NSW Family History Document Service]
  
*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~nswbelli/ Bellingen GenWeb Pages]
+
*[http://www.marbract.com.au Transcription Agent for NSW BMD Certificates]  
  
*[http://members.pcug.org.au/~ppmay/braidwood.htm Braidwood Gaol Admissions 1856-1899]
 
  
*[http://hiddencanberra.webs.com/ Hidden Canberra]  
+
*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~nswahps/ Abermain Heritage Preservation Society]
  
*[http://www.canberrahistorygroup.com/ The Canberra History Group]  
+
*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~nswbelli/ Bellingen GenWeb Pages]
  
*[http://www.catholiccemeteries.org.au/ Catholic Cemeteries, Sydney area, deceased search]
+
*[http://members.pcug.org.au/~ppmay/braidwood.htm Braidwood Gaol Admissions 1856-1899]
 
 
*[http://www.ihr.com.au/ Internet History Resources NSW Family History Document Service]
 
 
 
*[http://www.jenwilletts.com/index.htm Free Settler or Felon Newcastle/Hunter Valley ancestor database]
 
 
 
*[http://www.judywebster.gil.com.au/index.html Genealogy Advice for Australia especially Queensland]
 
  
 
*[http://www.convicttrail.org/ Great North Road Convict Trail]
 
*[http://www.convicttrail.org/ Great North Road Convict Trail]
Line 151: Line 146:
 
*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~ausghs/ Gresford Historical Society]
 
*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~ausghs/ Gresford Historical Society]
  
*[http://www.hawkesbury.net.au/cemetery/index.html Hawkesbury Cemetery and Grave Register]
+
*[http://www.huntervalleygenealogy.com/ Hunter Valley Genealogy]
  
*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~nswsyd/index.htm History and Genealogy of Sydney & The Surrounding Area]
+
*[http://www.jenwilletts.com/index.htm Hunter Valley and Newcastle ancestor database]
 
 
*[http://www.huntervalleygenealogy.com/ Hunter Valley Genealogy]
 
  
 
*[http://freesettler2.wetpaint.com/?t=anon Hunter Valley History Connection]  
 
*[http://freesettler2.wetpaint.com/?t=anon Hunter Valley History Connection]  
Line 161: Line 154:
 
*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~auslordh/ Lord Howe Island]
 
*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~auslordh/ Lord Howe Island]
  
*[http://blogs.manly.nsw.gov.au/manlyfamilies/2008/05/rookwood-cemetery.html Manly Families, includes Rookwood Cemetery Links]
+
*[http://blogs.manly.nsw.gov.au/manlyfamilies/index.html Manly Families]
 
 
*[http://www.marbract.com.au Marbract - Low Cost Transcriptions of NSW BMD Certs.]  
 
  
 
*[http://www.ulladulla.info/history/ Milton Ulladulla Local & Family History]
 
*[http://www.ulladulla.info/history/ Milton Ulladulla Local & Family History]
  
*[http://www.bdm.nsw.gov.au/ NSW Registry of Births Deaths & Marriages]
+
*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~nswsyd/index.htm History and Genealogy of Greater Sydney]
 
 
*[http://www.records.nsw.gov.au/archives/ New South Wales Government State Archives]
 
  
*[http://www.records.nsw.gov.au/staterecords/ NSW State Records - Search Index with Immigration Records, Convicts Records etc]  
+
*[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.warmemorialsnsw.asn.au/ Register of NSW War Memorials]
+
*[http://www.sydneybenevolentasylum.com/index.php?page=search-index Sydney Benevolent Asylum - Admissions & Discharges 1857-1900]  
  
*[http://www.rookwoodcemetery.com.au/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1&Itemid=59/ Rookword Cemetery, Sydney, Church of England Section, Grave Search]
+
*[http://archives.smh.com.au The Sydney Morning Herald Archives]
  
*[http://www.rookwoodindependent.com.au/deceased.aspx/ Rookword Cemetery, Sydney, Independent Section, Grave Search]
+
*[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://www.sag.org.au/ Society of Australian Genealogists]
+
From 1926 to 1931, Central Australia existed as a separate territory, before being reincorporated into the Northern Territory.
  
*[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://members.iinet.net.au/~genient  Genealogical Society of Northern Territory]
 
+
<br><br><div align="right">[[#top|Back to Top]]</div>
*[http://www.sydneybenevolentasylum.com/index.php?page=search-index Sydney Benevolent Asylum - Index of Admissions & Discharges] [[image:newthing2.jpg]] October 2009
 
 
 
*[http://archives.smh.com.au Sydney Morning Herald searchable archives]
 
 
 
<br><br>
 
 
==Queensland==
 
==Queensland==
  
 +
*[http://www.archives.qld.gov.au/ Queensland State Archives]
  
'''Record Office Lookup Requests'''
+
*[http://www.justice.qld.gov.au/bdm/IndexSearch.htm Queensland Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages]
  
Please read the [[Record Office Lookup - Terms and Conditions|Terms and Conditions]] before requesting a lookup.
+
*[http://www.qfhs.org.au/ Queensland Family History Society]
 
 
By requesting a lookup you are agreeing to the Terms and Conditions as linked above.
 
 
 
 
 
'''Record Office Lookup Contacts'''
 
 
 
 
 
'''Cemetery Lookup Contacts'''
 
 
 
not listed, yet.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
'''Links'''
 
 
 
 
 
*[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://www.brisbanehistory.com/index.htm Brisbane History]
 
 
*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~auscqfha/index.htm Central Queensland Family History Society]  
 
*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~auscqfha/index.htm Central Queensland Family History Society]  
  
*[http://hinchinbrook.ddsconsulting.com.au/cemeteries_register_burials.asp Ingham & District Cemetery Records]
+
*[http://www.judywebster.gil.com.au/ Queensland Genealogy Pages]
  
*[http://www.judywebster.gil.com.au/ Judy Webster's Queensland Genealogy Pages]
+
*[http://queenslandhistory.org.au/ Queenland Historical Society]
  
*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~hcastle/transcripts/bev_edmonds/bevedmonds.html Newspaper Transcripts From The Queenslander]
+
*[http://www.nrw.qld.gov.au/property/place_names.html Queensland Place Names]
  
*[http://www.judywebster.gil.com.au/hospital.html Some Hospital Admissions Records]
+
*[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.moretonbay.qld.gov.au/council.aspx?id=760 Moreton Bay Region Cemeteries Database]
 
 
 
*[http://www.nambour-chronicle.com/ Nambour Chronicle]  
 
  
*[http://www.qfhs.org.au/ Queensland Family History Society]
+
*[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://www.qppha.com.au/ Queensland Prison and Penal Historical Association]
  
*[http://www.pictureqld.slq.qld.gov.au/ Queensland Photographs]
+
*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~hcastle/transcripts/bev_edmonds/bevedmonds.html Newspaper Transcripts from The Queenslander]
  
*[http://www.archives.qld.gov.au/ Queensland State Archives]
+
*[http://www.brisbanehistory.com/index.htm History of Brisbane from Statehood to Federation]  
  
*[http://www.nrw.qld.gov.au/property/place_names.html Queensland Place-Names Search]
+
*[http://www.nambour-chronicle.com/ Digital Nambour Chronicle]  
 
+
<br><br><div align="right">[[#top|Back to Top]]</div>
*[http://queenslandhistory.org.au/ Queenland Historical Society]
 
 
 
*[http://www.justice.qld.gov.au/bdm/IndexSearch.htm Queensland Birth, Death & Marriage Index Births 1829-1914, Marriages & Deaths 1829-1929]
 
 
 
<br><br>
 
 
==South Australia==
 
==South Australia==
  
 
+
*[http://www.archives.sa.gov.au/ State Records of South 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'''
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
'''Links'''
 
 
 
  
 
*[http://www.familyhistorysa.info/ South Australia Family History Society]  
 
*[http://www.familyhistorysa.info/ South Australia Family History Society]  
Line 271: Line 210:
 
*[http://www.jaunay.com/census.html 1841 Census of South Australia]
 
*[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.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.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]
 
*[http://users.esc.net.au/~pereilly/index.html Murray River Heritage]
 
+
<br><br><div align="right">[[#top|Back to Top]]</div>
<br><br>
 
 
==Tasmania==
 
==Tasmania==
  
 +
*[http://www.archives.tas.gov.au/ Archives Office of Tasmania]
  
'''Record Office Lookup Requests'''
+
*[http://www.tasfamily.net.au/ Tasmanian Family History Service]
 
 
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'''
+
*[http://www.statelibrary.tas.gov.au/familyhistory Tasmania State Library's Family History Pages]
 
 
 
 
 
 
'''Cemetery Lookup Contacts'''
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
'''Links'''
 
 
 
 
 
*[http://www.archives.tas.gov.au/ Archives Office of Tasmania]
 
 
 
*[http://www.statelibrary.tas.gov.au/whatdo/services/famhistory Tasmania State Library's Family History Pages]
 
  
 
*[http://portal.archives.tas.gov.au/menu.aspx?search=8 Colonial Tasmanian Family Links Database]
 
*[http://portal.archives.tas.gov.au/menu.aspx?search=8 Colonial Tasmanian Family Links Database]
Line 316: Line 233:
  
 
*[http://www.portarthur.org.au/ Port Arthur]
 
*[http://www.portarthur.org.au/ Port Arthur]
 
+
<br><br><div align="right">[[#top|Back to Top]]</div>
*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~austashs/convicts/con_main.htm Tasmania Gen Web]
 
 
 
*[http://www.tasfamily.net.au/ Tasmanian Family History Service]
 
 
 
<br>
 
 
 
 
==Victoria==
 
==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.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
'''Record Office Lookup Contacts'''
 
 
 
 
 
'''Cemetery Lookup Contacts'''
 
 
 
*[http://www.necropolis.net.au/necropolis/ "Necropolis" - Melbourne, Springvale & St Kilda Cemeteries searchable databases]
 
 
 
  
'''Links'''
+
*[http://www.access.prov.vic.gov.au/public/PROVguides/PROVguide050/PROVguide050.jsp Locating and Copying Ships' Passenger Lists]
  
*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~ausvicca/ Campaspe Genealogy]
+
*[http://gazette.slv.vic.gov.au/ Victoria Government Gazette Online Archive 1836-1997]  
  
*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~cranbourne/ Cranbourne Cemetery]
+
*[http://www.gsv.org.au/ The Genealogical Society of Victoria]
  
*[http://www.gsv.org.au/ The Genealogical Society of Victoria Inc.]
+
*[http://www.citymuseummelbourne.org/exhibitions/builtongold.html Melbourne City Museum and The Gold Rush]
  
*[http://online.justice.vic.gov.au/servlet/bdm_home Victorian BMD]  
+
*[http://home.vicnet.net.au/~caov/index.htm Cornish Association of Victoria]
  
 
*[http://www.ballaratgenealogy.org.au/ Ballarat and District Genealogical Society]
 
*[http://www.ballaratgenealogy.org.au/ Ballarat and District Genealogical Society]
 
*[http://www.users.bigpond.com/templestowe/find_a_person.htm Templestowe Cemetery interment lists]
 
 
*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~ausvic/ Victoria GenWeb]
 
 
*[http://gazette.slv.vic.gov.au/ Victoria Government Gazette Online Arhive 1836-1997]
 
  
 
*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~ausygs/ Yarram Genealogy Group]
 
*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~ausygs/ Yarram Genealogy Group]
  
 
*[http://yplocalhistory.blogspot.com/ Yarra Plenty Local History Blog]
 
*[http://yplocalhistory.blogspot.com/ Yarra Plenty Local History Blog]
 
+
<br><br><div align="right">[[#top|Back to Top]]</div>
*[http://www.citymuseummelbourne.org/exhibitions/builtongold.html The Gold Rush and Melbourne City Museum]
 
 
 
*[http://proarchives.imagineering.com.au/Index_search.asp?searchid=23 Index to Unassisted Inward Passenger Lists to Victoria 1852-1923]
 
 
 
 
 
<br>
 
 
 
 
==Western Australia==
 
==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]
  
 +
*[http://www.slwa.wa.gov.au/find/guides/wa_history/post_office_directories Western Australian Post Office Directories 1893-1949]
  
'''Cemetery Lookup Contacts'''
 
  
 +
*[http://www.wags.org.au/genisite.htm Western Australian Genealogical Society]
  
'''Links'''
+
*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~westaust/index.html And All So Far From Home]
 
 
*[http://www.bdm.dotag.wa.gov.au/_apps/pioneersindex/default.aspx WA Online BMD Indexes 1841 - 1960]
 
 
 
*[http://www.justice.wa.gov.au/F/familyhistory.aspx?uid=7603-9553-6410-6954 Department of the Attorney General WA- BMD indexes: Births 1841-1931, Deaths 1841-1942, Marriages 1841-1916]  
 
  
 
*[http://www.wamarriage.info/ Western Australia Marriage index 1906-1953]
 
*[http://www.wamarriage.info/ Western Australia Marriage index 1906-1953]
  
*[http://www.mcb.wa.gov.au/default.php Metropolitan Cemeteries Board, Perth, WA]
 
  
 
*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~australind/ Australind]
 
*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~australind/ Australind]
 
*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~westaust/index.html And All So Far From Home]
 
 
*[http://www.interment.net/aus/wa/index.htm Cemeteries of Western Australia]
 
 
*[http://members.westnet.com.au/gfhs/Cemeteries/utakarra/retrieve.asp Geraldton Cemetery Burials & Cremations]
 
  
 
*[http://www.fremantleprison.com/ Freemantle Prison Convict Database]
 
*[http://www.fremantleprison.com/ Freemantle Prison Convict Database]
 
*[http://www.encyclopedia.uwapress.uwa.edu.au/ Historical Encyclopedia of WA]
 
 
*[http://members.westnet.com.au/gfhs/Cemeteries/menu.htm Known Burials in The Midwest Region of Western Australia]
 
  
 
*[http://www.perthdps.com/ Perth Dead Persons Society]
 
*[http://www.perthdps.com/ Perth Dead Persons Society]
 
+
<br><br><div align="right">[[#top|Back to Top]]</div>
*[http://www.parliament.wa.gov.au/index.htm Parliament of Western Australia - Hansard Search]
 
 
 
*[http://www.liswa.wa.gov.au/ State Library of W.A.]
 
 
 
*[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.slwa.wa.gov.au/find/guides/wa_history/post_office_directories Western Australian Post Office Directories 1893-1949]
 
 
 
*[http://welcomewalls.museum.wa.gov.au/ Western Australian Museum Welcome Walls] 
 
 
 
*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~auswa/ Western Australia GenWeb Project]
 
 
 
 
 
<br>
 
 
 
<br><br>
 
==The Territories==
 
 
 
 
 
'''Australian Capital Territory'''
 
 
 
 
 
'''Record Office Lookup Contacts'''
 
 
 
'''Cemetery Lookup Contacts'''
 
 
 
not listed, yet.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
'''Links'''
 
 
 
*[http://www.ors.act.gov.au/bdm/index.html ACT Registrar-General's Office. Births Deaths & Marriages]
 
 
 
*[http://www.hagsoc.org.au/ Heraldry & Genealogical Society of Canberra]
 
 
 
<br><br>
 
==Jervis Bay Territory==
 
 
 
'''Record Office Lookup Contacts'''
 
 
 
'''Cemetery Lookup Contacts'''
 
 
 
not listed, yet.
 
 
 
<br><br>
 
==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]
 
 
 
 
 
'''Record Office Lookup Contacts'''
 
 
 
 
 
'''Cemetery Lookup Contacts'''
 
 
 
not listed, yet.
 
 
 
<br><br>
 
 
 
 
==External==
 
==External==
  
Line 493: Line 301:
  
 
Heard and McDonald Islands
 
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].
  
  
  
<br>
 
 
Back to [[World Index Page]]
 
Back to [[World Index Page]]

Latest revision as of 11:45, 10 September 2022

Wikipedia image: Map of Australia



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






Birth, Marriage and Death Certificates



Cemeteries

See Cemeteries Online



Emigration, Immigration, Shipping and Passenger Lists



Military History



Newspapers



Australian Capital Territory




New South Wales




Northern Territory

From 1926 to 1931, Central Australia existed as a separate territory, before being reincorporated into the Northern Territory.



Queensland



South Australia



Tasmania



Victoria



Western Australia





External

Ashmore and Cartier Islands

Australian Antarctic Territory

Norfolk Island

Christmas Island

Cocos (Keeling) Islands

Coral Sea Islands Territory

Heard and McDonald Islands



Requests for Research and Photographs

Please read the Terms and Conditions before requesting a lookup.

A list of members who have volunteered to do Research lookups or take photographs can be found in the Research Offers forum or on the following pages in the Wiki:

If any member wishes to offer to do lookups or take photographs in a particular location, please leave a message on our Volunteers Needed thread.


Back to World Index Page