Difference between revisions of "Australia"
Jessbowbag (talk | contribs) |
Jessbowbag (talk | contribs) |
||
| Line 59: | Line 59: | ||
*[http://raogk.com/australia.htm Random Acts of Genealogical Kindness] - Australia | *[http://raogk.com/australia.htm Random Acts of Genealogical Kindness] - Australia | ||
| − | |||
| − | |||
*[http://www.jaunay.com/auscensus.html The Census in Australia] | *[http://www.jaunay.com/auscensus.html The Census in Australia] | ||
| Line 71: | Line 69: | ||
*[http://www.whitepages.com.au/wp/index.jsp White Pages Online] Telephone directory | *[http://www.whitepages.com.au/wp/index.jsp White Pages Online] Telephone directory | ||
| − | |||
| − | |||
*[http://www.jaunay.com/bdm.html What You Can Expect To See on A Historical Australian BMD Certificate] | *[http://www.jaunay.com/bdm.html What You Can Expect To See on A Historical Australian BMD Certificate] | ||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
'''The States''' | '''The States''' | ||
Revision as of 19:06, 10 April 2008
Contents
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-General
- Australian Cemeteries - With Links to Online Data Where Available
- Debt of Honour Register Commonwealth War Graves Commission
- Genealogy Advice for Australia especially Queensland
- Oz Gen Link - Has links to useful sites in Australia & abroad
- Random Acts of Genealogical Kindness - Australia
- The Bushranger Site - profiles of some of Australia's more infamous characters.
- White Pages Online Telephone directory
The States
New South Wales
Record Office Lookup Requests
Please read the Terms and Conditions before requesting a lookup.
By requesting a lookup you are agreeing to the Terms and Conditions as linked above.
Record Office Contacts
- New South Wales State Archives/Records office - Each Tuesday Laurie in Oz
Cemetery Lookup Contacts
- Sydney, NSW Laurie in Oz
Links
- Braidwood Gaol Admissions 1856-1899
- Marbract - Low Cost Transcriptions of NSW BMD Certs. Service is reliable & prompt.
- NSW State Records - Search Index with Immigration Records, Convicts Records etc Very good especially for early days in Australia
- City of Sydney Assessment Books 1845 - 1948 large pdf files to download, searchable for names - and including Ward Maps
Queensland
Record Office Lookup Requests
Please read the 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
not listed, yet.
Links
- Central Queensland Family History Society Includes Some On-line Records
- Nambour Chronicle Searchable pdf images of The Chronicle - pages to download after free registration
South Australia
Record Office Lookup Requests
Please read the 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
- South Australian Genealogy and Heraldy Society Inc. With On-line Databases
- The Manning Index Newspaper and Magazine Transcriptions 1837-1937
- S.A. Deaths and Burials - Searchable Databases
- South Australia Genealogy Links - over 100 genealogy links for South Australia, Australia, inc. Ships' Passenger Lists, Censuses, Cemetery Transcriptions and Military Records
Tasmania
Record Office Lookup Requests
Please read the 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
- Archives Office of Tasmania With On-line Databases, inc. Convicts
- Cascades Female Factory- A History
- Female Convict Factories - Tasmania inc. Branches at Brickfield, Launceston, Hobart
Victoria
Record Office Lookup Requests
Please read the 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
- Registration Numbers for Female Prisoners Received Into Custody at Victorian Prisons Between 1857 and 1948 link broken
- Victorian BMD Searchable Indexes, Images of The Original Entries Can Be Downloaded For a Fee
Western Australia
Record Office Lookup Requests
Please read the 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
Karrakatta, Perth Richard in Perth
Links
- Department of the Attorney General WA BMD indexes: Births 1841-1931, Deaths 1841-1942, Marriages 1841-1916
- Freemantle Prison Includes a searchable convict database
- Western Australian Museum Welcome Walls includes a database of some migrants to WA
The Territories
Australian Capital Territory
Record Office Lookup Contacts
Cemetery Lookup Contacts
not listed, yet.
Links
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.
Genealogical Society of Northern Territory
Record Office Lookup Contacts
Cemetery Lookup Contacts
not listed, yet.
External
Ashmore and Cartier Islands
Australian Antarctic Territory
Norfolk Island
Christmas Island
Cocos (Keeling) Islands
Coral Sea Islands Territory
Heard and McDonald Islands
Emigration/Immigration and Shipping and Passenger Lists
Back to World Index Page
