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