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]
+*[http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/adbonline.htm Australian Dictionary of Biography]
-==Links==
-*[http://www.mhsa.org.au/ MILITARY HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF AUSTRALIA]
-*[http://www.nla.gov.au/oz/genelist.html NATIONAL LIBRARY OF AUSTRALIA]
-*[http://www.naa.gov.au/ NATIONAL ARCHIVES OF AUSTRALIA]
-*[http://www.awm.gov.au/ AUSTRALIA WAR MEMORIAL]
-*[http://aussierhonda.com/deathcare/index.php?module=article&view=6&MMN_position=21:21 Australian Funeral Industry Cemetery links]
-*[http://www.fremantleprison.com.au/history/history6.cfm Fremantle Prison Convict database]
-*[http://members.westnet.com.au/web/llarment/ Lorraine’s Burial Records Pages]
-*[http://www.brandis.com.au/index.html Jenny Brandis’ Web Page]
 *[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.perthdps.com/ Perth Dead Persons Society]
+*[http://www.whitepages.com.au/wp/index.jsp White Pages Online]
-*[http://www.ww2roll.gov.au/script/name.asp World War 2 Nominal Roll]
-*[http://www.whitepages.com.au/wp/index.jsp White Pages Online]
-*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~nswsdps/dpsindex.htm The Rayerson Index]
-*[http://www.ballaratgenealogy.org.au Links to all State BMD and other records, and military links]
+*[http://www.sag.org.au/ Society of Australian Genealogists]
-*[http://www.ozgenonline.com/surnsrch.htm Oz Gen Link - has links to useful sites in Aust and abroad]
+*[http://www.australiagenweb.org/ AustraliaGenWeb Project]
-*[http://www.brisbane.qld.gov.au/BCC:STANDARD::pc=PC_899 Brisbane City Council grave location search]
+*[http://www.familytreeoz.com/ Australian Family History Online Resources]
-*[http://www.toowoomba.qld.gov.au/index.phpoption=com_gravefinder&Itemid=46 Drayton & Toowoomba Cemetery grave records (QLD)]
+*[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.blaxland.com/ozships/ Convictions, Australian Shipping ]
+*[http://www.ballaratgenealogy.org.au Nationwide Links]
-~ Arrivals, August 1 1771 - August 11 1967
-~ Departures, August 26 1768 - April 30 1968
-~ passenger Lists, index of passengers, convicts and crew on vessels.
-*[http://home.iprimus.com.au/yarragon/pages/AustralianLinks.htm Australian Research]
 *[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~tigerhawk71/aus-sa_lookup.htm Australian Volunteers Lookup Page]
-*[http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/adbonline.htm Australian Dictionary of Biography]
+*[http://raogk.com/australia.htm Random Acts of Genealogical Kindness: Australia]
-*[http://scs.une.edu.au/Bushrangers/biog.htm The Bushranger Site -profiles of some of Australias more infamous characters]
-*[http://raogk.com/australia.htm Random Acts of Genealogical Kindness - Australia]
+*[http://www.jaunay.com/auscensus.html The Census in Australia]
-*[http://www.janetreakesgenealogy.com/VirtualWall/Welcome.htm AUSTRALIA'S V*I*R*T*U*A*L IMMIGRATION WALL OF HONOUR]
+*[http://scs.une.edu.au/Bushrangers/biog.htm The Bushranger Site]
-*[http://www.cwgc.org/debt_of_honour.asp?menuid=14 Debt of Honour Register (Commonwealth War Graves Commission)]
+*[http://www.nederland-australie2006.nl/geschiedenis/au/html/index.html Netherlands to Australia: 1606 to 2006]
-*[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]
+==Birth, Marriage and Death Certificates==
-*[http://www.ww2roll.gov.au/ World War Two Nominal Roll website]
+*[http://www.jaunay.com/bdm.html What You Can Expect To See on A Historical Australian BMD Certificate]
-*[http://www.australiansatwar.com.au/ Australians At War]
+*[http://www.ausbdm.org/ Australian BMD Certificate Exchange Site]
-*[http://www.judywebster.gil.com.au/index.html Judy Webster Site]
+*[http://www.naa.gov.au/about-us/publications/fact-sheets/fs89.aspx Contact Addresses for Australian Births, Deaths & Marriages]
-*[http://www.nationaalarchief.nl/emigranten/en/ Database of Emigrants from the Netherlands to Australia between 1946 and 1991]
+<br><br><div align="right">[[#top|Back to Top]]</div>
-*[http://www.nederland-australie2006.nl/geschiedenis/au/html/index.html Dedicated to 400 years Netherlands - Australia]
+==Cemeteries==
-*[http://www.diggerhistory.info/pages-conflicts-periods/other/british_army-in-aust.htm British Army in Australia, 1788 - 1870]
+See [[Cemeteries Online]]
+<br><br><div align="right">[[#top|Back to Top]]</div>
+==Emigration, Immigration, Shipping and Passenger Lists==
-*[http://www.australiasredcoats.com/ Australia's Redcoat Settlers]
+*[http://www.janetreakesgenealogy.com/VirtualWall/Welcome.htm V*I*R*T*U*A*L Immigration Wall of Honour]
-*[http://members.pcug.org.au/~pdownes/dps/3rdflt.txt Alphabetical list of 2000 convicts transported on the 3rd fleet in 1791]
+* Also see [[Emigration_and_Immigration|Emigration/Immigration, Shipping and Passenger Lists]]
+<br><br><div align="right">[[#top|Back to Top]]</div>
+==Military History==
-==The States==
+*[[:Category:Military and Maritime History|'''Military and Maritime History''']]
+*[http://www.anzacs.net Anzacs]
-====New South Wales====
+*[http://www.mhsa.org.au/ Military Historical Society of Australia]
-'''Record Office Lookup Contacts'''
+*[http://www.australiansatwar.com.au/ Australians at War]
-New South Wales State Archives/Records office-Each Tuesday [http://www.familytreeforum.com/private.php?do=newpm&u=257 Laurie in Oz]
+*[http://members.pcug.org.au/~croe/ozb/oz_boer.cgi?setup_file=oz_boer.setup Australians in the Boer War]
+*[http://freepages.history.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~ausnavy/ Australian Naval History]
-'''Cemetery Lookup Contacts'''
+*[http://www.ww2roll.gov.au/script/name.asp World War 2 Nominal Roll]
-not listed, yet.
+*[[War_Memorials#ANZACS|War Memorials ANZACS]]
+<br><br><div align="right">[[#top|Back to Top]]</div>
-'''Links'''
+==Newspapers==
-*[http://www.bdm.nsw.gov.au/ NSW Registry of Births Deaths & Marriages]
+*[http://www.newspapers.com.au/ Australian Newspaper Directory]
-*[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.rootsweb.com/~nswsdps/ The Ryerson Index to Contemporary Death Notices and Obituaries in Australian Newspapers]
-*[http://www.marbract.com.au Marbract - get cheap transcriptions of NSW BDM certs. Service is reliable and prompt]
+*[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><div align="right">[[#top|Back to Top]]</div>
+==Australian Capital Territory==
-====Queensland====
+*[http://www.ors.act.gov.au/bdm/index.html Office of Regulatory Services. Births Deaths & Marriages]
-'''Record Office Lookup Contacts'''
+*[http://hiddencanberra.webs.com/ Hidden Canberra]
+*[http://www.canberrahistorygroup.com/ The Canberra History Group]
-'''Cemetery Lookup Contacts'''
+*[http://www.hagsoc.org.au/ Heraldry & Genealogical Society of Canberra]
-not listed, yet.
+<br><br><div align="right">[[#top|Back to Top]]</div>
-====South Australia====
+==New South Wales==
-'''Record Office Lookup Contacts'''
+*[http://www.bdm.nsw.gov.au/ NSW Registry of Births Deaths & Marriages]
+*[http://www.records.nsw.gov.au/archives/ New South Wales Government State Archives]
-'''Cemetery Lookup Contacts'''
+*[http://www.ihr.com.au/ Internet History Resources NSW Family History Document Service]
-not listed, yet.
+*[http://www.marbract.com.au Transcription Agent for NSW BMD Certificates]
-'''links'''
+*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~nswahps/ Abermain Heritage Preservation Society]
-*[http://www.saghs.org.au/graves.htm S.A. Deaths and Burials - searchable databases]
+*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~nswbelli/ Bellingen GenWeb Pages]
-*[http://www.slsa.sa.gov.au/fh/passengerlists/SAShips1836-1840.htm South Australian Passenger Lists 1836-1851]
+*[http://members.pcug.org.au/~ppmay/braidwood.htm Braidwood Gaol Admissions 1856-1899]
-*[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.convicttrail.org/ Great North Road Convict Trail]
-*[http://www.tributesofhonour.info/ South Australian War Memorials]
+*[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]
-====Tasmania====
+*[http://www.ulladulla.info/history/ Milton Ulladulla Local & Family History]
-'''Record Office Lookup Contacts'''
+*[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.]
-'''Cemetery Lookup Contacts'''
+*[http://www.sydneybenevolentasylum.com/index.php?page=search-index Sydney Benevolent Asylum - Admissions & Discharges 1857-1900]
-not listed, yet.
+*[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==
-====Victoria====
+From 1926 to 1931, Central Australia existed as a separate territory, before being reincorporated into the Northern Territory.
-'''Record Office Lookup Contacts'''
+*[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]
-'''Cemetery Lookup Contacts'''
+*[http://www.justice.qld.gov.au/bdm/IndexSearch.htm Queensland Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages]
-not listed, yet.
+*[http://www.qfhs.org.au/ Queensland Family History Society]
+*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~auscqfha/index.htm Central Queensland Family History Society]
-====Western Australia====
+*[http://www.judywebster.gil.com.au/ Queensland Genealogy Pages]
-'''Record Office Lookup Contacts'''
+*[http://queenslandhistory.org.au/ Queenland Historical Society]
+*[http://www.nrw.qld.gov.au/property/place_names.html Queensland Place Names]
-'''Cemetery Lookup Contacts'''
+*[http://www.pictureqld.slq.qld.gov.au/ Queensland Photographs]
-not listed, yet.
+*[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://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]
-'''Links'''
+*[http://www.nambour-chronicle.com/ Digital Nambour Chronicle]
+<br><br><div align="right">[[#top|Back to Top]]</div>
+==South Australia==
-*[http://www.mcb.wa.gov.au/default.php Metropolitan Cemeteries Board,Perth WA]
+*[http://www.archives.sa.gov.au/ State Records of South Australia]
-*[http://www.openwindows.com/marriage/search.htm Reverse Marriages Index WA ,1905-1935. Now extends to 1941]
+*[http://www.familyhistorysa.info/ South Australia Family History Society]
-*[http://www.interment.net/aus/wa/index.htm Cemeteries of Western Australia]
+*[http://www.jaunay.com/census.html 1841 Census of South Australia]
-*[http://aeon.sro.wa.gov.au/Investigator/simple.asp State Records of Western Australia]
+*[http://www.saghs.org.au/ South Australian Genealogy and Heraldry Society]
-*[http://www.wags.org.au/genisite.htm Western Australian Genealogical Society]
+*[http://www.slsa.sa.gov.au/manning/ The Manning Index Newspaper and Magazine Transcriptions 1837-1937]
-*[http://www.sro.wa.gov.au/collection/births.asp#coroner State Records Office of Western Australia]
+*[http://www.genealogylinks.net/australia/south-australia/index.html South Australia Genealogy Links]
-*[http://www.parliament.wa.gov.au/web/newwebparl.nsf/iframewebpages/Hansard%20-%20Advanced%20Search Parliament of Western Australia-Hansard Search]
+*[http://users.esc.net.au/~pereilly/index.html Murray River Heritage]
+<br><br><div align="right">[[#top|Back to Top]]</div>
+==Tasmania==
-*[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]
+*[http://www.archives.tas.gov.au/ Archives Office of Tasmania]
-*[http://www.slwa.wa.gov.au/pdf/battye/pods/Post_Office_Directories_Contents.html Western Australian Post Office Directories 1893-1949]
+*[http://www.tasfamily.net.au/ Tasmanian Family History Service]
-*[http://www.encyclopedia.uwapress.uwa.edu.au/ Historical Encyclopedia of WA]
+*[http://www.statelibrary.tas.gov.au/familyhistory Tasmania State Library's Family History Pages]
-*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~westaust/index.html And All So Far From Home]
+*[http://portal.archives.tas.gov.au/menu.aspx?search=8 Colonial Tasmanian Family Links Database]
-*[http://www.liswa.wa.gov.au/ State Library of W.A]
+*[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]
-==The Territories==
+*[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]
-'''Record Office Lookup Contacts'''
+*[http://www.access.prov.vic.gov.au/public/PROVguides/PROVguide050/PROVguide050.jsp Locating and Copying Ships' Passenger Lists]
-'''Cemetery Lookup Contacts'''
+*[http://gazette.slv.vic.gov.au/ Victoria Government Gazette Online Archive 1836-1997]
-not listed, yet.
+*[http://www.gsv.org.au/ The Genealogical Society of Victoria]
-====Australian Capital Territory====
+*[http://www.citymuseummelbourne.org/exhibitions/builtongold.html Melbourne City Museum and The Gold Rush]
-'''Record Office Lookup Contacts'''
+*[http://home.vicnet.net.au/~caov/index.htm Cornish Association of Victoria]
-'''Cemetery Lookup Contacts'''
+*[http://www.ballaratgenealogy.org.au/ Ballarat and District Genealogical Society]
-not listed, yet.
+*[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]
-====Jervis Bay Territory====
+*[http://www.bdm.dotag.wa.gov.au/F/family_history.aspx?uid=8948-7352-6630-2234 Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages]
-'''Record Office Lookup Contacts'''
+*[http://www.liswa.wa.gov.au/ State Library of W.A.]
-'''Cemetery Lookup Contacts'''
+*[http://welcomewalls.museum.wa.gov.au/ Western Australian Museum]
-not listed, yet.
+*[http://www.parliament.wa.gov.au/index.htm Parliament of Western Australia]
+*[http://www.encyclopedia.uwapress.uwa.edu.au/ Historical Encyclopedia of WA]
-=====Northern Territory=====
+*[http://www.slwa.wa.gov.au/find/guides/wa_history/post_office_directories Western Australian Post Office Directories 1893-1949]
-From 1926 to 1931, Central Australia existed as a separate territory, before being reincorporated into the Northern Territory.
-'''Record Office Lookup Contacts'''
+*[http://www.wags.org.au/genisite.htm Western Australian Genealogical Society]
-'''Cemetery Lookup Contacts'''
+*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~westaust/index.html And All So Far From Home]
-not listed, yet.
+*[http://www.wamarriage.info/ Western Australia Marriage index 1906-1953]
+*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~australind/ Australind]
+*[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>
 ==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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