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.naa.gov.au/ NATIONAL ARCHIVES OF AUSTRALIA]
+*[http://www.ga.gov.au/map/names/ Gazetteer of Australia]
-*[http://www.awm.gov.au/ AUSTRALIA WAR MEMORIAL]
+*[http://www.nla.gov.au/oz/genelist.html National Library of Australia]
-*[http://aussierhonda.com/deathcare/index.php?module=article&view=6&MMN_position=21:21 Australian Funeral Industry Cemetery links]
+*[http://trove.nla.gov.au/ National Library of Australia - Trove - archived resources]
-*[http://www.fremantleprison.com.au/history/history6.cfm Fremantle Prison Convict database]
+*[http://www.pictureaustralia.org/apps/pictureaustralia National Picture Library of Australia]
-*[http://members.westnet.com.au/web/llarment/ Lorraine’s Burial Records Pages]
+*[http://www.whitepages.com.au/wp/index.jsp White Pages Online]
-*[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.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.perthdps.com/ Perth Dead Persons Society]
+*[http://www.ozgenonline.com/surnsrch.htm Oz Gen Online]
-*[http://www.ww2roll.gov.au/script/name.asp World War 2 Nominal Roll]
+*[http://www.ballaratgenealogy.org.au Nationwide Links]
-*[http://www.whitepages.com.au/wp/index.jsp White Pages Online]
-*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~nswsdps/dpsindex.htm The Rayerson Index]
+*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~tigerhawk71/aus-sa_lookup.htm Australian Volunteers Lookup Page]
-*[http://www.ballaratgenealogy.org.au Links to all State BMD and other records, and military links]
+*[http://raogk.com/australia.htm Random Acts of Genealogical Kindness: Australia]
-*[http://www.ozgenonline.com/surnsrch.htm Oz Gen Link - has links to useful sites in Aust and abroad]
-*[http://www.brisbane.qld.gov.au/BCC:STANDARD::pc=PC_899 Brisbane City Council grave location search]
+*[http://www.jaunay.com/auscensus.html The Census in Australia]
-*[http://www.toowoomba.qld.gov.au/index.phpoption=com_gravefinder&Itemid=46 Drayton & Toowoomba Cemetery grave records (QLD)]
+*[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>
-*[http://www.blaxland.com/ozships/ Convictions, Australian Shipping ]
+==Birth, Marriage and Death Certificates==
-~ Arrivals, August 1 1771 - August 11 1967
+*[http://www.jaunay.com/bdm.html What You Can Expect To See on A Historical Australian BMD Certificate]
-~ Departures, August 26 1768 - April 30 1968
+*[http://www.ausbdm.org/ Australian BMD Certificate Exchange Site]
-~ passenger Lists, index of passengers, convicts and crew on vessels.
+*[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==
-*[http://home.iprimus.com.au/yarragon/pages/AustralianLinks.htm Australian Research]
+See [[Cemeteries Online]]
+<br><br><div align="right">[[#top|Back to Top]]</div>
+==Emigration, Immigration, Shipping and Passenger Lists==
-*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~tigerhawk71/aus-sa_lookup.htm Australian Volunteers Lookup Page]
+*[http://www.janetreakesgenealogy.com/VirtualWall/Welcome.htm V*I*R*T*U*A*L Immigration Wall of Honour]
-*[http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/adbonline.htm Australian Dictionary of Biography]
+* Also see [[Emigration_and_Immigration|Emigration/Immigration, Shipping and Passenger Lists]]
-*[http://scs.une.edu.au/Bushrangers/biog.htm The Bushranger Site -profiles of some of Australias more infamous characters]
+<br><br><div align="right">[[#top|Back to Top]]</div>
-*[http://raogk.com/australia.htm Random Acts of Genealogical Kindness - Australia]
+==Military History==
-*[http://www.janetreakesgenealogy.com/VirtualWall/Welcome.htm AUSTRALIA'S V*I*R*T*U*A*L IMMIGRATION WALL OF HONOUR]
+*[[:Category:Military and Maritime History|'''Military and Maritime History''']]
-*[http://www.cwgc.org/debt_of_honour.asp?menuid=14 Debt of Honour Register (Commonwealth War Graves Commission)]
+*[http://www.anzacs.net Anzacs]
-*[http://www.hagsoc.org.au/sagraves/index.php Australian War Graves in South Africa 1899 - 1902]
+*[http://www.mhsa.org.au/ Military Historical Society of Australia]
-*[http://members.pcug.org.au/~croe/ozb/oz_boer.cgi?setup_file=oz_boer.setup Oz-Boer Database]
+*[http://www.australiansatwar.com.au/ Australians at War]
-*[http://www.ww2roll.gov.au/ World War Two Nominal Roll website]
+*[http://members.pcug.org.au/~croe/ozb/oz_boer.cgi?setup_file=oz_boer.setup Australians in the Boer War]
-*[http://www.australiansatwar.com.au/ Australians At War]
+*[http://freepages.history.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~ausnavy/ Australian Naval History]
-*[http://www.judywebster.gil.com.au/index.html Judy Webster Site]
+*[http://www.ww2roll.gov.au/script/name.asp World War 2 Nominal Roll]
-*[http://www.nationaalarchief.nl/emigranten/en/ Database of Emigrants from the Netherlands to Australia between 1946 and 1991]
+*[[War_Memorials#ANZACS|War Memorials ANZACS]]
-*[http://www.nederland-australie2006.nl/geschiedenis/au/html/index.html Dedicated to 400 years Netherlands - Australia]
+<br><br><div align="right">[[#top|Back to Top]]</div>
-*[http://www.diggerhistory.info/pages-conflicts-periods/other/british_army-in-aust.htm British Army in Australia, 1788 - 1870]
+==Newspapers==
-*[http://www.australiasredcoats.com/ Australia's Redcoat Settlers]
+*[http://www.newspapers.com.au/ Australian Newspaper Directory]
-*[http://members.pcug.org.au/~pdownes/dps/3rdflt.txt Alphabetical list of 2000 convicts transported on the 3rd fleet in 1791]
+*[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]
-==The States==
+<br><br><div align="right">[[#top|Back to Top]]</div>
+==Australian Capital Territory==
-====New South Wales====
+*[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]
-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>
-not listed, yet.
-'''Links'''
+==New South Wales==
 *[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]
+*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~nswahps/ Abermain Heritage Preservation Society]
-====Queensland====
+*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~nswbelli/ Bellingen GenWeb Pages]
-'''Record Office Lookup Contacts'''
+*[http://members.pcug.org.au/~ppmay/braidwood.htm Braidwood Gaol Admissions 1856-1899]
+*[http://www.convicttrail.org/ Great North Road Convict Trail]
-'''Cemetery Lookup Contacts'''
+*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~ausghs/ Gresford Historical Society]
-not listed, yet.
+*[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]
-====South Australia====
+*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~auslordh/ Lord Howe Island]
-'''Record Office Lookup Contacts'''
+*[http://blogs.manly.nsw.gov.au/manlyfamilies/index.html Manly Families]
+*[http://www.ulladulla.info/history/ Milton Ulladulla Local & Family History]
-'''Cemetery Lookup Contacts'''
+*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~nswsyd/index.htm History and Genealogy of Greater Sydney]
-not listed, yet.
+*[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]
-'''links'''
+*[http://archives.smh.com.au The Sydney Morning Herald Archives]
-*[http://www.saghs.org.au/graves.htm S.A. Deaths and Burials - searchable databases]
+*[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.slsa.sa.gov.au/fh/passengerlists/SAShips1836-1840.htm South Australian Passenger Lists 1836-1851]
+From 1926 to 1931, Central Australia existed as a separate territory, before being reincorporated into the Northern Territory.
-*[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://members.iinet.net.au/~genient  Genealogical Society of Northern Territory]
+<br><br><div align="right">[[#top|Back to Top]]</div>
+==Queensland==
-*[http://www.tributesofhonour.info/ South Australian War Memorials]
+*[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.rootsweb.com/~auscqfha/index.htm Central Queensland Family History Society]
+*[http://www.judywebster.gil.com.au/ Queensland Genealogy Pages]
+*[http://queenslandhistory.org.au/ Queenland Historical Society]
-====Tasmania====
+*[http://www.nrw.qld.gov.au/property/place_names.html Queensland Place Names]
-'''Record Office Lookup Contacts'''
+*[http://www.pictureqld.slq.qld.gov.au/ Queensland Photographs]
+*[http://www.slq.qld.gov.au/info/ind Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders]
-'''Cemetery Lookup Contacts'''
+*[http://www.qppha.com.au/ Queensland Prison and Penal Historical Association]
-not listed, yet.
+*[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]
-====Victoria====
+*[http://www.nambour-chronicle.com/ Digital Nambour Chronicle]
+<br><br><div align="right">[[#top|Back to Top]]</div>
+==South Australia==
-'''Record Office Lookup Contacts'''
+*[http://www.archives.sa.gov.au/ State Records of South Australia]
+*[http://www.familyhistorysa.info/ South Australia Family History Society]
-'''Cemetery Lookup Contacts'''
+*[http://www.jaunay.com/census.html 1841 Census of South Australia]
-not listed, yet.
+*[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]
-====Western Australia====
+*[http://www.genealogylinks.net/australia/south-australia/index.html South Australia Genealogy Links]
-'''Record Office Lookup Contacts'''
+*[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]
-'''Cemetery Lookup Contacts'''
+*[http://www.tasfamily.net.au/ Tasmanian Family History Service]
-not listed, yet.
+*[http://www.statelibrary.tas.gov.au/familyhistory Tasmania State Library's Family History Pages]
+*[http://portal.archives.tas.gov.au/menu.aspx?search=8 Colonial Tasmanian Family Links Database]
+*[http://www.femalefactory.com.au/ Cascades Female Factory]
+*[http://www.hotkey.net.au/~jwilliams4/factory.htm Female Convict Factories]
-'''Links'''
+*[http://www.portarthur.org.au/ Port Arthur]
+<br><br><div align="right">[[#top|Back to Top]]</div>
+==Victoria==
-*[http://www.mcb.wa.gov.au/default.php Metropolitan Cemeteries Board,Perth WA]
+*[http://www.prov.vic.gov.au/ Public Record Office Victoria]
-*[http://www.openwindows.com/marriage/search.htm Reverse Marriages Index WA ,1905-1935. Now extends to 1941]
+*[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.interment.net/aus/wa/index.htm Cemeteries of Western Australia]
+*[http://www.access.prov.vic.gov.au/public/PROVguides/PROVguide050/PROVguide050.jsp Locating and Copying Ships' Passenger Lists]
-*[http://aeon.sro.wa.gov.au/Investigator/simple.asp State Records of Western Australia]
+*[http://gazette.slv.vic.gov.au/ Victoria Government Gazette Online Archive 1836-1997]
-*[http://www.wags.org.au/genisite.htm Western Australian Genealogical Society]
+*[http://www.gsv.org.au/ The Genealogical Society of Victoria]
-*[http://www.sro.wa.gov.au/collection/births.asp#coroner State Records Office of Western Australia]
+*[http://www.citymuseummelbourne.org/exhibitions/builtongold.html Melbourne City Museum and The Gold Rush]
-*[http://www.parliament.wa.gov.au/web/newwebparl.nsf/iframewebpages/Hansard%20-%20Advanced%20Search Parliament of Western Australia-Hansard Search]
+*[http://home.vicnet.net.au/~caov/index.htm Cornish Association of Victoria]
-*[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.ballaratgenealogy.org.au/ Ballarat and District Genealogical Society]
-*[http://www.slwa.wa.gov.au/pdf/battye/pods/Post_Office_Directories_Contents.html Western Australian Post Office Directories 1893-1949]
+*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~ausygs/ Yarram Genealogy Group]
-*[http://www.encyclopedia.uwapress.uwa.edu.au/ Historical Encyclopedia of WA]
+*[http://yplocalhistory.blogspot.com/ Yarra Plenty Local History Blog]
+<br><br><div align="right">[[#top|Back to Top]]</div>
+==Western Australia==
-*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~westaust/index.html And All So Far From Home]
+*[http://aeon.sro.wa.gov.au/investigator/investigator.htm State Records of Western Australia]
-*[http://www.liswa.wa.gov.au/ State Library of W.A]
+*[http://www.bdm.dotag.wa.gov.au/F/family_history.aspx?uid=8948-7352-6630-2234 Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages]
+*[http://www.liswa.wa.gov.au/ State Library of W.A.]
+*[http://welcomewalls.museum.wa.gov.au/ Western Australian Museum]
+*[http://www.parliament.wa.gov.au/index.htm Parliament of Western Australia]
-==The Territories==
+*[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]
-====Australian Capital 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]
-====Jervis Bay Territory====
+*[http://www.fremantleprison.com/ Freemantle Prison Convict Database]
-'''Record Office Lookup Contacts'''
+*[http://www.perthdps.com/ Perth Dead Persons Society]
+<br><br><div align="right">[[#top|Back to Top]]</div>
-'''Cemetery Lookup Contacts'''
+==External==
-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].
-<br>
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