Findmypast.com.au is a family history and genealogy
website, which launched in May 2010. The website currently offers subscription
access to a collection of over 35 million historical records covering Australia,
New Zealand, Papua New Guinea and the Pacific Islands. Records
include cemetery records, probate, land & court
records, migration records, criminal reports, electoral rolls
& censuses, directories, almanacs & government gazettes
and military records.
Rootsweb Australia Mailing Lists (150+). Join a local area mailing list. It is a great way to meet other researchers with an interest in the same local area. If you do not want to join, then go to the list's site and search or browse the archives for names and places of interest.
PANDORA Australia's Web Archive collects and provides long-term access to selected online publications and web sites about Australia. Try a global search for the surname or place of interest.It's An Honour. Use this site to access the Australian Honours List databases which lists all Australians who have received honours since 1901.
Rootsweb Australian Records. This site allows you to surname search contributed records containing 71,604 distinct surnames for selected states and towns.
Australian
Heritage. This web site for the magazine of the
same title features a comprehensive
Australian Historical Towns Directory
where you can you can access regional guides which include a wealth of
information about the location, history, local organizations
and
museums.
The Australian Heritage
Council. The Australian
Heritage Database is available online
and contains information about more than 20,000 natural,
historic and Indigenous places.
Australasia Church Albums. This site provides images of churches in Australia and New Zealand, both past and present, with a description or history of each.
Guide to Australian Business Records. This guide to Australian business heritage can be browsed alphabetically. The site offers a brief history of the company plus a link to any archival, heritage or published sources.
First Families 2001 Database recorded information about the earliest members of the submitters family to have lived in Australia. This database has been archived to the Pandora Archive where it is available.
Ian Evans
World of Old Houses. An Australian guide to caring for and
restoring old houses.
The Hidden Canberra site by Ann Gugler focuses on Westlake, but also includes early Canberra material and photographs. The site documents the hidden temporary camps and settlements where construction workers lived out of sight of permanent Canberra. sPhotographs, family histories, 1913 census records and electoral rolls for 1916, 1928, 1935, 1943, 1949, 1955, and 1967 are available.
Early Canberra by Ann Gugler. This site complements the Hidden Canberra site (above) by extending the information to include articles from newsspapers and other sources 1909-1930s. The Peoplesection includes obituaries plus other information. There are details on the naming of Canberra, the laying of the foundation stone by the Prince of Wales in 1920 plus information on the development of the city, the camps and early permanent suburbs.
ACT
Records by
Ann Gugler. This extensive collection includes electoral rolls and
numerous occupational lists for public servants, postmasters, foremen,
construction workers; stock owners and much more. This site was hosted
by Genseek Genealogy
which is no longer available.
New South
Wales
Ancestry with access to the Sands
Directories for
Sydney and New South Wales (1861-1933). This collection is fully indexed and searchable.
There is a free name search and charges apply to view the original images.
State
Records New South Wales, Indexes Online include:
Bankruptcy and Insolvency with indexes to bankruptcy records (1888-1928) and insolvency records 1842-1887.
Education and Child Welfare include Schools and Related Records (1876-1979). A search of this index returns the name of the school, date, item and remarks.
Decisions of the Superior Courts of New South Wales, 1788-1899 This site publishes many of the hidden court records of the superior courts of New South Wales. Currently cases 1824-1841 are available. There are subject and case indexes plus a site search engine for searching for surnames.
This site is designed for those planning a wedding but it features an extensive collection of NSW, and some ACT, Church Photographs.
Internet History Resources offers over 20,000 pages of online records for family history research in New South Wales. An annual subscription fee ($44) applies but some sample material is available.
Batemans Bay Historical Information.
Family History Group of Bathurst. This site contains a series of downloadable newspaper articles describing Life in Bathurst in the 1830s. There is also a list of Bathurst landholders 1885.
Bellingen GenWeb with genealogy transcripts on, from and about Bellingen Shire.
City of Canterbury (Sydney). The Library and Heritage link offers access to an extensive local history collection covering the suburbs of Ashbury, Belfield, Belmore, Beverley Hills, Campsie, Canterbury, Croydon Park, Earlwood, Hurlstone Park, Kingsgrove, Lakemba, Narwee, Punchbowl, Riverwood, Roselands and Wiley Park.
Carool Public School on the far north coast of NSW has some old photographs of students and teachers (1922-1996 with gaps) available online. The site is fully searchable.
Cornish Association of New South Wales. This site features local history information for Byng and Cobar.
Forbes
Family History Group has transcripts of 1872
Grevilles Post Office Directory for Forbes, Condobolin, Goolalong and Grenfell
online plus a Forbes and district death index (1940s-2008).
Gerringong
and District Historical Society.A transcript of the Gerringong
Landholders Returns 1885 is
available online and lists location, occupier, acres and numbers of horses,
cattle, sheep and pigs held.
Hawkesbury Historical Society. This site promotes the rich heritage of the Hawkesbury District. There is an ongoing series of historically based articles available plus information on famous people and famous buildings of the Hawkesbury and much more.
Hay Historical Society local history collection for Hay and surrounding district, including the villages of Booligal, Booroorban, Carrathool, Gunbar, Maude, Mossgiel and Oxley. The History Pages include biographies of key pioneers. The Lists and Indexes include deaths registered at Hay (1859-1862) and a list of land-holders of Hay and surrounding districts 1902.
Helensburgh
and District Historical Society covers
Helensburgh and the villages of Waterfall, Garrawarra, Stanwell Park, Stanwell
Tops, Otford, Lilyvale and Cawley. An extensive collection of online information
is available.
Hurstville Family History Society (Sydney). Click on the Local History link for access to over forty biographies and information about places.
Maitland Family History Circle. Click on Maitland District Info to access many online indexes including pioneers; BDMs registered in Maitland; convict assignments; post office directories; list of mayors; rate book tenants and military enlistments.
Manaro Mercury. Extracts, (1864-1905) compiled by S and M Grieves, to Cooma and Monaro district births, deaths and marriages and general information such as hotel licences, land grants and bankruptcy.Marrickville Council (Sydney). Click on Community then History for access to local history resources.
Milton Ulladulla Local and Family History site by Cathy Dunn. This site includes information on cemeteries, local history, pioneer records, convicts, servicemen, publications and more.
Monaro
Pioneers with
extensive resources for Eden and Monaro research. There are histories
for the towns of Adaminaby, Alum Creek, Ando, Bemboka, Berridale,
Billilingera, Bombala, Bredbo, Bungarby, Bunyan, Candelo, Cooma,
Dalgety, Delegate, Jindabyne, Kameruka, Kiandra, Lobbs Hole, Michelago,
Nimmitabel, Rocky Hall, Rocky Plain, Round Plain, Tantawanglo, Towamba,
West Denison, Wyndham, Wolumla and Yarrangobilly. The Monaro Pioneers Families Search details 700+ families online.
Mosman Council -
Local Studies (Sydney). The collection includes current and retrospective
material on Mosman people, places and events. Online material includes Mosman
memories of your street, Mosman voices, Mosman faces, images collection,
researching the history of a Mosman property plus a list of publications
available for sale.
Newcastle City Council, Newcastle
Region Library offers access to Local Studies
e-resources including the Hunter
photobank, Newcastle Herald index (1869-1984), Newcastle cemetery index, Hunter
Valley place names index, Newcastle cultural collections database and the Newcastle
earthquake database.
Free Settler or Felon is a searchable database of 165,000+ references to convicts,
settlers, townsfolk, bushrangers, innkeepers, soldiers and land owners. Areas
covered include Newcastle, Maitland, Paterson, Muswellbrook, Singleton, Raymond
Terrace, Dungog, Morpeth, Wollombi, Central Coast, Murrurundi, Scone and
more.
Mid North Coast Pioneers -
Newcastle to Lismore and beyond by Stuart Gregory. This
site contains detailed information of families in this area. Most common
surnames are Absalom, Atkins, Bignell, Blanch, Brown, Cameron, Campbell, Cox,
Davis, Gregory, James, Jeffress, Jones, Lee, Mackinnon, Martin, Moore, Mudford,
Murray, Parker, Robinson, Smith, Stace, Taylor, Thompson, Waldron, Walmsley,
Williams and Wilson.
The
Newtown Project (Sydney) offers historical information about the Newtown Municipality and
access to a variety of online resources. Ongoing projects are digitising or
transcribing records such as council assessment books; minutes of the Newtown
Municipal Council and rate books.
Penrith City e-History (Sydney). This historical gateway includes access to a wide variety of online indexes. Places covered include Bringelly, Cambridge Park, Castlereagh, Colyton, Dunheved, Emu, Emu Ferry, Kingswood, Penrith, Regentville, St Marys, Mulgoa and Werrington.
Pittwater Library Service Local History Site (Sydney) features historical information and photos on the following suburbs: Avalon, Barrenjoey, Bayview, Bilgola, Bungan, Church Point, Clareville, Coasters Retreat, Elanora Heights, Ingleside, Mackerel Beach, Mona Vale, Newport, North Narrabeen, Palm Beach, Pittwater, Scotland Island, Warriewood and Whale Beach.
Randwick City Council (Sydney). Click on Library then Local Studies for access to the local studies index search plus details on tracing the history of a house. Click on About Randwick for an A-Z of people and places plus local suburb profiles for Chifley, Clovelly, Coogee, Kensington, Kingsford, La Perouse, Little Bay, Malabar, Maroubra, Matraville, Phillip Bay, Randwick and South Coogee.
Richmond
River Historical Society (Lismore).
Online indexes include soldiers who enlisted in World War I;
cemeteries, obituary and death notices; plus localities, people and
subjects. There is an expanded and revised index to Louise Tiffany
Daley's book Men and a River, a history of the
first fifty years of settlement plus an augmented index to Sword
and Lance by M J Buckley.
Rylstone and District Historical
Society Local & Family History Group Wiki covers an area of the Central Tablelands of New South Wales
encompassing approximately 1.6 million acres or 6,500 kilometres. Roughly, this
area is bounded by the villages of Capertee, Glen Davis, Widden, Baerami,
Wollar, Cooyal, Cudgegong, Crudine, and Sofala, and includes within this area
Bylong, Lue, Ilford, Glen Alice, Rylstone, and Kandos. The wiki already has
pages for more than 1,500 individuals and families, 700 localities and 400 rural
properties. It also has many other pages relating to a wide variety of subjects
connected to the area.
Springwood Historians History
Blog aims to disseminate (as well as gather) local and family history
information from the Springwood area, which encompasses the villages of Linden,
Faulconbridge, Valley Heights and Winmalee in the Blue Mountains.
Sydney Benevolent Asylum Index to Admissions and Discharges 1857-1900 by Heather Garnsey & Martyn Killion. The asylum was established in 1818 as a philanthropic organisation to care for the needy of Sydney. It served a vital role caring for the poor, abandoned, destitute and sick. This free online database indexes 78,000 names plus there is a free search service available to check for any additional information.
Sydney
Streets. This site includes an online video which features historic
photographs from the City of Sydney Archives with a commentary by city
historians Shirley Fitzgerald and Lisa Murray. Use the Guide to Sydney
Street Names to discover the locations and name origins of Sydney's
streets, past and present. Plus there is lots of other fascinating material
available.
Dictionary of Sydney Project is a new resource for historical information about Sydney and its suburbs. There are 652 suburb demographic profiles that provide an insight to the demographic characteristics of these suburbs.
Society of Australian Genealogists databases includes Sydney Streets & Electoral Rolls 1903-1984. This index lists the relevant Federal Division/Subdivision for each Sydney street.
Homepage of Marlane Fairfax. This site features Local History Information for Tahmor and Glenmore.
Tumbarumba Times extracts from 1884 including births, marriages, deaths, probates, memoriams and general information compiled by S and M Grieves.
Tumbulgum Public School online photographs of students and teachers 1890-1993 (with gaps).Waverley (Sydney). This site includes information on the History of Waverley and includes a detailed selection of items of historical interest.
AUS-NSW-WEST Mailing List Homepage. The major towns covered by this mailing list are Broken Hill, Wentworth, Balranald, Hay, Nyngan, Cobar, Bourke and Walgett. This site contains information and databases of interest to those researching in this area.
Hotels and Publicans Licences by Rusheen Craig. The Western NSW index 1865-1900 includes Balranald, Bourke, Brewarrina, Broken Hill, Cobar, Hay, Nyngan, Walgett, Wentworth and Wilcannia. Part of Central NSW 1865-1870 has been indexed and includes Albury, Carcoar, Corowa, Cowra, Deniliquin, Dubbo, Forbes, Molong, Wagga Wagga, Warren and Wellington. Information is arranged alphabetically by hotel name and includes details of licensees some entries include further information and photographs.
Wollongong City Library's History link includes local history information and details of early residents for the suburbs of Austinmer, Avondale, Balgownie, Bellambi, Berkeley, Brownsville, Bulli, Cleveland, Clifton, Coalcliff, Coledale, Corrimal, Cringila, Dapto, Fairy Meadow, Figtree, Gwynneville, Helensburgh, Horsley, Kanahooka, Kembla Grange, Koonawarra, Mount Keira, Mount Kembla, Otford, Port Kembla, Primbee, Russell Vale, Stanwell Park, Thirroul, Unanderra, Warrawong, Windang, Wollongong, Woonona, Wongawilli and Yallah. The Illawarra Images Historical Database is also online.
Woollahra Municipal Council.(Sydney). Click on Library, then Local History for access to a comprehensive collection of historical information for local suburbs, streets, houses and families.
Yass Courier Extracts (1857-1905) including engagements and marriages, births, deaths, probates and memoriams plus other general information compiled by S and M Grieves.
Northern TerritoryJudy Webster's Genealogy Advice for Australia, especially Queensland. This site contains a variety of Online Name Indexes to Queensland Records such as old age pensions; hospital admission registers; mental asylum records; police watchhouse records; prison records and much more.
Other Genealogy Information collected by David Horton
and Kerry Raymond. This Collection
of Queensland Links includes a Queensland genealogy timeline, University of
Queensland honour rolls, war memorials, index to Moreton Bay Courier BDM Notices (1846-1861)
plus much more. There are also district links for Beaudesert, Boonah, Brisbane,
Caboolture, Esk, Gatton, Redcliffe and Rosewood Scrub.
Darling Downs Obituaries 1886 and 1887 compiled by Terry Foenander from the Toowoomba Chronicle. There is an index of names for each year plus a full transcript of the obituary. Other databases include electoral rolls, hospital deaths, jurors, World War I soldiers and others.
Mackay Historical Society and Museum. Resources online include listing and history of hotels from 1862; a biographical register of former mayors from 1869; biographical register of publicans/hotel-keepers; a list of aerated water, cordial and softdrink manufacturers; listing and history of the sugar mills; a register of War Memorials and Honour Boards; a biographical register of chairmen of the Pioneer Divisional Board from 1880 (later Pioneer Shire Council and then Mackay City Council) plus much more.
Maryborough District Family History Society. There are online indexes to Maryborough Pioneers (born outside of Qld); immigrants to Maryborough (1848-1868) and ships arriving (1863-1900).
Moreton Bay and Peel Island History by Peter Ludlow. This site features local history information for Moreton Bay including Peel Island's Quarantine and Leprosy Stations. Updated
Family History Association of North Queensland site lists North Queensland Resources.The Manning Index of South Australian History. This index contains thousands of references to South Australian newspaper and magazine articles 1837-1937. Publications indexed include the Adelaide Times, Advertiser, Chronicle, The Critic, Express & Telegraph, Frearson's Weekly, The Herald, Illustrated Adelaide Post, The Irish Harp, The Lantern, The Mail, The News, Observer, Register, SA Gazette & Mining Journal and Southern Australian. It also includes extensive selected text from the indexed publications. The index is divided into four folders covering South Australia; Adelaide; Port Adelaide and Place Names of South Australia.
About SA Memory is a multimedia site highlighting South Australia's people, places, issues and events from the colony's beginnings to now. There is online access to selected manuscripts, photographs, architectural plans, posters, newspaper articles, ephemera, maps and sound recordings.
University of South Australia. Service
Histories of SA State Teachers 1851-1962. This online
database, by Brian Condon, is searchable by name or can be browsed
alphabetically.
South Australia Genealogy Links. This site offers access to a wide variety of links for South Australian research.
Graham Jaunay's Site. This site features information and indexes for South Australian research. These include crooks, cops and victims, lonely graves, transported convicts and more.
Colonel Light Gardens Historical Society. Local history of this Adelaide suburb includes online extracts from Sands and Macdougall's directories for (1925-1930) and historical newspaper articles.
City of Mitcham (Adelaide). Click on About Council for access to Local History information which includes historical details on the thirty suburbs that make up the City of Mitcham.
South East Family History Group (Millicent). Information is available for Allendale, Beachport, Canunda, Cape Jaffa, Caroline, Carpenter's Rocks, Compton, Donovans, Drop Drop, Glenburnie, Glencoe, Gran Gran, Hatherleigh, Harris Range, Kalangadoo, Kangaroo Inn, Kingston, Kongorong, Lucindale, Mil Lel, Millicent, Moorak, Mt Burr, Mt Gambier, Mt Muirhead, Mt Schank, Murrimbum, Nangula, Nangwarry, Naracoorte, OB Flat, Penguin Island, Pt MacDonnell, Penola, Rendelsham, Robe, Sebastapol, Snuggery, South End, Suttontown, Tantanoola, Tarpeena, Tatiara, Wandilo, Wyrie and Yahl. There is a wide variety of online databases available for these areas with others being added on a regular basis. There is also a good SA links page.Tea Tree
Gully Historical Society. This site
includes a history of Tea Tree Gully, oral history, gully yarns,
pioneer families, heritage photos, early farms in the
district and more.
Mapco. This site offers access to Australian state (NSW and SA), city maps and views. Currently items available include various Collections of views and maps of Adelaide (1836-1929).
TasmaniaCompanion
to Tasmanian History. This site provides
information about every important aspect of Tasmania’s history, covering all
periods and all places.
AUS-Tasmania Genealogy by Meryl Yost. A site with information and resources for those researching Tasmanian history and genealogy. There is access to a variety of online indexes and databases.
Guide
to Resources for Tasmanian Genealogy by Malcolm
Ward. A comprehensive set of resources and links that is well worth checking out
if you have family in Tasmania. Scroll down the page for access to these
resources and links.
Tasmania. A
Collection of Tasmaniana. This site has family history, photographs, social history and
much more for those interested in Tasmania.
Tasmania Gen Web with access to over 256 indexes online. Includes birth, death and marriage records, convict records, immigration, directories, occupational records, electoral rolls and more.
Tullah - The Early Days. A short history of Tullah. This site includes photographs, family information and details of the history of this small mining township in western Tasmania.Helen Doxford Harris Homepage with online indexes to missing people; women lecturers in Victoria; wife & child deserters; Victoria police & police stations; criminal & other case files; infant life protection act plus employment applications.
High Country Heritage by Dianne Carroll. A site for those researching the history and families in the Alpine and Sub Alpine areas of South Eastern Australia. Includes information, resources, links and more.Avoca
& District Historical Society. This site
features extensive online indexes and a site search engine. The records held
relate to the following areas: Amherst, Amphitheatre, Avoca, Barkly, Bowenvale,
Bung Bong, Crowlands, Evansford, Glenpatrick, Havelock, Homebush, Lamplough,
Landsborough, Lexton, Lillicur, Moonambel, Mountain Creek, Nowhere Creek,
Percydale, Redbank, Stuart Mill, Talbot, Tanwood, Timor and Warrenmang.
Ballarat & District Genealogical Society. This site offers detailed local history information on the following: Glenelg and Wannon Area; Carapook; Casterton; Dartmoor; Digby; Goroke; Hotspur; Merino and Henty; Sandford and Wando Vale.
Bellarine Historical Society. This site offers links to local history information for Barwon Heads, Bellarine, Bellarine Peninsula & Shire, Clifton Springs, Curlewis, Drysdale, Indented Head, Kensington (now Leopold), Leopold, Mannerim, Marcus Hill, Moolap, Murradoc, Newcomb, Newington, Ocean Grove, Point Henry, Point Lonsdale, Portarlington, Queenscliff, St Albans, (now Whittington), St Leonards,Wallington and Whittington. A consolidated index search is available.
Tall Trees Family History by Carolyn Harris features historical information about Clunes.
Creswick. This site by Sue O'Neill includes a selection of indexes that relate to Crewick. These include the Creswick & Clunes Advertiser database May 1859-Dec 1865.
Footscray Historical Society. Online indexes and lists include Footscray residents 1866-1867 directory, industries of Footscray 1932 index, list of maps and posters and newspaper information.
Geelong and District covering local and family history in the greater Barwon region. This site features information on cemeteries, people, places, churches and surnames. There are 800,185+ entries in the main database and other sundry indexes. The searchable database of book indexes includes a large number of local/regional books, many previously unindexed.
Aus-Vic-Gippsland Mailing List. This site supports the Gippsland mailing list which includes the towns of Warragul, Leongatha, Korumburra, Morwell, Traralgon, Sale, Maffra, Bairnsdale, Orbost and Omeo. There are online resources and records available including an index to local histories.
Jamieson & District Historical Society. This site features local history information for Jamieson and the region's townships, settlements and ghost towns including Darlingford, Enochs Point, Howqua, Kevington, Ten Mile, Gaffneys Creek, A1 Mine Settlement, Woods Point, Matlock and beyond.
Kingston Historical Website. This site includes articles, projects, image gallery and resources
Lang Lang & District Historical Society. This site has local history information and photographs.
Indexes to Deaths in the Melbourne Hospital (1867-1880); Alfred Hospital and Melbourne Benevolent Asylum (1872-1877) by T Foenander. Includes name, age at death, native place, ship of arrival and death details. These indexes were compiled from lists published in the Argus.
Mt Rouse & District Historical Society (Penshurst) with local history information, documents, stories, information and much more.
AUS-VIC-NE (North East). This site supports the North East mailing list which includes the towns of Beechworth, Benalla, Bright, Chiltern, Cobram, Corryong, Eskdale, Euroa, Mansfield, Mt Beauty, Myrtleford, Nathalia, Rutherglen, Shepparton, Tallangatta, Violet Town, Wangaratta, Wodonga/Albury and Yarrawonga. There are extensive online resources available.
Monash Public Library Service Local History Portal with access to online databases for Oakleigh.Rowville-Lysterfield History Project. This site has a wealth of local history information where these new suburbs on Melbourne's eastern rim have recently appeared.
A History of Sebastopol. (Ballarat) This site includes general information and history plus details on buildings and institutions; gold and mining; lists of hotels, mayors and streetnames.
South West Victorian Pioneers & History for the Glenelg and Wannon region with local history sites available for Byaduk, Carapook and Muntham, Casterton, Dartmoor, Digby, Hotspur, Merino and Henty, Sandford, Strathdownie and Wando Vale. Many of the sites detail pioneer families.
Tarnagulla formerly known as Sandy Creek (1852-1858) centre of the Victorian goldfields. This local history site contains a wealth of information which includes various historical indexes.
Traralgon and District Historical Society. This site offers access to many local history resources.
Whitehorse Manningham Heritage Network. This site offers access to the Whitehorse Manningham Local History Database which covers Bennetswood, Mitcham, Blackburn, Mont Albert, Box Hill, Nunawading, Bulleen, Park Orchards, Burwood, Surrey Hills, Doncaster, Templestowe, Donvale, Vermont, Laburnam and Warrandyte.
Western AustraliaCarnamah
Historical Society. This site includes a
database of Carnamah's past residents, local information, cemetery and roll
of honour databases and much more.
Cemetery and Historical Records in the Manjimup District by Judith Chequer. These include Manjimup District Rate Books (1937-1938) and Timber Workers Memorial Board.
South West Life. This site features a growing collection of historical articles on life in the South West of Western Australia. There are current articles available plus access to previous articles.
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