Births, Deaths and Marriages

Australian Birth, Death and Marriage records are held individually by each state. All states except Tasmania and the Northern Territory have searchable online indexes available. 

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Buildings, land and settlement

Links to records relating to how our country was settled. Most links have online databases that you can use to search for records by surname, area or address.

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Cemeteries and burials

Many of Australia's cemetery records have been digitised to provide relatives with easy online search functions. These links show over 300 documented cemeteries.

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Census and Electoral Rolls

Since 1901 Australia has conducted elections and kept detailed electoral rolls.  Included are some links to naturalisation records and some census records.

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Colonial photographers

Need to date old photographs? This list details the some of the names and addresses of various Australian colonial photographers from 1850 onwards.

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Convicts, Prisoners and Courts

Australian convicts are some of the most well documented people in history. Follow their journeys here with this growing list of resources dedicated to our colonial convict history. 

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Data to search

Looking for Australian ancestry records? 

Our data site, Gendata, is dedicated to records specific to Australians. Over 1.3 million Australian ancestry record to search.  Spanning 1800 through 1940, new records are continually added. Find a gem, find your long lost ancestor and add them to your family tree.  Searching is free!

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Health, Homes and Adoption

A collection of links related to Australian history.  Some include online databases for things such as early school, homes and hospital records.

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Historical Societies and Groups

Australia has a vast network of History Societies and groups dedicated to recording and preserving our nation's history. Support them now by becoming a member today!

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Occupations and trades

Ever wondered what great granddad did for a living? This list comprises links to various sources of occupation and trade / apprentice information. 

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Other selected lists and databases

A collection of links related to Australian history. Some include online databases for things such as biographies and libraries.

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Passenger lists and immigration

This list includes links to online databases of passenger lists and ships arriving from foreign ports to major ports in Australia. Some links to travel within Australia are also included.

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Selected international

This list is for international sites that may be useful for those with foreign ancestors

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Wars, conflicts and heroes

A collection of links related to Australian war and service personnel records, including war graves and memorials.

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Wills, Probates and Inquests

Looking through last Will and Testament documents are a good source of information on descendants, property and locations. 

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