Genealogy Links  
Genealogy Links

New South Wales Registrar of Births, Deaths and Marriages  Free searchable on-line database of Births, Deaths and Marriages for New South Wales Scot's Origins  An on-line, pay per view, search the databases of Scotland's births, deaths, marriages and census.  It is advisable to read the FAQ pages of this site before paying for 24 hours on-line in advance.  Certificates can be ordered on-line.
Dead Person's Society of Melbourne, Victoria  A Victorian based organisation which promotes genealogy research.  Search the databases of old place names, inquests and wills, electoral rolls and shipping arrivals Cyndi's List  has over 60,000 genealogy and related categorised links.  More links are added daily to this impressive site.  Use the search engines provided to narrow your search, by name, region, country etc.
Genealogy Society of Victoria   Founded in 1941, this society can assist you to trace the history of your family.   A list of their library holdings and bookshop is on-line here GOONS   the Guild of One Name Studies.  Well worth a visit.  Search the data submitted by researchers of one name only.
Australia and New Zealand ship's passenger lists  This site is designed to help family historians locate passenger lists for migrant ships to Australia and New Zealand Rootsweb World Connect Project  Search the databases of family trees submitted to the World Connect Project at Rootsweb.  Send your own GEDCOM file to add to the database, over 50,000 names.
Surname list Australasia  Links to listings of surnames being researched in all Australian states.  Also has links to surnames in the British Isles, including Ireland The National Archives of Scotland no website, but e-mail or write for specific enquiries:  HM Register House, Edinburgh EH1 3YY or e-mail to  [email protected]
Australians in the Boer War - Oz Boer Database Project  Provides free on-line searches of the data on soldiers and nurses who served in both colonial and commonwealth units of the Australian armed forces Public Records Office - Victoria    A treasure trove of records for the family historian.  Holdings include court, local government, schools, public hospitals and other public offices.
Australian War Memorial Collection  Searchable databases of commonwealth armed forces personnel with a link to the National Archives of Australia's Record Search database Australian BDM Exchange  A free resource, to share information about details contained on civil and parish registrations in Australia.
On-line Australian Names Research Directory  A collection of names being researched by family historians across the country.  Post a message to find others who may be researching the same family

 

Immigration Indexes
Passengers arriving in Victoria on Ships 
from British and Foreign Ports from 1852 - 1879.
Immigration Museum - Victoria
The Commonwealth War Graves Commission   Searchable database of personnel who lost their lives in the service of all Commonwealth countries.  Genealogy Sources for Native Australians   Provides excellent links and biographical information, with an alphabetical listing of names to search.
RootswebOne of the largest family history sites on the internet.  Those unfamiliar with Rootsweb are encouraged to visit this comprehensive site which covers every facet of genealogy. Women of Vision.
Index and History of Nuns and Sisters of the Catholic Church from 1838 - 1919.   Approximately 14,000 entries of women who became nuns in Australia, or arrived in Australia as a nun.
Pioneers of South Western Victoria  Links to articles, maps and pioneers of south western Victoria.  Has old place names, early pioneering families and properties. Graham Jaunay's Gateway Page - S.A. Includes passenger, shipping and cemetery information; a very useful site.
Family Search  Huge database of births, deaths and marriages provided by the Church of the Latter Day Saints.    Provides information on film and fiche library holdings and advice on research.   A great place to start your family history. LDS Family History Centres in Australia  a listing of family history centres run by the Church of the Latter Day Saints, by state and region.  Films and fiche can be ordered through any of these centres.
Genealogy Helplist - Australia  Many generous people in all States willing to     do LOOKUPS in their privately owned resouces. Australian Family History Compendium  Includes an excellent searchable database of Immigrants to Victoria 1852 - 1859.
Divorce Index Victoria 1861-1900       by Sue McBeth & Wendy Baker  Australian Army Regiments   A very informative site by T.F. Mills with links and articles on the British Empire and Commonwealth military history
Deaths in the Melbourne Hospital   Searchable database of deaths at Melbourne Hospital between 1867 and 1880. Free BMD  a new project consisting of databases of births, deaths and marriages for England and Wales
Archives Authority of NSW Free REG  New website with the objective of providing free on-line access to Bapismal, Marriage and Burial records for England, Scotland and Wales.
General Register Office for Scotland  with information on researching in Scotland and the Scottish census. Public Record Office - UK   known as 'PRO'
Archives Office of Tasmania

Australian Commonwealth Government

Australian Electoral Commission

Australian Libraries Gateway

Australian Registrars of B.D.M'

Australian Society of Archivists

Australian Newspapers Online

Central Register of Indexing Projects in Aust.

State Records New South Wales

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Mail Lists in Australia

Marbract Transcription Services - NSW

National Archives of Australia
Holds Personal Service Dossiers for approx. 420,000 WWI Service Personnel - examples shown onsite.  Obtain dossiers from [email protected]  for AUD15 - covering photocopying and postage. 
Include all known details
or write to: 
     WWI Personnel Records Service 
     National Archives of Australia 
     PO Box 7425 
     Canberra Mail Centre, ACT 2610 

Tasmania Naturalization Indexes
 

Cape Banks Family History Society
Great Australian site, with links to many
databases in Australia, Great Britain and Ireland