Web Sites for Genealogists, 2008 edition. Click here for details.

Australia
Ancestry with access to Selected Australian Electoral Rolls, 1901-1936 (not South Australia). Currently includes electoral rolls for the ACT 1928, 1935; NSW 1930, 1936; NT 1922, 1929, 1934; QLD 1903, 1905, 1913, 1919, 1925, 1930, 1936; TAS 1914, 1919, 1928, 1936; VIC 1856, 1903, 1909, 1914, 1919, 1924, 1931, 1936 and WA1901, 1906, 1916, 1925, 1936. This collection is fully indexed and searchable. There is a free name search and charges apply to view the original images.

WorldVitalRecords.com. This emerging commercial site, founded in 2006 by Paul Allen and several key members of the original Ancestry.com team, aims to provide affordable access to genealogy databases and family history tools. Australian content features material from Archive CD Books Australia and Gould Genealogy and includes almanacs, directories, government and police gazettes, public service lists, church periodicals and biographical material such as Aldine histories.

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.

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.

Australian Capital Territory
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, Online Indexes 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.

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). This site offers access to local history information. There are forty biographies listed under The People of Hurstville.

Inverell's Local History. This site offers information on local properties and their owners as well as a history of events in the Inverell District (1827-1996) plus other detailed information on the area.

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.

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.

Newcastle Region Library Local Studies resources include access to the Hunter photobank, Newcastle Herald index and Hunter Valley Place Names index.

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.

Sutton Forrest. This site offers information and photographs for this area of the Southern Highlands.

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.

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 Territory
Alice Springs Library. This site offers information about the Alice Springs Collection and the Centralian Advocate index currently available for 1947-1955.

Queensland
State Library of Queensland - Online Indexes are available for employees of Queensland Railways Department and the Southern and Western Railway, miners involved in Queensland mining accidents (1882-1900) and persons called before Queensland Government Committees (1860-1920).

Judy 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.

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 History. This site features local history information for Moreton Bay including Peel Island's Quarantine and Leprosy Stations.

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.

City of Tea Tree Gully Library's Local History Site includes historical information plus details on the local identities, businesses, suburbs and towns.

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). 

Tasmania
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.

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.

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.

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.

Old Avoca. This site includes post office and trade directories, mining company shareholder lists, lists of residents and old photographs. The 1868 Post Office Directory is available for Avoca, Amphitheatre, Lamplough, Moonambel, NatteYallock, Pyrenees and Redbank .

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 & District. This site features information on cemeteries, people, places, churches and surnames plus much more. The ongoing Book Indexing Project is searchable online.

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.

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 Australia
Perth DPS Book Indexes of Western Australian, Histories and Biographies for Genealogists and Family Historians. There is a search engine so that the available online indexes can be searched.

Carnamah Historical Society. This site includes a database of Carnamah's past residents, local information, a cemetery and roll of honour database 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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