Helping you trace your family history in Australia and elsewhere
Helping you trace your family history in Australia and elsewhere
The Assessment Books record details of ownership, occupation, construction, and value for buildings in the City of Sydney between 1845 and 1948. They provide valuable information for family and property history which is not available from other sources. Digitised copies…
The Cultural and Special Collections includes the following material online:• Architectural Atelier Drawings• Library’s Special Collections – includes the Australian Medical Journal 1856-1921• Map Collections – Historic maps from around the world. Emphasis is on Australian and historic maps• Programs…
The book Aboriginal Placenames: Naming and re-naming the Australian landscape, edited by Harold Koch and Luise Hercus, co-published with Aboriginal History Inc, 2009, is available in printed form or as a free download.
Queensland State Archives holds archival records of maps, land orders, sales and leases, acquisitions and mining records. They also hold records on buildings built or used by the government. There are guides and other information to help you. These records…
A surname searchable map showing early Rockhampton land owners (1863)
The Place Names Online search of the State Gazetteer has been replaced by a function within the Property Location Browser. There is detailed information on how to use this browser. This site also includes links that enable you to download…
There is detailed information on property and land. The property location browser link also links to details on certificates of title, researching a property and much more.
This site offers access to indexes and digitised images of Tasmanian records. There is a free name search with various subscription options available to access images of the original records held by the Tasmanian Archive and Heritage Office. Databases include:•…
This site allows you to search all registered and recorded place names in Victoria. There are 200,000 road names and approximately 45000 place names. It includes geographic features such as mountains and rivers, bounded localities such as suburbs, towns; cities…
This Government site provides integrated access to land, resource and property information and services for the State of Victoria.