Helping you trace your family history in Australia and elsewhere
Helping you trace your family history in Australia and elsewhere
This site, by the Cairns & District Family History Society, records the lives of the soldiers and nurses listed on the Cairns Cenotaph. It details their war service, biographical information, photographs, original documents as well as their family history details.…
The Search for a person will guide you to relevant areas of the site. Search by name, service number or unit name across the following and then filter the returns by conflict:• Roll of Honour (102846) – Details of members…
FamilyHistorySA, by Barry Leadbeater, aims to provide free information for family history and genealogy research on South Australians and their ancestors at home and abroad. The searchable databases include:• Pioneer family arrivals, births and marriages• Early shipping arrivals and passenger…
A Nominal Roll is a list of the names of veterans who have served in a particular conflict in which Australia has participated. A Nominal Roll can also provide a ‘snapshot’ of each individual veteran’s military service by displaying a…
There are 5,441+ images online covering all aspects of life in South Australia. Some of the albums available include: • Maps and Plans • Crime with a selection of gaol prisoner photographs • German influences in SA 1850 to present…
State Records of New South Wales (SRNSW), Index to the Colonial Secretary’s Papers, 1788-1825 is arranged alphabetically by subject and name. The Colonial Secretary was responsible for the official papers and records for the colony of New South Wales from…
Virtual War Memorial Australia is an outstanding commemorative collection, purpose built to honour the personal experiences of all those who have served the nation in times of conflict, from the Boer War through to Afghanistan. It pays special honour to…
This website highlights records in the State Records of New South Wales collection relating to World War I. It is based on the themes of: service, remembrance and the home front. A research guide and indexes are available. Use this site to…
This online exhibition has been created to commemorate the centenary of World War I and honour the contribution of the NSW Railways to the war effort both at home and abroad. At the outbreak of war in 1914 the NSW…
This site is an English-language virtual reference work on the First World War. The multi-perspective, open-access knowledge base is the result of an international collaborative project involving more than 1,000 authors, editors, and partners from over fifty countries. Over 1,000…