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State Archives & Records New South Wales - Webinars

State Archives & Records upcoming free live webinars will cover NSW Professions and Occupations; NSW Colonial Secretary’s Correspondence and Sources for Marriage in NSW. You need to … more

South Australian Medical Heritage Society - Society Website & Virtual Museum

The Main Galleries include medicine, surgery, anaesthesia, X-rays, hospitals and other organisations plus individuals of note. The Small Galleries include dentistry and nursing which includes nursing … more

State Records of South Australia - Admission Registers for the Royal Adelaide Hospital 1840-1904

Information recorded in the registers varies over time but often includes patient's name, admission number, admission and discharge dates, ailment, rates charged, the medical officer in attendance, … more

Ballarat Historical Society - Ballarat Benevolent Society Register of Inmates 1860-1897

This transcription of the inmate registers of the Ballarat Benevolent Society is an ongoing project by Brett Weinberg. This comprehensive index lists Surname, Given Name, Number, Occupation, Place of … more

University of Newcastle - Cultural Collections - Flickr Photostream

This collection of 76,688+ images has a lot of material for family history research including this small selection: • Anglican Diocese of Newcastle - Churches and rectories, 344 images• … more

Index to Royal Women's Hospital (formerly Melbourne Lying-In Hospital ) Midwifery Book no 1 -1856-1876

This index facilitates free access to the digitised Midwifery Book (1856-1876). Please note the image number, year and case number of an entry of interest before proceeding to the following link. … more

Linc Tasmania - Family History and eResources

Linc Tasmania - Family historyThis site is designed to explore Tasmanian ancestry using the following categories: Aboriginal Ancestry; Arrivals or departures; Birth, death or marriage; Convict life; … more

State Archives & Records New South Wales

State Archives & Records NSW manages and provides access to the New South Wales State archives collection, a unique and irreplaceable part of Australia's cultural heritage dating back to 1788. … more

Public Record Office Victoria - Mental Health Records

These records include asylum records for: Ararat, Ballarat, Ballart/Sunbury, Beechworth, Bendigo receiving ward, Collingwood, Kew, Royal Park Hospital, Sunnyside Licensed House and Yarra Bend. A … more

Bendigo Family History Group

This group is a branch of Family History Connections formerly the  Australian Institute of Genealogical Studies (AIGS), Blackburn, Melbourne. The Bendigo Family History Group holds monthly … more

Public Record Office Victoria (PROV)

Public Record Office Victoria (PROV) is the archives of the State Government of Victoria. The collection records date from 1830s. Online collections and digitised records are available in the … more

Queensland State Archives

Select Search the records and use these categories to access dropdown lists of online indexes and access to original records if available:  • Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders• … more

State Records of South Australia

State Records of South Australia has links to an A-Z for researchers; Aboriginal services; fact sheets; family history information; indexes and special lists plus passenger lists. There are online … more