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Guide to '''Australia ancestry, family history and genealogy''': parish registers, transcripts, census records, birth records, marriage records, and death records.
==Information==
European explorers began arriving in what is now Australia in the 17th century. In 1770, Great Britain claimed Australia as a territory. The "First Fleet" of European settlers arrived in 1788 with ships of [http://firstfleet.uow.edu.au/search.html convicts]. Six colonies were created in the late 18th and 19th centuries; they federated and became the Commonwealth of Australia in 1901. English is the official language.<ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Australia," in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'', https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australia, accessed 23 March 2016.</ref>


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<p><span class="fck_mw_special" _fck_mw_customtag="true" _fck_mw_tagname="imagemap">fckLRImage:Map with States of Australia.png|right|fckLRrect 156 110 196 138 [[New South Wales, Australia|New South Wales]]fckLRrect 94 90 151 128 [[South Australia, Australia|South Australia]]fckLRrect 152 42 213 104 [[Queensland, Australia|Queensland]]fckLRrect 92 12 137 87 [[Northern Territory, Australia|Northern Territory]]fckLRrect 22 27 89 120 [[Western Australia, Australia|Western Australia]]fckLRrect 152 143 185 162 [[Victoria, Australia|Victoria]]fckLRrect 164 169 181 187 [[Tasmania, Australia|Tasmania]]fckLRdesc nonefckLR</span> <b>Click on a state to go to that state's page.</b>
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<h2> Getting started with Australian research  </h2>
<p>The first Europeans began exploration of the Australian continent in the 17th century. No formal territorial claims were made until 1770, when Capt. James Cook took possession in the name of Great Britain. Six colonies were created in the late 18th and 19th centuries; they federated and became the Commonwealth of Australia in 1901. The new country took advantage of its natural resources to rapidly develop agricultural and manufacturing industries and to make a major contribution to the British effort in World Wars I and II. In recent decades, Australia has transformed itself into an internationally competitive, advanced market economy.
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<h2> Jurisdictions  </h2>
<p>The States and Territories of Australia include: <img src="/en/images/thumb/c/ca/Australian_Flag.jpg/300px-Australian_Flag.jpg" _fck_mw_filename="Australian Flag.jpg" _fck_mw_location="right" _fck_mw_width="300" _fck_mw_height="200" _fck_mw_type="thumb" alt="" class="fck_mw_frame fck_mw_right" />
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<ul><li><a href="Australian Capital Territory, Australia">Australian Capital Territory</a> (ACT)
</li><li><a href="New South Wales, Australia">New South Wales</a> (NSW)
</li><li><a href="Northern Territory, Australia">Northern Territory</a> (NT)
</li><li><a href="Queensland, Australia">Queensland</a> (QLD)
</li><li><a href="South Australia, Australia">South Australia</a> (SA)
</li><li><a href="Tasmania, Australia">Tasmania</a> (TAS)
</li><li><a href="Victoria, Australia">Victoria</a> (VIC)
</li><li><a href="Western Australia, Australia">Western Australia</a> (WA)
</li><li><a href="Christmas Island, Australia">Christmas Island</a>
</li><li><a href="Cocos Islands, Australia">Cocos Islands</a>
</li><li><a href="Lord Howe Island, Australia">Lord Howe Island</a>
</li></ul>
<h2> Research Tools  </h2>
<ul><li><a _fcknotitle="true" href="Australia Websites">Australia Websites</a>
</li></ul>
<ul><li>(helpful tools and resources, gazetteers)
</li><li>(language dictionary, handwriting guide or tutorial, etc.)
</li></ul>
<h2> Help Wanted  </h2>
<p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;"/><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;">In order to make this wiki a better research tool, we need your help! Many tasks need to be done. You can help by:</span>
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==Australia Map==
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When doing Australian research, it is helpful to know where one's family or ancestors lived in Australia. Click on a state name or on the map below to learn about research in an Australian state or territory.
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<h2> Featured Content  </h2>
<ul><li><b>Browse:</b> <a href=":Category:Australia">Pages for Australia</a>
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<h2> Did you know  </h2>
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<ul><li>Convicts were transported from Ireland to Australia starting in 1788. The National Archives of Ireland holds a wide range of records about this. The <a href="http://www.nationalarchives.ie/topics/transportation/search01.html">Ireland-Australia Transportation</a> database is compiled from such records as the transportation registers, convict reference files and petitions to government for pardon or commutation of sentence. The database is not complete for every convict.
</li><li>The <a href="http://members.pcug.org.au/~croe/ozb/ozb_1st.htm">Australians in the Boer War (Oz-Boer) Database Project</a> is a free online search aid to help you identify books, journals, webpages and other ephemera dealing with individual Australian soldiers and nurses involved in the Second Anglo-Boer War (1899-1902).
</li><li>The Heraldry &amp; Genealogy Society of Canberra, Australia, is publishing <a href="http://www.hagsoc.org.au/sagraves/nmcdb/nmcdb-search.php">South African Graves</a>, a database of burial and memorial locations of Australians who died during the second South African Anglo-Boer War, 1899 – 1902.
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==Jurisdictions==
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===States===
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After federation many governmental functions whose records are of interest to family historians remained the responsibility of the States. For example, the registration of Births, Deaths and Marriages is a State function; the Commonwealth was only responsible for these functions in the territories until the territory achieved responsible self-government. Click on a state below to go to the state Wiki article listing more information.
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<ul><li>The National Library of Australia is conducting a beta test of Australian Newspapers 1803 to 1954. There are various search options and several newspapers are included. <a href="http://ndpbeta.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/home">Historic Australian Newspapers 1803 to 1954</a>
*[[New South Wales, Australia Genealogy|New South Wales]] (NSW)
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*[[Queensland, Australia Genealogy|Queensland]] (QLD)
<p>more...
*[[South Australia, Australia Genealogy|South Australia]] (SA)
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*[[Tasmania, Australia Genealogy|Tasmania]] (TAS)
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*[[Victoria, Australia Genealogy|Victoria]] (VIC)
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*[[Western Australia, Australia Genealogy|Western Australia]] (WA)
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<ul><li>The <a href="http://www.affhocongress2009.org/">13th Australasian Congress on Genealogy and Heraldry</a> will be held in Adelaide, South Australia, 2012
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<ul><li><a href="Australia Archives and Libraries">Archives and Libraries</a>
</li><li><a href="Australia Biography">Biography</a>
</li><li><a href="Australia Births, Marriages and Deaths">Births, Marriages and Deaths</a> (see also <a href="Australia Civil Registration- Vital Records">Civil Registration and Vital Records</a>)  
</li><li><a href="Australia Business Records and Commerce">Business Records and Commerce</a>
</li><li><a href="Australia Cemeteries">Cemeteries</a>
</li><li><a href="Australia Census">Census</a>
</li><li><a href="Australia Church Directories">Church Directories</a>
</li><li><a href="Australia Church History">Church History</a>
</li><li><a href="Australia Church Records">Church Records</a>
</li><li><a href="Australia Civil Registration- Vital Records">Civil Registration</a> (See also <a href="Australia Births, Marriages and Deaths">Births, Marriages and Deaths</a>)  
</li><li><a href="Australia Convict Records">Convict Records</a>
</li><li><a href="Australia Court Records">Court Records</a>
</li><li><a href="Australia Directories">Directories</a>
</li><li><a _fcknotitle="true" href="Australia Voting Registers">Australia Voting Registers</a>
</li><li><a href="Australia Emigration and Immigration">Emigration and Immigration</a>
</li><li><a href="Australia Encyclopedias and Dictionaries">Encyclopedias and Dictionaries</a>
</li><li><a href="Australia Gazetteers">Gazetteers</a>
</li><li><a href="Australia Genealogy">Genealogy</a>
</li><li><a href="Australia Genealogy, Family History and Historical Societies">Genealogy, Family History and Historical Societies</a>
</li><li><a href="Australia Heraldry">Heraldry</a>
</li><li><a href="Australia Historical Geography">Historical Geography</a>
</li><li><a href="Australia History">History</a>
</li><li><a href="Australia Land and Property">Land and Property</a>
</li><li><a href="Australia Language and Languages">Language and Languages</a>
</li><li><a href="Australia Maps">Maps</a>
</li><li><a href="Australia Military Records">Military Records</a>
</li><li><a href="Australia Minorities">Minorities</a>
</li><li><a href="Australia Native Races">Native Races</a>
</li><li><a href="Australia Naturalization and Citizenship">Naturalization and Citizenship</a>
</li><li><a href="Australia Newspapers">Newspapers</a>
</li><li><a href="Australia Obituaries">Obituaries</a>
</li><li><a href="Australia Periodicals">Periodicals</a>
</li><li><a href="Australia Probate Records">Probate Records</a>
</li><li><a href="Australia Public Records">Public Records</a>
</li><li><a href="Australia Record Selection Table">Record Selection Table</a>
</li><li><a href="Australia Societies">Societies</a>
</li><li><a href="Australia Taxation">Taxation</a>
</li><li><a href="Australia Civil Registration- Vital Records">Vital Records</a> (See also <a href="Australia Births, Marriages and Deaths">Births, Marriages, and Deaths</a>)  
</li><li><a href="Australia Voting Registers">Voting Registers</a>
</li></ul>
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<ul><li><a href="Australia Websites">More websites</a>
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===Territories===


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  <li>[[Australian Capital Territory, Australia Genealogy|Australian Capital Territory]](ACT)</li>
  <li>Jervis Bay Territory (JBT)</li> 
  <li>[[Northern Territory, Australia Genealogy|Northern Territory]]</li>
  <li>Ashmore and Cartier Islands (uninhabited)</li> 
  <li>Australian Antarctic Territory</li>
  <li>[[Christmas Island, Australia Genealogy|Christmas Island]]</li>
  <li>[[Cocos (Keeling) Islands Genealogy|Cocos (Keeling) Islands]]</li>
  <li>Coral Sea Islands (population: 4)</li>
  <li>Heard Island and McDonald Islands (uninhabited)</li> 
  <li>[[Norfolk Island, Australia Genealogy|Norfolk Island]]</li>
  </ul>
 
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===Former Australian Territories===
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*The [[New Zealand Genealogy|New Zealand]] Islands (1788-1840) (as part of the Colony of New South Wales)
*Territory of Papua (1906–42)
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*Territory of New Guinea (1920–42)
*Territory of Papua & New Guinea (1942–71)
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*Territory of [[Papua New Guinea Genealogy|Papua New Guinea]] (1971–75)
*Territory of [[Nauru Genealogy|Nauru]] (1920–68)
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===State Boundaries===
*[https://maphover.com.au/australia-state-boundaries/ Map showing changes of state boundaries from 1788 to 1989] at Maphover - animated map
 
==References==
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Getting started with Australian research

The first Europeans began exploration of the Australian continent in the 17th century. No formal territorial claims were made until 1770, when Capt. James Cook took possession in the name of Great Britain. Six colonies were created in the late 18th and 19th centuries; they federated and became the Commonwealth of Australia in 1901. The new country took advantage of its natural resources to rapidly develop agricultural and manufacturing industries and to make a major contribution to the British effort in World Wars I and II. In recent decades, Australia has transformed itself into an internationally competitive, advanced market economy.

Jurisdictions

The States and Territories of Australia include: <img src="/en/images/thumb/c/ca/Australian_Flag.jpg/300px-Australian_Flag.jpg" _fck_mw_filename="Australian Flag.jpg" _fck_mw_location="right" _fck_mw_width="300" _fck_mw_height="200" _fck_mw_type="thumb" alt="" class="fck_mw_frame fck_mw_right" />

  • <a href="Australian Capital Territory, Australia">Australian Capital Territory</a> (ACT)
  • <a href="New South Wales, Australia">New South Wales</a> (NSW)
  • <a href="Northern Territory, Australia">Northern Territory</a> (NT)
  • <a href="Queensland, Australia">Queensland</a> (QLD)
  • <a href="South Australia, Australia">South Australia</a> (SA)
  • <a href="Tasmania, Australia">Tasmania</a> (TAS)
  • <a href="Victoria, Australia">Victoria</a> (VIC)
  • <a href="Western Australia, Australia">Western Australia</a> (WA)
  • <a href="Christmas Island, Australia">Christmas Island</a>
  • <a href="Cocos Islands, Australia">Cocos Islands</a>
  • <a href="Lord Howe Island, Australia">Lord Howe Island</a>

Research Tools

  • <a _fcknotitle="true" href="Australia Websites">Australia Websites</a>
  • (helpful tools and resources, gazetteers)
  • (language dictionary, handwriting guide or tutorial, etc.)

Help Wanted

In order to make this wiki a better research tool, we need your help! Many tasks need to be done. You can help by:

  • <a href="Help:Editing a Page">Expand an articleor</a> <a href="Special:Shortpages">short page</a>
  • <a href="How to Create an Article on FamilySearch Wiki">Create a new article</a>
  • <a href="Categorization">Categorize articles</a>
  • <a href="Create an external link">Add external links to articles</a>
  • <a href="Create an internal link">Add internal links to articles</a>
  • Other...

Featured Content

  • Browse: <a href=":Category:Australia">Pages for Australia</a>

Did you know

  • Convicts were transported from Ireland to Australia starting in 1788. The National Archives of Ireland holds a wide range of records about this. The <a href="http://www.nationalarchives.ie/topics/transportation/search01.html">Ireland-Australia Transportation</a> database is compiled from such records as the transportation registers, convict reference files and petitions to government for pardon or commutation of sentence. The database is not complete for every convict.
  • The <a href="http://members.pcug.org.au/~croe/ozb/ozb_1st.htm">Australians in the Boer War (Oz-Boer) Database Project</a> is a free online search aid to help you identify books, journals, webpages and other ephemera dealing with individual Australian soldiers and nurses involved in the Second Anglo-Boer War (1899-1902).
  • The Heraldry & Genealogy Society of Canberra, Australia, is publishing <a href="http://www.hagsoc.org.au/sagraves/nmcdb/nmcdb-search.php">South African Graves</a>, a database of burial and memorial locations of Australians who died during the second South African Anglo-Boer War, 1899 – 1902.

(All text below this is included in a column on the left side of the screen.)

News
  • The National Library of Australia is conducting a beta test of Australian Newspapers 1803 to 1954. There are various search options and several newspapers are included. <a href="http://ndpbeta.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/home">Historic Australian Newspapers 1803 to 1954</a>

more...

Events
Topics
  • <a href="Australia Archives and Libraries">Archives and Libraries</a>
  • <a href="Australia Biography">Biography</a>
  • <a href="Australia Births, Marriages and Deaths">Births, Marriages and Deaths</a> (see also <a href="Australia Civil Registration- Vital Records">Civil Registration and Vital Records</a>)
  • <a href="Australia Business Records and Commerce">Business Records and Commerce</a>
  • <a href="Australia Cemeteries">Cemeteries</a>
  • <a href="Australia Census">Census</a>
  • <a href="Australia Church Directories">Church Directories</a>
  • <a href="Australia Church History">Church History</a>
  • <a href="Australia Church Records">Church Records</a>
  • <a href="Australia Civil Registration- Vital Records">Civil Registration</a> (See also <a href="Australia Births, Marriages and Deaths">Births, Marriages and Deaths</a>)
  • <a href="Australia Convict Records">Convict Records</a>
  • <a href="Australia Court Records">Court Records</a>
  • <a href="Australia Directories">Directories</a>
  • <a _fcknotitle="true" href="Australia Voting Registers">Australia Voting Registers</a>
  • <a href="Australia Emigration and Immigration">Emigration and Immigration</a>
  • <a href="Australia Encyclopedias and Dictionaries">Encyclopedias and Dictionaries</a>
  • <a href="Australia Gazetteers">Gazetteers</a>
  • <a href="Australia Genealogy">Genealogy</a>
  • <a href="Australia Genealogy, Family History and Historical Societies">Genealogy, Family History and Historical Societies</a>
  • <a href="Australia Heraldry">Heraldry</a>
  • <a href="Australia Historical Geography">Historical Geography</a>
  • <a href="Australia History">History</a>
  • <a href="Australia Land and Property">Land and Property</a>
  • <a href="Australia Language and Languages">Language and Languages</a>
  • <a href="Australia Maps">Maps</a>
  • <a href="Australia Military Records">Military Records</a>
  • <a href="Australia Minorities">Minorities</a>
  • <a href="Australia Native Races">Native Races</a>
  • <a href="Australia Naturalization and Citizenship">Naturalization and Citizenship</a>
  • <a href="Australia Newspapers">Newspapers</a>
  • <a href="Australia Obituaries">Obituaries</a>
  • <a href="Australia Periodicals">Periodicals</a>
  • <a href="Australia Probate Records">Probate Records</a>
  • <a href="Australia Public Records">Public Records</a>
  • <a href="Australia Record Selection Table">Record Selection Table</a>
  • <a href="Australia Societies">Societies</a>
  • <a href="Australia Taxation">Taxation</a>
  • <a href="Australia Civil Registration- Vital Records">Vital Records</a> (See also <a href="Australia Births, Marriages and Deaths">Births, Marriages, and Deaths</a>)
  • <a href="Australia Voting Registers">Voting Registers</a>
Useful Websites
  • <a href="Australia Websites">More websites</a>



<a _fcknotitle="true" href="Category:Australia">Category:Australia</a>

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