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Archives collect and preserve original documents from organizations such as churches or governments. Libraries generally collect published sources such as books and maps. This article describes the major national and New South Wales archives and libraries that hold genealogical and historical information.  
Archives collect and preserve original documents from organizations such as churches or governments. Libraries generally collect published sources such as books and maps. This article describes the major national and New South Wales archives and libraries that hold genealogical and historical information.  
==Government Archives==
== National Archives of Australia  ==
[http://www.naa.gov.au/ '''National Archives of Australia''']<br>
[http://www.naa.gov.au/ National Archives of Australia]<br>PO Box 7425<br>Canberra Business Centre<br>ACT 2610<br>Tel: 1300 886 881 (from overseas: 61 2 6212 3900)<br>Fax: 1300 886 882 (from overseas: 61 2 6212 3999)
National Archives New South Wales Office<br>
120 Miller Road<br>
Chester Hill<br>
New South Wales, Australia<br>
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Phone: 02 9782 4900<br>
Postal address: Locked Bag 4, Chester Hill, NSW 2162, Australia<br>
[https://www.naa.gov.au/visit-us/new-south-wales Website]
[https://www.naa.gov.au/help-your-research/research-guides Research Guides]<br>
[http://www.naa.gov.au/collection/family-history/index.aspx Family history]
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:<span style="Color:DarkViolet">'''Most of the State Archives Collection is in the form of original documents and can be viewed in our [https://mhnsw.au/visit-us/state-archives-reading-room/ Reading Room at Kingswood].Some records of regional significance are held in our [https://mhnsw.au/guides/regional-archives-centres/ Regional Archives Centres.]'''</span>
'''New South Wales State Archives'''<br>
'''Head Office'''<br>
The Mint<br>
10 Macquarie Street <br>
Sydney NSW 2000 Australia<br>
<br>
Phone: + 61 2 8239 2288<br>
Email: info@mhnsw.au<br>
[http://www.records.nsw.gov.au/ Website]<br>
:The collection includes a diverse range of items and formats, such as letters, files, photographs, maps, posters, film, video and e-records. From local school records to royal commissions, divorce papers to shipping registers, criminal trials to adoption records, the collection tracks through time the myriad interconnections between public agencies and private lives. The collection is one of the most complete records of the process of colonisation, and includes a number of items inscribed on the UNESCO Memory of the World Register.
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'''New South Wales State Archives'''<br>
:The National Archives holds records of Australian government records of the Federation or Commonweath since in 1901; Commonwealth people; and the High Court.&nbsp;[http://www.naa.gov.au/collection/recordsearch/index.aspx RecordSearch] describes over 7.7 million records created by 9000 Australian Government agencies.&nbsp; [http://www.naa.gov.au/about-us/publications/fact-sheets/fs01.aspx Reading rooms] are in Canberra, Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth, Adelaide, Hobart and Darwin.<br>  
'''Western Sydney Records Centre'''<br>
161 O'Connell Street<br>
Kingswood NSW 2747<br>
Australia<br>
Telephone: (02) 9673 1788<br>
<br>
'''Access to Records at the State Archives - ARK'''<br>
*[https://mhnsw.au/guides/archives-resources-kit/ Archives Resources Kit (ARK)] - Contains most popular colonial records on microfilm and provides access to them
*[https://mhnsw.au/guides/community-access-points/ Community Access Points] - A list of over 40 libraries and archives which hold microcopies of the Archive Resource Kit records.<ref>"Archive Resource Kit," New South Wales State Archives and Records, https://mhnsw.au/guides/archives-resources-kit/, accessed 1 April 2025.</ref><br>
Records available include:
*convict arrivals
*assisted immigrants
*births, deaths and marriages
*publicans' licences
*electoral rolls
*naturalisation
*returns of the colony ('Blue Books')
*land grants
*[https://mhnsw.au/guides/archives-resources-kit/ List of all Records Available]
==Church Archives==
===Anglican Archives===
*'''Anglican Diocese of Canberra and Goulburn''' records are all deposited in the National Library of Australia. Microfilmed copies are in the [[New South Wales Church Records#Societies|'''Society of Australian Genealogists''' collection .]] Research services are also provided by the [[New South Wales Church Records#Societies|'''Anglican Historical Society of the Diocese of Canberra and Goulburn''' (below).]]
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*[https://directory.archivists.org.au/index.php/anglican-diocese-of-grafton-new-south-wales '''Anglican Diocese of Grafton Archives''']
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*[https://libguides.newcastle.edu.au/anglican/parishregisters '''Anglican Diocese of Newcastle Archives: Parish registers'''], links to alphabetical list of existing registers, listing of libraries with microfilmed copies.
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*[http://www.sydneyanglicanarchives.com.au/genealogists.html '''Sydney Diocesan Archives (Anglican)'''] are not open to the public for family research.
:*Since 2017, registers containing name-linked information which are held in the Sydney Diocesan Archives have been digitised and made available to the public via Ancestry. The database is called [https://www.ancestry.com.au/search/collections/61177/ '''Sydney, Australia, Anglican Parish Registers, 1814-2011''']
:*Ancestry has indexed the registers, so you can search for entries via the name search function. Or you can browse through the pages of each register, viewing high quality photographic images of each page. 
:*The types of registers which have been digitised include: Baptism Registers; Banns Registers; Burial Registers; Composite Registers (single volumes containing records of baptisms, marriages & burials); Confirmation Registers; Marriage Declaration Registers; and, Marriage Registers. We are sending more registers to be digitised for Ancestry every year.<ref name=SDA>"Information for Family Historians and Genealogists," at Sydney Diocesan Archives, http://www.sydneyanglicanarchives.com.au/genealogists.html, accessed 4 February 2022.</ref>
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===Catholic Archdiocese of Sydney Archives<Ref>SYDNEY ARCHDIOCESAN ARCHIVES, https://www.sydneycatholic.org/directory/listing/sydney-archdiocesan-archives, accessed 2 February 2022.</ref>===
:[http://www.naa.gov.au/collection/research/index.aspx A step-by-step guide to research at the National Archives ]is available. More than 200 fact sheets about their records are available [http://www.naa.gov.au/collection/fact-sheets/index.aspx online]. Family history records are [http://www.naa.gov.au/collection/family-history/index.aspx not in their collections], but the site contains links to those records. Read [http://www.naa.gov.au/services/family-historians/index.aspx Begin Your Journey]&nbsp; to get started family history. <br>
*Sydney Archdiocesan Archives as a Church Archives has the main function of serving the administrative needs of the Archbishop, Bishops and the Agencies of the Catholic Archdiocese of Sydney. Subsequently, the Sydney Archdiocesan Archives is not available for Family History Research."
*Sacramental registers (baptism, marriage, and burial) have been microfilmed within the constraints of legislation and are available for family history research at Society of Australian Genealogists (120 Kent Street Sydney), State Library of NSW and National Library of Australia (Canberra)."
*Prior to March 1856 when Civil Registration began in New South Wales details on certificates were taken from Church registers. A certificate that refers to the *Parish of St James, County of Cumberland” refers to the geographic area of St Mary’s in the colonial period, that is, the central Sydney area, not to records that are kept at St James Church or to St Mary’s Cathedral."
*Records of that time often contained little information. Names of parents were not included on marriage certificates until 1856."
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==Libraries==
== National Library of Australia  ==
'''State Library of New South Wales<br>
 
Macquarie Street <br>
[http://www.nla.gov.au/ National Library of Australia]<br>Parkes Place<br>Parkes ACT 2600<br>Phone: +61 (0)2 6262 1266<br>Fax: +61 (0)2 6273 5081<br>
Sydney NSW 2000  <br>
 
Australia <br>
:The National Library is the largest reference library in Australia. Their [http://catalogue.nla.gov.au/ catalogue] is online. Use [http://www.nla.gov.au/app/eresources/ eResources] to locate indexes, full-text ejournals, websites and guides.  [http://www.nla.gov.au/infoserv/family.html Frequently asked questions] for family historians explain about the records there. <br>
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=== ACT Heritage Library ===
 
[http://www.library.act.gov.au/find/history ACT Heritage Library]<br>
Email act.heritage.library@act.gov.au<br>
Phone +61 2 6207 5163<br>
Fax +61 2 6207 5835<br>
 
:The two links below will allow you to download lists of historic marriages or deaths.<br>
::*[https://www.accesscanberra.act.gov.au/app/answers/detail/a_id/18 Birth Marriage or Death Certificate Applications, search Family History] <br>
::*http://www.ors.act.gov.au/community/births_deaths_and_marriages/historic_death_index<br>
 
== New South Wales  ==
 
=== The State Records Authority of New South Wales ===
 
[http://www.records.nsw.gov.au/ The State Records Authority of New South Wales]<br>Email info@records.nsw.gov.au<br>Phone +61 2 9673 1788<br>
 
=== The State Library of New South Wales - Family History Service ===
 
[http://www.sl.nsw.gov.au/family/ State Library of New South Wales - Family History Service]<br>
Macquarie St <br>
Sydney NSW 2000 Australia <br>
Phone +61 2 9273 1414 <br>
Phone +61 2 9273 1414 <br>
[https://www.sl.nsw.gov.au/research-and-collections Website]<br>
[http://www.sl.nsw.gov.au/family/ Family History Service] <br>
:We have a dedicated family history area in the Governor Marie Bashir Reading Room, where you will find family history records and resources, including electoral rolls, telephone books, newspapers and how-to handbooks. Librarians are available to help you get started with your research and to guide you through the Library’s collections.
==Museums==
[https://mhnsw.au/visit-us/ '''Museums of New South Wales''']
*[https://mhnsw.au/collections/museum-collections/ '''Collections'''] Descriptions of collection holdings at each museum listed in the above website.


==Civil Registration Offices==
:A guide is ''Concise Guide to the State Archives of New South Wales''. No. 13 in the ''Guide to the State Archives of New South Wales ''series''. ''Sydney, Australia: The Authority, 1969. (FHL book {{FHL|152873|title-id|disp=994.4 A35g no. 13}}.) <br>
[https://www.nsw.gov.au/births-deaths-marriages '''NSW Registry of Births Deaths & Marriages'''] The Registry was formed in 1856 to register life events in New South Wales accurately and securely for all time, ensuring their integrity and confidentiality.
 
*[https://www.nsw.gov.au/family-and-relationships/family-history-search/help-and-support#toc-free-online-search '''Ancestry research help and support'''] Find out what you can search, about the search results, how to order certificates, paid search services and who to contact for support.
== Family and Local History Societies  ==
*[https://www.nsw.gov.au/family-and-relationships/family-history-search/help-and-support#toc-free-online-search '''Free online search'''] What you can search
 
:*Birth records more than 100 years ago
[http://www.aigs.org.au/Default.htm Australia Institute of Genealogical Studies Inc.] promotes and encourages the study of genealogy, heraldry, family history and allied subjects throughout Australia and to assist members and others in genealogical research.  
:*Death records more than 30 years ago
 
:*Marriage records more than 50 years ago
[http://www.coraweb.com.au/society.htm Family History and Historical Societies in Australia ]lists family history organizations that are helpful to researchers.<br>
*[https://www.nsw.gov.au/family-and-relationships/family-history-search/help-and-support#toc-order-certificates-online '''Order certificates online''']<br>
 
== University Archives  ==
 
*[http://archives.anu.edu.au/ Australian National University Archives] (including Noel Butlin Archives Centre and Pacific Research Archives)
 
== Other Archives  ==
 
*[http://www.atua.org.au/ Australian Trade Union Archives<br>]
*[https://www.records.nsw.gov.au/archives/collections-and-research/guides-and-indexes/gold-mining-guide State Archives and Records of New South Wales] - online guide to goldmining industry
 
Another major source of archival material is Newspapers.  Australian newspapers all have archives of important events in the past.  The following WIKIPEDIA website provides a list of Australian newspapers:
 
[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_newspapers_in_Australia Newspapers in Australia]


== General Guides to Archives<br>  ==
== General Guides to Archives<br>  ==
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Printed guides may be helpful in locating family history material.  
Printed guides may be helpful in locating family history material.  


*White, Olga, Anne-Marie Schwirtlich, and Jennifer Nash, comp. ''Our Heritage.'' O’Connor, Australian Capital Territory, Australia: Australian Society of Archivists, 1983. (FS Library book {{FSC|423386|title-id|disp=994 J54w}}.)  
*White, Olga, Anne-Marie Schwirtlich, and Jennifer Nash, comp. ''Our Heritage.'' O’Connor, Australian Capital Territory, Australia: Australian Society of Archivists, 1983. (FHL book {{FHL|423386|title-id|disp=994 J54w}}.)  
*Australian Archives. ''Relations in records: a Guide to Family History Sources in the Australian Archives''. Canberra, Australia: Australian Government Publishing Service, 1988. (FS Library book {{FSC|660067|title-id|disp=994 A3r}}.) The following book contains a listing of indexes that are available in Australian libraries:  
*Australian Archives. ''Relations in records: a Guide to Family History Sources in the Australian Archives''. Canberra, Australia: Australian Government Publishing Service, 1988.&nbsp; (FHL book {{FHL|660067|title-id|disp=994 A3r}}.) The following book contains a listing of indexes that are available in Australian libraries:  
*Henty, Margaret, and Rachel Jakimow. ''Indexes in Australian libraries''. Canberra, Australia: National Library of Australia, 1995. (FS Library book {{FSC|769504|title-id|disp=994 A3h}}.) <br>
*Henty, Margaret, and Rachel Jakimow. ''Indexes in Australian libraries''. Canberra, Australia: National Library of Australia, 1995. (FHL book {{FHL|769504|title-id|disp=994 A3h}}.) <br>
 
== FamilySearch Catalog  ==
 
The Family History Library has other guides. Call numbers for these can be found in the library's catalog by using the Place Search for:<br>
 
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Archives collect and preserve original documents from organizations such as churches or governments. Libraries generally collect published sources such as books and maps. This article describes the major national and New South Wales archives and libraries that hold genealogical and historical information.

National Archives of Australia[edit | edit source]

National Archives of Australia
PO Box 7425
Canberra Business Centre
ACT 2610
Tel: 1300 886 881 (from overseas: 61 2 6212 3900)
Fax: 1300 886 882 (from overseas: 61 2 6212 3999)

The National Archives holds records of Australian government records of the Federation or Commonweath since in 1901; Commonwealth people; and the High Court. RecordSearch describes over 7.7 million records created by 9000 Australian Government agencies.  Reading rooms are in Canberra, Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth, Adelaide, Hobart and Darwin.
A step-by-step guide to research at the National Archives is available. More than 200 fact sheets about their records are available online. Family history records are not in their collections, but the site contains links to those records. Read Begin Your Journey  to get started family history.

National Library of Australia[edit | edit source]

National Library of Australia
Parkes Place
Parkes ACT 2600
Phone: +61 (0)2 6262 1266
Fax: +61 (0)2 6273 5081

The National Library is the largest reference library in Australia. Their catalogue is online. Use eResources to locate indexes, full-text ejournals, websites and guides. Frequently asked questions for family historians explain about the records there.

ACT Heritage Library[edit | edit source]

ACT Heritage Library
Email act.heritage.library@act.gov.au
Phone +61 2 6207 5163
Fax +61 2 6207 5835

The two links below will allow you to download lists of historic marriages or deaths.

New South Wales[edit | edit source]

The State Records Authority of New South Wales[edit | edit source]

The State Records Authority of New South Wales
Email info@records.nsw.gov.au
Phone +61 2 9673 1788

The State Library of New South Wales - Family History Service[edit | edit source]

State Library of New South Wales - Family History Service
Macquarie St
Sydney NSW 2000 Australia
Phone +61 2 9273 1414

A guide is Concise Guide to the State Archives of New South Wales. No. 13 in the Guide to the State Archives of New South Wales series. Sydney, Australia: The Authority, 1969. (FHL book 994.4 A35g no. 13.)

Family and Local History Societies[edit | edit source]

Australia Institute of Genealogical Studies Inc. promotes and encourages the study of genealogy, heraldry, family history and allied subjects throughout Australia and to assist members and others in genealogical research.

Family History and Historical Societies in Australia lists family history organizations that are helpful to researchers.

University Archives[edit | edit source]

Other Archives[edit | edit source]

Another major source of archival material is Newspapers. Australian newspapers all have archives of important events in the past. The following WIKIPEDIA website provides a list of Australian newspapers:

Newspapers in Australia

General Guides to Archives
[edit | edit source]

Printed guides may be helpful in locating family history material.

  • White, Olga, Anne-Marie Schwirtlich, and Jennifer Nash, comp. Our Heritage. O’Connor, Australian Capital Territory, Australia: Australian Society of Archivists, 1983. (FHL book 994 J54w.)
  • Australian Archives. Relations in records: a Guide to Family History Sources in the Australian Archives. Canberra, Australia: Australian Government Publishing Service, 1988.  (FHL book 994 A3r.) The following book contains a listing of indexes that are available in Australian libraries:
  • Henty, Margaret, and Rachel Jakimow. Indexes in Australian libraries. Canberra, Australia: National Library of Australia, 1995. (FHL book 994 A3h.)

FamilySearch Catalog[edit | edit source]

The Family History Library has other guides. Call numbers for these can be found in the library's catalog by using the Place Search for:

AUSTRALIA - ARCHIVES AND LIBRARIES - INVENTORIES, REGISTERS, CATALOGS

AUSTRALIA, [STATE] - ARCHIVES AND LIBRARIES - INVENTORIES, REGISTERS, CATALOGS


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