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Australia

Directories

Online Resources

• Australia Directories at Findmypast, ($), index.
• 1831-1873 - Australian Almanacs at Findmypast - index & images ($)

• 1883-1900 - The Australasian medical directory and handbook, images.
• 1831 - Australian almanack, for the year of our Lord 1831, images.
• 1835 - Australian almanack and general directory, for the year of our Lord 1835, images.
• 1869 - Indian and colonial mercantile directory for 1869, images.
• 1871 - The Australian squatting directory, 1871, images.
• 1873 - Australian handbook & almanac & shipper & importers directory, images.
• 1888-1889 - The Australasian federal directory of commerce, trades & professions, images.
• 1893 - The Australian handbook (incorporating New Zealand, Fiji, and New Guinea) shippers and importers' directory & business guide for 1893, e-book.
• 1954 - List of stockowners in the states of New South Wales, Queensland, Victoria, South Australia, Northern Territory, and Tasmania, images.

New South Wales

• New South Wales Directories at FamilySearch, index and images, ($).
• New South Wales Directories at MyHeritage, index and images, ($).
• New South Wales Directories at Findmypast, index and images, ($).
• New South Wales Postal Directories at Findmypast, index, ($).
• New South Wales Public Service List at Findmypast, index, ($).
• New South Wales Telephone Directories at Findmypast, index, ($).
• New South Wales Telephone Directory at Findmypast, index, ($).
• Yewens Directory Landholders New South Wales at Findmypast; index only ($)
• Medical Directory New South Wales at Findmypast, index, ($).
• 1858-1933: Sands Directories: Sydney and New South Wales, Australia at Ancestry; index & images ($)
• 1861-1930 - Sydney and New South Wales, Australia, Sands Street Index, 1861-1930 at Ancestry, index, browse, and images, ($).
• 1861-1930: Sydney and New South Wales, Australia, Sands Street Index at Ancestry; index & images ($)
• 1901: Australia, New South Wales, The Federal Directory of Newcastle and District at Ancestry; images only ($)
• 1904 - New South Wales PO Directory 1904 (Wise) at MyHeritage, ($), index.

Queensland

• Queensland Brands Directory 1913 Index ($)
• Queensland Directories Index ($)
• Queensland Telephone Directories Index ($)
• Queensland Telephone Directory Brisbane Index ($)
• Queensland Telephone Directory Sth West Index ($)
• Queensland Railway Employees, 1889 - 1940 Index ($)
• Queensland PO Directory 1892 (Weatherill Index ($)
• Queensland PO Directory 1894-95 (Wise) Index ($)
• Queensland Postal Directories Index ($)
  

South Australia

• South Australia Directories at Findmypast ($), index.
• The Commercial and trades directory of South Australia at FamilySearch, images.
• The National directory of South Australia at FamilySearch, images.
• Pastoral directory : list of stock owners in the colonies of Victoria, South Australia and New Zealand at FamilySearch, images.
• Australia Directories at Findmypast - index ($)
• South Australia Directories at Findmypast - index ($)
• Australiain Pastoral Directories at Findmypast - index ($)
• 1840, 1845, 1849, 1855 - The Royal South Australian almanack and general directory for 1840, 1845, 1849, 1855 at FamilySearch, images.
• 1864-1970 - Sands and McDougalls South Australian Directory 1864-1970
• 1865, 1870 - The Adelaide almanack town and county directory and guide to South Australia for 1865, 1870 at FamilySearch, images.
• 1876 - South Australian Almanac & Directory 1876, at MyHeritage ($), index.
• 1881 - South Australian Almanac & Directory 1881, at MyHeritage ($), index.
• 1882-83 - Commercial & Trades Directory SA 1882-83, at MyHeritage ($), index.
• 1884, 1888, 1891 - Sands and McDougall's South Australian directory for 1884, 1888, 1891 at FamilySearch, images.*1891 - Business guide to South Australia and Broken Hill, 1891 at FamilySearch, images.
• 1902 - South Australian Directory 1902 (Sands), at MyHeritage ($), index.
• 1903 - South Australia PO Directory 1903 (Wise), at MyHeritage ($), index.
• 1922 - South Australian Directory 1922 (Sands), at MyHeritage ($), index.
• 1924 - South Australian Directory 1924 (Sands), at MyHeritage ($), index.
• 1930 - South Australian Directory 1930 (Sands), at MyHeritage ($), index.

Tasmania

• Tasmania Directories at FamilySearch.
• Tasmania Directories at Findmypast ($), index.
• Tasmania Postal Directories at Findmypast, Index ($)
• Tasmania Telephone Directory at Findmypast, Index ($)
• 1887 - Tasmanian Directory 1887 (Middleton & Maning) at MyHeritage ($), index.
• 1890-91 - Tasmania PO Directory 1890-91 (Wise) at MyHeritage ($), index.
• 1896-97 - Tasmania PO Directory 1896-97 (Wise) at MyHeritage ($), index.
• 1892-93 - Tasmania PO Directory 1892-93 (Wise) at MyHeritage ($), index.
• 1898 - Tasmania PO Directory 1898 (Wise) at MyHeritage ($), index.
• 1899 - Tasmania PO Directory 1899 (Wise) at MyHeritage ($), index.
• 1900 - Tasmania PO Directory 1900 (Wise) at MyHeritage ($), index.
• 1903 - Tasmania PO Directory 1903 (Wise) at MyHeritage ($), index.
• 1904 - Tasmania PO Directory 1904 (Wise) at MyHeritage ($), index.
• 1917 - Tasmania PO Directory 1917 (Wise) at MyHeritage ($), index.
• 1947 - Tasmania PO Directory 1947 (Wise) at MyHeritage ($), index.

Victoria

• Victoria Directories at Findmypast, Index ($)
• Australia, Victoria - Directories at FamilySearch, links to 42 online directories.

Western Australia

• The Western Australia Post Office directory (Wise's) at FamilySearch, images.
• Western Australia Postal Directories at Findmypast - index & images ($)
• 1800s - Index of the Western Australian Almanac and Herald Almanac directories of the 1800s.
• 1845-1948 - Australia, City Directories, 1845-1948 at Ancestry - index ($)
• 1893-1949 - Post Office Directories - Published by H. Pierssené and then by H. Wise & Co. 1893-1949. The post office directories provide information by locality, individual surname, government service, and by trade or profession.
• 1895-96 - The Western Australia Post Office directory for 1895-96 at FamilySearch, images.
• 1897- The Alphabetical directory of Western Australia for 1897 at FamilySearch, images.fession. Courtesy of State Library of Western Australia.
• 1899 - The Western Australia Post Office directory (Wise's) for 1899 at FamilySearch, images.
• 1900 - The Western Australia Post Office directory (Wise's) for 1900 at FamilySearch, images.
• 1905 - Western Australia PO Directory 1905 at MyHeritage, index.
• 1910 - Western Australia Post Office Directory 1910 at Ancestry - index ($)
• 1910 - Western Australia PO Directory 1910 at MyHeritage, index.
• 1914 - Western Australia PO Directory 1914 at MyHeritage, index.
• 1924 - Western Australia PO Directory 1924 at MyHeritage, index.
• 1926 - Western Australia Post Office Directory 1926 at Ancestry - index ($)
• 1935-36 - Western Australia PO Directory 1935-36 at MyHeritage, index.
• 1939 - Western Australia PO Directory 1939 at MyHeritage, index.

Using Directories

• Directories are alphabetical lists of names and addresses. They often list all the adult residents or tradesmen of a city or area. In the twentieth century, telephone directories are a helpful source in locating individuals. Directories can also be used as a census substitute.
• The most useful directories for genealogical research are city directories of local residents and businesses. These are generally published annually and may include information about an individual such as name, address, occupation, spouse’s name, and other helpful facts. (An individual’s address can be helpful when searching in a large city with several parishes.) Directories sometimes have city maps and may include addresses of churches, cemeteries, civil registration offices, and other locations of genealogical value.
• There are also special directories that can help you determine church diocese and parishes. See Australia Church Directories.

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