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Archives collect and preserve original documents of organizations such as churches or governments. Libraries generally collect published sources such as books, maps, and microfilm.
If you plan to visit a repository, contact them and ask for information about their collection, hours, services, and fees. Ask if they require you to have a reader’s ticket (a paper indicating you are a responsible researcher) to view the records, and ask how to obtain one.
Although the records you need may be in an archive or library, the FamilySearch Library may have microfilmed and/or digitized copies of them.

National[edit | edit source]

National Archives of Australia[edit | edit source]

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

A step-by-step guide to research at the National Archives
Researching your family
RecordSearch
The National Archives holds Australian Federation or Commonwealth records since in 1901; Commonwealth people; and the High Court. Reading rooms are in Canberra, Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth, Adelaide, Hobart and Darwin.

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

Family history and genealogy
Catalogue
eResources to locate indexes, full-text ejournals, websites and guides.

State and Territory Archives and Libraries[edit | edit source]

State and Territory Libraries hold family history collections specialising in resources for their state and a selection of material relating to other areas of Australia and Overseas. Contact information for other libraries in Australia may be found at the Australian Libraries Gateway.

Australia Capitol Territory[edit | edit source]

ACT Heritage Library[edit | edit source]

ACT Heritage Library
Email: Library.customerinfo@act.gov.au
Phone: 02 6205 9000
Locations

Researching ACT family history

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
Our Reading Room is at: 161 O'Connell Street, Kingswood NSW 2747, Australia
Postal address: PO Box 516, Kingswood NSW 2747, Australia
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
1 Shakespeare Place
Sydney NSW 2000 Australia
Phone +61 2 9273 1414

See 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. (FS Library book 994.4 A35g no. 13.)

Northern Territory[edit | edit source]

Library and Archives Northern Territory (LANT)[edit | edit source]

Library and Archives Northern Territory
GPO Box 42, Darwin NT 0801 Australia
Phone: (08) 8999 7177
Toll free: 1800 019155
Email: lant@nt.gov.au

Queensland[edit | edit source]

The Queensland State Archives[edit | edit source]

Queensland State Archives
435 Compton Road
Runcorn, Queensland 4113, Australia
Mailing address: PO Box 1397, Sunnybank Hills, QLD 4109 Australia Telephone: (07) 3131 7777
Facsimile: (07) 3131 7764
Email: info@archives.qld.gov.au

The State Library of Queensland[edit | edit source]

State Library of Queensland
Stanley Place
South Brisbane QLD 4101 Australia
Phone: +61 7 3840 7666

Family history
A guide is Provenance Catalogue. Queensland State Archives. Salt Lake City, Utah, USA: Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1981. (FS Library film 1239122– 1239123.)

South Australia[edit | edit source]

The State Records of South Australia[edit | edit source]

State Records of South Australia
115 Cavan Road
Gepps Cross SA 5094
Phone: +61 8 8204 8791

Family History Research

State Library of South Australia[edit | edit source]

State Library of South Australia
North Terrace
Adelaide SA 5000 Australia
Phone: +61 8 8207 7250

Family History
A guide is Ancestors in archives: a guide to family history sources in the official records of South Australia. Adelaide, South Australia, Australia: Government of South Australia, 1991. (FS Library book 994.23 A37a.)

Tasmania[edit | edit source]

Tasmania Archive and Heritage Office--Libraries Tasmania[edit | edit source]

State Library of Tasmania and Tasmanian Archives
Address: 91 Murray St.
Hobart, Tasmania 7000 Australia
Telephone: (03) 6165 5538 E-mail:wlinc@education.tas.gov.au

A guide is Watson, Lilian, and Neil Chick. The Archives office of Tasmania. Research Note Series Number 7. Tasmania: Genealogical Society of Tasmania, 1986. (FS Library book 994.6 D27w.)

Victoria[edit | edit source]

The Public Records Office - Victoria's Archives[edit | edit source]

Public Record Office - Victoria's Archives
99 Shiel St
North Melbourne VIC 3051 Australia
Phone:+61 3 9348 5600
Locations

Family history
A guide is Genealogical Sources. Victoria, Australia: Public Record Office, 1984. (FS Library book 994.5/M1 D23g.)

The State Library of Victoria[edit | edit source]

State Library of Victoria
328 Swanston St
Melbourne VIC 3000 Australia
Phone:03 8664 7000

Western Australia[edit | edit source]

The State Records of Western Australia[edit | edit source]

State Records of Western Australia
25 Francis St
Perth WA 6000 Australlia
Telephone: 61 8 9427 3600 Email: sro@sro.wa.gov.au

Accessing the State Archives Collection

The State Library of Western Australia[edit | edit source]

State Library of Western Australia
25 Francis St
Perth WA 6000 Australlia
Phone: +61 8 9427 3111
Email: info@slwa.wa.gov.au

Family history

University Archives[edit | edit source]

Australian National University Archives (including Noel Butlin Archives Centre and Pacific Research Archives)

Collections

Other Archives[edit | edit source]

Australian Trade Union Archives

Family and Local History Societies[edit | edit source]

Australia Institute of Genealogical Studies Inc. Library and Research Centre
Unit 1, 41 Railway Road
Blackburn VIC 3130 Australia
Telephone: (03) 9877 3789

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

Record Offices[edit | edit source]

For instructions, forms, fees, and addresses for writing for records, find your state at this website:

Australian Government: Births, deaths and marriages registries for each state/territory

Each government state index listed above will be followed by instructions for ordering any record found listed in the index.

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. (FS Library 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. (FS Library 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. (FS Library book 994 A3h.)

FamilySearch Catalog[edit | edit source]

The FamilySearch 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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 *'''Archives''' collect and preserve '''original documents''' of organizations such as churches or governments. '''Libraries''' generally collect '''published sources''' such as books, maps, and microfilm.
 *'''If you plan to visit a repository, contact them''' and ask for information about their collection, hours, services, and fees. Ask if they require you to have a reader’s ticket (a paper indicating you are a responsible researcher) to view the records, and ask how to obtain one.
-*Although the records you need may be in an archive or library, the [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog '''Family History Library'''] may have microfilmed and/or digitized copies of them.
+*Although the records you need may be in an archive or library, the [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog '''FamilySearch Library'''] may have microfilmed and/or digitized copies of them.
 == National  ==
 ===  National Archives of Australia  ===
-[http://www.naa.gov.au/ National Archives of Australia]<br>PO Box 7425<br>Canberra Business Centre<br>ACT 2610, Australia<br>Tel: 1300 886 881 (from overseas: 61 2 6212 3900)<br>Fax: 1300 886 882 (from overseas: 61 2 6212 3999)
+[http://www.naa.gov.au/ National Archives of Australia]<br>PO Box 7425<br>Canberra Business Centre<br>Australia Capitol Territory 2610, Australia<br>Tel: 1300 886 881 (from overseas: 61 2 6212 3900)<br>Fax: 1300 886 882 (from overseas: 61 2 6212 3999)
-*[http://www.naa.gov.au/collection/using/step-by-step/index.aspx A step-by-step guide to research at the National Archives]
+:*[http://www.naa.gov.au/collection/using/step-by-step/index.aspx A step-by-step guide to research at the National Archives]
-*[https://www.naa.gov.au/explore-collection/search-people/researching-your-family Researching your family]
+:*[https://www.naa.gov.au/explore-collection/search-people/researching-your-family Researching your family]
-*[http://www.naa.gov.au/collection/search/index.aspx RecordSearch]
+:*[http://www.naa.gov.au/collection/search/index.aspx RecordSearch]
-::The National Archives holds Australian Federation or Commonwealth records since in 1901; Commonwealth people; and the High Court. [http://www.naa.gov.au/collection/fact-sheets/fs01.aspx Reading rooms] are in Canberra, Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth, Adelaide, Hobart and Darwin.<br>
+:*The National Archives holds Australian Federation or Commonwealth records since in 1901; Commonwealth people; and the High Court. [http://www.naa.gov.au/collection/fact-sheets/fs01.aspx Reading rooms] are in Canberra, Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth, Adelaide, Hobart and Darwin.<br>
 === National Library of Australia  ===
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 Phone +61 2 9273 1414 <br>
-:See ''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>
+:See ''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. (FS Library book {{FSC|152873|title-id|disp=994.4 A35g no. 13}}.) <br>
 === Northern Territory  ===
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 Phone: +61 7 3840 7666 <br>
 *[https://www.slq.qld.gov.au/research-collections/family-history Family history]
-:A guide is ''Provenance Catalogue''. Queensland State Archives. Salt Lake City, Utah, USA: Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1981. (FHL film {{FHL|186003|title-id|disp=1239122}}– {{FHL|186003|title-id|disp=1239123}}.)
+*A guide is ''Provenance Catalogue''. Queensland State Archives. Salt Lake City, Utah, USA: Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1981. (FS Library film {{FSC|186003|title-id|disp=1239122}}– {{FSC|186003|title-id|disp=1239123}}.)
 === South Australia  ===
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 Phone: +61 8 8207 7250 <br>
 *[https://www.slsa.sa.gov.au/collections/family-history Family History]
-*A guide is ''Ancestors in archives: a guide to family history sources in the official records of South Australia''. Adelaide, South Australia, Australia: Government of South Australia, 1991. (FHL book {{FHL|577946|title-id|disp=994.23 A37a}}.)
+*A guide is ''Ancestors in archives: a guide to family history sources in the official records of South Australia''. Adelaide, South Australia, Australia: Government of South Australia, 1991. (FS Library book {{FSC|577946|title-id|disp=994.23 A37a}}.)
 === Tasmania  ===
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 *[https://librariestas.ent.sirsidynix.net.au/client/en_AU/names/? Tasmanian Names Index]
-*A guide is Watson, Lilian, and Neil Chick. ''The Archives office of Tasmania''. Research Note Series Number 7. Tasmania: Genealogical Society of Tasmania, 1986. (FHL book {{FHL|568628|title-id|disp=994.6 D27w}}.)
+*A guide is Watson, Lilian, and Neil Chick. ''The Archives office of Tasmania''. Research Note Series Number 7. Tasmania: Genealogical Society of Tasmania, 1986. (FS Library book {{FSC|568628|title-id|disp=994.6 D27w}}.)
 === Victoria  ===
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 ==== The Public Records Office - Victoria's Archives ====
 [http://www.prov.vic.gov.au/ Public Record Office - Victoria's Archives]<br>
-Macaulay Road <br>
 Shiel St <br>
-North Melbourne VIC 3051 <br>
+North Melbourne VIC 3051 Australia<br>
 Phone:+61 3 9348 5600 <br>
+[https://prov.vic.gov.au/contact-us Locations]<br>
+*[https://prov.vic.gov.au/explore-collection/explore-topic/family-history Family history]
+*A guide is ''Genealogical Sources.'' Victoria, Australia: Public Record Office, 1984. (FS Library book {{FSC|562773|title-id|disp=994.5/M1 D23g}}.)
 ==== The State Library of Victoria ====
-[https://www.slv.vic.gov.au/search-discover/family-history-tools-resources State Library of Victoria - Genealogists and Family Historians]<br>
+[https://www.slv.vic.gov.au/search-discover/family-history-tools-resources State Library of Victoria]<br>
 Swanston St <br>
-Melbourne VIC 3000 <br>
+Melbourne VIC 3000 Australia<br>
 Phone:03 8664 7000 <br>
+*[https://www.slv.vic.gov.au/search-discover/family-history Family history]
-:A guide is ''Genealogical Sources.'' Victoria, Australia: Public Record Office, 1984. (FHL book {{FHL|562773|title-id|disp=994.5/M1 D23g}}.)
+*[https://prov.vic.gov.au/explore-collection/online-collections Online collections]
 === Western Australia  ===
 ==== The State Records of Western Australia ====
+[https://www.wa.gov.au/organisation/state-records-office-of-western-australia State Records of Western Australia]<br>
-[http://www.slwa.wa.gov.au/find/guides/family_history/australia/western_australia State Records of Western Australia]<br>
+Francis St <br>
-James St <br>
+Perth WA 6000 Australlia<br>
-Perth WA 6000 <br>
+Telephone: 61 8 9427 3600
-Phone:+61 8 9427 3600 <br>
+Email: sro@sro.wa.gov.au <br>
+*[https://www.wa.gov.au/organisation/state-records-office-of-western-australia/accessing-the-state-archives-collection#search Accessing the State Archives Collection]
 ==== The State Library of Western Australia ====
+[https://slwa.wa.gov.au/about State Library of Western Australia]<br>
-[http://www.liswa.wa.gov.au/famhist.html State Library of Western Australia - Family History Service]<br>
+Francis St <br>
-Address: 25 Francis St <br>
+Perth WA 6000 Australlia<br>
-Perth WA 6000 <br>
 Phone: +61 8 9427 3111 <br>
+Email: info@slwa.wa.gov.au
-[Https://www.wa.gov.au/service/justice/civil-law/searching-family-history Department of Justice : Births, Deaths and Marriages - Family History]
+*[https://slwa.wa.gov.au/collections/family-history Family history]
-== Family and Local History Societies  ==
-[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.
-[http://coraweb.com.au/websites/societies-and-groups/ Family History and Historical Societies in Australia] lists family history organizations that are helpful to researchers.<br>
 == University Archives  ==
+[http://archives.anu.edu.au/ Australian National University Archives] (including [https://archives.anu.edu.au/collections/noel-butlin-archives-centre Noel Butlin Archives Centre] and [https://archives.anu.edu.au/collections/pacific-research-archives Pacific Research Archives])
-*[http://archives.anu.edu.au/ Australian National University Archives] (including Noel Butlin Archives Centre and Pacific Research Archives)
+*[https://archives.anu.edu.au/collections Collections]
 == Other Archives  ==
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 *[http://www.atua.org.au/ Australian Trade Union Archives<br>]
-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:
+== Family and Local History Societies  ==
+[http://www.aigs.org.au/Default.htm Australia Institute of Genealogical Studies Inc.]
+Library and Research Centre<br>
+Unit 1, 41 Railway Road<br>
+Blackburn VIC 3130 Australia<br>
+Telephone: (03) 9877 3789
+----
+[http://coraweb.com.au/websites/societies-and-groups/ Family History and Historical Societies in Australia] lists family history organizations that are helpful to researchers.<br>
+==Record Offices==
+'''For instructions, forms, fees, and addresses for writing for records, find your state at this website:'''<br>
+*[https://info.australia.gov.au/information-and-services/family-and-community/births-deaths-and-marriages-registries '''Australian Government: Births, deaths and marriages registries for each state/territory''']
+<br>
+<span style="color:DarkViolet">'''Each government state index listed above will be followed by instructions for ordering any record found listed in the index.''' </span>
-[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_newspapers_in_Australia Newspapers in Australia]
 == General Guides to Archives  ==
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 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 {{FHL|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. (FS Library book {{FSC|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.  (FHL book {{FHL|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.  (FS Library book {{FSC|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. (FHL book {{FHL|769504|title-id|disp=994 A3h}}.) <br>
+*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>
-==== FamilySearch Catalog  ====
+=== 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>
+The FamilySearch Library has other guides. Call numbers for these can be found in the library's catalog by using the Place Search for:<br>
-{{FHL|352615|subject-id|disp=AUSTRALIA - ARCHIVES AND LIBRARIES - INVENTORIES, REGISTERS, CATALOGS}}<br>
+{{FSC|352615|subject-id|disp=AUSTRALIA - ARCHIVES AND LIBRARIES - INVENTORIES, REGISTERS, CATALOGS}}<br>
 AUSTRALIA, [STATE] - ARCHIVES AND LIBRARIES - INVENTORIES, REGISTERS, CATALOGS