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Online Resources

• Australia Directories at Findmypast - index ($)
• 1831-1873 Australian Almanacs at Findmypast - index & images ($)
• 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
• 1845-1948 Australia, City Directories and Almanacs, 1845-1948 at Ancestry — index & images ($)
• 1869 Indian and colonial mercantile directory for 1869, images
• 1871 The Australian squatting directory, 1871, images
• 1873 Australian handbook & almanac & shipper & importers directory, images
• 1883-1900 The Australasian medical directory and handbook, images
• 1888-1889 The Australasian federal directory of commerce, trades & professions, images
• 1893 The Australian handbook (incorporating New Zealand, Fiji, and New Guinea) shippers and importers' directory & business guide for 1893, e-book.
• 1954 List of stockowners in the states of New South Wales, Queensland, Victoria, South Australia, Northern Territory, and Tasmania, images
• 1954 Australian Pastoral Directory 1954 at MyHeritage — images ($)
• 1999-2022 Web: Australia Business Number Datasets 1999-2022 at Ancestry — index & images ($)

New South Wales

• New South Wales Directories at FamilySearch, index & images ($).
• New South Wales Directories at MyHeritage, index & images ($).
• New South Wales Directories at Findmypast, index & 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

• 1885-1886 Brisbane PO Directory & Country Guide 1885-86 (Watson Ferguson) at MyHeritage — images ($)
• 1887 Brisbane PO Directory & Country Guide 1887 at MyHeritage — images ($)
• 1888 Brisbane PO Directory & Country Guide 1888 (Hollander) at MyHeritage — index & images ($)
• 1894-1895: Queensland PO Directory (Wise) at MyHeritage; images ($)
• 1900 Queensland PO Directory 1900 (Wise) at MyHeritage — images ($)
• 1903 Queensland PO Directory 1903 (Wise) at MyHeritage — images ($)
• 1915 Queensland PO Directory 1915 (Wise) at MyHeritage — images ($)
• 1920-1921 Queensland Brands Directory 1920-21 at MyHeritage — images ($)
• 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.