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Government Archives

National Archives of Australia
National Archives Tasmania Office
91 Murray Street
Hobart Tas 7000
Australia

Phone: 03 6165 5607
Postal address: GPO Box 309, Hobart, Tas 7001, Australia
Website
Research Guides
Family history

librarie The Tasmania Office holds similar records to other National Archives' offices around Australia, such as:

immigration case files
alien registration documentation
lighthouse logbooks
army pay records
large-format architectural drawings of Commonwealth buildings in the state.

We also have collections unique to Tasmania, including records created by Commonwealth scientific agencies in the state.

State Library of Tasmania and Tasmanian Archives Reading Room
History Room off 2nd Floor 91 Murray Street
Hobart, Tasmania 7000
Australia

Telephone: (03) 6165 5538
Fax: 03 6233 7902
Email: libraries.tas@libraries.tas.gov.au
Website
Family history
Tasmanian Names Index Tasmanian Archives Online

The Tasmanian Archives includes material dating from early European settlement to the present day. It is acquired from government agencies, purchase, donation or bequest.

Libraries

Tasmania: Find A Library

State Library of Tasmania
91 Murray Street
Hobart Tas 7000
Australia

Phone: 03 6165 5607
Postal address: GPO Box 309, Hobart, Tas 7001, Australia
Website
Library catalog

Tasmanian Names Index - index to numerous records such as passenger lists, convict lists, marriages, deaths, divorces, etc.; complete list of records indexed; some records digitized online

Much of the collection, including old newspapers, has been digitised. It is available through Trove and Flickr, alongside the Tasmanian Archives content. These are valuable resources for all curious minds and are especially welcomed by family historians.

Museums

Museums in Tasmania

Civil Registration Office

Births, marriages, and deaths
Order a certificate
Researching family trees

Anyone can access a birth record more than 100 years old, a death record more than 25 years old and a marriage record more than 75 years old registered in Tasmania.