Australia

Sites

ACT Births, Deaths & Marriages

Archivenet - Archives of Australia

The Archives of Australia network is a collaboration between the National Archives of Australia, the State and Territory archives, and a number of other Australian archive organisations. This site is a starting point for exploring many Australian archive-related sites and resources.

Archives of Australia

The National Archives promotes good government recordkeeping and encourages community awareness and use of valuable Commonwealth records in its care.

Archives Office of Tasmania

Australian Society of Archivists (ASA)

City of Sydney Archives Sydney

The City of Sydney Archives is the corporate memory of the City of Sydney, the oldest continuously-functioning local council in Australia.

Council of Australasian Archive and Records Authorities (AARA)

The Council of Australasian Archives and Records Authorities (CAARA) comprises the heads of the government archives authorities of the Commonwealth of Australia, New Zealand and each of the Australian States and Territories.. Former Council of Federal State and Territory Archives

National Archives of Australia

Commonwealth government records

New South Wales Registry of Births Deaths and Marriages

A useful source for the births, deaths and marriages registered in New South Wales between 1788 and 1945. Contains a searchable index.

Newtown Project Sydney

created by volunteers working in the City of Sydney Archives to bring together historical information about the Municipality of Newtown.

Northern Territories Archives Service

Northern Territory Births, Deaths & Marriages

Public Record Office of Victoria

Public Record Office Victoria Melbourne

Holds records created by Victorian Government departments and authorities including the State's courts, local councils, schools, public hospitals and other public offices.

Queensland State Archives

State Records Authority

Responsible for the NSW Colonial and State government archival records from 1788.

State Records of South Australia

State Records Office

A Statistical Account of the Seven Colonies of Australasia

Compiled between 1890 and 1904 by the New South Wales Statistician, Timothy A. Coghlan. The eleven volumes bring together statistics for each of the colonies of Australia and New Zealand and are complemented by analysis and commentary. The publication also includes chapters on political divisions, areas and boundaries, climate, parliaments and defence much like in the current Year Book Australia.