Australia Family History Links – updated Feb 2002

I have not researched in Australia as we came here in 1953 and 1966
But I have collected some notes with site suggested and I have pasted these below
Maybe some twice.
But there is a wealth of Aus data available

Genie and History Links - Australia
Genseek Genealogy Homepage
Lorraine's Top Family History Internet Sites - Australia
SHG&HSI Links to other Genealogical Societies etc.

A very helpful list. How to subscribe.  Send a message to
AUS-UK-LOOKUPS-L-request@rootsweb.com
that contains (in the body of the message) the command subscribe

 List of passengers on ships etc
http://www.standard.net.au/~jwilliams/index.htm

Anyone looking for family who may have gone to Australia should look at
this site :-
http://www.firstfamilies2001.net.au/welcome.htm

http://www.bdm.nsw.gov.au/bdmaus/   lists the addresses etc. needed to
obtain certificates from Australia..............

Archives in the U.K. where various manuscripts, ledgers, registers
etc. etc. are held....
http://www.hmc.gov.uk/accessions/1998/98digests/london.htm
 
National Archives of Australia
http://www.naa.gov.au/
in particular their "Record Search"
http://www.naa.gov.au/the_collection/recordsearch.html

Sites with further links

http://www.shoal.net.au/~bulmer/
http://home.vicnet.net.au/~shghs/links.htm
http://www.standard.net.au/~jwilliams/index.htm
http://www.penrithcity.nsw.gov.au/Loz/Lozaust.htm
http://www.zades.com.au/genlink.html

Last but not least is a site for those whose rellies may have been  sent on a government sea voyage
http://users.bigpond.net.au/convicts

From Lenore Frost's Homepage – Leonore has lots of great links
http://www.members.optushome.com.au/lenorefrost/
Links to good genealogy gateway sites
http://www.members.optushome.com.au/lenorefrost/gateway.html
Links to lookups, message boards, online lists
http://www.members.optushome.com.au/lenorefrost/lookups.html
Where to go to get information about ships logs, journals, pictures,
passenger lists
http://www.members.optushome.com.au/lenorefrost/shipslog.html
Photo Rescue!  orphan photos looking for a home
http://www.members.optushome.com.au/lenorefrost/photorescue.html
Australian Women's History
http://www.members.optushome.com.au/lenorefrost/photorescue.html
There's a new page called " MELBOURNE LADIES' BENEVOLENT  SOCIETY
7th Annual Report, 1852", which is a transcription of the names in the
report, mostly subscribers, just a few clients named.
http://www.members.optushome.com.au/lenorefrost/benevolent.html

If you have an interest in Australia as I assume most of you have then
please have a browse through the All Australian Web Site at
http://www.australianaustralia.com its full of all sorts of Reference, Resource
and News items.