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Quick reference to record location

The primary holders of Australian records

Records ACT NSW NT QLD SA TAS VIC WA
BMD Only historical records are avail & embargoed periods vary – details elsewhere on this site

NSW, QLD, WA—free indexes on Web; VIC—pay-to-use index on Web
SA—index at GenealogySA - members have enhanced access
QLD, SA, TAS, VIC—Digger CDs
Probate State/Territory Supreme Courts – details elsewhere on this site
Census

State/Territory Government Archives [AACT; SRNSW; NTAS; QSA; SRSA; TA; PROV;SRWA]
Most have been published – details elsewhere on this site

Immigration Before 1901—State/Territory Government Archives …arr colonies
1890 on—The National Archives (ENG) …ex-UK
1901 on—National Archives of Australia …arr AUS
Shipping State/Territory Government Archives
National Archives of Australia
Pioneers

State/Territory Public Libraries [ACTL; SLNSW; NTL; SLQ; SLSA; SLT; SLV; SLWA]
State/Territory Government Archives
National Library of Australia [NLA]
National Archives of Australia [NAA]
Capital city FHS [HAGSOC; SAG; GSNT; GSQ & QFHS; SAGHS; TFHS; GSV & AIGS, WAGS]
Capital city and regional FHS (approx 250 groups)
Local history groups (1000s)

Convicts n/a SRNSW n/a QSA n/a TA PROV SRWA
NSW, TAS published by GSV on CD; WA by WAGS
WW1 National Archives of Australia – WW1 digitised and available on web at no charge
WW2 may be digitised
WW2
Other military Before 1901—State/Territory Government Archives
1901 on—National Archives of Australia
Electoral

Capital city Public Libraries—historical rolls
Current roll - Electoral offices

Directories

Public Libraries. SASL has 1 directory per year online 1864–1973
Digitisation program undertaken by Archive CD Books

Government Gazettes
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