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Australia Research Outline |
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Table of Contents
Helps For Using This Research Outline
Introduction
Record Selection Table
Archives And Libraries
National Archives And Libraries
Branches Of The National Archives Of Australia
National Library
State Archives
State Libraries
Other Libraries
Computer Networks And Bulletin Boards
Familysearch™
Biography
Business Records And Commerce
Cemeteries
Census
Census Substitutes
Church Directories
Church History
Church Records
Information Recorded In Church Registers
Locating Church Records
Indexes To Church Records
Civil Registration
General Historical Background
Information Recorded In Civil Registers
Indexes To Civil Registration Records
Locating Civil Registration Records
Records At The Family History Library
Convict Records
Correctional Institutions
Court Records
Directories
Emigration And Immigration
Encyclopedias And Dictionaries
Gazetteers
Finding Place Names In The Family History Library Catalog
Modern Place Names
Historical Place Names
Genealogy
Major Collections And Databases
Family Histories
Genealogical Collections
Genealogical Indexes
Research Coordination
Heraldry
Historical Geography
History
Local Histories
Land And Property
Finding Land Records In Australia
Finding Land Records In The Family History Library
Languages
Language Aids
Maps
Using Maps
Finding The Specific Town On The Map
Finding Maps And Atlases
Medical Records
Military Records
Minorities
Native Races
Naturalization And Citizenship
Newspapers
Obituaries
Occupations
Orphans And Orphanages
Periodicals
Indexes
Obtaining Periodicals
Probate Records
Public Records
Schools
Societies
Genealogical And Family History Societies
Historical Societies
Family Associations And One-name Societies
Locating Records At The Family History Library
Records Not At The Family History Library
Taxation
Voting Registers
Other Records Of Australia
For Further Reading
Comments And Suggestions
MEDICAL RECORDS Medical records for Australia include hospital and asylum records, infectious disease registers, and annual alphabetical lists of invalids. Of particular genealogical value are the registers of hospitals and asylums. These registers usually include the patient’s name, sex, age, marital condition, residence, occupation, and religion. Other details may be listed, such as the patient’s admission and discharge dates, cause for admission, death date (if the patient died while in the hospital or asylum), place of origin, ship and port of arrival, and miscellaneous remarks. Some medical records have been indexed.
The following source provides information about hospital and asylum records in Australia and where they are deposited:
Vine Hall, Nick. Tracing your family history in Australia: a guide to sources. 2d ed. Albert Park, Victoria: N. Vine Hall, 1994. (FHL book British Ref 994 D23v; computer number 732232.)
The Family History Library has collected some medical records and indexes to medical records, including those for hospitals and asylums. These records are listed in the Locality Search of the Family History Library Catalog under:
Military records identify individuals who either served in the military or who were eligible for service. Evidence that an ancestor served in the military may be found in family records, biographies, census, probate records, civil registration, and church records.
Military records may include:
The history of the army in Australia can be divided into three main groups:
The marines, under the direction of the Admiralty Board, were the first military presence in Australia. They arrived with the first fleet and were assigned to guard the convicts. In 1790 the marines were replaced by the first army regiment. The British maintained army regiments in Australia from that time until 1870. The following source lists army regiments that were and are stationed in Australia:
“Defense.” The Australian Encyclopaedia. 3d ed. (Sydney, New South Wales: The Grolier Society of Australia) vol. 2, (1977): 230. (FHL book British 994 A5a; computer number 39862.)
By 1842 Great Britain was pressing the colonies to develop and support their own defense force. By 1870 the last of the British troops had left Australia. In order to keep a strong military force, some colonies, including New South Wales and Victoria, offered land to those who had served at least five years in the military. The colonies soon realized they needed to coordinate their defense activities. As a result, in 1877 a British commissioner of defense came to the colonies and helped organize an army.
In 1901 the Australian government took responsibility for the defense of for the whole country.
The organization of the navy is divided into three groups:
The British navy first arrived in Australia as a part of the first fleet. The first regular warship was stationed at Sydney in 1821, and the navy continued to be in Australia from that point on. In 1855 Australia’s first warship was built. Although Australia had organized its own navy by 1869, it was still under the protection of the British navy. In 1901 the Australian government took over jurisdiction of the navy.
For more details on the history of the army and the navy in Australia, read volume two, pages 215–244, of the Australian Encyclopaedia mentioned earlier.
The following book can supply further information on tracing your military ancestors:
Montague, R. H. How to trace your military ancestors. Sydney, N.S.W.: Hale & Iremonger, 1989. (FHL book British 994 M27m; computer number 544116.)
Information on the British military records is given in the England Research Outline
AUSTRALIA- MEDICAL RECORDSAUSTRALIA, [STATE]- MEDICAL RECORDSAUSTRALIA, [STATE], [TOWN]- MEDICAL RECORDS
Indexes, where available, are listed in the Family History Library Catalog under:
AUSTRALIA- MEDICAL RECORDS - INDEXESAUSTRALIA, [STATE]- MEDICAL RECORDS - INDEXESAUSTRALIA, [STATE], [TOWN]- MEDICAL RECORDS - INDEXES
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MILITARY RECORDS
Army
Imperial Forces (1788–1870)
Local Colonial Forces (1854–1901)
Commonwealth Military Forces (1901–Present)
Navy
Availability of Records
Public Record OfficeMilitary records in Australia can be found in the following repository:
Ruskin Avenue
Kew
Richmond, Surrey TW9 4DU
ENGLAND
Australian War MemorialThe Australian War Memorial holds a large collection of military records. The memorial has a research center, but the staff does not offer a research service. They will provide a list of other people who do research at their center. The following is a guide to the center’s records:
G.P.O. Box 345
Canberra
Australian Capital Territory 2601
AUSTRALIA
Bradley, Joyce, et al. Roll call! a guide to genealogical sources in the Australian War Memorial Canberra: Australian War Memorial, 1986. (FHL book British 994 M23r; computer number 438582).
Other national offices that have records are:
Naval Records
Directorate of Sailors’ Postings
D-2-26
Department of Defence (Navy Office)
Russell Offices
Canberra
Australian Capital Territory 2600
AUSTRALIA
War Graves
The Office of Australian War Graves
Department of Veterans’ Affairs
P.O. Box 21
Woden
Australian Capital Territory 2606
AUSTRALIA
Military Historical Society
Federal Secretary
Military Historical Society of Australia
P.O. Box 30
Garran
Australian Capital Territory 2605
AUSTRALIA
RAAF records
Australian Archives National Office
P.O. Box 34
Dickson
Australia Capital Territory 2602
AUSTRALIA
Pension EntitlementsMost state archives will have some military records. For a listing of the archives and their addresses, see the “Archives and Libraries” section of this outline. Check their holdings to determine exactly what the state archives have. Two states have military history societies that can help you. The addresses of these societies are:
Veterans’ Affairs Network
G.P.O. Box 802
Canberra
Australian Capital Territory 2601
AUSTRALIA
New South Wales
New South Wales Military Historical Society
112 Irvine Crescent
Ryde
New South Wales 2112
AUSTRALIA
South AustraliaThe Family History Library has some Australian military records. Look in the Locality Search of the Family History Library Catalog under:
South Australian Maritime Museum
126 Lipsom Street
Port Adelaide
South Australia 5015
AUSTRALIA
AUSTRALIA - MILITARY RECORDSAUSTRALIA, [STATE] - MILITARY RECORDSThe following are some examples of military records:
Military records: marriages, baptisms and births of military units in New South Wales, ca. 1850–1942. Salt Lake City: Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1983. (FHL film 1368199; computer number 233682.)
Alphabetical lists of deserters from ships, 1852–1952 (South Australia). n.p., [199-?]. (FHL film 6344807–6344808; computer number 717892.)
Australian Army. Southern Tasmania Volunteer Artillery. Register of volunteers, 1879–1903, Southern Tasmanian Volunteer Artillery. Salt Lake City: Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1975. (FHL film 919514–919516; computer number 353719.)
Great Britain. War Office. Muster rolls and pay lists of New South Wales Regiment, 1799–1823. Canberra: Filmed by the National Library of Australia, [1908–?]. (FHL film 1483372–1483547; computer number 543512.)
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