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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
PERIODICALS Most genealogical and historical societies in Australia publish magazines and newsletters. The articles often include:
In addition, excellent state, regional, and ethnic group publications are available.
The following is a helpful list of periodicals published in Australia:
Periodicals in Print: Australia, New Zealand, & Papua New Guinea. Melbourne, Australia: D. W. Thorpe, 1994–. (FHL British book 994 A35a; computer number 730979.) This source includes a list of all periodicals published in Australia in 1994. More recent editions should be available in Australia.
There are also many periodicals which are published in the countries from which Australians came. Many of these periodicals contain helpful articles for those tracing Australian ancestry.
Most periodicals have annual or cumulative indexes. Also many indexes that include several different magazines and periodicals. Indexes can be found in the Locality Search of the Family History Library Catalog under:
Copies of periodicals are available from the local societies that publish them. For more information about obtaining addresses for local societies, see the “Societies” section of this outline. Major archives and libraries with genealogical collections will also have copies of many periodicals, particularly those archives and libraries representing the area which they serve. Often, you may order a periodical from these archives and libraries through interlibrary loan, or they may make copies of the article for you.
The Family History Library subscribes to numerous periodicals. These periodicals are listed in the Family History Library Catalog. If you know the author or title of a periodical, search the Family History Library Catalog under the title or author. To find periodicals in
the Locality Search of the Family History Library Catalog, use the following approaches:
Probate records are court records that describe the distribution of an individual’s estate after he or she dies. Information in the records may include the death date, names of heirs and guardians, relationships, residences, an inventory of the estate, and names of witnesses.
An individual who left a will is said to have died “testate.” Someone who did not leave a will (or a valid will) died “intestate.” The probate process is essentially the same for both and may take many years to complete.
Wills or probate records were kept by each state in Australia, beginning in the 1800s. If the deceased had property in another country, the will may have been probated in the other country.
The Family History Library has a solid collection of probate records from Australia; however, many of them cannot be circulated to Family History Centers. Probate records are listed in the Locality Search of the Family History Library Catalog under:
Queensland (three district courts—records begin as early as 1857; prior to 1859, probate was under the jurisdiction of New South Wales)
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Indexes
AUSTRALIA- PERIODICALS - INDEXESAUSTRALIA- SOCIETIES- PERIODICALS - INDEXESAUSTRALIA, [STATE]- PERIODICALS - INDEXESAUSTRALIA, [STATE]- SOCIETIES- PERIODICALS - INDEXESAUSTRALIA, [STATE], [TOWN]- PERIODICALS - INDEXESAUSTRALIA, [STATE], [TOWN]- SOCIETIES - PERIODICALS - INDEXES
Obtaining Periodicals
AUSTRALIA- GENEALOGY- PERIODICALSAUSTRALIA- HISTORY- PERIODICALSAUSTRALIA- PERIODICALSAUSTRALIA- SOCIETIES- PERIODICALSAUSTRALIA, [STATE]- [SAME TOPICS AS ABOVE]AUSTRALIA, [STATE], [TOWN]- [SAME TOPICS AS ABOVE][COUNTRY OF ORIGIN]- [SAME TOPICS AS ABOVE]
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PROBATE RECORDS
Availability of Probate Records
AUSTRALIA, [STATE]- PROBATE RECORDS
The addresses of the probate offices for the individual states are:
New South Wales (records begin in 1800)
The Archives Office of New South Wales (see the “Archives and Libraries” section for address) holds copies of some wills and some indexes.
Supreme Court of New South Wales
Probate Division
G.P.O. Box 3
Sydney
New South Wales 2000
AUSTRALIA
Victoria (records begin in 1841)
Some records are also held by the Public Record Office of Victoria (see the “Archives and Libraries” section for address).
Registrar of Probates
Probate and Administration Office
471 Little Bourke Street
Melbourne
Victoria 3000
AUSTRALIA
The Registrar
Southern District
Supreme Court of Queensland
George Street
Brisbane
Queensland 4000
AUSTRALIA
The Registrar
Northern District
Supreme Court of Queensland
Walker Street
Townsville
Queensland 4810
AUSTRALIA
The Registrar
The Queensland State Archives (see the “Archives and Libraries” section for address) holds early records as well as some indexes.
Central District
Supreme Court of Queensland
East Street
Rockhampton
Queensland 4700
AUSTRALIA
South Australia (records begin in 1832)
Probate Office
“Stirling Gardens”
Barrack Street
Perth
Western Australia 6000
AUSTRALIA
Tasmania (records begin in 1824)
Probate Registry
Supreme Court of Tasmania
Salamanca Place
Hobart
Tasmania 7000
AUSTRALIA
Australian Capital Territory (records begin in 1911)
Australian Capital Territory
Registrar of Probate
Law Courts of the Australian Capital Territory
1st Floor
Knowles Place
Canberra City
Australian Capital Territory 2601
AUSTRALIA
Northern Territory (records begin in 1911)
Registrar of Probates
Supreme Court of the Northern Territory
Law Courts Building
Mitchell Street
Darwin
Northern Territory 0800
AUSTRALIA
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