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Australia Research Outline |
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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
CHURCH DIRECTORIES Church directories list names and addresses of church officials, dioceses, and parishes. There are many genealogical uses for church directories:
The Family History Library does not have copies of all directories. It does have directories for the Roman Catholic and Lutheran Churches. Some information, such as the priest’s name, may be out of date. The addresses and parish histories are still valid.
Church directories are listed in the Locality Search of the Family History Library Catalog under:
Australian Episcopal Conference. The Official directory of the Catholic Church in Australia and New Zealand. Sydney: E. J. Dwyer, 1985. (FHL book British 994 K24c; computer number 398887.)
The Family History Library also has the following directory for the Lutheran Church:
Wiebusch, E.W. Yearbook of the Lutheran Church in Australia. Adelaide: Lutheran Publishing House, 1973. (FHL book British 994 K25y 1973; computer number 398875.)
More current directories and directories of other denominations may be available at genealogical societies, archives, or libraries. For addresses, see the “Societies” and “Archives and Libraries” sections of this outline.
Research procedures and genealogical sources are different for each religion. Hence, it is helpful to understand the historical events that led to the creation of records, such as parish registers, that your family was listed in.
The following book provides an excellent background in to the development of the various religious denominations in Australia:
Breward, Ian. A history of the Australian churches. St. Leonards, N.S.W.: Allen & Unwin Pty. Ltd., 1993. (FHL book 994 K2bi; computer number 712092.)
The following summaries of the major religious influences in Australia may also prove helpful.
The Church of England is the largest religious denomination in Australia. The first church service was held 3 February 1788. Until the Church Act of 1836, the Church of England was the state church of the Australian colonies.
The Presbyterian Church was established in Australia by Scottish and Irish settlers. Churches developed as Scottish and Scots-Irish migrants began to settle in the new colony of New South Wales, and then in other colonies as they were established. The earliest congregation began in 1803 in New South Wales.
The Methodist Church was officially organized in Australia in 1815; however, Methodists began meeting as early as 1812 in Sydney.
The beginning of Catholicism in Australia was largely based on Irish-born immigrants and their descendants. The first Catholic mass was celebrated in 1803 when two priests were sent to administer to the needs of the Irish community. By 1828, 31 percent of the population was Catholic.
By 1831 the Baptists were holding services. However, they have never comprised more than 1.5 percent of the population.
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The Family History Library has the following directory to help you determine the diocese of the Roman Catholic parishes:
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