Australia Societies

Australia has many societies and organizations that may have information of value to your genealogical research. There are also some societies in the country of origin of your ancestor. You may find it helpful to join one of these societies to gain information and knowledge about the area your ancestor came from, as well as access to their publications.

Genealogical Societies
There are a few genealogical societies which emphasize Australia research. Most societies publish helpful periodicals, transcripts, compiled genealogies, special indexes, collections and projects. They also publish inquiries/queries about Australian ancestors or maintain a list of members' research interests.

The following national societies may be of interest:

Society of Australian Genealogists Richmond Villa 120 Kent Street Sydney, NSW 2000 Australia Fax: 02-9241-4872 Telephone: 02-9247-3953 Email: [mailto:info@sag.org.au info@sag.org.au] Website: www.sag.org.au


 * The goal of the Society is to help people trace their family history.

The Australasian Federation of Family History Organisations Inc. GPO Box 1394 Canberra, ACT, 2601 Australia Contact: Contact Us Website: www.affho.org


 * The AFFHO is an umbrella organization for family history societies in Australia and New Zealand with interests in family history, genealogy, heraldry, and other such topics.

New South Wales Societies
Albury and District Historical Society P.O. Box 822 Albury, NSW 2640 Australia

Armidale Family History Group P.O. box 1378 Armidale, NSW 2350 Australia

Botany Bay Family History Society Inc. PO Box 1006 Sutherland, NSW 1499 Australia Website: www.bbfhs.org.au

Bega Valley Genealogical Society P.O. Box 19 Pambula, NSW 2549 Australia

Bellinger Valley Historical Society Hyde Street (Near Council Offices) Bellingen, NSW, 2454 Australia Website: www.australiagenweb.org

Family History Group of Bathurst Inc. PO Box 1058 Bathurst NSW 2795 Australia Email: [mailto:bfhg@bathurstfhg.asn.au bfhg@bathurstfhg.asn.au] Website: www.bathurstfhg.asn.au

Hawkesbury Family History Group Hawkesbury Library 300 George Street Windsor NSW 2756 Website: www.hawkesbury.net.au

Lake Macquarie Family History Group PO Box 4080 Woodrising, NSW 2284 Australia Email: [mailto:secretary@lmfhg.org.au secretary@lmfhg.org.au] Website: www.lmfhg.org.au

Queensland Societies
Caboolture Family History Research Group Inc. (CFHRG Inc.) PO Box 837 Caboolture, QLD 4510 Australia Telephone: 07-5428-2018 Email: [mailto:cfhrg@mail.cth.com.au cfhrg@mail.cth.com.au] or [mailto:cfhrg@yahoo.com.au cfhrg@yahoo.com.au] Website: cfhrg.tripod.com

Library:

King Street Caboolture ("The Old Fire Station") Caboolture, QLD Australia

Cooroy-Noosa Genealogical and Historical Research Group Inc. Website: www.genealogy-noosa.org.au

Gold Coast Family History Society Inc. Website: www.goldcoastfhs.org.au

Victoria Societies
Genealogical Society of Victoria Level 6, 85 Queen Street Melbourne, Victoria, 3000 Australia Telephone: 03 9662 4455 Email: [mailto:gsv@gsv.org.au gsv@gsv.org.au] Website: www.gsv.org.au


 * The goal of the GSV is to encourage and assist people with their family histories. A team of volunteers will share their expertise and skills with newcomers.

Western Australia Societies
Western Australian Genealogical Society Inc. 6/48 May Street Bayswater, WA 6053 Australia Telephone: 08-9271-4311 Fax: 08-9370-1572 Email: [mailto:genealogy@wags.org.au genealogy@wags.org.au] Website: www.wags.org.au

Busselton Family History Society Website: www.members.westnet.com.au/busgen

Carnarvon Genealogical Society P.O. Box 1049 Carnarvon, WA 6701 Australia

Geraldton Family History Society The Residency 321 Marine Terrace Website: www.geraldtonfhs.wordpress.com

Mailing Address:

Geraldton Family History Society P.O. Box 2502 Geraldton, WA 6531 Australia

Goldfields Family History Society, Inc. P.O. Box 1462 Kalgoorlie, WA 6430 Australia

Great Southern Family History Society Western Australia Website: www.membership.wags.org.au

Narrogin Meeting House Family History Centre c/o 31 Furnival Street Narrogin, WA 6312 Australia

Southern River Family History Centre P.O. Box 108 Melville, WA 6156 Australia

Historical Societies
Historical societies can be valuable sources of information about Australia. Similar societies exist in countries from which Australians emigrated and they often collect information about Australian immigrants. Some may have information about specific Australian individuals. Many societies have special collections of books and manuscript materials for Australia that may be difficult to find in libraries and archives. For more information see Australia Archives and Libraries.

Royal Australian Historical Society First Floor 133 Macquarie Street Sydney NSW 2000 Australia Telephone: (02) 9247 8001 Telephone (International): +61 2 9247 8001 Fax: (02) 9247 7854 Email: [mailto:history@rahs.org.au history@rahs.org.au] Website: www.rahs.org.au


 * The goal of the Royal Australian Historical Society is the advancement of education in the field of Australian history.

Federation of Australian Historical Societies GPO Box 1440 Canberra ACT 2601 Australia Telephone: 02 6295 2837 Email: [mailto:admin@history.org.au admin@history.org.au] Website: www.history.org.au


 * The Federation represents the interests of 1,000 historical societies throughout Australia. Members work to collect documents and images, research and publish history, present lectures and exhibitors, and protect and preserve places of heritage.

Family Associations
The Chalker/Charker Society of Australia This family society consists mainly of descendants of William Charker, also known as Chalker, who was transported to Sydney in 1802.

Contact: Contact Us Website: www.chalker-charker.com


 * The objective of this Society is to establish, preserve, and maintain the history of William Charker/Chalker and his descendants in Australia and to promote the relationships between these descendants.

The Everingham Family Association The Association is made up of descendants of Matthew James Everingham, who arrived in 1788 as a convict on the First Fleet, and his wife Elizabeth Rimes (also a convict), who arrived on the Second Fleet.

P.O. Box 1039 Ashfield, NSW 1800 Australia Telephone: 02-9326-3290

Websites

 * www.unlockthepast.com.au
 * www.genealogypro.com/articles/organizations.html
 * www.coraweb.com.au
 * www.capebanks.org.au
 * www.nla.gov.au/oz/genelist.html
 * www.ihr.com.au/societies.html