Chinese in Australia

From the middle of the 19th Century, Chinese immigrants arrived in both Australia and New Zealand primarily as Miners, Agricultural Laborers, and Merchants. A combined total of over 1.5 Million Chinese have immigrated to Australia and New Zealand representing almost 5% of the population of each country.

Online Resources

 * 1239-2014 at FamilySearch
 * 1904-1959 Victorian CEDT Index at Chinese Australian Family Historians of Victoria — index & images

Chinese Cemeteries in Australia 澳大利亞華人墓地
Since his retirement from medical practice in 1996, Dr Kok Hu Jin has dedicated his life to transcribing and interpreting Chinese-language inscriptions on monuments and cemetery headstones throughout Australia. His publications contain pictures, inscriptions and translations of these monuments and headstones. The author provided the Romanized pinyin (Mandarin), various English meanings of the words, and summaries of his findings. This series of books are important for the research of Chinese genealogy and gravestones for oversea Chinese in Australia and worldwide.

The following links include the surnames, birth/death dates and locations. We are grateful that Dr. Kok kindly allows us to share these treasures with you.

自從在1996年從醫藥界退休后，Kok Hu Jin 醫生就投入了翻譯華人紀念碑與墓碑的工作. 他出版的書含有照片，題詞 和翻譯. 作者提供了中文拼音，英文解釋，與他的發現簡介. 這一系列的書對奧大利亞華人家譜歷史和墓碑研究有很大的貢獻. 以下鏈接包括姓名、出生年月、籍貫等内容. Dr Kok 慷慨地允許我們在這裏與您分享這些寶貴資料.

點擊以下鏈接后，使用Crtl+F 组合键，輸入您查找的信息，文件會立即顯示查尋結果.


 * Vol. 1 第1冊 [[Media:Chinese Cemeteries in Australia vol 1.pdf|Old Chinese Section Campbell’s Creek Cemetery, Castlemaine, Victoria]] (PDF)
 * Vol. 2 第2冊 [[Media:Chinese Cemeteries in Australia vol 2.pdf|Bendigo Cemetery, Victoria]] (PDF)
 * Vol. 3 第3冊 Third Edition Victorian Cemeteries, Echuca, Avoca, Rutherglen, Yackandandah, Dunolly, Ararat, Vaughan, Pennyweight Flat, Wangartta (coming soon)
 * Vol. 5 第5冊 [[Media:Chinese Cemeteries in Australia vol 5.pdf|White Hills Cemetery, Bendigo, Victoria]] (PDF)
 * Vol. 6 第6冊 [[Media:Chinese Cemeteries in Australia vol 6.pdf|Rookwood Cemetery, Sydney, NSW, Chinese Section 1 – 1865-1820]] (PDF)
 * Vol. 7 第7冊 [[Media:Chinese Cemeteries in Australia vol 7 pt 1.pdf|Part I Rookwood Cemetery, Sydney, Chinese section III 1917-1945]] (PDF)
 * Vol. 7 第7冊 [[Media:Chinese Cemeteries in Australia vol 7 pt 2.pdf|Part II Rookwood Cemetery, Sydney, Chinese section III 1917-1945]] (PDF)
 * Vol. 8 第8冊 [[Media:Chinese Cemeteries in Australia vol 8.pdf|Second Edition Beechworth Cemetery Chinese Section]] (PDF)
 * Vol. 10 第10冊 [[Media:Chinese Cemeteries in Australia vol 10.pdf|Weldborough, Moorina, Gladstone, Branxholm and Lefroy, All In North East Tasmania; Darwin In The Northern Territory; Broome In Western Australia]] (PDF)
 * Vol. 11 第11冊 Chinese Graves & Burners In Cemeteries In New South Wales; Bathurst, Gulgong, Dubbo, Parkes, Wellington, Nyngan, Cobar, Little Bay, North Head Quarantine Station, Cowra, Cooma, Hay, Narrandera, Hill End, Deniliquin, Sofala And Records Of Burials At Cootamundra, Young, Wentworth, Balranald, Tumbarumba, Old Junee, Bega And Wilcannia (coming soon)
 * Vol. 13 第13冊 [[Media:Chinese Cemeteries in Australia vol 13.pdf|Ballarat Old Cemetery]] (PDF)
 * Vol. 14 第14冊 [[Media:Chinese Cemeteries in Australia vol 14.pdf|Ballarat New Cemetery]] (PDF)

Research Guides for Chinese Australians

 * A Guide to Chinese-Australian Family Research by Dr. Sophie Couchman and Pauline Rule
 * Research Guide to Chinese Australian Family History by Michael Williams
 * Tracing your Chinese Australian Genealogy by FamilySearch Blog
 * Researching your Australian Family History Guide by National Archives of Australia
 * Chinese Australian Historical Society

Important Publications and Records for Chinese Research

 * Ancestors: Chinese in Colonial Australia (Jan Ryan)
 * Chinese-Australian Historical Images Database
 * Chinese-Australian Journeys 1860-1975 (Paul Anthony Jones)
 * Early Chinese Newspapers of Australia (Trove)
 * Finding Chinese family connections in the National Archives (Kate Bagnall)
 * Journeys into Chinese Family History (Sophie Couchman, CAFHOV)
 * National Archives of Australia (NAA) Passenger Arrivals Index between 1898 - 1964
 * National Library of Australia Trove Database (search on "Chinese")
 * National Library of Australia Chinese Collection
 * The Tiger's Mouth (Thoughts on the History and Heritage of Chinese Australia)
 * Chinese Australian History in 88 Objects (History told through a section of objects)
 * Shipping Lists for Victoria 1852-1923
 * Shipping Lists for New South Wales 1845-1922
 * South Flows the Pearl by Mavis Yen (Family oral history)

Important Organizations for Chinese research in Australia and New Zealand

 * Chinese Australian Family Historians of Victoria (CAFHOV)
 * Chinese Australian Historical Society
 * Chinese Genealogy Forum (Siyi)
 * Chinese Heritage Associate of Australia
 * Chinese Museum of Victoria
 * Museum of Chinese in Australia (MOCA)