Queensland Archives and Libraries

Archives collect and preserve original documents from organizations such as churches or governments. Libraries generally collect published sources such as books and maps. This article describes the major national and New South Wales archives and libraries that hold genealogical and historical information.

National Archives of Australia
National Archives of Australia PO Box 7425 Canberra Business Centre ACT 2610 Tel: 1300 886 881 (from overseas: 61 2 6212 3900) Fax: 1300 886 882 (from overseas: 61 2 6212 3999)


 * The National Archives holds records of Australian government records of the Federation or Commonweath since in 1901; Commonwealth people; and the High Court. RecordSearch describes over 7.7 million records created by 9000 Australian Government agencies. Reading rooms are in Canberra, Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth, Adelaide, Hobart and Darwin.


 * A step-by-step guide to research at the National Archivesis available. More than 200 fact sheets about their records are available online. Family history records are not in their collections, but the site contains links to those records. Read Begin Your Journey to get started family history.

National Library of Australia
National Library of Australia Parkes Place Parkes ACT 2600 Phone: +61 (0)2 6262 1266 Fax: +61 (0)2 6273 5081


 * The National Library is the largest reference library in Australia. Their catalogue is online. Use eResources to locate indexes, full-text ejournals, websites and guides. Frequently asked questions for family historians explain about the records there.

ACT Heritage Library
ACT Heritage Library Email act.heritage.library@act.gov.au Phone +61 2 6207 5163 Fax +61 2 6207 5835


 * The two links below will allow you to download lists of historic marriages or deaths.
 * Birth Marriage or Death Certificate Applications, search Family History
 * http://www.ors.act.gov.au/community/births_deaths_and_marriages/historic_death_index

The Queensland Government State Archives
Queensland Government State Archives 435 Compton Road Runcorn, Queensland 4113 Telephone: (07) 3131 7777 Facsimile: (07) 3131 7764 Email: [mailto:info@archives.qld.gov.au info@archives.qld.gov.au]

The State Library of Queensland
Queensland State Library which includes John Oxley Library

Stanley Place South Brisbane QLD 4101 Phone: +61 7 3840 7666


 * A guide is Provenance Catalogue. Queensland State Archives. Salt Lake City, Utah, USA: Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1981. (FHL film – .)

Other Libraries

 * FamilySearch Catalog Qld
 * Logan City Council Libraries
 * University of Queensland Library