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Chinese in Australia From the middle of the 19th Century, Chinese immigrants arrived in both Australia and New Zealand primarily as Minors, 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.

Contents

 * 1Online Resources
 * 2Research Guides for Chinese Australians
 * 3Important Publications and Records for Chinese Research
 * 4Important Organizations for Chinese research in Australia and New Zealand

Online Resources[edit | edit source]

 * 1239-2014: Collection of Chinese Jiapu 1239-2014 at FamilySearch

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 romanised 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 treasure with you. The information is extracted from the his books by the Asia team of Family History Library.

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 仁慈地允許我們在這裏與您分享這些寶貴資料. Excel文件由鹽湖城家譜圖書館亞洲部從原書摘錄整理.

當你把 Excel file 打開后，同时按下 Crtl+F 组合键，调用内置的查询功能，输入关键字（名字），点击确定，如果有，就会出现搜索结果，并列出共有几个关键字，并且会以高亮显示.

-Vol. 1 第1冊 Old Chinese Section Campbell’s Creek Cemetery, Castlemaine, Victoria

-Vol. 2 第2冊 Bendigo Cemetery, Victoria

-Vol. 3 第3冊 Third Edition Victorian Cemeteries, Echuca, Avoca, Rutherglen, Yackandandah, Dunolly, Ararat, Vaughan, Pennyweight Flat, Wangartta

-Vol. 5 第5冊 White Hills Cemetery, Bendigo, Victoria

-Vol. 6 第6冊 Rockwood Cemetery, Sydney, NSW, Chinese Section 1 – 1865-1820

-Vol. 7 第7冊 Part I Rockwood Cemetery, Sydney, Chinese section III 1917-1945

-Vol. 7 第7冊 Part II Rockwood Cemetery, Sydney, Chinese section III 1917-1945

-Vol. 8 第8冊 Second Edition Beechworth Cemetery Chinese Section

-Vol. 10 第10冊 Weldborough, Moorina, Gladstone, Branxholm and Lefroy, All In North East Tasmania; Darwin In The Northern Territory; Broome In Western Australia

-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

-Vol. 13 第13冊 Ballarat Old Cemetery

-Vol. 14 第14冊 Ballarat New Cemetery

Research Guides for Chinese Australians[edit | edit source]

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

Important Publications and Records for Chinese Research[edit | edit source]

 * 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)
 * Shipping Lists for Victoria 1852-1923
 * Shipping Lists for New South Wales 1845-1922

Important Organizations for Chinese research in Australia and New Zealand[edit | edit source]

 * 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)

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 * China Emigration and Immigration
 * Australia Emigration and Immigration