Australia Archives and Libraries


 * Archives collect and preserve original documents of organizations such as churches or governments. Libraries generally collect published sources such as books, maps, and microfilm.
 * If you plan to visit a repository, contact them and ask for information about their collection, hours, services, and fees. Ask if they require you to have a reader’s ticket (a paper indicating you are a responsible researcher) to view the records, and ask how to obtain one.
 * Although the records you need may be in an archive or library, the Family History Library may have microfilmed and/or digitized copies of them.

National Archives of Australia
National Archives of Australia PO Box 7425 Canberra Business Centre ACT 2610, Australia Tel: 1300 886 881 (from overseas: 61 2 6212 3900) Fax: 1300 886 882 (from overseas: 61 2 6212 3999)
 * A step-by-step guide to research at the National Archives
 * Researching your family
 * RecordSearch
 * The National Archives holds Australian Federation or Commonwealth records since in 1901; Commonwealth people; and the High Court. Reading rooms are in Canberra, Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth, Adelaide, Hobart and Darwin.

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
 * Family history and genealogy
 * Catalogue
 * eResources to locate indexes, full-text ejournals, websites and guides.

State and Territory Archives and Libraries
State and Territory Libraries hold family history collections specialising in resources for their state and a selection of material relating to other areas of Australia and Overseas. Contact information for other libraries in Australia may be found at the Australian Libraries Gateway.

ACT Heritage Library
ACT Heritage Library Email: Library.customerinfo@act.gov.au Phone: 02 6205 9000 Locations
 * Researching ACT family history

The State Records Authority of New South Wales
The State Records Authority of New South Wales Our Reading Room is at: 161 O'Connell Street, Kingswood NSW 2747, Australia Postal address: PO Box 516, Kingswood NSW 2747, Australia Email: info@records.nsw.gov.au Phone +61 2 9673 1788
 * Family history
 * Ask an archivist

The State Library of New South Wales - Family History Service
State Library of New South Wales - Family History Service 1 Shakespeare Place Sydney NSW 2000 Australia Phone +61 2 9273 1414


 * See Concise Guide to the State Archives of New South Wales. No. 13 in the Guide to the State Archives of New South Wales series. Sydney, Australia: The Authority, 1969. (FHL book .)

Library and Archives Northern Territory (LANT)
Library and Archives Northern Territory GPO Box 42, Darwin NT 0801 Australia Phone: (08) 8999 7177 Toll free: 1800 019155 Email: lant@nt.gov.au
 * Our Services
 * Research Enquiry Service
 * Search tools

The Queensland State Archives
Queensland State Archives 435 Compton Road Runcorn, Queensland 4113, Australia Mailing address: PO Box 1397, Sunnybank Hills, QLD 4109 Australia Telephone: (07) 3131 7777 Facsimile: (07) 3131 7764 Email: info@archives.qld.gov.au
 * How to start your research
 * Family history
 * Search the indexes

The State Library of Queensland
State Library of Queensland Stanley Place South Brisbane QLD 4101 Australia Phone: +61 7 3840 7666
 * Family history
 * A guide is Provenance Catalogue. Queensland State Archives. Salt Lake City, Utah, USA: Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1981. (FHL film – .)

The State Records of South Australia
State Records of South Australia 115 Cavan Road Gepps Cross SA 5094 Phone: +61 8 8204 8791
 * Family History Research

State Library of South Australia
State Library of South Australia North Terrace Adelaide SA 5000 Australia Phone: +61 8 8207 7250
 * Family History
 * A guide is Ancestors in archives: a guide to family history sources in the official records of South Australia. Adelaide, South Australia, Australia: Government of South Australia, 1991. (FHL book .)

Tasmania Archive and Heritage Office--Libraries Tasmania
State Library of Tasmania and Tasmanian Archives Address: 91 Murray St. Hobart, Tasmania 7000 Australia Telephone: (03) 6165 5538 E-mail:[mailto:wlinc@education.tas.gov.au wlinc@education.tas.gov.au]
 * Family History
 * Help with research and finding information
 * Tasmanian Names Index


 * A guide is Watson, Lilian, and Neil Chick. The Archives office of Tasmania. Research Note Series Number 7. Tasmania: Genealogical Society of Tasmania, 1986. (FHL book .)

The Public Records Office - Victoria's Archives
Public Record Office - Victoria's Archives 99 Shiel St North Melbourne VIC 3051 Australia Phone:+61 3 9348 5600 Locations
 * Family history
 * A guide is Genealogical Sources. Victoria, Australia: Public Record Office, 1984. (FHL book .)

The State Library of Victoria
State Library of Victoria 328 Swanston St Melbourne VIC 3000 Australia Phone:03 8664 7000
 * Family history
 * Online collections

The State Records of Western Australia
State Records of Western Australia 25 Francis St Perth WA 6000 Australlia Telephone: 61 8 9427 3600 Email: sro@sro.wa.gov.au
 * Accessing the State Archives Collection

The State Library of Western Australia
State Library of Western Australia 25 Francis St Perth WA 6000 Australlia Phone: +61 8 9427 3111 Email: info@slwa.wa.gov.au
 * Family history

University Archives
Australian National University Archives (including Noel Butlin Archives Centre and Pacific Research Archives)
 * Collections

Other Archives

 * Australian Trade Union Archives

Family and Local History Societies
Australia Institute of Genealogical Studies Inc. Library and Research Centre Unit 1, 41 Railway Road Blackburn VIC 3130 Australia Telephone: (03) 9877 3789

Family History and Historical Societies in Australia lists family history organizations that are helpful to researchers.

Record Offices
For instructions, forms, fees, and addresses for writing for records, find your state at this website: Each government state index listed above will be followed by instructions for ordering any record found listed in the index.
 * Australian Government: Births, deaths and marriages registries for each state/territory

General Guides to Archives
Printed guides may be helpful in locating family history material.


 * White, Olga, Anne-Marie Schwirtlich, and Jennifer Nash, comp. Our Heritage. O’Connor, Australian Capital Territory, Australia: Australian Society of Archivists, 1983. (FHL book .)
 * Australian Archives. Relations in records: a Guide to Family History Sources in the Australian Archives. Canberra, Australia: Australian Government Publishing Service, 1988. (FHL book .) The following book contains a listing of indexes that are available in Australian libraries:
 * Henty, Margaret, and Rachel Jakimow. Indexes in Australian libraries. Canberra, Australia: National Library of Australia, 1995. (FHL book .)

FamilySearch Catalog
The Family History Library has other guides. Call numbers for these can be found in the library's catalog by using the Place Search for:

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