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.

Online Resources

 * 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.

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 Old Chinese Section Campbell’s Creek Cemetery, Castlemaine, Victoria

-Vol. 2 第2冊 Bendigo Cemetery, Victoria (coming soon)

-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 White Hills Cemetery, Bendigo, Victoria(coming soon)

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

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

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

-Vol. 8 第8冊 Second Edition Beechworth Cemetery Chinese Section (coming soon)

-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 (coming soon)

-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 Ballarat Old Cemetery (coming soon)

-Vol. 14 第14冊 Ballarat New Cemetery (coming soon)

Research Guides for Chinese Australians

 * 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

 * 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

 * 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)