Category Archives: Australia

New Australian record collections on Findmypast

Posted on January 26, 2025 by Gail Dever

Happy Australia Day! Findmypast added three new Australian record sets this past week. All are from the state of Queensland. There are Imperial pensions, criminal depositions, and dentist records spanning the 19th and 20th centuries. Queensland, Imperial pensions 1898-1912This week’s … Continue reading →

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New free historical records on FamilySearch include four million Australian wills and probates

Posted on May 19, 2021 by Gail Dever

If your ancestors settled in the state of Victoria in Australia, you may become a very happy camper when you explore the new collection of almost four million wills, probates and administration files. It looks like even more will be … Continue reading →

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More than 9 million more Australian passenger records on Findmypast

Posted on May 11, 2021 by Gail Dever

Late last week, Findmypast merged its collection of Australian passenger lists into one simple search and added more than nine million new entries. In the collection, Australia, Inward, Outward & Coastal Passenger lists 1826-1972, there are now more than 26 … Continue reading →

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Australia’s National Archives signs contracts worth $4.4m to digitize Second World War service records

Posted on November 15, 2020 by Gail Dever

The National Archives of Australia has signed contracts totalling $4.4 million for the bulk digitization of more than 650,000 Second World War service records. More than 220,000 Second World War service records have already been digitized. National Archives’ Director-General David … Continue reading →

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Did your elusive ancestor end up in an Australian gaol? You may find their mug shot

Posted on March 13, 2018 by Gail Dever

When genealogists cannot find an elusive ancestor from Britain, Ireland, Canada, or the United States, it may be worthwhile to look further afield in far off places, such as the gaols in New South Wales, Australia. The NSW State Archives … Continue reading →

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