Australia Historical Records

Australia is a country primarily located in Oceania. It is a federation of 6 states, three internal territories and 7 external territories. The country has the world's sixth-largest land area, comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands. Australia is one of the most sparsely populated countries in the world.

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Australia vital records Australia Obituary Index from OldNews.com™ 28,227,580 records available Australia Death Notices, 1860-2019 7,060,358 records available Australia, Marriages, 1810-1980 433,908 records available Australia, Index of Burials, 1900-2019 438,586 records available Australia, Victoria Death Index, 1836-1985 6,830,782 records available See the entire collection catalog of vital records in Australia	Australia census and voter lists Australia Electoral Rolls, 1893-1949 16,306,737 records available Queensland, Australia, Electoral Rolls 1959 783,078 records available Queensland, Australia, Electoral Rolls 1949 755,618 records available Tasmania, Australia, Electoral Rolls 1916 135,451 records available See the entire collection catalog of census and voter lists in Australia
Australia immigration and travel records Australia, Inwards Unassisted Passengers to Victoria, 1852-1923 1,813,245 records available Australia, Outwards Passengers from Victoria, 1852-1915 1,753,944 records available Australia, South Australia Passenger Lists 371,276 records available Queensland Early Pioneers Index, 1824 - 1859 156,760 records available Australia, Queensland Assisted Immigration 260,543 records available See the entire collection catalog of immigration and travel records in Australia	Australia military records Australian World War II Nominal Roll, 1939-1945 2,235,948 records available Australia, First World War Embarkation Rolls 338,236 records available Australia, First World War Nominal Roll, 1914-1918 322,371 records available Australia, Military Honour Recommendations and Awards 116,834 records available Australia, Roll of Honour 102,854 records available See the entire collection catalog of military records in Australia
Australia newspaper records Australia Newspapers 24,430,046 pages in 1,705 newspaper titles See the entire collection catalog of newspaper records in Australia	Australia public records Australia, Business Register 9,079,383 records available See the entire collection catalog of public records in Australia
Australia maps Topographical Dictionary of England, 1840 2,649 records available See the entire collection catalog of maps in Australia	Australia book records Australia, Queensland Licensed Victuallers, 1900-1914 33,341 pages See the entire collection catalog of books and publications in Australia
Australia histories, memories and biographies Foxs History of Queensland 1919-23 2,802 records available Cyclopedia of Victoria 1,953 records available Cyclopedia of Western Australia 1912-13 1,823 records available Cyclopedia of South Australia 1907-09 1,751 records available Aldine History of New South Wales 1,296 records available Historical Records of Leslie 1,150 records available See the entire collection catalog of histories, memories and biographies in Australia	Australia directories, guides and references Manchester, Salford 1933 Kelly's Directory 2,942 records Sydney Directory 1913 (Sands) 2,763 records available Victorian PO Directory 1914 (Wise) 2,606 records available Victorian PO Directory 1904 (Wise) 2,518 records available South Australian Directory 1930 (Sands) 2,255 records available See the entire collection catalog of directories, guides and references in Australia
Australia government, land, court and will records Australia, Victoria, Will and Probate Index 1850-2009 1,389,178 records available Queensland Railway Employees, 1889 - 1940 367,651 records available Australia, Government Honours and Awards 275,264 records available Australia, New South Wales Convicts Index, 1791-1873 150,000 records available Australia, New South Wales Colonial Secretary's Papers, 1788-1825 133,735 records available See the entire collection catalog of government, land, court and will records in Australia	Australia school and universities Queensland School Pupils Index, Part 5 450,744 records available Queensland School Pupils Index, Part 4 368,818 records available Queensland School Pupils Index, Part 3 333,909 records available See the entire collection catalog of school and university in Australia

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