VITAL RECORDS

Victoria (VIC)

GPO Box 4332, Melbourne, VIC, 3001
Phone: 1-613-9603-5888
http://www.justice.vic.gov.au/

Cost: $A17.00

Bankcard, Mastercard, VISA accepted – form faxed back by
Faxing 1-613-9603-5880

Restrictions:
Birth Certificates: 75-year embargo for non-family
Marriage Certificates: 60-year embargo for non-family
(These may be waived if the persons are deceased)
Search Indexes on line: http://www.maxi.com.au Cost: $A10.00

FAMILY HISTORY, GENEALOGY & HISTORICAL GROUPS – VICTORIA

Ararat GS Inc.
PO Box 361, Ararat, VIC, 3377
Phone: 1-613- 5352-1711

AIGS – Bendigo
PO Box 145, Bendigo, VIC, 3552
251-259 Hargreaves St, Bendigo.
Phone: 1-613-5435-7214
http://www.alphalink.com.au/~aigs
E-mail: cuffley@gcom.net.au

AIGS – Blackburn
(Est. 1973)
PO Box 339, Blackburn, VIC, 3130
1/41 Railway Rd, Blackburn
Phone: 1-613-9877-3789
http://www.alphalink.com.au/~aigs/
E-mail: aigs@alphalink.com.au

AIGS - Dimboola
20 Anderson St, Dimboola, VIC, 3414
Phone: 1-613-5389-1329
E-mail: cjh@wimmera.com.au

AIGS – Warrnambool
15 Fairy St, Warrnambool, VIC, 3280
Phone: 1-613-5562-3440
E-mail: welsford@standard.net.au

Anglesea & Dist. HS Inc.
6/1 Noble St, Anglesea, VIC, 3230
http://home.vicnet.net.au/~angen/fh.htm
E-mail: patluv43@yahoo.com.au

Arapiles HS
Secretary: Ann Lowe
PO Box 60, Natimuk, VIC, 3409
Phone: 1-613-5387-1482

Ararat Chinese Heritage Society
16 Hurley St, Ballarat, VIC. 3350
Phone: 1-613-5331-5794

Ararat & Dist. HS
PO Box 551, Ararat, VIC, 3377
48 Queen St, Ararat.
Phone: 1-613-5352-1862

Ararat GS
PO Box 361, Ararat, VIC, 3377
Phone: 1-613-5352-1711

Australian Jewish GS
http://www.melbourne.net.csaky/Mainpage%ZDAJGS.htm

Australian Local FHS
http://www.ihr.com.au/societies.html

Avoca & Dist. HS
95 Barnett St, Avoca, VIC, 3467.
http://home.vicnet.net.au/~adhs/ADHSMain.htm
E-mail: wtaylor@goldnet.com.au
Phone: 1-613-5465-3265

Bacchus Marsh HS
PO Box 223, Bacchus Marsh, VIC, 3340
Phone: 1-613-5367-5527

Ballan Shire HS
PO Box 137, Ballan, VIC, 3342

Ballarat & District GS Inc.
PO Box 1809, Ballarat MC, VIC, 3354
Ballarat Central Library, 178 Doveton St, North Ballarat.
http://www.ballaratgenealogy.org.au
E-mail: genealogy@sebas.vic.edu.au

Ballarat HS
3/106 Warrenheip St, Buninyong, VIC, 3357
Phone: 1-613-5335-9880

Bellarine HS Inc.
PO Box 53, Drysdale, VIC, 3222
Old Court House Museum, High St, Drysdale.
http://www.zades.com.au/bellhs/bellhs.html
E-mail: szada@zades.com.au (Publicity Officer)

Benalla & Dist. FHG Inc
PO Box 268, Benalla, VIC, 3672
St Andrews Church Primary Hall, Church St, Benalla.
Phone: 1-613-5768-2219
http://www.maxilink.com/bdfhg.index.htm
E-mail: bdfhg@hotmail.com

Bendigo Regional GS Inc.
PO Box 1049, Bendigo, VIC, 3550
http://home.vicnet.net.au/~brgs/

Cobram GG
PO Box 75, Cobram VIC, 3644

Cohuna & Dist. HS
http://www.cybatech.com.au/~cdhs

Colac & Dist. GS Inc.
PO Box 219, Colac, VIC, 3250
Shop 2, Otway Plaza, Hesse St, Colac, VIC, 3250
Phone: 1-613-5231-3904

Dromana & Dist. HS Inc.
PO Box 30, Dromana, VIC, 3936
Old Shire Offices, 359A Point Nepean Rd, Dromana.
http://home.vicnet.net.au/~dromana
E-mail: Dromana@r150.aone.net.au
Phone: 1-613-5982-2735

East Gippsland FHG Inc.
PO Box 1104, Bairnsdale, VIC, 3875

Echuca/Moama FHG Inc.
PO Box 707, Echuca, VIC, 3564
Campaspe Shire Complex, Heygarth St, Echuca.
http://voc.vicnet.net.au/~emfhistory/biograph.htm
Phone: 1-613-5482-1139

Emerald GG
62 Monbulk Rd, Emerald, VIC, 3782

Eureka Museum & Montrose Cottage
111 Eureka St, Ballarat, VIC, 3350
Phone: 1-613-5332-2554

Euroa GG
PO Box 159, Euroa, VIC, 3666
43 Anderson St, Euroa.

Geelong FHG Inc.
(Est. 1981) PO Box 1187, Geelong, VIC, 3220
Karingal, Cnr of McKillop & Humble Sts, East Geelong.
http://home.vicnet.net.au/~gfamhist/index.htm
E-mail: pmaca@pipeline.com.au

Gold 150, Gold Museum,
Ballarat Sovereign Hill Post Office, Ballarat, VIC, 3350
Phone: 1-613-5331-1944
E-mail: goldmuseum@ballarat.edu.au

GSV – Gen. Soc. Of VIC
Level 6, 179 Queen St, Melbourne, VIC, 3000
http://www.alphalink.com.au/~gsv/
E-mail: gsv@gsv.org.au
Phone: 1-613-9670-7033

Hamilton FHS
Po Box 816, Hamilton, VIC, 3300
327 Gray St, Hamilton.
http://www.freenet.com.au/hamilton
E-mail: ham19@mail.vicnet.net.aau
Phone: 1-613-5572-4933

Kerang & Dist. FHG Inc.
PO Box 325, Kerang, VIC, 3579

Lakes Entrance & Dist. FHS Inc.
PO Box 674, Lakes Entrance, VIC, 3909

Mallee GS Inc.
PO Box 131, Ouyen, VIC, 3490

Maryborough FHG Inc.
PO Box 59, Maryborough, VIC, 3465
http://users.origin.net.au/~marylib/
E-mail: emurphy@origin.net.au (Secretary)

Mid-Gippsland FHS Inc.
PO Box 767, Morwell, VIC, 3840

Mildura & Dist. GS Inc.
PO Box 2895, Mildura, VIC, 3502
Carnegie Centre, 74 Deakin Ave, Mildura.
http://users.mildura.net.au/users/genealogy/
E-mail: genealogy@mildura.vic.gov.au
Phone: 1-613-5021-5425 (Secretary)

Mornington Peninsula FHS Inc.
16 Tavistock Rd, Frankston, VIC, 3199
Mechanics Institute, Bay Street South, Frankston.
Phone: 1-613-9783-8773
http://peninsula.starway.net.au/~pbeckett/mpfhs.htm
E-mail: pbeckett@peninsula.starway.net.au

Narre Warren & Dist. FHG Inc.
PO Box 149, Narre Warren, VIC, 3805
Narre Warren Library, Overland Drive, Narre Warren.
http://www.ozemail.xom.au/~narrre/fam-hist.html
E-mail: djang@bigpond.com
Phone: 1-613-9703-2985

Nathalia GG
P.O Box 92, Nathalia, VIC, 3638.
E-mail: joybell@hde.com.au

Portland FHG
8 Townsend St, Portland, VIC, 3305

Royal Historical Society of Victoria.
(Est. 1909) 239A A’Beckett St. Melbourne, VIC, 3000
http://avoca.vicnet.net.au/~rhsvic/
E-mail: rhsvic@vicnet.net.au
Phone: 1-613-9326-9288

Rutherglen FHA
Indigo Crt, Rutherglen, VIC, 3685

Sale & Dist. FHG Inc.
PO Box 773, Sale, VIC, 3850

Shepparton HS & FHG Inc.
PO Box 1529, Shepparton, VIC, 3630

South Gippsland GS Inc.
PO Box 395, Leongatha, VIC, 3953
Mechanics Institute, McCartin St, Leongatha.
Ph: 1-613-5662-3354

Southern Peninsula GS Inc.
C/- Bayview Rd, McCrae, VIC, 3938

Stawell (Biarri) Group for Genealogy Inc.
PO Box 417, Stawell, VIC, 3380

Stawell HS Inc.
http://www.home.vicnet.net.au/shdinc/

Sunbury FHS Inc.
PO Box 601, Sunbury, VIC, 3429
Community Hall, Lions Club Hostel, Rainbow Crt, Sunbury.
Phone: 1-613-9744-3069
http://www.vicnet.net.au/~sfhs
E-mail: sfhs@ihug.com.au

Swan Hill G & HS Inc.
(Est. 1984) PO Box 1232, Swan Hill, VIC, 3585
Swan Hill Regional Library, 53-67 Campbell St, Swan Hill.
Phone: 1-613-5032-2408 A.H (Librarian)

Terang & Dist. GS Inc.
PO Box 14, Terang, VIC, 3264
Ph: 1-613-5592-1924

Toora & Dist. FHG Inc.
PO Box 41, Toora, VIC, 3962

Wangaratta FHS Inc.
PO Box 683, Wangaratta, VIC, 3676
CVC Hall, Room C, Willows Drive, Wangaratta.
http://home.netc.net.au/~wfhs/
E-mail: judiyan@hdc.com.au
Phone: 1-613-3576-6370 (Pres. Judith Ryan)

West Gippsland GS Inc.
PO Box 225, Warragul, VIC, 3820
Old Shire Hall, Queen St, Warragul.
http://www.vicnet.net.au/~wggs/
E-mail: watts@dcsi.net.au
Phone: 1-613-5625-2743

Wimmera Assoc for Genealogy
PO Box 880, Horsham, VIC, 3402

Wodonga FHS Inc.
PO Box 289, Wodonga, VIC, 3689
E-mail: wcooksey@tpg.com.au

Phone: 0260 563220

Library is situated at the Upper Murray Regional Library in Hovell St, Wodonga.

Open hours are:

Tuesdays and Wednesdays: 10.30am to 3.30pm Thursdays: 1pm to 5.30pm

Members can research free; a $5 charge is made for non-members.

Meetings: Held on the 3rd Tuesday of each month at Felltimber Community Centre, Ritter Rd, Wodonga, at 7.30pm

Membership: Joining fee: $5 Single Membership: $30 Joint Membership: $40 [2 people at same address] Concession: $18 [proof required]

A newsletter is published 4 times a year

Research undertaken. Details: $15 + business sized SAE for initial research. Please give as much information as possible to save redoing your research

Records for sale:

Yackandandah Rate records [microfiche] in 2 parts.

They cover a large area of North East Victoria including Wodonga:

Part 1-1884 to 1888 and 1920 to 1948 [63 fiche]

Part 2-1949 to 1971 [54 fiche]

Cost: $40 per part + $5 p&p

2 Albury Cemetery and Crematorium microfiche to: $25 + $2 p&p

3 Wodonga Cemetery records 1861 to 1939 [printed] $10 + $1.20 p&p

4 Jindera Cemeteries [printed] $6 + $2 p&p

5 Burrumbuttock Cemeteries [printed] $6 + $2 p&p

Holdings include:

Wodonga/Belvoir: index to inquests 1840-1866 & 1867-1881; index to the Border Post newspaper 1856-1857; index to Wodonga Herald 1873-1885; parish map; Wodonga West school extracts from a headmaster's diary; Wodonga Urban Fire Brigade 1893-1993; 100 years of Wodonga State School.

The society has a growing collection of microfiche, CDs, books and newsletters with the emphasis on Victorian records. However we also hold records for South Australia, Tasmania, Queensland, Tasmania and the British Isles.

Wonthaggi GG
Station Museum, Murray St, Wonthaggi, VIC, 3995.

Phone: 1-613-5672-1283
http://wonthaggigenealogy.cjb.net/
E-mail: merle@compcom.com.au

Yarram GG Inc.
PO Box 42, Yarram, VIC, 3971
161 Commercial Rd, Yarram.

GENERAL SECTION – VICTORIA
 

Book Suppliers

Family History Books (AUS)
http://users.bigpond.net.au/convicts/page138.html

Gould Books
PO Box 126, Gumeracha, SA, 5233
http://www.gouldbooks.com.au

The Grub Street Bookshop
379 Brunswick St, Fitzroy, VIC, 3065
http://www.eisa.net.au/~grubst/
Australia’s only bookshop specializing in Irish titles.

This Is It Books & More
https://www.angelfire.com/ca6/ThisIsIt/
US book store, specializing in finding the used books you need.
 

Cemeteries

General
Australian Cemetery Links http://www.speed.net.au/~china/auscem.htm
Cemeteries Around Australia http://members.tripod.com/~Robert_Legg/cemetery.htm
Cemeteries On Line:
http://www.interment.net/aus/index.htm
http://www.historyaustralia.org.au/ifhaa/cemetery/htm
http://www.rootsweb.com/~nswbelli/cemetery.html
Cemetery Searches http://homepages.tig/com.au/~tezz/netscape.htm
Historic Australian Cemeteries http://carmen.murdoch.edu.au/community/dps/gaves/index.html

VIC
Ballarat District Cemeteries http://ren.netconnect.com.au/~jonest/cemeteries.htm
Bundalong Public Cemetery http://home.vicnet.net.au/~dpsoc/bundalong.htm
Melbourne Cemeteries http://home.primus.com.au/128/cybersleuth/CyberSleuth/MelbCems.htm#Melbourne
Old Cheltenham Cemetery http://www.kingston.vic.gov.au/library/lochist/land/oldc.htm
Omeo Cemetery http://www4.tpgi.com.au/userrs/omeo/page3.html
Victorian Cemeteries http://home.primus.com.au/bonzaideas/MelbCems.htm
Werribee Cemetery Transcription Project http://avoca.vicnet.net.au/~wfhg/cemetery.htm

Census
400 AUS Census, Cemeteries, Ship Lists Online http://www.genealogylinks.net

Convicts
Australian Convict Dictionary http://www.ancestry.com/search/rectype/inddbs/5517.htm
Census & Musters http://carmen.murdoch.edu.au/community/dps/convicts/census.html
Claim A Convict http://users.bigpond.net.au/convicts
Convict Connections http://www.ug.et.au/~zzmbetch
http://www.uq.net.au/~yesteryearlinks
Convicts Transported Arriving NSW in 1788,1790 & 1891 http://www.ozemail.com.au/~jsnelson/convict3.html
Fay Guthrigg http://weblink.solutions.net.au/~guthrigg/index.htm
Graham Jaunay 1837-1851 http://users.on.net/proformat/convicts.html
Irish Convicts http://www.kst.dit.ie/nat-arch/genealogy.html
Irish Rebels http://www.pcug.org.au/~ppmay
Lincolnshire 1787-1840 http://www.demon.co.uk/lines-archives/convicts.htm
‘Minstrel’ to Port Jackson 25 OCT 1812 http://www.users.fl.net.au/~joanod/minstrel.htm
Other Convict Sites
http://carmen.murdoch.edu.au/community/dps/convicts/
http://www.southernx.com.au/convict.html
http://www.records.nsw.gov.au/publications/cf/index/search.htm
http://proni.nics.gov.uk/exhibiti/austra/contents.htm
http://203.111.111.137/cgi-bin/bdn?form=indexes
Patricia Downes - 1st 2nd and 3rd Fleets http://www.pcug.org.au/~pdownes/
Port Arthur Historic Site http://www.portarthur.org.au/
‘Royal Admiral’ 1792 http://www.shoalhaven.net.au/~cathyd
Wellington Valley Convicts– 1823-1831
http://www.newcastle.edu.au/department/hi/roberts/convicts.htm
Western Australia 1850-1868 http://users.wantree.com.au/~reginald/convicts.htm
Westernport Settlement 1826-1828 http://www.ozemail.com.au/~johngrah/westport.html

Courses
Beginner’s Program For Family History Researchers
https://www.angelfire.com/tx4/whitecottage
Beginners Corner http://genealogy.about.com/cs/beginnerscorner/

Dead Persons Societies (Genealogists using computers)
Albury-Wodonga  Phone: Gary 1-612-6020-5255
Melbourne http://www.vicnet.net.au/~dpsoc/
Phone: Leone 1-613-9772-5449

Divorce
Victorian Divorce Indexes – Free On-line Database 1861-1900
http://www.cohsoft.com.au/cgi-bin/db/divorce.pl

General
Ancesty.com http://www.ancestry.com
Australian Family History Compendium http://eee.cohsoft.com.au/afhc/
Australian Genealogy Centre http://www.genealogycentre.com.au
Australian Links Page http://home.vicnet.net.au/~dpsoc/linksoz.htm
Australian Sites http://www.penrithcity.nsw.gov.au/LOZ/Lozaust.htm
Australian & New Zealand Links http://www.benet.net.u/~brandis/links/genlinks.html
Currency Exchanges http://quote.yahoo.com/m5?a=1&s=USD&t=COP
Cyndis List http://www.cyndislist.com
Family Tree Maker http://www.familytreemaker.com/
First Families http://www.firstfamilies2001.net.au/welcome.htm
Gendex http://www.gendex.com/gendex/
Genealogy Downunder http://www.grv.com.au:1026/genealogy/
Genealogy Help List Australia http://helplist.org/aus/index.shtml
Genealogy Links http://www.rootsweb.com/~nswbelli/genealog.html
Genealogy on Line by Cora Num http://www.pcug.org.au/~dnum/welcome.htm
Genlinks http://members.tripod.com/surnames/ Over 4,300 links.
Handy Websites http://www.devonport.tco.asn.au/handy/
Hunter Valley Genealogy http://www.users.bigpond.com/patmay/contents.htm
I Found It http://www.gensource.com/ifoundit/index.htm
Index to Australian Genealogical Archives & Resource Sites
http://www.webb.net/sites/mac_home/mac.ausie.html#againdex
Internet Family Finder http://www.familytreemaker.com/ifftop.html/
Ivan Sanders Genealogy http://www.alphalink.com.au/~isanders/
Judy’s Genealogy Info Page http://www.judywebster.gil.com.au/index.html
Leith Hutton’s Australasia Births, Deaths and Marriages Exchange http://www.geocities.com/Athena/Forum/3709/exchange/#Australia
Lorraine’s Top FH Internet Sites http://www.penrithcity.nsw.gov.au/LOZ/Loz/home.htm
Medical Terms http://www.medicinenet.com/~hornbeck/disease.htm
Money Values Throughout the Ages http://www.globalfindata.com/tbukcpi/htm
Outdated Medical Terms http://www.demon.co.uk/sfs/diseases.htm
Oz Genlink http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Lane/2349
Picture Australia http://www.pictureaustralia.org
Re-Unions, Tips & Games http://family-reunion.com/
Rhonda’s Index Page to Genealogical Resources & Research Archive Centers
http://www.webb.net/sites/mac_home/mac.chart.html#aussie
Rootsweb Searches http://searches.rootsweb.com
Searchable Genealogy Links –AUS/NZ http://www.bc1.com/users/sgl/htm;/au_nz.htm
South Australian genealogy http://www.saghs.mtx.net
Tall Trees Hot Sites http://www.users.bigpond.com/Tall_Trees/hotlist.htm
Telephone Directories on the Web http://www.contactjobs.cpm/tel
The Genealogy Calendar –Australia http://www.outfitters.com/~helm/formMail.pl
Tracking Our Family Footsteps https://www.angelfire.com/ns/austfamily_tracks@hotmail.com
Victorian Genealogists Using microcomputers http://www.vicgum.asn.au

VIC
Victorian Websites http://www.environment.gov.au/database/MAN200R.html

Hospitals
VIC
Deaths in Melbourne Hospital http://home.coffeeonline.com.au/~tfoen/meldeath1.htm

Immigration
Immigration Index http://home.vicnet.net.au/~provic/immindex.htm
Immigration Museum http://immigration.museum.vic.gov.au//home.htm
Immigration Resources http://weblink.solutions.net.au/~guthrigg/shipres.htm
On Line Immigration Databases 1860-1879, 1880-1896
http://www.records.nsw.gov.au/default.htm
Shipping and Immigration http://www.pcug.org.au/~dnum/shipsite.htm

VIC
Blackburn Family History Centre
55 White House Rd, Blackburn, VIC, 3130
Australia
Phone: 03 9878 7414
Hours open: 10-2 Tues-sat/ 7-9pm Tues/ 1-4pm Sat

Deer Park Family History Centre
Cnr Neal Rd and Station Rd, Deer Park, VIC
Australia
Phone: 613-9363-7693
Hours open: Tues 10-2pm Sat 10-4pm

Dingley Family History Centre
18 Timss Cres Dingley, VIC. 3172
Australia

Epping Family History Centre
1st Floor, LDS Church Cnr Park & High Streets
Epping, VIC 3076
Australia
Phone: (03) 9401 4925
Hours open: Tues
Cutting Road

Fairfield Family History Centre
285 Heidelberg Road, Northcote, VIC 3070
Australia
Phone: (03) 9482 2244
Hours open: Tues-Thurs 10am - 2pm, Fridays 7pm-9:30pm, Saturdays 10am -
5:30 pm
Notes: Bookings for Family Search Computers Required

Strathmore Heights Family History Centre
5 Palagia Crt, Strathmore Heights, Vic 3041
Australia
Phone: 613-9338-6896
Hours open: All Hours

Traralgon LDS Family History Centre
Kosciusko St., Traralgon, VIC
Australia
Hours open: Mon, Wed 10am-4pm, Fri 7pm-9pm, Sat 10am-4pm

Wangaratta Family History Centre
Garnet Avenue, Wangaratta, VIC 3675
Australia
Phone: 613-5722-1112
Hours open: Tuesdays 10.00-2.00 and Thursday 10.00-2.00
Notes: Bookings required

Libraries

General
Australian Libraries http://www.nla.gov.au/ozlib/
Internet Public Library http://ipl.sils.umich.edu/
Libraries on the Web http://sunsite.berkeley.edu/Libweb/
The Genealogy Library http://pcm.pcmedia.com.au/tags/docs/
World Wide Web Virtual Library http://history.cc.ukans.edu/history/WWW_history_main.html

VIC
Makor Jewish Community Library http://home.vicnet.net.au/~jlibrary/infodesk.htm
State Library of VIC. E-mail: training@vicnet.net.au

Magazines
Australian Family Tree Connection http://aftc.com.au
Family Tree Magazine http://www.familytreemagazine.com
GenMag On-Line http://www.genmagonline.com
Tain (The Australian Irish Network) http://www.tain.net.au
The Irish Link Magazine http://www.netspace.net.au/~gwenoc/

Mailing Lists
AUSGEN Mailing List http://www.onelist.com/subscribe/australiangenealogy/
Rootsweb http://lists.rootsweb.com 19,000 mailing lists.

VIC
AUS-VIC-LATROBE-L-request@rootsweb.com (mail)
AUS-VIC-LATROBE-D-request@rootsweb.com (digest)
AUS-VIC-WESTERN-DISTRICT-L-request@rootsweb.com (mail)
AUS-VIC-WESTERN-DISTRICT-D-request@rootsweb.com (digest)

Maps
Australian Gazetteerhttp://www.ke.com.au/cgi-bin/texhtml?form=AustGaz
Australian Gazetteer http://www.environment.gov.au/database/MAN200R.html
Australian Towns Indexhttp://www.atu.com.au/contents.htm
National Library of Australia – Map Collectionhttp://www.nla.gov.au/1/gencoll/maps.html
Victorian Places Names Database http://www.rootsweb.com/~auswgw/vic_place_names.htm

Military
ANZAC Research Sitehttp://diggerz.org/users/anzacs
ANZACS – Officers who died at Gallipolihttp://www.surfline.ne.ip/3dolans/Anzac%20pages/Index.html
Australian Nominal Roll –WW1http://www.awm.gov.au/database/
Australian War Memorialhttp://www.awm.gov.au/database
Boer War Site http://www.hagsoc.org.au
Commonwealth War Graves Commission http://www.cwgc.org/
Boer War http://www.ozemail.com.au/~qphoto/Boer%20War.html
Military History Society of Australiahttp://www.pcug.org.au/~astaunto/mhsa.htm
Office of Australian War Graveshttp://www.dva.gov.au/commem/oawg/wargr.htm
Vietnam War http://users.mildura.net.au/users/marshall/
39th Battalion AIFhttp://www.fortunecity.com/lavender/pimlico/20/army.txt

Probate
VIC. Probate database http://www.prov.vic.gov.au/whatsnew.htm

Professional Researchers
Australian Family Searches – Genealogical Services
http://members.tripod.co.uk/austfamilysearches/
Australian Association of Genealogists and Record Agents
http://www.aagra.asu.au/index.htm
Pamela Sheldon (DipFHS) E-mail: pamshe@ozemail.com.au
Dianne Snowden (BA Hons, DipFHS) “Fernville”, 8 Henry St, Richmond, TAS, 7025
Tony Wilson’s – Whitecottage Research https://www.angelfire.com/tx4/whitecottage

Religion
Index & History of Nuns and Sisters of the Catholic Church in Australia
http://www.stbedes.melb.catholic.edu.au/home/br/
Jewish Genealogy in Australia http://www.zeta.org.au/~feraltek/genealogy/

Shipping
AUS
Australian Immigrant Ships http://www.geocities.com/SoHo/Workshop/2299/aus_ships.html
Australian Mariners Database http://sites.archivenet.gov.au/Mariners/
Australia Passenger Lists http://www.beavis.co.uk/pslist.htm
Australia shipping http://www.alphalink.com.au/~lfrost/Homepage/Shipslog.htm
Australian Shipping Arrivals http://www.peter.lasron.net/
Australian Shipping-Arrivals & Departures (1788-1967) http://www.peter.larson.net/
http://www.blxland.com/ozships
AUS - NZ Genealogical Links Galore http://benet.net.au/~brandis/links/ships.html
AUSNZ Passenger Lists 1 http://www.users.on.net/proformat/auspass1.html
AUSNZ Passenger Lists 1 http://www.users.on.net/proformat/auspass1b.html
AUSNZ Passenger Lists 1 http://www.users.on.net/proformat/aauspass1c.html
Govt. Imm. Scheme to Australia 1851 http://www.standard.net.au/~jwilliams/d2.htm
Govt. Imm. Scheme to Australia 1856 http://www.standard.net.au/~jwilliams/d4.htm
Govt. Imm. Scheme to Australia 1858 http://www.standard.net.au/~jwilliams/d5.htm
Greg’s Genealogy Links – Shipping & Immigration Page http://www.acay.com.au/~gsm/ships.html
Mariners Index http://www.standard.net.au/~jwilliams/mariners.htm
Mariners & Ships in Australian Waters http://sites.archivenet.gov.au/Mariners/
Passenger Ships Arriving in Australian Ports http://carmen.murdoc.edu.au/community/dps/shipping/mig-nsw.htm

General
Australian National Maritime Museum http://www.anmm.gov.au/lib/libcont.htm
Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild http://istg.rootsweb.com/
List of Ships Index World Wide http://www.standard.net.au/~jwilliams/ships.htm
People at Sea index http://www.standard.net.au/~jwilliams/people.htm

VIC
Index to Un-Assisted Inward Passenger Lists (To VIC from British Ports) 1852-1869
http://www.cohsoft.com.au/cgi-bm/db/ship2.pl
Victorian Passenger Indexes – Arrivals in VIC ports from British Ports 1852-1959 and Foreign Ports 1852-1879 http://home.vicnet.net.au/~provic/immindex.htm

Surnames Lists
Australian Message Boards & Surname Lists http://www.cyndislist.com/austnz.htm#Queries
NSW Surnames http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/int1/AUS/AUS-NSW-SURNAMES.html
On-Line Australasian Names Research Directory http://www.users.on.net/proformat/ausnames.html
Surnames Index Page http://stoli.one.net.au/~indig0/surnames.htm;