Family History resources in State, Territory and Overseas collections
State and Territory libraries
State and territory libraries hold family history collections specialising in resources for their jurisdiction and a selection of material relating to other areas of Australia and overseas.
- Australian Capital Territory Heritage Library
- National Library of Australia
- Northern Territory Library - Territory Stories
- State Library of New South Wales
- State Library of Queensland
- State Library of South Australia
- Libraries Tasmania
- State Library Victoria
- State Library of Western Australia
State and Territory archives and research organisations
State and Territory archives hold the records of government for their respective jurisdiction. Some archive websites allow users to freely search indexes to the material held in that archive, e.g. immigration, convict records, census, court records, hospitals, divorce, land, patents etc.
- Tasmanian Archives and Heritage
- Northern Territory Archives Service
- National Archives of Australia
- Public Record Office Victoria
- Queensland State Archives
- State Archives and Records NSW
- State Records of South Australia
- State Records Office of Western Australia
- ArchivesACT
- Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies