Victorian Genealogy
Finding People and Places in Victoria, Australia.
These are records related to anyone from ethnic minorities except for indigenous Victorians. For these records see Indigenous Victorians.
For non-British people living in Australia or visiting Australia and who were not naturalized see Aliens.
Also see Internees and Prisoner of Wars.
For non-British people who were naturalized see Naturalization.
NATIONAL ARCHIVES OF AUSTRALIA - THE JEWISH EXPERIENCE IN AUSTRALIA
The following is Fact Sheet 217 from the National Archives of Australia.
https://www.naa.gov.au/sites/default/files/2020-05/fs-217-the-jewish-experience-in-australia.pdf
FAMILY HISTORY CONNECTIONS - EARLY AMERICANS AND CANADIANS IN AUSTRALASIA
This database may be viewed online at the Family History Connections website. For members only.
https://familyhistory.asn.au/layout.php?mod=aigsindexes&i=5
A large number of ethnic newspapers may be found on Trove Newspapers mostly catering for post World War 2 emigrants. Pre World War 2 ethnic newspapers include the following:
Norden (Melbourne, Victoria: 1914-1918)
Trove Newspapers is located at:
https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/
FINDMYPAST - SCOTTISH AUSTRALASIAN MAGAZINE 1910-1918
The magazine has articles on a wide range of topics relating to Scotland - articles on well known Scots in Australasia, Home news, missing friends, "personal paragraphs', obituaries, the clans, and much more.
https://search.findmypast.com.au/search-world-Records/scottish-australasian-magazine
NATIONAL ARCHIVES OF AUSTRALIA - CHINESE-AUSTRALIAN JOURNEYS: RECORDS ON TRAVEL, MIGRATION AND SETTLEMENT 1860-1975 BY PAUL JONES, 2005.
This research guide traces the records of Chinese migrants in Australia over more than 100 years.
NATIONAL ARCHIVES OF AUSTRALIA - SAFE HAVEN: RECORDS OF THE JEWISH EXPERIENCE IN AUSTRALIA BY MALCOLM J TURNBULL, 1999.
AUSTRALIAN MILITARY MEMORIALS AND RECORDS
This website aids in finding World War 1 Australian veteran information. It includes a number of digitized books: the All Australia Memorial Book, Victorian Edition, the Education Department's Record of War Services, Some of Australia's Fighting Families, Australian Jewry Book of Honour, and the National Bank of Australasia Ltd. Record of War Service of Bank and Staff 1914-1919.
https://australianmilitarymemorialsandrecords.com/
NATIONAL ARCHIVES OF AUSTRALIA - ALLIES, ENEMIES AND TRADING PARTNERS: RECORDS ON AUSTRALIA AND THE JAPANESE BY PAM OLIVER, 2004.
FAMILYSEARCH - CROATIAN AND SLAV PIONEERS OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA AND VICTORIA BY MARY STENNING
This was published in 1997.
https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/1280337?availability=Family%20History%20Library
AUSTRALIAN FEDERATION OF CORNISH ASSOCIATIONS
http://members.ozemail.com.au/~kevrenor/afca.html
AUSTRALIAN INDIAN HISTORICAL SOCIETY
http://australianindianhistory.com/
AUSTRALIAN JEWISH HISTORICAL SOCIETY
AUSTRALIAN LEBANESE HISTORICAL SOCIETY INC.
AUSTRALIAN SOCIETY OF POLISH JEWS AND THEIR DESCENDANTS
https://www.polishjews.org.au/
CHINESE AUSTRALIAN CULTURAL SOCIETY BALLARAT INC.
http://www.chineseballarat.org.au
CHINESE AUSTRALIAN FAMILY HISTORIANS OF VICTORIA INC.
CHINESE AUSTRALIAN HISTORICAL SOCIETY INC. (SYDNEY)
https://chineseaustralianhistory.org/
CHINESE HERITAGE ASSOCIATION OF AUSTRALIA INC. (SYDNEY)
http://www.chineseheritage.org.au
CHINESE HERITAGE INTEREST NETWORK
The network is interested in the Chinese heritage of regional Victoria.
http://chinese-heritage.tripod.com/
CORNISH ASSOCIATION OF VICTORIA INC.
DESCENDANTS OF THE LACEMAKERS OF CALAIS
https://www.lacemakersofcalais.com.au/
GOLDEN DRAGON MUSEUM (BENDIGO)
http://www.goldendragonmuseum.org
GUM SAN CHINESE HERITAGE CENTRE (ARARAT)
HELLENIC MUSEUM
THE HUGUENOT SOCIETY OF AUSTRALIA
https://huguenotsaustralia.org.au/
ITALIAN HISTORICAL SOCIETY
https://www.coasit.com.au/italian-historical-society
MUSEUM OF CHINESE AUSTRALIAN HISTORY (MELBOURNE)
http://www.chinesemuseum.com.au
POLISH MUSEUM AND ARCHIVES IN AUSTRALIA
https://www.polishmuseumarchives.org.au/
SCOTTISH AUSTRALIAN HERITAGE COUNCIL
http://www.scottishaustralianheritagecouncil.com.au/
WENDISH HERITAGE SOCIETY AUSTRALIA
http://www.wendishheritage.org.au/
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