Victorian Genealogy

Finding People and Places in Victoria, Australia.

 


Minorities

 


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.

 

RECORDS

 

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

 

NEWSPAPERS

 

TROVE NEWSPAPERS - ETHNIC NEWSPAPERS

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:


SCANDINAVIAN NEWSPAPER

Norden (Melbourne, Victoria: 1914-1918)


JEWISH NEWSPAPERS


CHINESE LANGUAGE NEWSPAPERS

  • Chinese Advertiser (Ballarat, Victoria: 1856)
  • English and Chinese Advertiser (Victoria: 1856 - 1858)
  • Chinese Times (Melbourne, Victoria: 1902 - 1922)

  • Guang yi hua bao = The Chinese Australian Herald (Sydney, New South Wales: 1894 - 1923)
  • Chinese Republic News (Sydney, New South Wales: 1914 - 1937)
  • Trove Newspapers is located at:

    https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/

     

    MAGAZINE


    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

     

    BOOKS

     

    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.

    https://www.naa.gov.au/help-your-research/research-guides/chinese-australian-journeys-records-travel-migration-and-settlement

     

    NATIONAL ARCHIVES OF AUSTRALIA - SAFE HAVEN: RECORDS OF THE JEWISH EXPERIENCE IN AUSTRALIA BY MALCOLM J TURNBULL, 1999.

    https://www.naa.gov.au/help-your-research/research-guides/safe-haven-records-jewish-experience-australia

     

    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.

    https://www.naa.gov.au/help-your-research/research-guides/allies-enemies-and-trading-partners-records-australia-and-japanese

     

    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

     

    HISTORICAL SOCIETIES AND ASSOCIATED MUSEUMS

     


    AUSTRALIAN FEDERATION OF CORNISH ASSOCIATIONS

    http://members.ozemail.com.au/~kevrenor/afca.html

     

    AUSTRALIAN INDIAN HISTORICAL SOCIETY

    http://australianindianhistory.com/

     

    AUSTRALIAN JEWISH HISTORICAL SOCIETY

    https://www.ajhs.com.au/

     

    AUSTRALIAN LEBANESE HISTORICAL SOCIETY INC.

    http://alhs.org.au/

     

    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.

    http://www.cafhov.com/

     

    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.

    http://www.cornishvic.org.au/

     

    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)

    http://www.gumsan.com.au

     

    HELLENIC MUSEUM

    https://www.hellenic.org.au/

     

    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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