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:

Norden (Melbourne, Victoria: 1914-1918)

• The Australian Israelite (Melbourne, Victoria 1871-1875)
• The Dialectic: Jewish Monthly (Fitzroy, Victoria 1875)
• Jewish Herald (Victoria 1879-1920)
• The Australian Jewish Herald (Melbourne, Victoria 1920-1933,1935-1955)
• Australier Leben = Australian life (Melbourne, Victoria 1931-1933)
• The Jewish Weekly News (Melbourne, Victoria 1933-1935)
• The Australian Jewish News (Melbourne, Victoria 1935-2020)

• The Australian Hebrew Times (Sydney, New South Wales 1894)
• The Australasian Hebrew (Sydney, New South Wales 1895-1896)
• The Australian Jewish Chronicle (Sydney, New South Wales 1922-1931)
• The Australian Zionist Pioneer (Sydney, New South Wales 1929)

Trove Newspapers is located at:

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/