Research Sites and Colonial Information

First Settlers

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• The Bicentennial Dictionary of Western Australians

• Western Australian Convicts – Family History WA

• Passenger Ships 1829-1838 - Swan River Pioneers Inc.

• Passenger List - Arrivals and Departures 1829-1838 - Swan River Pioneers Inc.

• Passenger Ships – Dead Persons Society, genealogy research

• The Tranby and the Settlement of the Swan River

• Western Australian Chronical 1832

• From Hardships to Happiness in Hesperia

• Letter from John Morgan, Store Keeper, Garden Island to Robert W. Hay (Under-Secretary for the Colonies) – dated 18 March 1830

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Land – Heritage Places

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• Landgate is Western Australia’s land information authority

• Inherit, Our Heritage Places – Heritage Council – Government of Western Australia

• State Register of Heritage Places

• National Trust WA

• City of Fremantle and Town of East Fremantle Street Names Index

• Purchasers of Fremantle Town Lots 1829-1837

• Purchasers of Fremantle Town Lots 1855-1879

• Ocean Knowledge Trail of Cockburn Sound and Districts

• What Happened to Claise Brook? East Perth 1868 (video - Brendan's Oddysey)

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​Births – Deaths – Marriages

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• Parish Records Search UK (free)

• Historical Western Australian birth, death and marriage registrations

• Billion Graves is the world's largest resource for searchable GPS cemetery data

• Metropolitan Cemeteries Board

• East Perth Cemeteries

• Outback Graves Markers

• "Reverse" Western Australia Marriage lookup

• Fremantle Alma and Skinner Street burial records

• Fremantle Memorials, Plaques, Sculptures and Statues

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​Churches

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• All Saints Church, Henley Brook - oldest church (still-standing) in WA

• Anglican Parish of Swan (All Saints, Henley Brook, and St Mary's, Middle Swan, Anglican Churches)

• St John's Church, Pinjarra - the fifth oldest church (still-standing) in WA

• Anglican Church Diocese in Colonial Perth

• Catholic Archdiocese in Colonial Perth

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Genealogy and Historical/Family Research

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• Family Search (free genealogical website)

• Historical Directories of England and Wales

• Connected Histories (British history sources 1500-1900)

• The Proceedings of the Old Bailey (London's central criminal court trials 1674-1913)

• Crew List Index Project (CLIP) UK

• Early Days in Western Australia (Letters and Journal of Lieut. H. W. Bunbury)

• Swan Mission Search (children of Aboriginal descent who were placed in the Perth and Swan Orphanages and Missions between 1871 and 1920)

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Libraries - Archives

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• National Archives of Australia (1901 to present)

• State Library of Western Australia - Explore your family history

• State Records Office of Western Australia

•   Trove is the place to explore all things Australian

• RWAHS Book Shop

• Nedlands Library and Local History Collection

• Albany History Collection

• National Archives of Ireland

•   Post Office Directories

• Australian Heritage Photographic Library

• Official Papers Relating to the Settlement at Swan River, Western Australia 1826-1830,

- edited by Frederick Watson – Project Gutenberg Australia

• Heritage and History of Fremantle

• Guide - Swan River Papers

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Historical Societies

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• A-Z Historical Societies of Western Australia (History West Affiliates)

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Metropolitan

• Family History WA

• History West - Royal WA Historical Society

• Swan Guildford Historical Society

• Swan Genealogy​​

• Police Historical Society

 

Regional

• The York Society Inc.

• Toodyay Historical Society

• Northam and Districts Historical Society

• Albany Historical Society

• Eastern Goldfields Historical Society

• Irwin Districts Historical Society Inc

• Outback Family History

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Military

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• Australian War Memorial Records

• Commonwealth War Graves Commission

• Their Finest Hour - Newly discovered objects and stories from WWII

• Defence and War Service Records

• Aboriginal Service during the First World War – Australian War Memorial

• Australian Army - Researching family history

• Red Coat Settlers in Western Australia 1826-1869

• The Australian Light Horse Association – 10th Light Horse Regiment

• Enrolled Pensioner Force WA – Family History WA

• Battle of Waterloo Veterans - Swan River Pioneers

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