The Library Edition of Ancestry provides access to ALL Australian and international records in the paid subscription of Ancestry. Records include census and immigration records, family histories, military records, court and legal documents, directories, photos, and maps.

British and Irish family history resource that provides access to birth, marriage and death records, parish records, electoral rolls, travel and migration records, military records, and newspaper records.

Find high-quality full-spread digitised copies of historical Sydney Morning Herald issues (1955-1995).

Find influential national and regional newspapers representing different political and cultural segments of British society.

Research your family's military history through the Research at the Memorial tab, plus research guides and collection guides. Many official records, photographs, diaries and letters have been digitised.

Curated and cross-referenced list of family history research sites.

Search NSW births records more than 100 years ago, death records more than 30 years ago and marriage records more than 50 years ago. Records date back to 1788. Provided by the NSW Government.

Free webinars and guides on tracing family history, sources for probate packets and how to search the NSW State Archives Collection.

Use this resource for international records, especially for countries that have non-English language records.

Find the graves of ancestors, create virtual memorials or add photos, virtual flowers and a note to a loved one's memorial. Search or browse cemeteries and grave records for every-day and famous people from around the world.

Australia wide digitised aerial mapping and survey photos, including flight path diagrams from 1928 to 2013. Service provided by Australian Government Geoscience department.

Interactive map that allows users to explore historical imagery of NSW from 1943 to 2013.

Provides online access to more than 19 million images of historical maps, plans, titles, registers and indexes, dating from 1792 to 1971.

Use this National Archives of Australia resource to search for historical immigration records from before 31 December 1989.

Archive that contains Australian Government records from 1901 to today and key records prior to 1901.
Use NAA to get digitised records on Australia's defence and war efforts including service records for ex-service members.
TIP: To search names and service number: Go to “RecordSearch”, “NameSearch” tab, in Category of records select “Australian Defence Forces personnel records”, enter names, service number and search.

The Ryerson Index is a free index to death notices appearing in Australian newspapers. The date range covered extends from the Sydney Gazette of 1803 up to newspapers published within the last week or so. The Index also includes many funeral notices, and some probate notices and obituaries. Excellent for NSW records especially.

John Sands Ltd published the Sydney, Suburban and Country Commercial Directory each year from 1858 to 1932–33 (except for 1872, 1874, 1878 and 1881). The Sydney, Suburban and Country Commercial Directory from 1858 to 1932–33 (except for 1872, 1874, 1878 and 1881) directories contain information that can help track when streets were named, when suburbs were divided, where people lived and what occupations they held.
Each directory contains an index, an alphabetical street listing (first for the City of Sydney, then for suburban Sydney), an alphabetical resident occupier listing and a directory of trades, companies, organisations, institutions and government departments.

Scotland's People is an official Scottish government website. Use this online portal to access millions of records of Scottish births, marriages, deaths, wills, court records and more. Search by name, date, place or record type and order official certificates, images and credits.

Intuitive interface that provides access to a variety of NSW spatial information such as cadastral, topographic, imagery, place names, and address data.

Archive that contains NSW Government records from 1788 to today.

Collection that consists of thousands of books, journals, maps, manuscripts, oral histories, images, and more.

Australian platform that contains digitised copies of newspapers, gazettes, magazines, newsletters, images, maps, and more.
TIP: Doing a name search in the Newspaper and Gazettes tab may bring up family notices, articles and ads containing that name.

The directories are a source of information for family history or research on New South Wales from 1886-1950, and are known colloquially as 'Wise Directories' or 'Wise Street Directories'.
The NSW Post Office Directory is available on Trove in two series: 1886 to 1908 (The New South Wales Post Office directory) and 1909 to 1950 (Wise's New South Wales post office directory).
The directories provided information by locality, individual surname, government service, and by trade or profession. Early publications included a street directory for Sydney and its suburbs, and this later expanded to include Newcastle and West Maitland. Advertisements for local business were also present throughout the directories.