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Genealogy and Local History Groups

• Albany History Collection
• Albany Regional Family History Society Inc
• Busselton Family History Society Inc
• Carnamah Historical Society was established in 1983 to collect, record, preserve, restore, and promote the history of the region, which is located in the Midlands wheatbelt of WA.
• Cornish Association of Western Australia
• Family History Society of Rockingham and Districts Inc
• Fremantle Prison information on the prison, which was built by convicts in the 1850s, as well as a searchable database of all the convicts sent to the Swan River Colony between 1850 and 1868.
• Geraldton Family History Society Inc
• Goldfields Family History Society
• Great Southern Family History Society
• Kardinya Uniting Church Family History Group
• Mandurah Family History Society Inc includes links to records for the Pinjarra, North Berwick, Dunbar, Old Mandurah, Christ's Church Mandurah, and Lakes Memorial Park Mandurah cemeteries. 
• The Metropolitan Cemeteries Board a searchable database of the records of deceased persons and the ability to order a photograph of a grave or memorial from the Karrakatta, Pinnaroo, Midland, Guildford and Fremantle cemeteries.
• Morawa District Historical Society
• National Trust of Western Australia
• The Royal Western Australian Historical Society
• State Library of Western Australia - See Western Australian Family History Resources
• State Records Office of Western Australia - See Family History
• VOC Historical Society information about the Dutch East Indies crews who explored and charted the Western coast of Australia in the 17th and 18th centuries.
• Western Australian Department of the Attorney General births, deaths, and marriages records.
• Western Australian Genealogical Society Inc
• Western Australia Police Historical Society Inc

• See also BCL Perth - Historical Attractions

National Genealogy and Local History Groups

• Australasian Federation of Family History Organisations Inc
• Australian GenWeb Project
• Australian Institute of Genealogical Studies Inc
• Australian Jewish Genealogical Society Inc
• Australian Lebanese Historical Society Inc
• Australian National University Noel Bultin Archives Centre - See Family History for how to find information on the employment history of ancestors.
• Australian Society for the Study of Labour History
• Australian Society of American Immigrants and Descendants
• Australian Society of Archivists
• Australian War Memorial searchable databases, including names of individuals on the Roll of Honour, Commemorative Roll, and Nominal Rolls, information on those who received honours or awards while on active service, digitised case files of Australian personnel reported missing or wounded during World War One, and details of AMF prisoners of war and missing personnel from operations in the Far East and South West Pacific Islands.
• Collections Australia Network Australian cultural heritage collections online.
• Convictions Australian Shipping information on Australian shipping 1788-1968, including arrivals, departures, shipwrecks, passengers, and crew.
• Convicts Australia database of convict information, including convict names, Old Bailey Court records, ship names, pardons, and absconders, as well as links to other sites featuring convict records.
• Descendants of Convicts Group Inc
• Federation of Australian Historical Societies
• History Australia includes the Internet Family History Association of Australia (IFHAA).
• Military Historical Society of Australia
• National Archives of Australia - See Fact Sheets about immigration and citizenship.
• National Library of Australia - See Genealogy and Historical Resources Guides
• Office of Australian War Graves
• Oral History Association of Australia
• Picture Australia search for and purchase Australian archival and historical prints, pictures, photographs, and posters.
• Ready, 'Net, Go! Archival Internet Resources
• Register of Australian Archives and Manuscripts
• Society of Australian Genealogists
• World War Two Nominal Roll searchable database of information on the Australian men and women who served in World War Two.

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