Is It Possible to Access Australian Historical Birth Certificates Online for Free

By tanyacormick June 22, 2010 1146 views 3 comments

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countrymile June 22, 2010

Yes, you can search several states - copy & paste web links

New South Wales Records -

http://www.bdm.nsw.gov.au/familyHistory/searchHistoricalRecords.htm

Queensland -

http://www.justice.qld.gov.au/justice-services/births-deaths-and-marriages/family-history-research

Victoria -

http://online.justice.vic.gov.au/CA2574F700805DE7/page/Historical+research?OpenDocument&1=60-Historical+research~&2=~&3=~ "This costs to search"

Western Australia -

http://www.bdm.dotag.wa.gov.au/_apps/pioneersindex/default.aspx

The other states do not have searchable indexes
Thanks Shannon

allycat June 23, 2010

Yes - get an Aussie rootschatter to do a lookup for you. Rootschat register as a new user, free site, then scroll down to the Australia childboard.

tanyacormick June 24, 2010

thanks heaps for your suggestions I will definitely give them a try