Find My Past Australia - Online Publishing

findmypast.com.au launched in Australasia in May 2010 and currently has a collection of over 55 million records covering Australia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea and the Pacific Islands.

The predominantly family history, social, government and general history records findmypast.com.au holds are of great interest not only to anyone researching their family tree, but also to anyone interested in social and local history. In addition to the millions of family history records on findmypast.com.au, there is also social, biographical and historical information, which provides a background to the records and helps people gain a deeper understanding of how their family lived.

The records include:

  • Cemetery records
  • Probate, land and court records
  • Migration records
  • Criminal reports
  • Electoral rolls and censuses
  • Directories, almanacs and government gazettes
  • Military records

Findmypast.com.au works with a number of leading expert organisations in Australian and New Zealand family history to continually publish new records. It will be doubling its current number of records before the end of the year.