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1. Onsite(CDROM)Bound for South Australia : births and deaths on government-assisted immigrant ships 1848-1885

Robin Haines: A complete listing of 323 voyages to South Australia between 1848 and 1885 under the auspices of the South Australian Government. Information for each ship includes the port and date of departure, date of arrival, number of emigrants, and their age-class and regions of origin. Includes a list of births and deaths at sea for these ships.

2. Onsite(CDROM)1841 Census South Australia

Gould Genealogy: View the actual 1841 census together with a modern index and biographies. Population at 01 January - 15,485 persons. The 1841 census is the only one in South Australia for which any detailed records survive.

3. FreeFamily History South Australia

FamilyHistorySA.info: Genealogy and family history information about South Australians and their ancestors at home and abroad. Shipping and passenger lists up to 1842. Marriages up to 1845. Links to numerous resources.

4. OnsiteFindmypast Australia

Findmypast: Findmypast.com.au is a family history and genealogy website containing over 50 million family history records covering Australia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea and the Pacific Islands. The records include selected police and government gazettes, cemetery records including Rookwood Monumental Inscriptions, probate, land & court records, migration records including Emigrants from Hamburg to Australia, criminal reports, some electoral rolls & censuses, school records, directories &almanacs and military records.

5. FreeGenealogy SA Online Database Search

Genealogy SA: Genealogy SA provides online access to the following databases: Newspaper Birth Notices Index from 1960 onwards, Newspaper Death Notices Index from 1972 onwards, South Australia Cemeteries Index, Birth Registration Certificates Index 1842 - 1928, Death Registration Certificates Index 1842 - 1972, Marriage Registration Certificates Index 1842 - 1937.

6. Onsite(CDROM)Lonely Graves in South Australia

Gould Genealogy: List includes solitary graves and the tiny cemeteries of former settlements, railway sidings and pastoral stations. The list is not restricted to confirmed graves but also contains suspected grave sites. Scattered ashes are not included unless a memorial has been erected in the vicinity. Other monuments and memorials are not included.

7. FreeNewspaper Indexes at the National Library of Australia

National Library of Australia: This Guide contains a select listing of print and microfilm indexes that can assist you with access to the Library's large collection of Australian and overseas newspapers.

8. FreeRyerson Index to Contemporary Death Notices and Obituaries in Australian Newspapers

Sydney Dead Persons Society: The Ryerson Index is an index to death notices appearing in current Australian newspapers and includes some funeral notices, probate notices and obituaries. The index covers mostly New South Wales newspapers, although some newspapers from other States are included.

9. Onsite(CDROM)South Australian Births, Registrations 1842 to 1906

South Australian Genealogy & Heraldry Society, Macbeth Genealogical Services: This CD is a compilation of data from the South Australian birth records between 1842 and 1906. Information that may be available includes: Surname; Given names; Date; Sex; Father; Mother; Birthplace/Residence; District; Book; Page; Cross-references.

10. Onsite(CDROM)South Australian Births, Registrations 1907 to 1928

South Australian Genealogy & Heraldry Society, Macbeth Genealogical Services: This CD contains over 220,000 records of births registered in South Australia under a compulsory registration system introduced in 1842. It contains births registered between 1907 and 1928, as well as many late registrations where the birth occurred many years earlier. Information that may be available includes: Surname; Given names; Date; Sex; Father; Mother; Birthplace/Residence; District; Book; Page; Cross-references.

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Our subject guides

"Australian Birth, Death and Marriage Records Research Guide"

A guide to Australian Birth Death and Marriage records held at the National Library.

"Cemetery records"

A guide to cemetery records held at the National Library of Australia. Contains print sources only; microfiche guides are listed in the online guide called Family History Sources in the Newspapers and Microforms Reading Room.

"Ship and passenger records"

A guide to ship and passenger records held at the National Library of Australia. Includes records held in print, microform and online formats.