Cemetery records

Finding out where your ancestors are buried is an important step in family history research. This guide helps you locate cemetery and crematorium records in the Library's collection and beyond. Learn how to access historical burial information that may lead to new discoveries and maybe even a visit to your family and forebears final resting places.

In our collection

Information on burials can be found in a variety of sources, including:

  • burial certificates
  • church registers
  • civil death certificates
  • council and private cemetery registers/records
  • funeral director or undertaker records
  • monumental inscriptions (listings of grave markers, memorial plaques and monuments)
  • newspaper funeral notices.

You can access these records through websites, subscription databases, CD-ROMs, microforms and print publications.

Black and white photograph of a gravestone surrounded by a wrought iron fence. The grave is situated in a grassy, rural setting with a few trees scattered around. The gravestone has an arched top and an inscription in memory of William Henry Light.

John Flynn, Grave of William Henry Light: a lantern slide from John Flynn's missionary days in Gippsland, 1906, nla.gov.au/nla.obj-142432903

John Flynn, Grave of William Henry Light: a lantern slide from John Flynn's missionary days in Gippsland, 1906, nla.gov.au/nla.obj-142432903

References to get started

Use these print resources to help you begin. You can find them in the Newspapers and Family History zone Reference Collection unless otherwise specified.

Find state and territory records

Cemetery records are kept based on location.

Background

The ACT (formerly the Federal Capital Territory) was established as a separate territory to New South Wales in 1911.

Before 1911, burials were recorded under New South Wales.

Search cemeteries and crematoriums

There are 3 public cemeteries in use in the ACT. They are in Gunghalin, Hall and Woden.

You can search for names, graves or memorials in these 3 cemeteries using the Canberra Memorial Parks search. For cremation records, you can also use Norwood Park Crematorium search.

There are also several closed cemeteries and early graves in the Canberra region, including:

  • Bulgar Creek
  • Cuppacumbalong cemetery
  • Herbert grave at Naas (Grave of William Herbert and his two grandchildren)
  • Lanyon Station
  • Parkwood Graves
  • Reid Cemetery
  • St John's Churchyard Cemetery
  • The Oaks burial ground
  • Weetangera Methodist Cemetery
  • William Farrar's Grave, Lambrigg

(A heritage tour of Tuggeranong: Tharwa & Lanyon, a self-guided tour (PDF, 510KB)

Church registers

The Anglican parishes of the Canberra-Goulburn area were initially part of the Diocese of Sydney. In 1863 a separate diocese of Goulburn was formed and in 1950 became the Diocese of Canberra-Goulburn. The Diocese includes 59 parishes.

Parish registers for this Diocese and others are available on microfilm in the SAG Parish Register collection. You can access these registers in Library’s Newspapers and Family History zone.

Key records include:

Other useful resources

Search cemeteries and crematoriums

You can find details of current cemeteries, crematoria and memorial gardens in New South Wales in a few ways.

You can conduct an internet search for municipality, shire or town council websites. For example:

  • Search 'shire' and 'parkes' in a search engine, like Google
  • Find entry for Parkes Shire Council
  • Browse their website to find a web page for Cemeteries under their 'Living Here' menu
  • The 'Cemeteries' page lists seven cemeteries, current and historic

You can also locate current list and links to NSW Council websites via the Local Government NSW website.

It's important to note that not all local governments or councils use the same navigation methods, provide relevant information about cemetery facilities or have the means to provide an online searching facility for burials. Their websites are always worth checking if their area of jurisdiction is where your cemetery or burial site of interest is located.

Sydney cemeteries and crematoriums

The Sydney region has a number of current and historic cemeteries, for which a number have online lists or search facilities to locate the names of deceased. These include:

In the Library

CD-ROMs

You can access CD-ROMs at the Library by requesting them through the catalogue.

Books

You can access these publications in the Newspapers and Family History zone.

Other useful resources

Background

Between 1825 and 1863, the Northern Territory was formerly part of the colony of New South Wales. In 1863 it was annexed to South Australia.

The Northern Territory was formally established as a separate territory from South Australia in 1911. Burials in the region prior to separation would have been recorded under the earlier jurisdictions.

Search cemeteries and crematoriums

You can find details of current cemeteries, crematoria and memorial gardens in the Northern Territory in a few ways. 

You can conduct an internet search for municipality, shire or town council websites. For example:

  • Search 'council' and 'darwin' in a search engine, like Google
  • Find entry for City of Darwin
  • Browse their website to find a web page for Cemeteries under their 'Explore' menu
  • The page includes links to 5 cemeteries, current and historic

You can also locate current list and links to Northern Territory Council websites via the Local Government Association of the Northern Territory website.

It's important to note that not all local governments or councils use the same navigation methods, provide relevant information about cemetery facilities or have the means to provide an online searching facility for burials. Their websites are always worth checking if their area of jurisdiction is where your cemetery or burial site of interest is located.

War graves

The Northern Territory has 2 official war graves sites, at Adelaide River, south of Darwin and at Alice Springs. The war graves at both locations are maintained by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Websites and pages relating to these include:

In the Library

CD-ROMs

You can access CD-ROMs at the Library by requesting them through the catalogue.

  • The Northern Territory (of) Australia Deaths 1824 to 2004: Index of Northern Territory related deaths were extracted from cemeteries registers, headstones, newspapers, probates and police journals. Contains 31,000 records mainly from the NT but some Territorians who died or were buried in other places.
Microfiche/microform

You can access these resources in the Newspapers and Family History zone.

Lone Graves of the Northern Territory of Australia from June 1839 to July 1976

Index of Northern Territory of Australia justice of the peace, special magistrates, barristers, solicitors, practitioners and notaries from 1896 to 1965, compiled from original records held at the Australian Archives, Darwin.

Microfiche Compartment 12; Call number mc N 351

Anthony Lagoon, Newcastle Waters, Katherine Mortuary, Gardens Rd., Katherine Cemetery

Contains these records:

  • Gardens Road Cemetery 1914-1980
  • Index to Anthony Lagoon Police Station mortuary book 1890-1949
  • Index to Newcastle Waters Police Station 1893-1931
  • Katherine mortuary records 1887-1941
  • Katherine cemetery transcriptions data up to 20 July 1982.

Microfiche Compartment 12; Call number mc N 350

Publications
Other useful resources

Search cemeteries and crematoriums

You can find details of current cemeteries, crematoria and memorial gardens in Queensland in a few ways.

You can conduct an internet search for municipality, shire or town council websites. For example:

  • Search 'shire' and 'bundaberg' in a search engine, like Google
  • Find entry for Bundaberg Regional Council
  • Browse their website to find a web page for cemeteries under their 'Residents' link
  • The page lists cemeteries administered by the council as well as providing a search for the Bundaberg Regional Cemeteries Burial List and the Bundaberg Cemetery Burial Register

You can also locate an up-to-date list and links to Queensland Councils via the QLD Local Government Directory website.

It's important to note that not all local governments or councils use the same navigation methods, provide relevant information about cemetery facilities or have the means to provide an online searching facility for burials. Their websites are always worth checking if their area of jurisdiction is where your cemetery or burial site of interest is located.

Brisbane cemeteries and crematoria

The Brisbane region has a number of current and historic cemeteries, some of which have online lists or search facilities to locate the names of deceased. These include:

In the Library

CD-ROMs

You can access CD-ROMs at the Library by requesting them through the catalogue.

Microfiche/microform

You can access these resources in the Newspapers and Family History zone.

Funeral Director’s records
Publications

Other useful resources

Search cemeteries and crematoriums

You can find details of current cemeteries, crematoria and memorial gardens in South Australia in a few ways.

You can conduct an internet search for municipality, shire or town council websites. For example:

  • Search for 'shire' and 'burra' in a search engine, like Google
  • Find entry for Regional Council of Goyder which includes the township of Burra
  • Browse the website to find a link to 'Cemetery Records' under the 'Services' drop down menu
  • The page lists 7 cemeteries within the Council's area of responsibility as well a facility to search not only local cemetery records but also those from other Council areas. Go to the Cemetery Records page.

You can also locate an up-to-date list and links to councils via the Local Government Association of South Australia website.

It's important to note that not all local governments or councils use the same navigation methods, provide relevant information about cemetery facilities or have the means to provide an online searching facility for burials. Their websites are always worth checking if their area of jurisdiction is where your cemetery or burial site of interest is located.

Adelaide cemeteries and crematoria

There are 4 cemeteries in the Adelaide area that are administered by the Adelaide Cemeteries Authority.

To find records for each facility, use the records search.

Other cemeteries in the Adelaide area include:

In the Library

CD-ROMs

You can access CD-ROMs at the Library by requesting them through the catalogue.

  • 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.
  • Cemetery transcriptions v3.0 : index to selected M.I. transcriptions held at AIGS - Call number Nmt 6244 (eCallslip required)
Cemetery transcriptions

Within the Library you may request the following searchable index via our catalogue. You can also access the information via Ancestry (Library Edition) via eResources.

  • Cemetery transcriptions v3.0 : index to selected M.I. transcriptions held at AIGS 1808 - 2007
  • Cemetery transcriptions index v. 3.0 (includes Andamooka, Eurambeen, Gawler, Kanyaka, Mundulla, Pancharoo, Ettrick, Springfield, Wilmington)
Microfiche/microform

You can access these resources in the Newspapers and Family History zone.

By place
PlaceRecord
Adelaide
Brighton
Brighton
Cheltenham
Hindmarsh
Kadina
Mitcham
Moonta
North Road
Payneham
Wallaroo

Other useful resources

Search cemeteries and crematoriums

You can find details of current cemeteries, crematoria and memorial gardens in Tasmania in a few ways.

You can conduct an internet search for municipality, shire or town council websites. For example:

You can also locate an up-to-date list and links to Tasmanian councils via Local Government Association Tasmania website.

It's important to note that not all local governments or councils use the same navigation methods, provide relevant information about cemetery facilities or have the means to provide an online searching facility for burials. Their websites are always worth checking if their area of jurisdiction is where your cemetery or burial site of interest is located.

Hobart cemeteries and crematoria

Southern Regional Cemetery Act 1981 was repealed under the Government Business Enterprises (Sale) Amendment Act 2007 and in July 2008, Millingtons Funeral Directors took over the Trust's role. However, the State's interests under the Burial and Cremation Act 2002 continue to be administered by the Department of Premier & Cabinet.

Millingtons manage 6 cemeteries in Hobart:

  • Cornelian Bay
  • Kingston
  • Cambridge
  • East Risdon
  • Mornington Memorial Gardens (Mornington Funeral Centre (Eastern Shore) Crematorium & Memorial Gardens)
  • Ponville Catholic

To search these cemeteries (except Ponville Catholic), use Millington's record search.

In the Library

Tombstone and memorial inscriptions of Tasmania (TAMIOT)

A consolidated index and listing of all memorials transcribed to 1998 except Carr Villa, Launceston and Cornelian Bay.

By place
PlaceRecord
Hobart
Launceston
Lilydale
  • Lilydale and Nabowla memorials
    • Lilydale General Cemetery memorials
    • Lilydale General Cemetery without memorials
    • Nabowla General Cemetery
      Call number mc N 1294
Miscellaneous
Nabowla

Search cemeteries and crematoriums

You can find details of current cemeteries, crematoria and memorial gardens in Victoria in a few ways.

You can conduct an internet search for municipality, shire or town council websites. For example:

You can also locate an up-to-date list and links at Victorian local councils. You can also search know your council's Find your council directory.

It's important to note that not all local governments or councils use the same navigation methods, provide relevant information about cemetery facilities or have the means to provide an online searching facility for burials. Their websites are always worth checking if their area of jurisdiction is where your cemetery or burial site of interest is located.

Melbourne cemeteries and crematoria

The Melbourne region has a number of current and historic cemeteries, some of which have online lists or search facilities to locate the names of deceased. These include:

  • Southern Metropolitan Cemeteries Trust (includes Brighton General, Bunurong Memorial, Cheltenham Memorial, Cheltenham Pioneer, Dandenong Community, Melbourne General, St Kilda, Springvale Botanical). To find records, use their deceased search.
  • The Greater Metropolitan Cemeteries Trust (includes Fawkner Memorial Park, Preston Cemetery, Northern Memorial Park, Lilydale Lawn Cemetery, Keilor Cemetery, Lilydale Memorial Park, Altona Memorial Park, Emerald Cemetery, Williamstown Memorial Park, Yarra Glen Cemetery, Werribee Cemetery, Healesville Cemetery, Truganina Cemetery, Templestowe Cemetery, Coburg Pine Ridge Cemetery, Burwood Cemetery, Anderson's Creek Cemetery, Northcote Cemetery). To find records, use their deceased search
  • Box Hill Cemetery. To find records, go to find a Grave or Memorial

In the Library

CD-ROMs

You can access CD-ROMs at the Library by requesting them through the catalogue.

Cemetery transcriptions index

Within the Library you may request the following searchable index via our catalogue. You can also access the information via Ancestry (Library Edition) via eResources.

The Cemetery Transcriptions Index is a consolidated index of monumental transcriptions for the following Victorian cemeteries:

Alberton, Amherst/Talbot, Amphitheatre/Glenlogie, Andersons Creek, Warrandyte, Antwerp/Ebenezer Mission, Avoca, Bairnsdale, Ballan Old, Ballangeich, Balmoral, Bannockburn, Baringhup, Barkly, Bellbrae/Jan Juc, Benalla, Benalla (Part), Bendigo, Birregurra, Blue Mountain, Boort, Boram Boram, Box Hill, Branxholme, Briagolong, Bright, Brighton, Broadford, Buangor, Buckland, Bundalong, Bungaree, Bunyip, Burramine, Burwood, Byaduk, Byaduk North, Campbells Creek/Castlemaine, Camperdown, Cape Bridgewater, Caramut, Carisbrook, Casterton Old, Cavendish, Cheltenham, Cheltenham Old, Chewton, Clunes, Cobden, Coghills Creek, Corinella, Corop, Corryong, Cressy, Creswick, Crib Point, Cudgewa, Darlington, Dartmoor, Daylesford, Deans Marsh/Bambra, Dergholm, Derrinallum, Digby, Donnybrook, Dookie, Dookie East, Drik Drik, Dromana, Dunkeld Old, Dunolly Old Pioneer, Eddington, Eganstown/Roman Catholic, Eganstown General, Ellerslie, Elmhurst, Elphinstone, Epping, Erica, Flinders, Footscray, Framlingham, Franklinford, Freshwater Creek, Fryerstown, Garvoc, Gembrook, Glen Wills, Glenlyon, Gordon, Gowangardie, Granite Flat, Gray’s Bridge, Graytown, Greta, Guildford, Harkaway, Harrietville, Hastings, Hawkesdale, Hazelwood/Morwell, Heathcote, Heidelberg, Heidelberg/Alphington, Heidelberg-Warringal, Hepburn East, Smeaton, Hezham, Heywood, Joyces Creek, Kangaroo Flat, Kangaroo Ground, Kerang, Kilcunda, Kilnoorat, Kingower, Korong Vale, Krambruk/Apollo Bay, Kyneton, Lake Rowan, Leongatha, Lexton, Lilydale, Lismore, Loch Ard, Lockwood, Longwood, Macarthur, Majorca, Maldon, Marong, Maryborough, Maryknoll, Marysville, Merbein, Meredith, Mildura, Mildura - W.G.P., Millers Hill Pioneer, Moliagul, Moonambel, Morrisons, Mortlake, Mount Duneed, Mount Egerton, Mount Moriac, Mount Prospect, , Myamyn/Condah, Myrtleford, Myrtleford New, Myrtleford Old, Mysia, Nagambie, Nambrok, Nangana/Emerald, Narrawong, Natte Yallock, Navarre Old, Newbridge, Newstead/Green Gully, Nirranda, Nyah, Oakleigh/Mulgrave, Oakleigh Pioneer Memorial Park, Old Beach St George’s Church of England, Tasmania, Outtrim, Pakenham, Panmure, Paynesville, Peters Hill Old, Pine Lodge South, Point Gellibrand, Point Nepean, Port Campbell, Port Fairy, Portarlington, Pyalong, Pyramid Hill, Queenscliff, Redbank, Redcastle, Rheola, Rodborough, Rosebery, Rosedale, Rupanyup, Rushworth, Sailors Home/Blackheath, San Remo, Sandon Roman Catholic, Scotts Creek, Seymous Old, Shelford, Skipton, Smeaton, Smythesdale, Sorrento/Portsea, Speed, Spring Hill, Staffordshire Reef, Stawell, Steiglitz, Strathbogie, Stuart Mill, Sutton Grange, Talbot, Tarnagulla, Tarrawingee, Tarrayoukyan, Tea Tree, St Thomas, Tasmania, Teesdale, Templestowe, Terang, Terrappee, Thomastown-German, Timor, Tongala, Tooan, Toongabbie, Tower Hill, Trentham, Tyaak, Vaughan, Waanyarra/Dunolly, Wallan, Walpeup, Wareek/Bung Bong, Warrak/Mount Cole, Warrnambool, Waterloo, Waubra, Werribee, Wesburn, White Hills, Whitehills, Whroo, Williamstown, Woods Point, Woolsthorpe, Woorndoo, , Wycheproof, Yambuk, Yan Yean, Yaugher

Miroform/microfiche

You can access these resources in the Newspapers and Family History zone.

By place
PlaceRecord
AlbertonAlberton Cemetery
Ballarat
  • Ballarat Old Cemetery register, 1856-1988
  • Ballarat New Cemetery register, 1867-1988
  • Ballarat Crematorium register, 1958-1988
  • Ballarat New Cemetery Memorial Inscriptions
  • Consolidated Index to Ballarat District Cemeteries (to 1994)
Bendigo
  • Bendigo Cemetery Transcriptions 1858 to 1992
  • Index to Bendigo Region Cemeteries: Series 1 Northern Districts
  • Index to Bendigo Region Cemeteries: Series 2 Southern Districts
Brighton
  • Brighton Cemetery Headstones
  • Brighton General Cemetery, 1855-1988 index register
Cheltenham
  • Cheltenham Victoria Cemetery Register 1865-1990
Coburg
  • Coburg Cemetery - Coburg Pine Ridge Memorial Park - Registers
  • Funeral Service location print as at 31/03/98
  • Funeral Service deceased listing as at 31/03/98
  • Also searchable online via the Greater Metropolitan Cemeteries Trust website
Eildon
  • Eildon (Darlingford) Cemetery, Victoria Headstone Inscriptions 1870-1999: Includes a full headstone and burial register transcription for the Darlington Cemetery 1870-1920 and after its flooding Eildon Cemetery to 1999
Echuca
  • Echuca Burial Index & Memorial Inscriptions 1860-1998
 
Footscray
  • Footscray Cemetery headstone transcriptions: The publication is divided into the religious denominations which are shown on a map included at the start of the publication. The overall volume is indexed by surname only
Frankston
  • Frankston cemetery Victoria, 1875-1996 an index & transcription of monuments
  • Death and Obituary Index, Part 1: A name index of items housed at the Resource centre at Ballan Park Homestead, Frankston, taken from many sources and held by the Frankston Historical Society
Geelong
  • Funeral Service Deceased Listing as at 1996
  • The Eastern Cemetery, Geelong (34 fiche)
  • Geelong Western Public Cemetery (15 fiche)
  • Barrabool Hills (Highton) Cemetery, 1856- (4 fiche)
  • Grovedale (Germantown) Cemetery (1 fiche)
  • Mount Duneed Cemetery (1 fiche)
  • Geelong Memorial Park (1 fiche)
  • Geelong Crematorium (3 fiche)
  • Bellarine Peninsula
  • Leopold (Kensington) Cemetery
  • Drysdale (Bellarine) Cemetery
  • Portarlington Cemetery (3 fiche)
  • Geelong Eastern Cemetery, Roman Catholic section
  • Eastern Cemetery Geelong: Protestant Headstone Transcriptions
  • Geelong burials also searchable online via the Geelong Cemeteries Trust website.
Gippsland
  • Mid-Gippsland Cemeteries, Victoria
  • Willow-Grove Cemetery
  • Trafalgar Cemetery
  • Childers Cemetery
  • Gippsland Crematorium register
  • Gippsland Crematorium transcriptions
  • Hazelwood Cemetery transcriptions
  • Walhalla Cemetery transcriptions: 1869-1995
  • Toongabbie Cemetery
  • Traralgon Cemetery
Gisborne
  • Gisborne Public Cemetery 1857-1993
Gobur
  • Gobur Cemetery Victoria Headstone Inscriptions 1878-1999: Includes a full headstone transcription and index for the old and new cemetery
Kangaroo Flat
  • Kangaroo Flat monumental inscriptions, 1853-1991
Keilor
  • Keilor & District Historical Records
  • Will Will Rook (Broadmeadows) Cemetery
  • Keilor Cemetery --Monumental Inscriptions
Kerang
  • Register of Burials in Kerang, February 1878-23 January 1983
Lilydale
  • Lilydale Cemetery (Victoria) Headstones 14 May 1864-1 May 1993
Macedon
  • Macedon Cemetery 1864-1993
Mooroopna
  • Mooroopna Cemetery headstone transcriptions 1852-3003 [sic]
Mornington
  • Mornington Peninsula, Victoria, Cemetery Records
  • Stage 1, Cerebus Naval Base, Cranbourne, Crib Point, Dandenong, Frankston, French Island, Hastings, Mornington & Rye Cemeteries (10 fiche)
  • Stage 2, Dromana Cemetery (1 fiche)
  • St. Peter's Church of England Mornington, Victoria Church Records 1860-1920
Riddells Creek
  • Riddells Creek public cemetery 1869-1990
Rushworth
  • Rushworth Cemetery 1861-1997
Shepparton
  • Shepparton district small cemeteries headstone transcriptions includes Wunghnu, Gowangardie, Dookie, Kialla West, Pine Lodge Lawn (Old section), Cashel – Toolamba, Katamatite
Springvale
Sunbury
  • Sunbury Public Cemetery - existing tombstones December 1993
Swan Hill
  • Swan Hill Memorial Park Burials, Victoria: 1 April 1859 -31st March 1989
  • This index was compiled from Cemetery Trust books, monumental inscriptions, some death certificates, death notices and obituaries from the Swan Hill Guardian
  • Swan Hill Monumental Inscriptions Consult Swan Hill Memorial Park Burials above for an index to names and plot numbers
Warrnambool
  • Warrnambool Cemetery Grave Plans 1854-1988
White Hills
  • White Hills monumental inscriptions, 1853-1992
Yarck
  • Yarck Cemetery Victoria Headstone Inscriptions 1883-1999

Other useful resources

Current cemeteries and crematoria

Details of current cemeteries, crematoria and memorial gardens in Western Australia can be located in several ways. These include:

NB: Not all local governments or councils use the same navigation method or have the means to provide an online searching facility but their websites are always worth a look if their area of jurisdiction is where your burials of interest are located.

Perth cemeteries and crematoria

The a href="https://www.mcb.wa.gov.au/">Metropolitan Cemeteries Board maintains six cemetery and memorial garden sites around Perth. A Search facility is provided covering all seven locations.

In the Library

Microfilm and microfiche

Within the Library's Newspapers and Family History zone you may access the following items on microfiche:

By place
PlaceRecord
Karrakatta
Perth
Perth East

Other useful resources

Background

Norfolk Island has one cemetery, located at Kingston, on the shores of the aptly named Cemetery Bay. Burials have taken place here from the period of the first settlement to the present day.

Currently, funeral services are carried out by the Norfolk Island Hospital as there are no commercial funeral parlours. There are also no crematorium facilities. If a person dies on Norfolk Island it is not necessarily the case that they will be interred on the Island as their remains may be transported to another locality for cremation or burial.

Under the Public Reserves (Amendment) Act 2009, a sexton may be appointed by the Island's Administrator to be "...responsible for the day to day management and control of the cemetery and has such duties as may be determined by law or the terms of appointment."

In the Library

Within the Library's Newspapers and Family History zone you may access the following CD-ROM:

Other sources

How to search cemetery records

Use keywords or search by title, author or subject. Learn more about how to use the catalogue.

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Browse by subject

To find Australian cemetery or burial-related publications through the Library's catalogue, select the Browse Subjects option and try searching by subject heading. Some examples are:

Use places to refine results

To locate items within a particular state, territory, region, city or town add the place name to your search, like:

Some well known or large cemeteries have their own subject headings. For example:

In addition to browsing you can use different search terms alone or combined to identify a wide variety or location-specific items. The following are some examples that can be used:

  • 'cemetery'
  • 'cemetery broken hill'
  • 'burial records'
  • 'burial records emu plains'
  • 'parish register'
  • 'parish register wee waa'

Results of such searches may reveal publications online, in other digital format (CD-ROM), on microform or in print.

Filter using maps

Historical map showing property boundaries, lot numbers, roads, and surrounding landmarks in Pitt Town area. Includes tables on land allotments, parish numbers, and reserved areas. Detailed cartographic layout.

Department of Lands, New South Wales, Parish of Pitt Town, County of Cumberland Land District of Windsor, 1942, nla.gov.au/nla.obj-233834457

The Library holds a large number of Australian parish maps. Many of these include inserted diagrams of local cemeteries showing the layout and areas reserved for specific denominations. They may also included the date that a cemetery was formally dedicated.

Search the Library catalogue using the term 'cemetery' and add the limit 'Map'. You can also narrow the search to 'NLA digitised material' to find those maps online.

Get help with your research

Our specialist staff can help you with your research, to locate resources and to use our microform and scanning equipment but they cannot undertake extensive or ongoing genealogical, historical or other research on your behalf.

Find out more in our Information and Research Policy.

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