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Australian Genealogy and History AUSTRALIAN HISTORY AND GENEALOGY GROUPS AND PAGES ON FACEBOOK (updated 29 December 2019) CONTENTS Australia ……………………………………………………………………………2 Australian Capital Territory ………………………………………………………..7 New South Wales …………………………………………………………………..7 Northern Territory …………………………………………………………………16 Queensland ………………………………………………………………………...17 South Australia …………………………………………………………………….21 Tasmania …………………………………………………………………………..26 Victoria …………………………………………………………………………….29 Western Australia ……………………………………………………………….… 38 Norfolk Island ……..……………………………………………………………… 42 Commercial Companies & Researchers ……………………………………….......42 Convicts ……………………………………………………………………............44 DNA ………………………………………………………………………………..46 Ethnic ………………………………………………………………………………46 Families ……………………………………………………………………............48 Genealogy Bloggers..………………………………………………………............51 Genealogy Software User Groups …………………………………………............52 Individuals ………………………………………………………………………….52 Military ……………………………………………………………………………..52 Podcasts……………………………………………………………………….…….58 © Alona Tester, 2019 (www.lonetester.com) Page 1 AUSTRALIA 1. Abandoned Australia Derelict Houses & more https://www.facebook.com/groups/AbandonedAustralia/ 2. Aboriginal Family History Research https://www.facebook.com/groups/2838414322899907/ 3. Aboriginal Genealogy Network https://www.facebook.com/aboriginal.ancestors/ 4. Aboriginal History https://www.facebook.com/AboriginalHist/ 5. Ancestry Australia. https://www.facebook.com/groups/281563555208497/ 6. As We Were - Vintage Australia https://www.facebook.com/groups/Vintage.aussie/ 7. Aussie & UK Angels – Reuniting lost family https://www.facebook.com/groups/1669732293272781/ 8. Aussie Help for all Genealogy https://www.facebook.com/groups/1424411964495247/ 9. Australasian Association of Genealogists and Record Agents – AAGRA https://www.facebook.com/AAGRAgenealogists/ 10. Australia Genealogy https://www.facebook.com/groups/1680629105484752/ 11. Australia Genealogy Research https://www.facebook.com/AustraliaGenealogy/ 12. Australia - Heritage, History & Memories https://www.facebook.com/groups/421359425252479/ 13. Australia Historical Cemeteries https://www.facebook.com/groups/186862231714158/ 14. Australia Looking At Times Past https://www.facebook.com/groups/1354161871314774/ 15. Australia Lost- Old Houses And Sheds https://www.facebook.com/groups/1583873508520471/ 16. Australia / New Zealand Genealogy Document Exchange https://www.facebook.com/groups/AustNZGenealogyDocumentExchange/ 17. Australia Old Pioneer Photos https://www.facebook.com/groups/australiaoldpioneerphotos/ 18. Australia One-Place Studies https://www.facebook.com/Australia1PS/ 19. Australia Pioneer Recipes in The Lost Ways https://www.facebook.com/groups/488808054836115/ 20. Australia Recollection 1930s, to 1980s, https://www.facebook.com/groups/777411069090809/ 21. Australia Remember When https://www.facebook.com/AustraliaRememberWhen/ 22. Australia remembers https://www.facebook.com/AustraliaRemembers/ 23. Australia - Remembering the Past https://www.facebook.com/groups/australiarememberingthepast/ 24. Australia - Vintage Photos of Cities and Towns in Australia https://www.facebook.com/groups/373070112892372/ 25. Australian Aboriginal/Chinese descendants https://www.facebook.com/groups/474125456050875/ 26. Australian & Hawkesbury Convict Families History Group https://www.facebook.com/groups/448682998644672/ 27. Australian Association for Maritime History https://www.facebook.com/aamhinc/ 28. Australian BDM Certificate or Transcription Exchange. https://www.facebook.com/groups/437256789991651/ Page 2 29. Australian Cemeteries http://www.facebook.com/AustralianCemeteriesWebsite 30. Australian Cemeteries Group https://www.facebook.com/groups/1957920047789643/ 31. Australian Colonial Ancestral Weddings Announcements From Past to Present https://www.facebook.com/groups/2683508455208973/ 32. Australian Descendants of Bushrangers! https://www.facebook.com/groups/38133522751/ 33. Australian Family History - Free Records and Resources (RTPA) https://www.facebook.com/groups/australianfamilyhistory.rtpa/ 34. Australian Family History and Genealogy https://www.facebook.com/groups/141114082690049/ 35. Australian Family History Genealogy Ancestral Research https://www.facebook.com/groups/857021777735534/ 36. Australian Genealogy http://www.facebook.com/groups/talltrees/ 37. Australian Genealogy Acts of Kindness https://www.facebook.com/groups/1148142595224237/ 38. Australian Genealogical Internet Resources https://www.facebook.com/groups/1524575101136174/ 39. Australian Generations Oral History Project http://www.facebook.com/australiangenerations 40. Australian Headstones Images. https://www.facebook.com/groups/1507652172587440/ 41. Australian Headstone Photos for Genealogists https://www.facebook.com/groups/1081775805175707/ 42. Australian Heritage and Conservation https://www.facebook.com/groups/1897370370576015/ 43. Australian Historic Photographers for Genealogical Research https://www.facebook.com/groups/1447633032180173/ 44. Australian History https://www.facebook.com/AustraliaHistory/ 45. Australian history https://www.facebook.com/australianhistory/ 46. Australian History & Nostalgia – Back to the Past https://www.facebook.com/groups/195004741248546/ 47. Australian History –The Way it Was – A Nostalgic Look At Our Past https://www.facebook.com/groups/529361120968375/ 48. Australian History Bloggers Fan Page https://www.facebook.com/groups/AussieHistoryBloggers/ 49. Australian History Buy-Swap-Sell https://www.facebook.com/groups/1136028823110068/ 50. Australian National University Archives https://www.facebook.com/ANUArchives/ 51. Australian OLD Houses And Sheds https://www.facebook.com/groups/1583873508520471/ 52. Australian Paddle Steamers https://www.facebook.com/Australian-Paddle-Steamers-274306176069437/ 53. Australian People Through the Years https://www.facebook.com/groups/AustralianPeopleThroughTheYears/ 54. Australian Social History https://www.facebook.com/groups/1476177909360807/ 55. Australian Society of Archivists https://www.facebook.com/ausarchivists/ 56. Australian Society of the Lacemakers of Calais Inc https://www.facebook.com/ASLCInc/ 57. Australian Vintage https://www.facebook.com/austvintage/ Page 3 58. Aviation Historical Society of Australia https://www.facebook.com/groups/AHSAust/ 59. Aviation Historical Society of Australia https://www.facebook.com/AHSAust/ 60. Bathing Beauties, Beach Blokes & Beaches https://www.facebook.com/groups/vintagebeach/permalink/492033764332457/ 61. Books & Genealogy - Buy, Wanted or Sell https://www.facebook.com/genealogybooksAU/ 62. British-Australian and NZ Genealogy https://www.facebook.com/groups/1691451644416442/ 63. Bytes of Australian History http://www.facebook.com/pages/Bytes-of-Australian-History/221429124543609 64. Chinese-Australian History Society https://www.facebook.com/chineseaustralianhistorysociety/ 65. Colour the Past – Downunder https://www.facebook.com/colourthepast/ 66. Coloured Colonials Genealogy: trace your Asian ancestors in Australia https://www.facebook.com/ColouredColonials/ 67. Cornish Downunder https://www.facebook.com/groups/543390335722263/ 68. Destination Australia https://www.facebook.com/destaustralia/ 69. Do you Remember these. https://www.facebook.com/Do-You-Remember-these-225402544323862/ 70. Dutch Australian Genealogy Group https://www.facebook.com/DaggGenealogy/ 71. The Dutch Australian Cultural Centre https://www.facebook.com/The-Dutch-Australian-Cultural-Centre-907023886011360/ 72. Dutch Tasmanian Connection https://www.facebook.com/Dutch-Tasmanian-Connection-168003413220630/ 73. Early Pioneer Maps https://www.facebook.com/groups/266386543827441/ 74. Ephemera Society of Australia Inc. https://www.facebook.com/EphemeraSocietyAus/ 75. Estonian Archives in Australia https://www.facebook.com/estonianarchives/ 76. Family History & Genealogy General & Social Discussions Australia & W/Wide https://www.facebook.com/groups/478706779166397/ 77. Family History Help https://www.facebook.com/groups/163825624344928/ 78. Family History, University of Tasmania https://www.facebook.com/Family-History-University-of-Tasmania-145892082428231/ 79. Federation of Australian Historical Societies https://www.facebook.com/FederationAHS/ 80. Find My Family Australia https://www.facebook.com/groups/494231210680795/ 81. Finland - Genealogy - Finns migration to Australia https://www.facebook.com/groups/1374938332767137/ 82. Future Proof - Protecting our digital future https://www.facebook.com/futureproofnsw/ 83. Genealogists for Families Project http://www.facebook.com/groups/GFFKiva/ 84. Genealogy – Auctions https://www.facebook.com/groups/genealogyauctions/ 85. Genealogy ~ Resources ~ Help https://www.facebook.com/FamilyHistoryResousesHelp/ 86. Genealogy in Australia https://www.facebook.com/groups/211996379340435/ 87. Genealogy My Ancestors Came to Australia https://www.facebook.com/groups/107640276041406/ Page 4 88. German-Australian Genealogy & History Alliance https://www.facebook.com/GermanHeritageAustralia/ 89. German-Australian History and Heritage https://www.facebook.com/groups/1335201283243343/ 90. Great Historic Australian Houses & Rural properties https://www.facebook.com/Great-Historic-Australian-Houses-Rural-properties- 258304471188157/ 91. Greek Cafés & Milk Bars of Australia https://www.facebook.com/cafesandmilkbars/ 92. Growing up In Australia 1940s, 1950s & 1960s https://www.facebook.com/groups/1690614197852570/ 93. Growing Up In Australia In The 70s https://www.facebook.com/groups/1565268547057681/
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