It is true that Australia seems to be behind the rest of the world (well, the US and UK) as far as getting family history data online. But it is coming, bit-by-bit.

This is a listing of new ‘Australian’ data added on to these online data websites recently.

ANCESTRY.COM.AU
Ancestry.com.au continue to add to their collection, by adding the following:
New South Wales, Australia, Applications and Admissions to Orphan Schools, 1817-1833

ANCESTRY WORLD ARCHIVE PROJECT
The World Archive Project, is a division of Ancestry.com which “lets you help us bring free historical record collections to the public. Contributors become the first to see new collections as they type in information that creates searchable record indexes.”  Keep an eye on this site, or better yet, register as an indexer, as there are LOTS of Australian records being worked on here. And the sooner they’re indexed, the sooner everyone has access.

AUSTRALIAN NEWSPAPERS (NLA and TROVE)
The availability of the Australian newspapers continues at an amazing speed (though no doubt, just the one we want isn’t yet online!!), but still to even have these coming is a phenomenal resource for all. These newspapers appear both on the NLA Australian Newspapers website, as well as on TROVE.
Camperdown Chronicle (Vic, 1877-1954)
– From 1880-12-03 to 1882-04-29
– From 1883-12-01 to 1885-05-30
– From 1899-09-02 to 1900-08-30
– From 1903-07-02 to 1904-02-27
– From 1908-03-03 to 1908-10-31
– From 1911-07-01 to 1914-01-31
– From 1914-10-01 to 1915-05-29
– From 1917-06-02 to 1918-04-20
– From 1919-05-01 to 1919-12-30
– From 1931-07-02 to 1931-12-31
– From 1936-01-04 to 1937-06-29
– From 1940-07-02 to 1940-12-31
– From 1942-01-06 to 1942-12-29
– From 1953-01-06 to 1953-12-29

The Advertiser (Adelaide, SA, 1889-1931)
– From 1870-01-01 to 1871-12-30
– From 1889-04-01 to 1890-03-31
– From 1891-04-01 to 1892-03-31
– From 1892-04-01 to 1893-03-31
– From 1893-04-01 to 1895-03-30

The Argus (Melbourne, Vic, 1848-1954)
– From 1951-01-01 to 1951-04-30
– From 1954-01-01 to 1954-04-30
– From 1954-05-01 to 1954-12-31

The Mercury (Hobart, Tas, 1860-1954)
– From 1921-01-01 to 1921-12-31
– From 1922-01-02 to 1922-08-31
– From 1922-09-01 to 1925-06-30
– From 1927-10-01 to 1928-03-31
– From 1928-10-01 to 1929-03-29
– From 1929-04-01 to 1929-09-30
– From 1932-07-01 to 1933-12-30
– From 1934-01-01 to 1934-09-29
– From 1936-03-02 to 1936-08-31
– From 1937-03-01 to 1937-08-31
– From 1938-03-01 to 1948-06-30
– From 1949-01-01 to 1949-04-30
– From 1949-05-02 to 1949-12-31
– From 1950-01-02 to 1950-12-30
– From 1951-09-01 to 1952-04-30

The Queenslander (Brisbane, Qld, 1866-1939)
– From 1884-01-05 to 1884-12-27
– From 1897-05-01 to 1897-12-25
– From 1906-09-01 to 1907-04-27
– From 1908-09-05 to 1909-04-24
– From 1914-01-03 to 1914-12-26
– From 1916-01-01 to 1916-04-26
– From 1916-05-06 to 1916-12-30
– From 1920-01-03 to 1920-12-25
– From 1924-01-05 to 1924-12-27
– From 1925-01-03 to 1925-12-26
– From 1927-01-01 to 1927-12-29
– From 1937-01-07 to 1937-12-29

The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW, 1842-1954)
– From 1879-07-26 to 1880-03-12
– From 1880-10-28 to 1883-02-12
– From 1885-04-20 to 1886-03-31
– From 1886-09-27 to 1898-10-31
– From 1899-05-25 to 1907-07-20
– From 1908-01-13 to 1913-02-07
– From 1913-07-01 to 1913-11-19
– From 1916-01-26 to 1916-07-08
– From 1929-07-29 to 1929-11-12
– From 1930-04-07 to 1931-02-28
– From 1932-01-01 to 1933-02-28
– From 1943-01-01 to 1945-06-30
– From 1946-01-01 to 1946-04-30
– From 1946-09-02 to 1948-03-31
– From 1949-03-01 to 1949-08-31
– From 1951-09-01 to 1951-12-31

The West Australian (Perth, WA, 1879-1954)
– From 1901-03-05 to 1901-11-26
– From 1901-11-27 to 1902-08-13
– From 1903-05-06 to 1903-12-31
– From 1904-09-14 to 1906-07-07
– From 1906-11-01 to 1906-12-28
– From 1936-02-29 to 1936-05-15

FAMILY HISTORY SA
Family History SA, which is a site dedicated to South Australian records has recently added the following to their colelction:
South Australian Births 1836-54

FAMILY TREE OZ
This is a site dedicated to scanning old books, and publishing them online for free.
South Australian Motor Vehicle Registrations 1906-1920
Wise’s Tasmania Post Office Directory 1945-1946

FAMILYSEARCH
The FamilySearch Pilot Site continues to grow, and although not currently focussing on Australian records, the following has recently been added:
Australia, NSW and ACT, Masonic Lodge Card Indexes 1831-1930 (images only)
Australia, NSW and ACT, Masonic Lodge Registers 1831-1930 (images only)

QUEENSLAND STATE ARCHIVES
The Queensland State Archives has a long list of newly added records to their collection, you can see it here.

THE SHIPS LIST
Passengers:
– barque August, from Hamburg, to Port Adelaide 9th May 1855
– barque Johann Caesar, from Hamburg, to Port Adelaide 1st January 1855
– barque Wilhelmine, from Bremen, to Port Adelaide 1st October 1855
– ship Australia, from Hamburg, to Port Adelaide 4th March 1855
– ship Grand Trianon, from Liverpool to Port Adelaide 23rd April 1860
– ship La Rochelle, from Hamburg, to Port Adelaide 3rd September 1855
– ship Peter Goddefroy, from Hamburg, to Port Adelaide 18th November 1855

Happy searching – and keep an eye online for more good Australian data to come!!