THE RYERSON INDEX

THE RYERSON INDEX

to contemporary death notices and obituaries in Australian newspapers

ONLINE CEMETERY INDEXES, and OTHER FREE
INDEXING SITES FOR AUSTRALIAN NEWSPAPERS

 

This page lists details of:

(1) online cemetery indexes,

(2) other known sites containing indexes to deaths and funeral notices from Australian newspapers, and

(3) miscellaneous indexes which complement the Ryerson Index.

Sites listed here are not connected to Ryerson Index Inc. If you have a query in relation to one of these sites, please contact the site owner directly.

Should you know of a site which should be listed here, please contact Ryerson Index Inc.

AUSTRALIAN ONLINE CEMETERY INDEXES

Rather than us try to maintain a list of cemetery sites which seem to be forever changing, we instead refer you to the list compiled and maintained by the State Library of NSW.

For other cemeteries in country NSW and in other states, we suggest any of the following sites: 

www.ozcemeteries.comConcentrates on SE Queensland and northern NSWCompiled by Karen Findlay and Stephen Batterham
www.chapelhill.homeip.net/FamilyHistory/PhotosPhotos of headstones around BrisbaneCompiled by Kerry Raymond and David Horton
sites.rootsweb.com/~ausvsac/Index.htmPhotos of primarily Victorian headstonesCompiled by George and Carol Judkins
www.brandis.com.au/genealogy/links/graves.htmlPartial coverage of all statesCompiled by Jenny Brandis
www.interment.net/aus/index.htmPartial coverage of all statesPart of the Interment.net worldwide cemetery site
www.genealogylinks.net/australia/all-australia/cemeteries.htmPartial coverage of all statesPart of the Genealogy Links site
www.obituary.com.auLimited coverage of all states (generally post-2006)Pay to publish notices on this site.

 

AUSTRALIAN Newspapers

TROVE (National Library Digitisation Project) - Fully-searchable digitised images of various newspapers and other resources. Being continuously expanded.
Obituaries Australia - Fully-searchable digitised database of published obituaries.
Miscellaneous newspaper transcripts - Various papers and articles, plus MANY links to other sites.
Toowoomba (Qld) - Mainly Toowoomba, but also Warwick, Ipswich, Gatton and Cairns.
 

Other Indexing Resources

This page is owned by Ryerson Index Inc, a non-profit organisation incorporated under the laws of New South Wales, Australia. The last update was April 14th, 2011.

Available From:Details:
Kiama Family History CentreIndex to Births, Deaths and Marriages in the "Kiama Independent" 1863-1919 (Microfilm).
Liverpool Genealogy SocietyIndex to Notices in Local papers 1993-2003 (CD). Covers Liverpool, Campbelltown and Fairfield papers.
Australian State BDM RegistriesLinks to the various state registries.
Victorian Probate NoticesVictorian Probate Notices (commencing 2 Sep 2009).
Voices from the PastBiographies submitted by genealogists.
Australian Book of MemoriesSubmitted obituaries. Co-ordinated by the Qld National Trust.