Local Family History Societies New South Wales Queensland Western Australia Family Associations

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New South Wales Local Family History Societies

Albury and District Historical Society

P.O. Box 822 ALBURY NSW 2640

Website: www.alburyhistory.org.au

Armidale Family History Group

P.O. Box 1378 ARMIDALE NSW 2350

Meetings second Tuesday of each month, March to November

Membership commences on 1 July. $30.00 Single. $35.00 Family.
Every member receives bi-monthly newsletter "Dust of Ages", free advertising in newsletter and member's interest directory.
Research can be carried out for members and non-members at a cost of $20.00 for one hour's research and must include an A4 size, self addressed envelope.
Home Page: http://www.familyhistoryarmidale.org
Email enquiries@familyhistoryarmidale.org

Family History Group of Bathurst, Inc.

P.O. Box 1058 BATHURST NSW 2795
Home page: http://www.rootsweb.com/~nswbfhg

Bega Valley Genealogical Society

P.O. Box 19 PAMBULA NSW 2549

Bellinger Valley Historical Society

Hyde Street, Bellingen, NSW, 2454 (Near Council Offices)
Tuesdays from 10 am to 4 pm is best time.
10am to 12 and 2pm to 4pm weekdays other than Monday.
Not generally open weekends.
Contact:
Mrs Ann Hodgson, PO Box 490, Bellingen, NSW, 2454
Mrs Janette Sutton, Old Pacific Highway, Raleigh, 02 6655 4356
Bellingen Gen Web http://www.rootsweb.com/~nswbelli/

Berrima District Historical & Family History Society, Inc.

PO Box 131, Mittagong, NSW, 2575
Phone: (02) 4872 2169
Home page: http://www.berrimadistricthistoricalsociety.org.au
Email: bdhsarchives@acenet.com.au

Blayney Shire Local & Family History Group

c/o The Library Adelaide St. BLAYNEY NSW 2799

Blue Mountains Family History Society Inc.

P.O. Box 97 SPRINGWOOD NSW 2777

The Society meets at 10am on the second Friday of the month (December and January excepted) in the upstairs hall, Springwood Civic Centre, Macquarie Road Springwood.
Volunteers are on duty in the Family History section of Springwood Library from 10am to 1pm every weekday except over the Christmas period.
Details of guest speakers and their topics, outings, seminars etc as well as members' interests are on the website: http://www.rootsweb.com/~nswbmfhs

Secretary: xploretree@yahoo.com.au

Botany Bay Family History Society

P.O. Box 1006 SUTHERLAND NSW 1499

Telephone: 02 9523 8948
Email: botanybayfhs@yahoo.com.au
Website: www.bbfhs.org.au

Research Centre & Library
Port Hacking Community Centre
184 Gannons Road (Sth), Caringbah 2229
Open Mon, Wed, Sat 10am - 2pm and 4th Tues each month 6pm - 9pm

Meetings, with guest speaker, 1st Wed each month (not Jan) commencing 7.30 at Multipurpose Centre 123 Flora St Sutherland 2232
Visitors and new members welcome

Broken Hill Family History Group

P.O. Box 779 BROKEN HILL NSW 2880
Phone (080) 881 321

Burwood-Drummoyne & Districts Family History Group

c/o Burwood Central Library 4 Marmaduke St. BURWOOD NSW 2134
Phone (02) 9744 9131

Camden Area Family History Society Inc.

PO Box 679 CAMDEN NSW 2570
Website: www.camdenhistory.org.au  follow link to Family History page.
Email: camden_history@yahoo.com.au  (note underscore between camden and history)

Meetings are held at 7.30pm on the first Tuesday of each month (except January) in the Community Meeting Room at the Camden Library / Museum complex, 40 John Street Camden. We ask a small fee of $2.00 per person for supper. Visitors are always welcome.

Membership : July to June, single $25, couple $30 (for concession rates see web-page)
Journal twice yearly : Camden Calling
Newsletter presented at each meeting : The Camden Valley Voice (and on our website)

Family History room at Camden Library (staffed by Society volunteers) is open Thursday/Friday 10am to 3pm and Saturday 9.30am to 12noon.

Research fee required when visiting our family history room. Research can be carried out for a fee of $25 per surname, this includes up to 15 pages of photocopying, additional pages 20 cents each and A4 stamped self addressed envelope required. Check our website for 'family file' names. Photographs copied at $5 each (includes p&p). See our website for further details.

All enquiries to our postal or email address.

Campbelltown District Family History Society Inc.

P.O. Box 57 CAMPBELLTOWN NSW 2560
Website:www.cdfhs-aus.com

Canterbury Genealogy Discussion Group

38 Browning St. CAMPSIE NSW 2194

Cape Banks Family History Society, Inc.

P.O. Box 67 MAROUBRA NSW 2035
Phone (02) 9398 5179
C.B.F.H.S.
Home Page:http://www.capebanks.org.au/

Casino & District Family History Group, Inc.

P.O. Box 586 CASINO NSW 2470
Website: www.rootsweb.com/~auscdfhg

Casino & District Historical Society Inc.

Website: www.rootsweb.com/~auscdhs

Central Coast Family History Society, Inc.

P.O. Box 279 GOSFORD NSW 2250
Home page: http://www.centralcoastfhs.org.au

Cessnock Family History Study Group

P.O. Box 225 CESSNOCK NSW 2325

Cobar Genealogy Group Inc.

P.O. Box 239 COBAR NSW 2835
Phone (02) 6836 1516

President: Myra Miller
Vice-President: Rita Stubbs
Secretary: Nancy Shanahan
Email: nshanahan_au@yahoo.com.au

Coffs Harbour District Family History Society, Inc.

P.O. Box 2057 COFFS HARBOUR NSW 2450

Location: 169 Rose Ave Coffs Harbour
Phone: (02) 6651 6126 during opening hours

OPENING HOURS
TUES 10-4pm, WED 10-1pm, THURS 10-4pm, SAT 10-4pm except 3rd Saturday in the month when we have workshops

President Marlene GORDON (02) 6653 2345
V-President Nora SECOMBE (02) 6652 1604
Treasurer Jane GOW (02) 6658 3355
Secretary Joy LANE (02) 6653 2495
Email: coffsgenie@netscape.net.au
Webpage: http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~nswchfhs/

Coonamble Family History Society

P.O. Box 452 COONAMBLE NSW 2829

Corowa Rutherglen Genealogical Co-operative

P.O. Box 33 WAHGUNYAH VIC 3687

Cowra Family History Group

P.O. Box 495 COWRA NSW 2794
Home page: http://www.cfhg.org.au/

Crookwell & District Historical Society

P.O. Box 161 CROOKWELL NSW 2583

Deniliquin Genealogy Society Inc.

P.O. Box 144 DENILIQUIN NSW 2710
Web site: http://bordernet.com.au/~denifhg/

Dorrigo Guy Fawkes Historical Society

Corner of Myrtle and Cudgery Streets, Dorrigo, NSW
Open: Sunday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and all school holidays from 11:00 am to 3:00 pm
Secretary: Mrs Betty Sawtell, "Laurina", 5264 Waterfall Way, Dorrigo NSW
02 6657 3251

Dubbo & District Family History Society, Inc.

P.O. Box 868 DUBBO NSW 2830
Phone (02) 6881 8635
Home page: http://www.dubbofamilyhistory.org.au
E-mail: contact@dubbofamilyhistory.org.au

Echuca-Moama Family History Group Inc.

P.O. Box 707, Echuca VIC 3564
Meets in the Moama Community Centre, Martin Street, Moama, NSW on 3rd Thursday 8 pm from September to April and 3rd Saturday 1.30 pm from May to August. (No meetings in December and January)
Home Page: http://home.vicnet.net.au/~emhist
Email: emfhg9@hotmail.com.au

Forbes Family History Group, Inc.

P.O. Box 574 FORBES NSW 2871
Phone (02) 6853 1139

Glen Innes & District Historical Society Inc.

P O Box 371 GLEN INNES 2370

Land of the Beardies History House Museum & Research Centre
Cnr West Ave & Ferguson St ( Gwydir Hwy west)
Ph/Fax/Ans 02 67 32 1035
Email: gleninneshistory@auzzie.net
Website: www.beardieshistoryhouse.info

RESEARCH INFORMATION:

In person $25, appointment essential - archivist Miss Mary Lamplough, usually at museum weekday mornings, 9 - 12; other times by arrangement.

Mail/email initial cost $30 inc photocopies of cards & postage.Other costs:
scan & burn image to CD $5;
print microfilm of Examiner newspaper articles @50c;
photocopies of Govt Gazette references @30c;
other photocopies 30c x A4 & 40c x A3;
books from book list on website various prices;
prints from photographs various prices.

Goulburn District Family History Society

P.O. Box 611 GOULBURN NSW 2580

Hon. Secretary Mrs Robyne White
Meetings every second Monday of the Month; none in December or January. 7.30pm start.
Meetings held in the local family history room situated in the Goulburn library, Civic Centre, Goulburn.
Contact phone number - Garry White 048 21 1156
Research carried out for a fee of $10.

Griffith Genealogical & Historical Society, Inc.

P.O. Box 270 GRIFFITH NSW 2680
Phone (02) 6962 1650
Home page: http://users.dragnet.com.au/~ggahs/

Gundagai Family History Group

c/o Library, Shandan St. GUNDAGAI NSW 2722

Gwydir Family History Society, Inc.

P.O. Box EM 61 EAST MOREE NSW 2400
Phone (02) 6754 0254

Hawkesbury Family History Group

c/o Hawkesbury City Council Library
300 George Street WINDSOR NSW 2756
Phone (02) 4560 4466
Email: mnichols@hawkesbury.nsw.gov.au
Websites: http://www.hfhg.hawkesbury.net.au
and         http://hawkesbury.local-e.nsw.gov.au/community/1029/1090.html

Hay Historical Society Inc.

PO Box 467
Hay NSW 2711
E-mail: hayhist@tpg.com.au
Home Page: http://users.tpg.com.au/hayhist/index.html

Holroyd Family History Group

Meets 3rd Monday of every month from 11am to 3pm in Merrylands
New members welcome
Secretary: Dorothy Warwick
Email: thewarwicks@optusnet.com.au

Hornsby Kuring-gai Family History Society, Inc.

P.O. Box 680 HORNSBY NSW 2077

Hurstville Family History Research Group

c/o Hurstville Municipal Library, MacMahon St. HURSTVILLE NSW 2220

Illawarra Family History Group, Inc.

P.O. Box 1652 WOLLONGONG 2500
President: Beverly Booth
Secretary: Pat Dunham
Meetings are on the 3rd Wed of the month at Wollongong Guide hall Thomas St, Wollongong at 7.30pm. All welcome.
Phone (02) 4229 5220 or 4284 7080
Home Page: http://www.rootsweb.com/~ausifhg
Email: researchifhg@gmail.com

Illawarra Historical Society

Home Page: http://www.illawarramuseum.com/

Inverell & District Family History Group

P.O. Box 367 INVERELL NSW 2360
E-mail: familyhistory@northnet.com.au

Lavington & District Family History Society

Please address all correspondence to Secretary, Mr Len Borrell, 571 Nagle Road, LAVINGTON NSW 2641
President - Lillian McGrath 02 6025 2938
Treasurer - Anne Christian 02 6025 4101
Secretary - Len Borrell 02 6040 9088

RESEARCH
Research will be carried out on your behalf, for a payment of $10.00 per hour, plus cost of photocopying, photography (if requested), postage etc. At least $20 to be forwarded with initial research request.
Contact Len Borrell 02 6040 9088
E-mail: lavingtonfhg@yahoo.com.au

Leeton Family and Local History Society Inc.

P.O. Box 475 LEETON NSW 2705

Lithgow & District Family History Society, Inc.

P.O. Box 516 LITHGOW NSW 2790
Phone (02) 6355 6207
All information about the society may be found on the web site: http://www.lisp.com.au/~ldfhs
Email: ldfhs@lisp.com.au

Lightning Ridge Historical Society Trust

PO Box 1 Lightning Ridge NSW 2834
Phone (02) 6829 0747

Little Forest Family History Research Group

P.O. Box 87 MILTON NSW 2538
Phone (02) 4455 4780
Secretary Cathy Dunn
Email cathyd@shoalhaven.net.au
Home page http://www.shoalhaven.net.au/~cathyd

Liverpool Genealogy Society Inc.

P.O. Box 830 LIVERPOOL NSW 2170
Web page: www.lgs.org.au
Email contact: info@lgs.org.au

Macleay River Family History Group

P.O. Box 390 KEMPSEY NSW 2440
Phone: (02) 6562 7572
Fax: (02) 6563 1537

Maitland Family History Circle

P O Box 247 MAITLAND NSW 2321
Email: mfhc@kooee.com.au
Home Page: http://www.rootsweb.com/~ausmfhc/

Manning Wallamba Family History Society

P.O. Box 48 TAREE NSW 2430
Phone (02)6553 7536
Home page: http://www.geocities.com/manningwallambafhs/

Mid Blue Mountains Historical Society

Home Page: http://www.midmountainshistory.org.au

Milton Ulladulla Family History Society Inc.

P.O. Box 619 ULLADULLA NSW 2539
Website: http://www.mufhsi.org/

Moruya & District Historical Society, Inc.

P.O. Box 259 MORUYA NSW 2537
Phone: (02) 4474 3224
Website: http://www.mdhs.org.au
Email (Research Officer): helen_ryan@dodo.com.au

Muswellbrook Local & Family History Society

www.muswellbrook.nsw.gov.au

Nambucca Valley Family History Group

c/- Lot 1052 Upper Warrell Creek Road MACKSVILLE NSW 2447

Narooma Family History Group

c/o Narooma Library, Eurobodalla Council NAROOMA NSW 2546

Nepean Family History Society, Inc.

P.O. Box 81 EMU PLAINS NSW 2750
Phone (02) 4735 3798
Homepage: http://www.nepeanfhs.org.au/

Newcastle Family History Society, Inc.

P.O. Box 233 LAMBTON NSW 2299
Home page: http://www.nfhs.org.au

Northern Beaches Family History Group

47 Wandeen Rd. BILGOLA PLATEAU NSW 2107

Nowra Library Family History Group

10 Berry St. NOWRA NSW 2540

Orange Family History Group

P.O. Box 930 ORANGE NSW 2800

Parkes Family History Group

316 Clarinda St. PARKES NSW 2870

Parramatta Family History Group

P.O. Box 3232 Parramatta 2124

Secretary: Kerry Martin
Phone No: (02) 9635 6924
The Group meets the 1st Saturday a month at 1.30 p.m. (except January) in the
Coachmans Cottage
63 Hassall Street
Parramatta
New members and visitors welcome.
Web address is: http://www.hotkey.net.au/~parramattahistry

Parramatta & District Historical Society Inc.

P. O. Box 1384 Parramatta 2124
Phone No. (02) 9635 6924

Headquarters:
Hambledon Cottage
63 Hassall Street (corner of Gregory Place)
Parramatta
Web address is: http://www.hotkey.net.au/~parramattahistry
Meetings held the 3rd Wednesday of the month at 7.30 p.m. in the Staff Common Room, Macarthur Girls High School, corner Thomas & Stewart Streets, Parramatta (enter from Stewart Street) - February to November.

Initial research carried out for a fee of $15.00

Picton & District Historical & Family History Society

P.O. Box 64 PICTON NSW 2571
Home page: www.stonequarry.com.au/padhfhs

Port Macquarie and Districts Family History Society Inc.

P.O. Box 1359 PORT MACQUARIE NSW 2444
Home page: www.rootsweb.com/~nswpmfhs
Email: pmdfhs@yahoo.com.au

Port Stephens Family History Society Inc.

P.O. Box 32 TANILBA BAY NSW 2319
Website: www.portstephensfamilyhistory.com.au
Email: psfhs@yahoo.com.au

Richmond-Tweed Family History Society, Inc.

P.O. Box 817 BALLINA NSW 2478
Phone (02) 6686 3495

Richmond River Historical Society, Inc.

P.O. Box 467 LISMORE NSW 2480

Ryde District Historical Society Inc.
& Family History Study Group

"Willandra", 770 Victoria Rd. RYDE NSW 2112
Phone: (02) 9807 7137
Website: www.rydehistory.org

St. Marys & District Historical Society

Website: www.stmaryshistoricalsociety.org
Email: info@stmaryshistoricalsociety.org

Shoalhaven Family History Society, Inc.

Research Rooms: Greenwell Point Rd., Pyree
Open Every Sunday and Every 1st & 2nd Thursday of the Month 10am - 4pm.
PO Box No. 591, Nowra 2541
Phone (02) 0432 474 912 (open hours only) or 4443 5352
Website: http://www.shoalhaven.net.au/~sfhs
Email: sfhssecretary@shoalhaven.net.au

Family History Society - Singleton, Inc.

P.O. Box 422 SINGLETON NSW 2330

Snowy Mountains Family History Group

P.O. Box 153 COOMA NSW 2630

Tamworth & District Family History Group, Inc.

P.O. Box 1188 TAMWORTH NSW 2340
Home Page: http://www.tamworthfamilyhistory.org
E-mail: webmaster@tamworthfamilyhistory.org

Tamworth Historical Society

Calala Cottage 142 Denison St. TAMWORTH NSW 2340

Tumut Family History Group

P.O. Box 238 TUMUT NSW 2720
Email: tumutfhg@hotmail.com
Website: http://www.geocities.com/fhg_tumut

Tweed Gold Coast Family History & Heritage Association

PO Box 6729, Tweed Heads South 2486
Email: tweedfhs@hotmail.com
Website: http://www.tweedgoldcoastfamilyhistoryheritageassociation.bravehost.com/

Wagga Wagga & District Family History Society, Inc.

P.O. Box 307 WAGGA WAGGA NSW 2650

Warialda Historical Society

PO Box 234 WARIALDA NSW 2402

Wingham Family History Society

P.O. Box 72 WINGHAM NSW 2429

Wyalong District Family History Group Inc.

PO Box 73 WYALONG NSW 2671

Wyong Family History Group

P.O. Box 247 Wyong NSW 2259
Phone : (02) 4351-7373 (Tues - Thurs, 10.00am - 3.00pm)
Secretary Email: secwfhg@westnet.com.au
Internet Site: http://rootsweb.ancestry.com/~nswwfhg/
The Group operates out of the research centre located at 'The Cottage', Wyong Community Cultural Centre, 6 Rankens Court, Wyong, NSW (Entrance via the old school grounds) and meets there on the 2nd Thursday of the month.

Young & District Family History Group, Inc.

P.O. Box 586 YOUNG NSW 2594

Queensland

Caboolture Family History Research Group Inc. (CFHRG Inc)

PO Box 837 CABOOLTURE QLD 4510
Telephone: (07) 5428 2018
Website: http://cfhrg.tripod.com

Email:cfhrg@mail.cth.com.au or cfhrg@yahoo.com.au

The aims and objectives of our Society are to assist and encourage members in their
study of Genealogy, Heraldry and Family and Local History.

Our Library at 55 King Street, Caboolture ("The Old Fire Station") is open:
Monday - 9am to 3pm
Wednesday - 9am to 3pm
Friday - 9am to 1pm (for a trial period)
Saturday - 9am to 3pm - 1st,2nd and 3rd Saturdays of the month
           9am - 12 noon - 4th and 5th Saturdays of the month

The Monthly Club Meeting is held on the Second Saturday of every month commencing at
1pm.  These meetings are held in the common room at the Caboolture Family History
Library.

Cooroy-Noosa Genealogical & Historical Research Group Inc.

Home Page:www.genealogy-noosa.org.au/

Gold Coast Family History Society Inc.

Home Page:www.goldcoastfhs.org.au

Secretary: Ann Metcher

Toowoomba & Darling Downs Family History Society

Website: http://www.tddfhs.org/

Western Australia Family History Societies

Western Australian Genealogical Society Inc.

6/48 May St Bayswater,
Western Australia 6053
Tel: (08) 9271 4311 Fax: (08) 9370 1572
Website: www.wags.org.au
Email: genealogy@wags.org.au

Busselton Family History Society

Website: http://members.westnet.com.au/busgen

Carnarvon Genealogical Society

P.O. Box 1049
CARNARVON WA 6701

Geraldton Family History Society

The Residency
321 Marine Terrace

Postal Address:
PO Box 2502
GERALDTON WA 6531
Home Page: http://members.westnet.com.au/gfhs

Meetings are held on the second Saturday of every month at 7.30pm at 'The Residency', 321 Marine Terrace. All are welcome.

The library is open to members during the Cultural Trust Library hours :-
Mon-Fri 10.00am to 2.00pm
Saturday 9.30am to 12.30pm

Visitors are most welcome on:
Thursday afternoons 12.30pm - 2.30pm
Tuesday mornings 10.00am - 12 noon
Saturday by appointment only
when a member will be on duty to supervise and assist. There is a small fee for Non Members for the use of our facilities and a fee for all users of the microfiche readers.

Society activities include displays held at different venues in the city and workshops are now being held on a regular basis.

The new committee are:

Jess Lowrie President
Lynda Ralph Secretary

The fees for membership are:

$28.00   Annual Membership
$  5.00   Joining Fee

From this fee $6.00 per person goes to the Cultural Trust which makes you a member of the Trust with the use of their lending library and other facilities.

Goldfields Family History Society, Inc.

P.O. Box 1462 KALGOORLIE WA 6430
Website: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~kalfamhistory/index.html

Great Southern Family History Society WA

Home page: http://members.westnet.com.au/gsfhs

Narrogin Family History Centre

c/o 24 Fox St. NARROGIN WA 6312

Southern River Family History Centre

P.O. Box 108 MELVILLE WA 6156

Family Associations

(If you would like a free listing for your family association, post details to:
Internet History Resources, 23 Edith St, Leichhardt, NSW 2040 Australia
or email Angus McInnes: admin@ihr.com.au )

The Chalker/Charker Society of Australia

This family society consists mainly of descendants of William Charker, also known as Chalker, who was transported to Sydney in 1802. For full details click on this link

From time to time we will be posting on this site several stories about some of the Chalker/Charker family members.
The second of these is:

MARY ANN CHALKER – WILD COLONIAL GIRL?

Special Meeting 21st November 2009
The Chalker/Charker Family Society is holding a special meeting on 21st November 2009 to celebrate the 200th birthday of Edward Chalker/Charker.
More details here.

The Everingham Family Association

P.O. Box 1039 Ashfield 1800
Phone (02) 9326 3290
The Association is made up of descendants of Matthew James Everingham, who arrived in 1788 as a convict on the First Fleet, and his wife, Elizabeth Rimes, also a convict, who arrived on the Second Fleet.

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