Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people should be aware that the National Archives' website and collection contain the names, images and voices of people who have died.
Some records include terms and views that are not appropriate today. They reflect the period in which they were created and are not the views of the National Archives.
These people and organisations can help you with research at a National Archives’ research centre.
All conditions and fees for work must be negotiated privately between you and the research agent.
The inclusion of an agent on this list does not indicate any recommendation or accreditation by the National Archives. The National Archives accepts no responsibility for work performed by research agents.
Specialising in Australian and South Australian history, Australian military history and Cornish mining in South Australia
Mobile: 0419 8333 687
Email: stevendean66@hotmail.com
PO Box 534
Port Hughes SA 5558
Mobile: 0412 545 171
Email: petercrush@adelaide.on.net
BSc BA JP
Navy, army and air force service histories for individuals
Mobile: 0438 318 301
Email: ian_hawke@bigpond.com
BA(LbryInfMgmt), GradCertAppHistHerSt, GradDipLocFamAppHist AALIA(CP)
Specialising in South Australian, Indigenous, German-Australian and German research, but undertaking research of South Australians of all periods and ethnic backgrounds. Certified Professional with the Australian Library and Information Association. Member of the Association of Professional Genealogists.
Telephone: (08) 8471 0393
Email: info@historyhelper.com.au
Website: www.historyhelper.com.au
PO Box 120
Park Holme SA 5034
The association’s directory lists professional researchers with expertise in a wide range of Australian historical research topics
Telephone: (08) 8411 0161
PO Box 3345
Rundle Mall
Adelaide SA 5000
BBus (Public Admin)
Specialising in Hellenic (Greek) genealogy and migration history research
Mobile: 0404 145 455
Email: spirosgs48@outlook.com
Telephone: (08) 8272 4222
PO Box 3114
Unley SA 5061
Queensland historical research and family history
Telephone: (07) 3267 8266
Mobile: 0418 678 245
Email: nunne17@bigpond.com
PO Box 1067
Toombul QLD 4012
Specialises in military history, Brisbane history and local heritage
Telephone: (07) 3266 3534
Mobile: 0403 500 171
Email: jackford@bigpond.net.au
BSc BA JP
Navy, army and air force service histories for individuals
Mobile: 0438 318 301
Email: ian_hawke@bigpond.com
All aspects of Queensland and Australian history
Mobile: 0428 936 460
Email: rhogg5912@gmail.com
Cert. Genealogical Research (SAG), Diploma of Family Historical Studies (SAG) 2017
Family history research (Australian and international), specialising in National Archives of Australia and Queensland State Archives.
Mobile: 0406 085 883
Email: garyndonna@optusnet.com.au
Queensland family history research
Telephone: (07) 3355 3369
Email: research@qfhs.org.au
Website: http://qfhs.org.au/
PO Box 171
Indooroopilly QLD 4068
General Queensland research
Mobile: 0435 245 197
Email: bgrough@gmail.com
B.Soc.Wk, Grad Dip Mgt, M.App.Sc
Family and social history
Mobile: 0413 748 919
Email: carol@writeyourstory.com.au
Military history, family history and general research.
Telephone: (02) 6297 1317
Email: joyce.bradley@bigpond.com
PO Box 372
Queanbeyan NSW 2620
Local and family history research
Mobile: 0435 016 985
Email: leedavy112@gmail.com
BSc BA JP
Navy, army and air force service histories for individuals
Mobile: 0438 318 301
Email: ian_hawke@bigpond.com
BA (History)
General historical research, archival specialist
Mobile: 0408 864 285
Email: margaretkenna@bigpond.com
Diploma in Family History (UTAS)
Family History, military, convict, goldfields and land records research.
Mobile: 0423 029 249
Email: therese@yourfamilygenealogist.com
Your Family Genealogist
Campbell, ACT, 2612
BDS, BA, M.Litt., Dip Arch. Admin.
Heritage, military, medical and family history research
Telephone: (02) 6297 2631
Mobile: 0422 527 400
Email: brendanok19@gmail.com
Legal research and related factual research. (Please note this service is restricted to practising lawyers in Australia and overseas.)
Telephone: (02) 6258 1203
Mobile: 0439 800 002
Fax: (02) 6258 1029
Email: info@research-one.com.au
Website: www.research-one.com.au
GPO Box 1721
Canberra ACT 2601
Dr George McLean, PhD, BSc
General research, and family and military history
Telephone: (02) 6286 5615
Email: tsp@iimetro.com.au
PhD, BSc, BEcon
Biographical, historical, political and economic research
Mobile: 0410 423 205
Email: brianwimborne@hotmail.com
Military History Research Centre (Aust.)
Service Profiles: Army, Navy, Air Force and Nursing; Historic military research
Email: research@mistory.org
Telephone: (02) 6296 7584
Military history, Northern Territory history, Member of Professional Historians Association (NT)
Mobile: 0403 872 205
Email: b30.Craig@gmail.com
BSc BA JP
Navy, army and air force service histories for individuals
Mobile: 0438 318 301
Email: ian_hawke@bigpond.com
Team Leader – Link Up Case Team
Northern Territory Stolen Generations Aboriginal Corporation
Telephone: (08) 8947 9171
Email: raelene.rosas@ntsgac.org
PO Box 43372
Casuarina NT 0811
Accredited Record Agent (AAGRA), Genealogical Society of the Northern Territory Inc
Telephone: (08) 8981 7363 (during library hours)
Mobile: 0412 018 015
Email: gsntinc@bigpond.net.au
PO Box 37212
Winnellie NT 0812
Mobile: 0409 975 587
Email: reg@regwatson.com
BSc BA JP
Navy, army and air force service histories for individuals
Mobile: 0438 318 301
Email: ian_hawke@bigpond.com
Mobile: 0402 220 648
mail: irene.schaffer@bigpond.com
Website: http://www.tasfamily.net.au/~schafferi
PhD (History)
Specialises in environmental history, place history, and Australian, including Indigenous, history. Historical research, land and building records research. Member of the Professional Historians Association.
Mobile: 0427 371 219
Email: robyn.ballinger@bigpond.com
Website: https://historymaking.com.au
MA (Public History), GradDipCultHMgmt, BA (Hons) History
Archival and genealogical research, especially immigration, service, land and property records
Mobile: 0405 527 770
Email: abi@thehistorydept.com.au
Website: www.thehistorydept.com.au
Local, national and international historical and genealogical research, including NAA records, will and probate files, inquests, immigration, education and land records, family trees and narrative service. Previous archival experience as employees of PROV and the Geelong Heritage Centre.
Email: enquiries@bornandbredhistoricalresearch.com.au
Website: www.bornandbredhistoricalresearch.com.au
PO Box 739
Brunswick Lower VIC 3056
BA (Hons)
Interest in the Shepparton area of country Victoria during World War I. Willing to undertake research on towns in the Shepparton/Mooroopna area, and World War I servicemen from these areas.
Telephone: (03) 5821 2611
Email: kate.church.1@gmail.com
MA (public history) and PhD
Archival and genealogical research, particularly Chinese immigration. Experience working with a wide range of records. Member of the Professional Historians Association, the Australian Historical Association and the Oral History Association.
Email: sophie.couchman@gmail.com
Website: www.sophiecouchman.com
Polish ancestry research, Jewish family history, translation
Telephone: 1300 727 441
Email: info@ethnolink.com.au
Website: www.ethnolink.com.au
Level 1 / 501 Church Street
Richmond VIC 3121
All genealogical and historical research of local, national and international records with special interest in convict and AIF records. House history research service. Research or record retrieval at the Ballarat Archives reading room and Ballarat Mechanics Institute.
Telephone: 0428 863 798
Email: triciastracings@gmail.com
Website: http://familyhistorydetectivetriciastracings.com.au
Ballarat, Victoria
BA, BEd
General historical and genealogical research at the NAA Melbourne office, PROV, SLV, and Melbourne University Archives. Will also search sources of Tasmanian history located in Melbourne-based collections; member of Australasian Association of Genealogists and Record Agents (AAGRA)
Telephone: (03) 9885 2203
Email: janpeterg@bigpond.com
OAM, MA (History)
Historical and genealogical research specialising in women, goldfields, police and criminal history.
Telephone: (03) 9890 9288
Email: hdh1@ozemail.com.au
Website: www.helendoxfordharris.com.au
BSc BA JP
Navy, army and air force service histories for individuals
Mobile: 0438 318 301
Email: ian_hawke@bigpond.com
Polish-Jewish history; immigration, Polish ancestry research, Jewish family history, translations
Telephone: (03) 9532 9551
Mobile: 0418 342 769
Email: losthistories@optusnet.com.au
Website: www.losthistories.com
192 Hawthorn Road
Caulfield North VIC 3161
Australian and British military history and related personnel service plus biographical research
Telephone: (03) 5971 5565
Mobile: 0411 143 041
Email: milhis@alphalink.com.au
Website: www.mostlyunsung.com.au
Lt Col Neil C Smith, AM, Retd
PO Box 7020 Brighton
VIC 3186
Dip Ed, B Ed, Grad Dip Ed Admin
Genealogical and historical research; special interest in schools, country Victorian towns, wills and probates, and cemetery records. Collections regularly searched include Public Records Office of Victoria (PROV), State Library of Victoria (SLV), Genealogical Society of Victoria (GSV), National Archives of Australia (NAA), Australian Institute of Genealogical Studies Inc. (AIGS) and the Australian War Memorial (AWM). Member of GSV.
Mobile: 0427 330 132
Email: ptrmtthws@gmail.com
Website: www.pmresearch.info
European research (Poland, Ukraine, Lithuania, Belarus, Russia, Germany, Israel, Czech and Slovakia), Polish heritage research, Polish/Jewish/Catholic family history, immigration World War II, general historical research, interpreting, translations
Telephone: 1300 885 561
Email: info@polaron.com.au
Website: www.polaron.com.au
Suite 301/22-26 St Kilda Road
St Kilda VIC 3182
Genealogical research, specialising in women pioneers and Aboriginal people – in all offices of the National Archives
Telephone: (03) 5446 2780
BA (Hons) History
Genealogical and historical research; land and building records search; Chinese migrants; shipping and immigration records. Collections regularly searched: National Archives (Melbourne Office), Land Title Office Victoria, PR, SLV, RHSV, Melbourne University Archives. Member of Professional Historian Association (Victoria)
Email: btseng.research@gmail.com
General military history
Telephone: (08) 9271 0923
Email: jbmilitaria@westnet.com.au
Website: www.jbmilitaryantiques.com.au
Over 20 years’ in-depth experience with the Perth collection. Specialities include immigration records, Christmas and Cocos Islands, military records, repatriation records, passenger and crew arrivals.
Mobile: 0405 470 525
Email: marjorie@marjoriebly.au
PO Box 252
Bentley WA 6982
Immigration to Australia specialising in Western Australia
Telephone: (08) 9296 9520
Email: ronstels@iinet.net.au
PO Box 2010
Ellenbrook WA 6069
BSc BA JP
Navy, army and air force service histories for individuals
Mobile: 0438 318 301
Email: ian_hawke@bigpond.com
West Australian family history research
Telephone: (08) 9271 4311
Email: research@fhwa.org.au
4–6/48 May Street
Bayswater WA 6053
Military genealogy and general family history
Mobile: 0407 982 215
Email: gjkalem@smartchat.net.au
Genealogical, automotive and military research and writing
Telephone: (08) 9271 4272
Email: ajohnp2@dodo.com.au
I specialise in Western Australian family history research, but happy to help in all areas of research
Mobile: 0417 179 794
Email: maggie@speakofthepast.com
Website: www.speakofthepast.com
Boer War history relating to Western Australia
Telephone: (08) 9279 5572
Email: jrsweetman@hotmail.com
Specialising in New South Wales post office history
Telephone: (02) 9649 4754
Mobile: 0425 306 436
Email: postalhistorian@hotmail.com
PO Box 81
AUBURN NSW 2144
BSc BA JP
Navy, army and air force service histories for individuals
Mobile: 0438 318 301
Email: ian_hawke@bigpond.com
Specialising in non-genealogical research
Telephone: (02) 9676 5285
Fax: (02) 9676 3817
Email: nsecomb@one.net.au
Seven Hills NSW 2147