# Polish Australia Source: https://www.polishgenealogist.co.uk/polish-australia/ Last updated: 2026-10-28 Summary: Trace Polish family connections from Australia to Poland through migration papers, Bonegilla and Greta records, and documented family-history research. Publisher: The Polish Genealogist (professional Polish genealogy research, polishgenealogist.co.uk) --- Polish Australia ## Polish family history, from Australia to Poland. A family-held arrival paper, a camp name or a photograph can connect an Australian family with earlier records in Poland. These guides help you understand the evidence and define the Polish part of the investigation. Research in Poland ### Discover the family behind the migration story. We research an agreed family line in Polish records and explain the findings in English, with references and copies where available. [Discover family-history research](https://www.polishgenealogist.co.uk/services/family-history-research/) 01 / Begin with your family ### Tracing Polish ancestors from Australia Connect names, places and documents already held by your family with a focused investigation in Poland. - [Read the Australia-to-Poland research guide](https://www.polishgenealogist.co.uk/polish-australia/tracing-polish-ancestors/) 02 / Bonegilla ### Identity cards and migration evidence Understand what a Bonegilla card may record and how to connect its clues with earlier Polish family records. - [Explore Bonegilla migrant records](https://www.polishgenealogist.co.uk/polish-australia/bonegilla-migrant-records/) 03 / Greta ### A camp, a community and a family history Use Greta memories, photographs and migration papers without confusing the history of the camp with an individual life. - [Explore Greta family-history sources](https://www.polishgenealogist.co.uk/polish-australia/greta-migrant-camp/) 04 / Earlier European records ### Before the voyage to Australia Displaced-person documents and passenger evidence may connect Australian settlement with a family’s earlier European history. - [Read about displaced-person records](https://www.polishgenealogist.co.uk/records/displaced-persons/) 05 / Naturalisation ### Dates, names and an Australian paper trail Read naturalisation papers without confusing applications, certificates and the legal questions they may raise. - [Explore Australian naturalisation records](https://www.polishgenealogist.co.uk/polish-australia/australian-naturalisation-records/) 06 / Australian arrivals ### Ships, ports and passenger records Connect an arrival list or card with the right person and the earlier Polish family. - [Explore Australian passenger records](https://www.polishgenealogist.co.uk/polish-australia/australian-passenger-lists/) ### Which clue should lead the research? If you know a Polish locality and a relative’s identity, the next question may be a birth, baptism or marriage record. If you know only an Australian camp, a voyage or a later name, establish the connection between those clues before extending the family tree. A date of arrival is not a date of birth, and a camp address is not automatically a birthplace. Our [passenger lists guide](https://www.polishgenealogist.co.uk/records/polish-passenger-lists/) considers travel evidence. The [Polish birth records guide](https://www.polishgenealogist.co.uk/vital-records/finding-a-birth-entry-in-poland/) describes an important source for identifying an earlier generation. Use the evidence appropriate to your family rather than assume every Polish migrant followed the same route. The service described here concerns Polish and relevant continental research and the clues in documents your family already holds. It does not introduce an Australian official-document ordering service. You can commission research remotely; prices and the current order process appear on the relevant service page. Your family’s Polish origins ### Give the next generation a documented family history. Tell us the names, places and question behind your Australian family story. We investigate an agreed line and explain what the surviving Polish records establish. [View family research](https://www.polishgenealogist.co.uk/services/family-history-research/) --- Research help: The Polish Genealogist researches Polish family history, military service and citizenship evidence in Polish, British and international archives, with reports in English. Services and prices: https://www.polishgenealogist.co.uk/services/