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*[http://www.nla.gov.au/oz/genelist.html National Library of Australia]
 
*[http://www.nla.gov.au/oz/genelist.html National Library of Australia]
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*[http://trove.nla.gov.au/ National Library of Australia - Trove - archived resources]
  
 
*[http://www.pictureaustralia.org/apps/pictureaustralia National Picture Library of Australia]
 
*[http://www.pictureaustralia.org/apps/pictureaustralia National Picture Library of Australia]
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*[http://www.ozgenonline.com/surnsrch.htm Oz Gen Online]
 
*[http://www.ozgenonline.com/surnsrch.htm Oz Gen Online]
  
*[http://www.judywebster.gil.com.au/index.html Genealogy Advice for Australia (especially Queensland)]
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*[http://www.ballaratgenealogy.org.au Nationwide Links]
 
 
*[http://www.ballaratgenealogy.org.au Links to All State BMD & Other Records including Military Links]
 
  
  
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==Cemeteries==
 
==Cemeteries==
  
*[http://aussierhonda.com/deathcare/index.php?module=article&view=6&MMN_position=21:21 Australian Funeral Industry Cemetery Links]
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See [[Cemeteries Online]]
 
 
*[http://www.australiancemeteries.com/ Australian Cemeteries]  
 
 
 
*[http://www.auscem.com/auscemlist.php Australian Cemeteries Geolocator]
 
 
 
*[http://ajhs.info/cemetery/ Jewish Burials in Australia]
 
 
 
 
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==Emigration, Immigration, Shipping and Passenger Lists==
 
==Emigration, Immigration, Shipping and Passenger Lists==
  
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*[http://www.australiansatwar.com.au/ Australians at War]
 
*[http://www.australiansatwar.com.au/ Australians at War]
 
*[http://www.diggerhistory.info/pages-conflicts-periods/other/british_army-in-aust.htm British Army in Australia, 1788 - 1870]
 
  
 
*[http://members.pcug.org.au/~croe/ozb/oz_boer.cgi?setup_file=oz_boer.setup Australians in the Boer War]
 
*[http://members.pcug.org.au/~croe/ozb/oz_boer.cgi?setup_file=oz_boer.setup Australians in the Boer War]
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*[http://www.waggafamilyhistory.org.au/ Wagga Wagga and District Family History Society]
 
*[http://www.waggafamilyhistory.org.au/ Wagga Wagga and District Family History Society]
 
 
*[http://www.catholiccemeteries.org.au/ Catholic Cemeteries, Sydney area]
 
 
*[http://www.hawkesbury.net.au/cemetery/index.html Hawkesbury Cemetery and Grave Register]
 
 
*[http://www.rookwoodcemetery.com.au/ Rookwood Cemetery, Sydney]
 
 
 
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==Northern Territory==
 
==Northern Territory==
  
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*[http://members.iinet.net.au/~genient  Genealogical Society of Northern Territory]
 
*[http://members.iinet.net.au/~genient  Genealogical Society of Northern Territory]
 
 
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==Queensland==
 
==Queensland==
  
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*[http://www.nambour-chronicle.com/ Digital Nambour Chronicle]  
 
*[http://www.nambour-chronicle.com/ Digital Nambour Chronicle]  
 
 
*[http://www.burdekin.qld.gov.au/services/databases/burialregister/ Ayr & Home Hill Burial Register]
 
 
*[http://www.brisbane.qld.gov.au/BCC:STANDARD::pc=PC_899 Brisbane City Council Grave Location Search]
 
 
*[http://hinchinbrook.ddsconsulting.com.au/cemeteries_register_burials.asp Ingham & District Cemetery Records]
 
 
*[http://www.moretonbay.qld.gov.au/council.aspx?id=760 Moreton Bay Region Cemeteries Database]
 
 
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==South Australia==
 
==South Australia==
  
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*[http://users.esc.net.au/~pereilly/index.html Murray River Heritage]
 
*[http://users.esc.net.au/~pereilly/index.html Murray River Heritage]
 
 
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==Tasmania==
 
==Tasmania==
  
 
*[http://www.archives.tas.gov.au/ Archives Office of Tasmania]  
 
*[http://www.archives.tas.gov.au/ Archives Office of Tasmania]  
 
*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~austashs/convicts/con_main.htm Tasmania Gen Web]
 
  
 
*[http://www.tasfamily.net.au/ Tasmanian Family History Service]
 
*[http://www.tasfamily.net.au/ Tasmanian Family History Service]
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*[http://www.portarthur.org.au/ Port Arthur]
 
*[http://www.portarthur.org.au/ Port Arthur]
 
 
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==Victoria==
 
==Victoria==
  
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*[http://yplocalhistory.blogspot.com/ Yarra Plenty Local History Blog]
 
*[http://yplocalhistory.blogspot.com/ Yarra Plenty Local History Blog]
 
 
*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~cranbourne/ Cranbourne Cemetery]
 
 
*[http://www.necropolis.net.au/necropolis/ Melbourne, Springvale and St Kilda Cemeteries]
 
 
*[http://www.users.bigpond.com/templestowe/find_a_person.htm Templestowe Cemetery]
 
 
 
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==Western Australia==
 
==Western Australia==
  
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*[http://www.perthdps.com/ Perth Dead Persons Society]
 
*[http://www.perthdps.com/ Perth Dead Persons Society]
 
 
*[http://www.mcb.wa.gov.au/default.php Metropolitan Cemeteries Board, Perth, WA]
 
 
*[http://www.interment.net/aus/wa/index.htm Cemeteries of Western Australia]
 
 
*[http://members.westnet.com.au/gfhs/Cemeteries/menu.htm Midwest Cemeteries of Western Australia]
 
 
 
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==External==
 
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Latest revision as of 11:45, 10 September 2022

Wikipedia image: Map of Australia



Capital Canberra

Language English

Currency Australian dollar



Australia comprises six states, two mainland territories and a few island territories. Six colonies were created in the late 18th and 19th centuries and became the Commonwealth of Australia in 1901. Australia’s main industries were the mining of coal, iron ore, copper, tin, gold and silver, along with farming.



Australia: National Information






Birth, Marriage and Death Certificates



Cemeteries

See Cemeteries Online



Emigration, Immigration, Shipping and Passenger Lists



Military History



Newspapers



Australian Capital Territory




New South Wales




Northern Territory

From 1926 to 1931, Central Australia existed as a separate territory, before being reincorporated into the Northern Territory.



Queensland



South Australia



Tasmania



Victoria



Western Australia





External

Ashmore and Cartier Islands

Australian Antarctic Territory

Norfolk Island

Christmas Island

Cocos (Keeling) Islands

Coral Sea Islands Territory

Heard and McDonald Islands



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