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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 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.
 
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==Australia - general==
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==Australia: National Information==
  
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*[http://www.naa.gov.au/ National Archives of Australia]
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*[http://www.archivenet.gov.au/archives.html Archives around Australia]
  
'''Links'''
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*[http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/adbonline.htm Australian Dictionary of Biography]
  
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*[http://gutenberg.net.au/dictbiog/00-dict-biogIndex.html Dictionary of Australian Biography]
  
*[http://www.mhsa.org.au/ Military Historical Society of Australia]
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*[http://www.ga.gov.au/map/names/ Gazetteer of Australia]
  
 
*[http://www.nla.gov.au/oz/genelist.html National Library of Australia]
 
*[http://www.nla.gov.au/oz/genelist.html National Library of Australia]
  
*[http://www.naa.gov.au/ National Archives of Australia]
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*[http://trove.nla.gov.au/ National Library of Australia - Trove - archived resources]
  
*[http://www.awm.gov.au/ Australia War Memorial]
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*[http://www.pictureaustralia.org/apps/pictureaustralia National Picture Library of Australia]
  
*[http://aussierhonda.com/deathcare/index.php?module=article&view=6&MMN_position=21:21 Australian Funeral Industry Cemetery links]
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*[http://www.whitepages.com.au/wp/index.jsp White Pages Online]  
  
*[http://members.westnet.com.au/web/llarment/ Lorraine’s Burial Records Pages]
 
  
*[http://www.brandis.com.au/index.html Jenny Brandis’ Web Page]
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*[http://www.sag.org.au/ Society of Australian Genealogists]
  
*[http://gutenberg.net.au/dictbiog/00-dict-biogIndex.html Dictionary of Australian Biography]
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*[http://www.australiagenweb.org/ AustraliaGenWeb Project]
  
*[http://www.ww2roll.gov.au/script/name.asp World War 2 Nominal Roll]
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*[http://www.familytreeoz.com/ Australian Family History Online Resources]  
  
*[http://www.whitepages.com.au/wp/index.jsp White Pages Online- Telephone Directory]
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*[http://www.coraweb.com.au/ Cora Nun's Australian Gateway]
  
*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~nswsdps/dpsindex.htm The Ryerson Index-Contemporary Death Notices and Obituaries in Australian Newspapers]
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*[http://www.brandis.com.au/index.html Genealogy Links]
  
*[http://www.ballaratgenealogy.org.au Links to all State BMD and other records, and military links]
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*[http://www.ozgenonline.com/surnsrch.htm Oz Gen Online]
  
*[http://www.ozgenonline.com/surnsrch.htm Oz Gen Link - has links to useful sites in Australia and abroad]
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*[http://www.ballaratgenealogy.org.au Nationwide Links]
  
*[http://home.iprimus.com.au/yarragon/pages/AustralianLinks.htm Australian Research]
 
  
 
*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~tigerhawk71/aus-sa_lookup.htm Australian Volunteers Lookup Page]
 
*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~tigerhawk71/aus-sa_lookup.htm Australian Volunteers Lookup Page]
  
*[http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/adbonline.htm Australian Dictionary of Biography]
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*[http://raogk.com/australia.htm Random Acts of Genealogical Kindness: Australia]  
  
*[http://scs.une.edu.au/Bushrangers/biog.htm The Bushranger Site - profiles of some of Australia's more infamous characters]
 
  
*[http://raogk.com/australia.htm Random Acts of Genealogical Kindness - Australia]
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*[http://www.jaunay.com/auscensus.html The Census in Australia]
  
*[http://www.janetreakesgenealogy.com/VirtualWall/Welcome.htm V*I*R*T*U*A*L Immigration Wall of Honour]
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*[http://scs.une.edu.au/Bushrangers/biog.htm The Bushranger Site]  
  
*[http://www.cwgc.org/debt_of_honour.asp?menuid=14 Debt of Honour Register (Commonwealth War Graves Commission)]
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*[http://www.nederland-australie2006.nl/geschiedenis/au/html/index.html Netherlands to Australia: 1606 to 2006]
  
*[http://www.hagsoc.org.au/sagraves/index.php Australian War Graves in South Africa 1899 - 1902]
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*[http://members.pcug.org.au/~croe/ozb/oz_boer.cgi?setup_file=oz_boer.setup Oz-Boer Database]
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==Birth, Marriage and Death Certificates==
  
*[http://www.ww2roll.gov.au/ World War Two Nominal Roll website]
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*[http://www.jaunay.com/bdm.html What You Can Expect To See on A Historical Australian BMD Certificate]
  
*[http://www.australiansatwar.com.au/ Australians at War]
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*[http://www.ausbdm.org/ Australian BMD Certificate Exchange Site]
  
*[http://www.judywebster.gil.com.au/index.html Genealogy Advice for Australia, especially Queensland]
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*[http://www.naa.gov.au/about-us/publications/fact-sheets/fs89.aspx Contact Addresses for Australian Births, Deaths & Marriages]
  
*[http://www.nederland-australie2006.nl/geschiedenis/au/html/index.html Dedicated to 400 years Netherlands - Australia]
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*[http://www.diggerhistory.info/pages-conflicts-periods/other/british_army-in-aust.htm British Army in Australia, 1788 - 1870]
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==Cemeteries==
  
*[http://www.naa.gov.au/publications/fact_sheets/fs89.html Contact addresses for Australian births, deaths and marriages]
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See [[Cemeteries Online]]
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==Emigration, Immigration, Shipping and Passenger Lists==
  
* [http://www.jaunay.com/bdm.html What you can expect to see on an historical Australian BMD certificate]
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*[http://www.janetreakesgenealogy.com/VirtualWall/Welcome.htm V*I*R*T*U*A*L Immigration Wall of Honour]
  
* [http://www.ozgenonline.com/aust_cemeteries/ Australian Cemeteries - with links to online data where available]
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* Also see [[Emigration_and_Immigration|Emigration/Immigration, Shipping and Passenger Lists]]
  
*[http://www.ausbdm.org/ Australian BMD certificate exchange site]
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*[http://www.jaunay.com/auscensus.html The census in Australia]
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==Military History==
  
*[http://www.gold-net.com.au/alphabet.html Alphabetical list of archived magazines]
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*[[:Category:Military and Maritime History|'''Military and Maritime History''']]
  
==The States==
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*[http://www.anzacs.net Anzacs]
  
===New South Wales===
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*[http://www.mhsa.org.au/ Military Historical Society of Australia]
  
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*[http://www.australiansatwar.com.au/ Australians at War]
  
'''Record Office Lookup Requests'''
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*[http://members.pcug.org.au/~croe/ozb/oz_boer.cgi?setup_file=oz_boer.setup Australians in the Boer War]
  
Please read the [[Record Office Lookup - Terms and Conditions|Terms and Conditions]] before requesting a lookup.
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*[http://freepages.history.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~ausnavy/ Australian Naval History]
  
By requesting a lookup you are agreeing to the Terms and Conditions as linked above.
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*[http://www.ww2roll.gov.au/script/name.asp World War 2 Nominal Roll]
 
 
 
 
'''Record Office Contacts'''
 
 
 
*New South Wales State Archives/Records office - Each Tuesday [http://www.familytreeforum.com/private.php?do=newpm&u=257 Laurie in Oz]
 
  
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*[[War_Memorials#ANZACS|War Memorials ANZACS]]
  
'''Cemetery Lookup Contacts'''
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*Sydney, NSW [http://www.familytreeforum.com/private.php?do=newpm&u=257 Laurie in Oz]
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==Newspapers==
  
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*[http://www.newspapers.com.au/ Australian Newspaper Directory]
  
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*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~nswsdps/ The Ryerson Index to Contemporary Death Notices and Obituaries in Australian Newspapers]
  
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*[http://www.nla.gov.au/ndp/ Australian Newspapers Digitisation Project]
  
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*[http://www.gold-net.com.au/alphabet.html Alphabetical List of Archived Magazines]
  
'''Links'''
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*[http://www.sag.org.au/ Society of Australian Genealogists]
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==Australian Capital Territory==
  
*[http://www.bdm.nsw.gov.au/ NSW Registry of Births Deaths & Marriages]
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*[http://www.ors.act.gov.au/bdm/index.html Office of Regulatory Services. Births Deaths & Marriages]
  
*[http://www.records.nsw.gov.au/archives/ New South Wales Government State Archives]
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*[http://hiddencanberra.webs.com/ Hidden Canberra]  
  
*[http://www.records.nsw.gov.au/staterecords/ NSW State records - search index with immigration records, convicts records and much more. Very good especially for early days in Australia]
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*[http://www.canberrahistorygroup.com/ The Canberra History Group]
  
*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~nswsyd/index.htm History and Genealogy of Sydney and the surrounding area]
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*[http://www.hagsoc.org.au/ Heraldry & Genealogical Society of Canberra]
  
*[http://www.marbract.com.au Marbract - get cheap transcriptions of NSW BMD certs. Service is reliable and prompt]
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==New South Wales==
  
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*[http://www.bdm.nsw.gov.au/ NSW Registry of Births Deaths & Marriages]
  
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*[http://www.records.nsw.gov.au/archives/ New South Wales Government State Archives]
  
===Queensland===
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*[http://www.ihr.com.au/ Internet History Resources NSW Family History Document Service]
  
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*[http://www.marbract.com.au Transcription Agent for NSW BMD Certificates]
  
'''Record Office Lookup Requests'''
 
  
Please read the [[Record Office Lookup - Terms and Conditions|Terms and Conditions]] before requesting a lookup.
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*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~nswahps/ Abermain Heritage Preservation Society]
  
By requesting a lookup you are agreeing to the Terms and Conditions as linked above.
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*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~nswbelli/ Bellingen GenWeb Pages]
  
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*[http://members.pcug.org.au/~ppmay/braidwood.htm Braidwood Gaol Admissions 1856-1899]
  
'''Record Office Lookup Contacts'''
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*[http://www.convicttrail.org/ Great North Road Convict Trail]
  
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*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~ausghs/ Gresford Historical Society]
  
'''Cemetery Lookup Contacts'''
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*[http://www.huntervalleygenealogy.com/ Hunter Valley Genealogy]
  
not listed, yet.
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*[http://www.jenwilletts.com/index.htm Hunter Valley and Newcastle ancestor database]
  
'''Links'''
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*[http://freesettler2.wetpaint.com/?t=anon Hunter Valley History Connection]
  
*[http://www.justice.qld.gov.au/bdm/IndexSearch.htm Queensland birth, death & marriage index 1829 - 1914]
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*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~auslordh/ Lord Howe Island]
  
*[http://www.brisbane.qld.gov.au/BCC:STANDARD::pc=PC_899 Brisbane City Council grave location search]
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*[http://blogs.manly.nsw.gov.au/manlyfamilies/index.html Manly Families]
  
*[http://www.toowoomba.qld.gov.au/index.phpoption=com_gravefinder&Itemid=46 Drayton & Toowoomba Cemetery grave records]
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*[http://www.ulladulla.info/history/ Milton Ulladulla Local & Family History]
  
*[http://www.burdekin.qld.gov.au/services/databases/burialregister/ Ayr & Home Hill Burial Records]
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*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~nswsyd/index.htm History and Genealogy of Greater Sydney]
  
*[http://hinchinbrook.ddsconsulting.com.au/cemeteries_register_burials.asp Ingham & District Cemetery records]
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*[http://www.cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au/assessmentbooks/ City of Sydney Assessment Books 1845-1948. Large PDF files to download, searchable for names. Includes ward maps.]
  
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*[http://www.sydneybenevolentasylum.com/index.php?page=search-index Sydney Benevolent Asylum - Admissions & Discharges 1857-1900]
  
===South Australia===
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*[http://archives.smh.com.au The Sydney Morning Herald Archives]
  
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*[http://www.waggafamilyhistory.org.au/ Wagga Wagga and District Family History Society]
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==Northern Territory==
  
'''Record Office Lookup Requests'''
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From 1926 to 1931, Central Australia existed as a separate territory, before being reincorporated into the Northern Territory.
  
Please read the [[Record Office Lookup - Terms and Conditions|Terms and Conditions]] before requesting a lookup.
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*[http://members.iinet.net.au/~genient  Genealogical Society of Northern Territory]
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==Queensland==
  
By requesting a lookup you are agreeing to the Terms and Conditions as linked above.
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*[http://www.archives.qld.gov.au/ Queensland State Archives]
  
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*[http://www.justice.qld.gov.au/bdm/IndexSearch.htm Queensland Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages]
  
'''Record Office Lookup Contacts'''
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*[http://www.qfhs.org.au/ Queensland Family History Society]
  
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*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~auscqfha/index.htm Central Queensland Family History Society]
  
'''Cemetery Lookup Contacts'''
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*[http://www.judywebster.gil.com.au/ Queensland Genealogy Pages]
  
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*[http://queenslandhistory.org.au/ Queenland Historical Society]
  
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*[http://www.nrw.qld.gov.au/property/place_names.html Queensland Place Names]
  
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*[http://www.pictureqld.slq.qld.gov.au/ Queensland Photographs]
  
'''Links'''
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*[http://www.slq.qld.gov.au/info/ind Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders]
  
*[http://www.saghs.org.au/graves.htm S.A. Deaths and Burials - searchable databases]
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*[http://www.qppha.com.au/ Queensland Prison and Penal Historical Association]
  
*[http://www.genealogylinks.net/australia/south-australia/index.html South Australia Genealogy Links - over 100 genealogy links for South Australia, Australia, including ships' passenger lists, censuses, cemetery transcriptions and military records]
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*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~hcastle/transcripts/bev_edmonds/bevedmonds.html Newspaper Transcripts from The Queenslander]
  
*[http://www.tributesofhonour.info/ South Australian War Memorials]
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*[http://www.brisbanehistory.com/index.htm History of Brisbane from Statehood to Federation]  
  
* [http://www.jaunay.com/census.html 1841 census of South Australia]
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*[http://www.nambour-chronicle.com/ Digital Nambour Chronicle]
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==South Australia==
  
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*[http://www.archives.sa.gov.au/ State Records of South Australia]
  
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*[http://www.familyhistorysa.info/ South Australia Family History Society]
  
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*[http://www.jaunay.com/census.html 1841 Census of South Australia]
  
===Tasmania===
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*[http://www.saghs.org.au/ South Australian Genealogy and Heraldry Society]
  
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*[http://www.slsa.sa.gov.au/manning/ The Manning Index Newspaper and Magazine Transcriptions 1837-1937]
  
'''Record Office Lookup Requests'''
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*[http://www.genealogylinks.net/australia/south-australia/index.html South Australia Genealogy Links]
  
Please read the [[Record Office Lookup - Terms and Conditions|Terms and Conditions]] before requesting a lookup.
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*[http://users.esc.net.au/~pereilly/index.html Murray River Heritage]
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==Tasmania==
  
By requesting a lookup you are agreeing to the Terms and Conditions as linked above.
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*[http://www.archives.tas.gov.au/ Archives Office of Tasmania]
  
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*[http://www.tasfamily.net.au/ Tasmanian Family History Service]
  
'''Record Office Lookup Contacts'''
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*[http://www.statelibrary.tas.gov.au/familyhistory Tasmania State Library's Family History Pages]
  
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*[http://portal.archives.tas.gov.au/menu.aspx?search=8 Colonial Tasmanian Family Links Database]
  
'''Cemetery Lookup Contacts'''
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*[http://www.femalefactory.com.au/ Cascades Female Factory]
  
 
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*[http://www.hotkey.net.au/~jwilliams4/factory.htm Female Convict Factories]  
 
 
'''Links'''
 
 
 
*[http://portal.archives.tas.gov.au/menu.aspx?search=8 Colonial Tasmanian Family Links database]
 
 
 
*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~austashs/convicts/con_main.htm Tasmania Gen Web]
 
  
 
*[http://www.portarthur.org.au/ Port Arthur]
 
*[http://www.portarthur.org.au/ Port Arthur]
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==Victoria==
  
*[http://www.femalefactory.com.au/ Cascades Female Factory- a history]
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*[http://www.prov.vic.gov.au/ Public Record Office Victoria]
  
*[http://www.hotkey.net.au/~jwilliams4/factory.htm Female Convict Factories - Tasmania including branches at Brickfield, Launceston, Hobart]
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*[https://online.justice.vic.gov.au/CA2574F700805DE7/page/Historical+Research?OpenDocument&1=60-Historical+Research~&2=~&3=~ Victorian Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages: Historical Research]  
  
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*[http://www.access.prov.vic.gov.au/public/PROVguides/PROVguide050/PROVguide050.jsp Locating and Copying Ships' Passenger Lists]
  
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*[http://gazette.slv.vic.gov.au/ Victoria Government Gazette Online Archive 1836-1997]
  
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*[http://www.gsv.org.au/ The Genealogical Society of Victoria]
  
===Victoria===
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*[http://www.citymuseummelbourne.org/exhibitions/builtongold.html Melbourne City Museum and The Gold Rush]
  
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*[http://home.vicnet.net.au/~caov/index.htm Cornish Association of Victoria]
  
'''Record Office Lookup Requests'''
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*[http://www.ballaratgenealogy.org.au/ Ballarat and District Genealogical Society]
  
Please read the [[Record Office Lookup - Terms and Conditions|Terms and Conditions]] before requesting a lookup.
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*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~ausygs/ Yarram Genealogy Group]
  
By requesting a lookup you are agreeing to the Terms and Conditions as linked above.
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*[http://yplocalhistory.blogspot.com/ Yarra Plenty Local History Blog]
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==Western Australia==
  
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*[http://aeon.sro.wa.gov.au/investigator/investigator.htm State Records of Western Australia]
  
'''Record Office Lookup Contacts'''
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*[http://www.bdm.dotag.wa.gov.au/F/family_history.aspx?uid=8948-7352-6630-2234 Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages]
  
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*[http://www.liswa.wa.gov.au/ State Library of W.A.]
  
'''Cemetery Lookup Contacts'''
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*[http://welcomewalls.museum.wa.gov.au/ Western Australian Museum]
  
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*[http://www.parliament.wa.gov.au/index.htm Parliament of Western Australia]
  
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*[http://www.encyclopedia.uwapress.uwa.edu.au/ Historical Encyclopedia of WA]
  
'''Links'''
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*[http://www.slwa.wa.gov.au/find/guides/wa_history/post_office_directories Western Australian Post Office Directories 1893-1949]
 
 
* [http://online.justice.vic.gov.au/servlet/bdm_home Victorian BMD (searchable indexes, images of the original entries can be downloaded for a fee)]
 
 
 
*[http://www.prov.vic.gov.au/archivesvictoria/recordimages/10879/10879-P00000-index.html Registration numbers for female prisoners received into custody at Victorian prisons between 1857 and 1948]
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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===Western Australia===
 
 
 
 
 
'''Record Office Lookup Requests'''
 
 
 
Please read the [[Record Office Lookup - Terms and Conditions|Terms and Conditions]] before requesting a lookup.
 
 
 
By requesting a lookup you are agreeing to the Terms and Conditions as linked above.
 
 
 
 
 
'''Record Office Lookup Contacts'''
 
 
 
 
 
'''Cemetery Lookup Contacts'''
 
  
Karrakatta, Perth [http://www.familytreeforum.com/private.php?do=newpm&u=831 Richard in Perth]
 
 
 
'''Links'''
 
  
 
*[http://www.wags.org.au/genisite.htm Western Australian Genealogical Society]
 
*[http://www.wags.org.au/genisite.htm Western Australian Genealogical Society]
  
*[http://www.liswa.wa.gov.au/ State Library of W.A.]
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*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~westaust/index.html And All So Far From Home]
 
 
*[http://aeon.sro.wa.gov.au/Investigator/simple.asp State Records of Western Australia]
 
  
*[http://www.openwindows.com/marriage/search.htm Western Australia Marriage lookup 1906 - 1936]
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*[http://www.wamarriage.info/ Western Australia Marriage index 1906-1953]
  
*[http://www.justice.wa.gov.au/portal/server.pt Western Australia BMDs online for free]
 
  
*[http://www.openwindows.com/marriage/search.htm Reverse Marriages Index WA, 1905-1942]
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*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~australind/ Australind]
  
*[http://www.justice.wa.gov.au/F/familyhistory.aspx?uid=7603-9553-6410-6954 Department of the Attorney General/WA (BMDs). Follow the links to find pioneer births indexes 1841-1931, death indexes 1841-1927, marriage indexes 1841-1905]
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*[http://www.fremantleprison.com/ Freemantle Prison Convict Database]
  
 
*[http://www.perthdps.com/ Perth Dead Persons Society]
 
*[http://www.perthdps.com/ Perth Dead Persons Society]
 
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*[http://members.westnet.com.au/web/gfhs/Cemeteries/utakarra/retrieve.asp Geraldton Cemetery Burials & Cremations] <''link currently broken - replacement being sought''
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==External==
 
 
*[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://www.parliament.wa.gov.au/web/newwebparl.nsf/iframewebpages/Hansard%20-%20Advanced%20Search Parliament of Western Australia - Hansard Search]
 
 
 
*[http://www.slwa.wa.gov.au/pdf/battye/pods/Post_Office_Directories_Contents.html Western Australian Post Office Directories 1893-1949]
 
 
 
*[http://www.encyclopedia.uwapress.uwa.edu.au/ Historical Encyclopedia of WA]
 
 
 
*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~westaust/index.html And All So Far From Home]
 
 
 
*[http://www.liswa.wa.gov.au/ State Library of W.A.]
 
 
 
* [http://welcomewalls.museum.wa.gov.au/ Western Australian Museum Welcome Walls (listing of some migrants to WA)]
 
 
 
 
 
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==The Territories==
 
 
 
 
 
===Australian Capital Territory===
 
 
 
'''Record Office Lookup Contacts'''
 
 
 
'''Cemetery Lookup Contacts'''
 
 
 
not listed, yet.
 
 
 
'''Links'''
 
 
 
* [http://www.rgo.act.gov.au/bdm.shtml ACT Registrar-General's Office (includes online list of deaths 1930-1973)]
 
 
 
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===Jervis Bay Territory===
 
 
 
'''Record Office Lookup Contacts'''
 
 
 
'''Cemetery Lookup Contacts'''
 
 
 
not listed, yet.
 
 
 
 
 
===Northern Territory===
 
From 1926 to 1931, Central Australia existed as a separate territory, before being reincorporated into the Northern Territory.
 
 
 
'''Record Office Lookup Contacts'''
 
 
 
 
 
'''Cemetery Lookup Contacts'''
 
 
 
not listed, yet.
 
 
 
===External===  
 
  
 
Ashmore and Cartier Islands
 
Ashmore and Cartier Islands
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Norfolk Island
  
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Christmas Island
  
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Cocos (Keeling) Islands
  
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Coral Sea Islands Territory
  
====Emigration/Immigration and Shipping and Passenger Lists====
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Heard and McDonald Islands
 
 
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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



Requests for Research and Photographs

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