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*[http://aussierhonda.com/deathcare/index.php?module=article&view=6&MMN_position=21:21 Australian Funeral Industry Cemetery Links]
 
*[http://aussierhonda.com/deathcare/index.php?module=article&view=6&MMN_position=21:21 Australian Funeral Industry Cemetery Links]
 
*[http://www.awm.gov.au/ Australia War Memorial]
 
  
 
*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~nswsdps/ The Ryerson Index to Contemporary Death Notices and Obituaries in Australian Newspapers ]
 
*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~nswsdps/ The Ryerson Index to Contemporary Death Notices and Obituaries in Australian Newspapers ]
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*[http://www.gold-net.com.au/alphabet.html Alphabetical List of Archived Magazines]
 
*[http://www.gold-net.com.au/alphabet.html Alphabetical List of Archived Magazines]
 
*[http://www.hagsoc.org.au/sagraves/index.php Australian War Graves in South Africa 1899 - 1902]
 
 
*[http://www.australiansatwar.com.au/ Australians at War]
 
  
 
*[http://www.ozgenonline.com/aust_cemeteries/ Australian Cemeteries]  
 
*[http://www.ozgenonline.com/aust_cemeteries/ Australian Cemeteries]  
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*[http://www.ausbdm.org/ Australian BMD Certificate Exchange Site]
 
*[http://www.ausbdm.org/ Australian BMD Certificate Exchange Site]
 
*[http://www.diggerhistory.info/pages-conflicts-periods/other/british_army-in-aust.htm British Army in Australia, 1788 - 1870]
 
  
 
*[http://www.naa.gov.au/about-us/publications/fact-sheets/fs89.aspx Contact Addresses for Australian Births, Deaths & Marriages]
 
*[http://www.naa.gov.au/about-us/publications/fact-sheets/fs89.aspx Contact Addresses for Australian Births, Deaths & Marriages]
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*[http://gutenberg.net.au/dictbiog/00-dict-biogIndex.html Dictionary of Australian Biography]
 
*[http://gutenberg.net.au/dictbiog/00-dict-biogIndex.html Dictionary of Australian Biography]
 
*[http://www.cwgc.org/debt_of_honour.asp?menuid=14 Debt of Honour Register]
 
  
 
*[http://www.nederland-australie2006.nl/geschiedenis/au/html/index.html Dedicated to 400 years Netherlands - Australia]
 
*[http://www.nederland-australie2006.nl/geschiedenis/au/html/index.html Dedicated to 400 years Netherlands - Australia]
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*[http://www.ballaratgenealogy.org.au Links to All State BMD & Other Records, and Military Links]
 
*[http://www.ballaratgenealogy.org.au Links to All State BMD & Other Records, and Military Links]
 
*[http://www.mhsa.org.au/ Military Historical Society 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]
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*[http://www.familytreeoz.com/ Australia Family History Online Resources]  
 
*[http://www.familytreeoz.com/ Australia Family History Online Resources]  
 
*[http://freepages.history.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~ausnavy/ Australian Naval History]
 
  
 
*[http://www.newspapers.com.au/ Australian Newspaper Directory]
 
*[http://www.newspapers.com.au/ Australian Newspaper Directory]
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*[http://www.janetreakesgenealogy.com/VirtualWall/Welcome.htm V*I*R*T*U*A*L Immigration Wall of Honour]
 
*[http://www.janetreakesgenealogy.com/VirtualWall/Welcome.htm V*I*R*T*U*A*L Immigration Wall of Honour]
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*[http://www.whitepages.com.au/wp/index.jsp White Pages Online]
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*[http://www.jaunay.com/bdm.html What You Can Expect To See on A Historical Australian BMD Certificate]
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====Military History==
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*[http://www.hagsoc.org.au/sagraves/index.php Australian War Graves in South Africa 1899 - 1902]
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*[http://www.awm.gov.au/ Australia War Memorial]
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*[http://www.australiansatwar.com.au/ Australians at War]
  
 
*[http://www.ww2roll.gov.au/script/name.asp World War 2 Nominal Roll]
 
*[http://www.ww2roll.gov.au/script/name.asp World War 2 Nominal Roll]
  
*[http://www.whitepages.com.au/wp/index.jsp White Pages Online]  
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*[http://freepages.history.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~ausnavy/ Australian Naval History]
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*[http://www.mhsa.org.au/ Military Historical Society of Australia]
  
*[http://www.jaunay.com/bdm.html What You Can Expect To See on A Historical Australian BMD Certificate]
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*[http://www.cwgc.org/debt_of_honour.asp?menuid=14 Debt of Honour Register]  
  
*[http://www.pictureaustralia.org// Picture Australia]
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*[http://www.diggerhistory.info/pages-conflicts-periods/other/british_army-in-aust.htm British Army in Australia, 1788 - 1870]
  
  

Revision as of 11:19, 29 October 2009



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-General


==Military History


The States

New South Wales

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Queensland

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South Australia

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Tasmania

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Victoria

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Western Australia

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The Territories

Australian Capital Territory


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Jervis Bay Territory

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Northern Territory

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

Genealogical Society of Northern Territory


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External

Ashmore and Cartier Islands

Australian Antarctic Territory

Norfolk Island

Christmas Island

Cocos (Keeling) Islands

Coral Sea Islands Territory

Heard and McDonald Islands


Emigration/Immigration and Shipping and Passenger Lists




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