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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: General Information==
  
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*[http://www.naa.gov.au/ National Archives of Australia]
  
*[http://www.nla.gov.au/oz/genelist.html '''National Library of Australia''']
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*[http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/adbonline.htm Australian Dictionary of Biography]
  
*[http://www.naa.gov.au/ '''National Archives of Australia''']
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*[http://gutenberg.net.au/dictbiog/00-dict-biogIndex.html Dictionary of Australian Biography]
  
*[http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/adbonline.htm '''Australian Dictionary of Biography''']
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*[http://www.ga.gov.au/map/names/ Gazetteer of Australia]
  
*[http://gutenberg.net.au/dictbiog/00-dict-biogIndex.html '''Dictionary of Australian Biography''']
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*[http://www.nla.gov.au/oz/genelist.html National Library of Australia]
  
*[http://www.ga.gov.au/map/names/ Gazetteer of Australia]
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*[http://www.pictureaustralia.org/apps/pictureaustralia National Picture Library of Australia]
 
 
*[http://www.pictureaustralia.org/apps/pictureaustralia '''National Picture Library of Australia''']
 
  
 
*[http://www.whitepages.com.au/wp/index.jsp White Pages Online]  
 
*[http://www.whitepages.com.au/wp/index.jsp White Pages Online]  
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*[http://www.sag.org.au/ Society of Australian Genealogists]
 
*[http://www.sag.org.au/ Society of Australian Genealogists]
  
*[http://www.familytreeoz.com/ Australia Family History Online Resources]  
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*[http://www.familytreeoz.com/ Australian Family History Online Resources]
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*[http://www.coraweb.com.au/ Cora Nun's Australian Gateway]
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*[http://www.brandis.com.au/index.html Genealogy Links]
  
*[http://www.jaunay.com/auscensus.html The Census in Australia]
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*[http://www.ozgenonline.com/surnsrch.htm Oz Gen Online]
  
 
*[http://www.judywebster.gil.com.au/index.html Genealogy Advice for Australia (especially Queensland)]
 
*[http://www.judywebster.gil.com.au/index.html Genealogy Advice for Australia (especially Queensland)]
  
 
*[http://www.ballaratgenealogy.org.au Links to All State BMD & Other Records including Military Links]
 
*[http://www.ballaratgenealogy.org.au Links to All State BMD & Other Records including Military Links]
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*[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]
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*[http://raogk.com/australia.htm Random Acts of Genealogical Kindness: Australia]  
 
*[http://raogk.com/australia.htm Random Acts of Genealogical Kindness: Australia]  
  
*[http://www.coraweb.com.au/ Cora Nun's Australia Gateway]
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*[http://www.jaunay.com/auscensus.html The Census in Australia]
  
 
*[http://scs.une.edu.au/Bushrangers/biog.htm The Bushranger Site]  
 
*[http://scs.une.edu.au/Bushrangers/biog.htm The Bushranger Site]  
  
*[http://www.brandis.com.au/index.html Jenny Brandis’ Web Page]
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*[http://www.nederland-australie2006.nl/geschiedenis/au/html/index.html Netherlands to Australia: 1606 to 2006]
 
 
*[http://www.nederland-australie2006.nl/geschiedenis/au/html/index.html Dedicated to 400 years Netherlands - Australia]
 
  
*[http://www.ozgenonline.com/surnsrch.htm Oz Gen Links]
 
 
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Revision as of 11:31, 8 November 2009

Page being updated by Caroline


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 Information






Birth, Marriage and Death Certificates



Cemeteries



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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