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'''Capital  '''Canberra<br><br>
 
'''Capital  '''Canberra<br><br>
 
'''Language '''  English<br><br>
 
'''Language '''  English<br><br>
'''Curency ''' Australian dollar<br><br>
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'''Currency ''' Australian dollar<br><br>
 
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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]
  
'''Links'''
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*[http://www.archivenet.gov.au/archives.html Archives around Australia]
  
*[http://www.proni.gov.uk/exhibiti/austral//convict.htm Convict Settlement in Australia]
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*[http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/adbonline.htm Australian Dictionary of Biography]
  
*[http://www.mhsa.org.au/ Military Historical Society of Australia]
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*[http://gutenberg.net.au/dictbiog/00-dict-biogIndex.html Dictionary of Australian Biography]
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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]
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*[http://www.coraweb.com.au/ Cora Nun's Australian Gateway]
  
*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~nswsdps/dpsindex.htm The Ryerson Index]
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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://www.blaxland.com/ozships/ Convictions, Australian Shipping ]arrivals Aug 1771 - Aug 1967/ departures August 1768 - April 1968/ passenger lists, index of passengers, convicts and crew on vessels.
 
  
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*[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://home.iprimus.com.au/yarragon/pages/AustralianLinks.htm Australian Research]
 
  
*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~tigerhawk71/aus-sa_lookup.htm Australian Volunteers Lookup Page]
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*[http://www.jaunay.com/auscensus.html The Census in Australia]
  
*[http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/adbonline.htm Australian Dictionary of Biography]
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*[http://scs.une.edu.au/Bushrangers/biog.htm The Bushranger Site]  
  
*[http://scs.une.edu.au/Bushrangers/biog.htm The Bushranger Site -profiles of some of Australia's more infamous characters]
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*[http://www.nederland-australie2006.nl/geschiedenis/au/html/index.html Netherlands to Australia: 1606 to 2006]
  
*[http://raogk.com/australia.htm Random Acts of Genealogical Kindness - Australia]
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*[http://www.janetreakesgenealogy.com/VirtualWall/Welcome.htm AUSTRALIA'S V*I*R*T*U*A*L IMMIGRATION WALL OF HONOUR]
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==Birth, Marriage and Death Certificates==
  
*[http://www.cwgc.org/debt_of_honour.asp?menuid=14 Debt of Honour Register (Commonwealth War Graves Commission)]
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*[http://www.jaunay.com/bdm.html What You Can Expect To See on A Historical Australian BMD Certificate]
  
*[http://www.hagsoc.org.au/sagraves/index.php Australian War Graves in South Africa 1899 - 1902]
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*[http://www.ausbdm.org/ Australian BMD Certificate Exchange Site]
  
*[http://members.pcug.org.au/~croe/ozb/oz_boer.cgi?setup_file=oz_boer.setup Oz-Boer Database]
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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.ww2roll.gov.au/ World War Two Nominal Roll website]
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*[http://www.australiansatwar.com.au/ Australians At War]
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==Cemeteries==
  
*[http://www.judywebster.gil.com.au/index.html Judy Webster Site]
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See [[Cemeteries Online]]
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==Emigration, Immigration, Shipping and Passenger Lists==
  
*[http://www.nationaalarchief.nl/emigranten/en/ Database of Emigrants from the Netherlands to Australia between 1946 and 1991]
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*[http://www.janetreakesgenealogy.com/VirtualWall/Welcome.htm V*I*R*T*U*A*L Immigration Wall of Honour]
  
*[http://www.nederland-australie2006.nl/geschiedenis/au/html/index.html Dedicated to 400 years Netherlands - Australia]
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* Also see [[Emigration_and_Immigration|Emigration/Immigration, Shipping and Passenger Lists]]
  
*[http://www.diggerhistory.info/pages-conflicts-periods/other/british_army-in-aust.htm British Army in Australia, 1788 - 1870]
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*[http://www.australiasredcoats.com/ Australia's Redcoat Settlers]
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==Military History==
  
*[http://members.pcug.org.au/~pdownes/dps/3rdflt.txt Alphabetical list of 2000 convicts transported on the 3rd fleet in 1791]
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*[[:Category:Military and Maritime History|'''Military and Maritime History''']]
  
*[http://www.naa.gov.au/publications/fact_sheets/fs89.html Contact addresses for Australian births, deaths and marriages]
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*[http://www.anzacs.net Anzacs]
  
* [http://www.jaunay.com/bdm.html What you can expect to see on an historical Australian BMD certificate]
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*[http://www.mhsa.org.au/ Military Historical Society of Australia]
  
* [http://www.ozgenonline.com/aust_cemeteries/ Australian Cemeteries - with links to online data where available]
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*[http://www.australiansatwar.com.au/ Australians at War]
  
*[http://www.ausbdm.org/ Australian BMD certificate exchange site]
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*[http://members.pcug.org.au/~croe/ozb/oz_boer.cgi?setup_file=oz_boer.setup Australians in the Boer War]
  
*[http://www.jaunay.com/auscensus.html The census in Australia]
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*[http://freepages.history.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~ausnavy/ Australian Naval History]
  
*[http://www.gold-net.com.au/alphabet.html Alphabetical list of Archived magazines]
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*[http://www.ww2roll.gov.au/script/name.asp World War 2 Nominal Roll]
  
==The States==
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*[[War_Memorials#ANZACS|War Memorials ANZACS]]
  
===New South Wales===
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==Newspapers==
  
'''Record Office Lookup Requests'''
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*[http://www.newspapers.com.au/ Australian Newspaper Directory]
  
Please read the [[Record Office Lookup - Terms and Conditions|Terms and Conditions]] before requesting a lookup.
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*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~nswsdps/ The Ryerson Index to Contemporary Death Notices and Obituaries in Australian Newspapers]
  
By requesting a lookup you are agreeing to the Terms and Conditions as linked above.
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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]
  
'''Record Office Contacts'''
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*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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==Australian Capital Territory==
  
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*[http://www.ors.act.gov.au/bdm/index.html Office of Regulatory Services. Births Deaths & Marriages]
  
'''Cemetery Lookup Contacts'''
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*[http://hiddencanberra.webs.com/ Hidden Canberra]
  
*Sydney, NSW [http://www.familytreeforum.com/private.php?do=newpm&u=257 Laurie in Oz]
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*[http://www.canberrahistorygroup.com/ The Canberra History Group]
  
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*[http://www.hagsoc.org.au/ Heraldry & Genealogical Society of Canberra]
  
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'''Links'''
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==New South Wales==
 
 
*[http://www.sag.org.au/ Society of Australian Genealogists]
 
  
 
*[http://www.bdm.nsw.gov.au/ NSW Registry of Births Deaths & Marriages]
 
*[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]
 
*[http://www.records.nsw.gov.au/archives/ New South Wales Government State Archives]
  
*[http://www.records.nsw.gov.au/staterecords/ NSW State records - search index, has immigration records, convicts records and much more. very good esp for early days in Aust]
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*[http://www.ihr.com.au/ Internet History Resources NSW Family History Document Service]
  
*[http://members.pcug.org.au/~ppmay/convicts.htm Irish Convicts to NSW 1791 - 1834]
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*[http://www.marbract.com.au Transcription Agent for NSW BMD Certificates]  
  
*[http://users.bigpond.net.au/convicts/ Claim a convict - Convicts to Australia]
 
  
*[http://www.marbract.com.au Marbract - get cheap transcriptions of NSW BDM certs. Service is reliable and prompt]
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*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~nswahps/ Abermain Heritage Preservation Society]
  
*[http://www.convicttrail.org/ The Great North Road Convict Trail]
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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]
  
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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]
  
===Queensland===
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*[http://www.huntervalleygenealogy.com/ Hunter Valley Genealogy]
  
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*[http://www.jenwilletts.com/index.htm Hunter Valley and Newcastle ancestor database]
  
'''Record Office Lookup Requests'''
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*[http://freesettler2.wetpaint.com/?t=anon Hunter Valley History Connection]
  
Please read the [[Record Office Lookup - Terms and Conditions|Terms and Conditions]] before requesting a lookup.
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*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~auslordh/ Lord Howe Island]
  
By requesting a lookup you are agreeing to the Terms and Conditions as linked above.
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*[http://blogs.manly.nsw.gov.au/manlyfamilies/index.html Manly Families]
  
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*[http://www.ulladulla.info/history/ Milton Ulladulla Local & Family History]
  
'''Record Office Lookup Contacts'''
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*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~nswsyd/index.htm History and Genealogy of Greater Sydney]
  
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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.]
  
'''Cemetery Lookup Contacts'''
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*[http://www.sydneybenevolentasylum.com/index.php?page=search-index Sydney Benevolent Asylum - Admissions & Discharges 1857-1900]
  
not listed, yet.
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*[http://archives.smh.com.au The Sydney Morning Herald Archives]
  
'''Links'''
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*[http://www.waggafamilyhistory.org.au/ Wagga Wagga and District Family History Society]
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==Northern Territory==
  
*[http://www.justice.qld.gov.au/bdm/IndexSearch.htm Queensland Birth , Death & marriage index 1829 - 1914]
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From 1926 to 1931, Central Australia existed as a separate territory, before being reincorporated into the Northern Territory.
 
 
*[http://www.brisbane.qld.gov.au/BCC:STANDARD::pc=PC_899 Brisbane City Council grave location search]
 
 
 
*[http://www.toowoomba.qld.gov.au/index.phpoption=com_gravefinder&Itemid=46 Drayton & Toowoomba Cemetery grave records]
 
 
 
*[http://www.burdekin.qld.gov.au/services/databases/burialregister/ Ayr & Home Hill Burial Records]
 
 
 
*[http://hinchinbrook.ddsconsulting.com.au/cemeteries_register_burials.asp Ingham & District Cemetery records]
 
 
 
*[http://www.archives.qld.gov.au/research/index/immigration.asp Indexes - Immigration 1848-1884]
 
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===South Australia===
 
 
 
 
 
'''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://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.slsa.sa.gov.au/fh/passengerlists/SAShips1836-1840.htm South Australian Passenger Lists 1836-1851]
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*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~hcastle/transcripts/bev_edmonds/bevedmonds.html Newspaper Transcripts from The Queenslander]
  
*[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, military records]
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*[http://www.brisbanehistory.com/index.htm History of Brisbane from Statehood to Federation]  
  
*[http://www.tributesofhonour.info/ South Australian War Memorials]
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*[http://www.nambour-chronicle.com/ Digital Nambour Chronicle]
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==South Australia==
  
* [http://www.jaunay.com/census.html 1841 census of South Australia]
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*[http://www.archives.sa.gov.au/ State Records of South Australia]
  
*[http://www.jaunay.com/convicts.html Transportation of convicted criminals]
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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 BDM (searchable indexes, images of the original entries can be downloaded for a fee)]
 
 
 
*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~nswgdhs/westport.htm Westernport Settlement between its establishment on November 24th, 1826 and its abandonment on February 27th, 1828]
 
 
 
*[http://home.vicnet.net.au/~dcginc/ Are you descended from a convict?]
 
 
 
*[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]
  
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*[http://www.wamarriage.info/ Western Australia Marriage index 1906-1953]
  
*[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://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~australind/ Australind]
  
*[http://www.justice.wa.gov.au/portal/server.pt Western Australia BMD's online for free]
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*[http://www.fremantleprison.com/ Freemantle Prison Convict Database]
 
 
*[http://www.openwindows.com/marriage/search.htm Reverse Marriages Index WA ,1905-1942]
 
 
 
*[http://www.justice.wa.gov.au/F/familyhistory.aspx?uid=7603-9553-6410-6954 Department of the Attorney General/WA (BDMs) Follow the links to find Pioneer births indexes 1841-1931; death indexes 1841-1927;marriage indexes 1841-1905]
 
  
 
*[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 currenty 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.convictcentral.com/ Convicts to Australia by Perth DPS ]
 
 
 
*[http://www.fremantleprison.com.au/history/history6.cfm Fremantle Prison Convict database]
 
 
 
*[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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===Australian Capital Territory===
 
 
 
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===Jervis Bay Territory===
 
 
 
'''Record Office Lookup Contacts'''
 
 
 
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===Northern Territory===
 
From 1926 to 1931, Central Australia existed as a separate territory, before being reincorporated into the Northern Territory.
 
 
 
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Norfolk Island
 
Norfolk Island
 
*[http://members.iinet.net.au/~perthdps/convicts/shipsNI.html Convicts and Convict Ships Sent to Norfolk Island 1840-1847 ]
 
 
*[http://www.norfolkisland.com.au/history_and_culture/convict.cfm Convict History & Culture]
 
 
  
 
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Christmas Island
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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

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Emigration, Immigration, Shipping and Passenger Lists



Military History



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Australian Capital 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.



Queensland



South Australia



Tasmania



Victoria



Western Australia





External

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Australian Antarctic Territory

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Cocos (Keeling) Islands

Coral Sea Islands Territory

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