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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==
 
 
 
 
'''Links'''
 
 
 
*[http://www.proni.gov.uk/exhibiti/austral//convict.htm Convict Settlement in Australia]
 
 
 
*[http://www.mhsa.org.au/ Military Historical Society of Australia]
 
 
 
*[http://www.nla.gov.au/oz/genelist.html National Library of Australia]
 
  
 
*[http://www.naa.gov.au/ National Archives of Australia]
 
*[http://www.naa.gov.au/ National Archives of Australia]
  
*[http://www.awm.gov.au/ Australia War Memorial]
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*[http://www.archivenet.gov.au/archives.html Archives around 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.adb.online.anu.edu.au/adbonline.htm Australian Dictionary of Biography]
 
 
*[http://members.westnet.com.au/web/llarment/ Lorraine’s Burial Records Pages]
 
 
 
*[http://www.brandis.com.au/index.html Jenny Brandis’ Web Page]
 
  
 
*[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.ww2roll.gov.au/script/name.asp World War 2 Nominal Roll]
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*[http://www.ga.gov.au/map/names/ Gazetteer of Australia]
  
*[http://www.whitepages.com.au/wp/index.jsp White Pages Online]
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*[http://www.nla.gov.au/oz/genelist.html National Library of Australia]
  
*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~nswsdps/dpsindex.htm The Ryerson Index]
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*[http://trove.nla.gov.au/ National Library of Australia - Trove - archived resources]
  
*[http://www.ballaratgenealogy.org.au Links to all State BMD and other records, and military links]
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*[http://www.pictureaustralia.org/apps/pictureaustralia National Picture Library of Australia]
  
*[http://www.ozgenonline.com/surnsrch.htm Oz Gen Link - has links to useful sites in Australia and abroad]
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*[http://www.whitepages.com.au/wp/index.jsp White Pages Online]  
  
*[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.
 
  
*[http://home.iprimus.com.au/yarragon/pages/AustralianLinks.htm Australian Research]
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*[http://www.sag.org.au/ Society of Australian Genealogists]
  
*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~tigerhawk71/aus-sa_lookup.htm Australian Volunteers Lookup Page]
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*[http://www.australiagenweb.org/ AustraliaGenWeb Project]
  
*[http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/adbonline.htm Australian Dictionary of Biography]
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*[http://www.familytreeoz.com/ Australian Family History Online Resources]  
  
*[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.coraweb.com.au/ Cora Nun's Australian Gateway]
  
*[http://raogk.com/australia.htm Random Acts of Genealogical Kindness - Australia]
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*[http://www.brandis.com.au/index.html Genealogy Links]
  
*[http://www.janetreakesgenealogy.com/VirtualWall/Welcome.htm AUSTRALIA'S V*I*R*T*U*A*L IMMIGRATION WALL OF HONOUR]
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*[http://www.ozgenonline.com/surnsrch.htm Oz Gen Online]
  
*[http://www.cwgc.org/debt_of_honour.asp?menuid=14 Debt of Honour Register (Commonwealth War Graves Commission)]
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*[http://www.ballaratgenealogy.org.au Nationwide Links]
  
*[http://www.hagsoc.org.au/sagraves/index.php Australian War Graves in South Africa 1899 - 1902]
 
  
*[http://members.pcug.org.au/~croe/ozb/oz_boer.cgi?setup_file=oz_boer.setup Oz-Boer Database]
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*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~tigerhawk71/aus-sa_lookup.htm Australian Volunteers Lookup Page]
  
*[http://www.ww2roll.gov.au/ World War Two Nominal Roll website]
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*[http://raogk.com/australia.htm Random Acts of Genealogical Kindness: Australia]  
  
*[http://www.australiansatwar.com.au/ Australians At War]
 
  
*[http://www.judywebster.gil.com.au/index.html Judy Webster Site]
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*[http://www.jaunay.com/auscensus.html The Census in Australia]
  
*[http://www.nationaalarchief.nl/emigranten/en/ Database of Emigrants from the Netherlands to Australia between 1946 and 1991]
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*[http://scs.une.edu.au/Bushrangers/biog.htm The Bushranger Site]  
  
*[http://www.nederland-australie2006.nl/geschiedenis/au/html/index.html Dedicated to 400 years Netherlands - Australia]
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*[http://www.nederland-australie2006.nl/geschiedenis/au/html/index.html Netherlands to Australia: 1606 to 2006]
  
*[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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==Birth, Marriage and Death Certificates==
  
*[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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*[http://www.jaunay.com/bdm.html What You Can Expect To See on A Historical Australian BMD Certificate]
  
*[http://www.naa.gov.au/publications/fact_sheets/fs89.html Contact addresses for Australian births, deaths and marriages]
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*[http://www.ausbdm.org/ Australian BMD Certificate Exchange Site]
  
* [http://www.jaunay.com/bdm.html What you can expect to see on an historical Australian BMD certificate]
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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.ozgenonline.com/aust_cemeteries/ Australian Cemeteries - with links to online data where available]
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*[http://www.ausbdm.org/ Australian BMD certificate exchange site]
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==Cemeteries==
  
*[http://www.jaunay.com/auscensus.html The census in Australia]
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See [[Cemeteries Online]]
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==Emigration, Immigration, Shipping and Passenger Lists==
  
*[http://www.gold-net.com.au/alphabet.html Alphabetical list of Archived magazines]
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*[http://www.janetreakesgenealogy.com/VirtualWall/Welcome.htm V*I*R*T*U*A*L Immigration Wall of Honour]
  
==The States==
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* Also see [[Emigration_and_Immigration|Emigration/Immigration, Shipping and Passenger Lists]]
  
===New South Wales===
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==Military History==
  
'''Record Office Lookup Requests'''
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*[[:Category:Military and Maritime History|'''Military and Maritime History''']]
  
Please read the [[Record Office Lookup - Terms and Conditions|Terms and Conditions]] before requesting a lookup.
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*[http://www.anzacs.net Anzacs]
  
By requesting a lookup you are agreeing to the Terms and Conditions as linked above.
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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 Contacts'''
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*[http://members.pcug.org.au/~croe/ozb/oz_boer.cgi?setup_file=oz_boer.setup Australians in the Boer War]
  
*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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*[http://freepages.history.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~ausnavy/ Australian Naval History]
  
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*[http://www.ww2roll.gov.au/script/name.asp World War 2 Nominal Roll]
  
'''Cemetery Lookup Contacts'''
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*[[War_Memorials#ANZACS|War Memorials ANZACS]]
  
*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]
  
'''Links'''
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*[http://www.gold-net.com.au/alphabet.html Alphabetical List of Archived Magazines]
  
*[http://www.sag.org.au/ Society of Australian Genealogists]
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*[http://www.bdm.nsw.gov.au/ NSW Registry of Births Deaths & Marriages]
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==Australian Capital Territory==
  
*[http://www.records.nsw.gov.au/archives/ New South Wales Government State Archives]
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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/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://hiddencanberra.webs.com/ Hidden Canberra]  
  
*[http://members.pcug.org.au/~ppmay/convicts.htm Irish Convicts to NSW 1791 - 1834]
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*[http://www.canberrahistorygroup.com/ The Canberra History Group]
  
*[http://users.bigpond.net.au/convicts/ Claim a convict - Convicts to Australia]
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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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*[http://www.convicttrail.org/ The Great North Road Convict Trail]
 
  
  
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==New South Wales==
  
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*[http://www.bdm.nsw.gov.au/ NSW Registry of Births Deaths & Marriages]
  
===Queensland===
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*[http://www.records.nsw.gov.au/archives/ New South Wales Government State Archives]
  
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*[http://www.ihr.com.au/ Internet History Resources NSW Family History Document Service]
  
'''Record Office Lookup Requests'''
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*[http://www.marbract.com.au Transcription Agent for NSW BMD Certificates]
  
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.
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*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~nswahps/ Abermain Heritage Preservation Society]
  
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*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~nswbelli/ Bellingen GenWeb Pages]
  
'''Record Office Lookup Contacts'''
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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]
  
'''Cemetery Lookup Contacts'''
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*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~ausghs/ Gresford Historical Society]
  
not listed, yet.
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*[http://www.huntervalleygenealogy.com/ Hunter Valley Genealogy]
  
'''Links'''
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*[http://www.jenwilletts.com/index.htm Hunter Valley and Newcastle ancestor database]
  
*[http://www.justice.qld.gov.au/bdm/IndexSearch.htm Queensland Birth , Death & marriage index 1829 - 1914]
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*[http://freesettler2.wetpaint.com/?t=anon Hunter Valley History Connection]  
  
*[http://www.brisbane.qld.gov.au/BCC:STANDARD::pc=PC_899 Brisbane City Council grave location search]
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*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~auslordh/ Lord Howe Island]
  
*[http://www.toowoomba.qld.gov.au/index.phpoption=com_gravefinder&Itemid=46 Drayton & Toowoomba Cemetery grave records]
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*[http://blogs.manly.nsw.gov.au/manlyfamilies/index.html Manly Families]
  
*[http://www.burdekin.qld.gov.au/services/databases/burialregister/ Ayr & Home Hill Burial Records]
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*[http://www.ulladulla.info/history/ Milton Ulladulla Local & Family History]
  
*[http://hinchinbrook.ddsconsulting.com.au/cemeteries_register_burials.asp Ingham & District Cemetery records]
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*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~nswsyd/index.htm History and Genealogy of Greater Sydney]
  
*[http://www.archives.qld.gov.au/research/index/immigration.asp Indexes - Immigration 1848-1884]
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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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===South Australia===
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*[http://www.sydneybenevolentasylum.com/index.php?page=search-index Sydney Benevolent Asylum - Admissions & Discharges 1857-1900]
  
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*[http://archives.smh.com.au The Sydney Morning Herald Archives]
  
'''Record Office Lookup Requests'''
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*[http://www.waggafamilyhistory.org.au/ Wagga Wagga and District Family History Society]
 
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Please read the [[Record Office Lookup - Terms and Conditions|Terms and Conditions]] before requesting a lookup.
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==Northern Territory==
 
 
By requesting a lookup you are agreeing to the Terms and Conditions as linked above.
 
  
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From 1926 to 1931, Central Australia existed as a separate territory, before being reincorporated into the Northern Territory.
  
'''Record Office Lookup Contacts'''
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*[http://members.iinet.net.au/~genient  Genealogical Society of Northern Territory]
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==Queensland==
  
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*[http://www.archives.qld.gov.au/ Queensland State Archives]
  
'''Cemetery Lookup Contacts'''
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*[http://www.justice.qld.gov.au/bdm/IndexSearch.htm Queensland Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages]
  
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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]
  
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*[http://www.judywebster.gil.com.au/ Queensland Genealogy Pages]
  
'''Links'''
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*[http://queenslandhistory.org.au/ Queenland Historical Society]
  
*[http://www.saghs.org.au/graves.htm S.A. Deaths and Burials - searchable databases]
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*[http://www.nrw.qld.gov.au/property/place_names.html Queensland Place Names]
  
*[http://www.slsa.sa.gov.au/fh/passengerlists/SAShips1836-1840.htm South Australian Passenger Lists 1836-1851]
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*[http://www.pictureqld.slq.qld.gov.au/ Queensland Photographs]
  
*[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.slq.qld.gov.au/info/ind Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders]
  
*[http://www.tributesofhonour.info/ South Australian War Memorials]
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*[http://www.qppha.com.au/ Queensland Prison and Penal Historical Association]
  
* [http://www.jaunay.com/census.html 1841 census of South Australia]
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*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~hcastle/transcripts/bev_edmonds/bevedmonds.html Newspaper Transcripts from The Queenslander]
  
*[http://www.jaunay.com/convicts.html Transportation of convicted criminals]
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*[http://www.brisbanehistory.com/index.htm History of Brisbane from Statehood to Federation]  
  
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*[http://www.nambour-chronicle.com/ Digital Nambour Chronicle]
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==South Australia==
  
===Tasmania===
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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]
  
'''Record Office Lookup Requests'''
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*[http://www.jaunay.com/census.html 1841 Census of South Australia]
  
Please read the [[Record Office Lookup - Terms and Conditions|Terms and Conditions]] before requesting a lookup.
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*[http://www.saghs.org.au/ South Australian Genealogy and Heraldry Society]  
  
By requesting a lookup you are agreeing to the Terms and Conditions as linked above.
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*[http://www.slsa.sa.gov.au/manning/ The Manning Index Newspaper and Magazine Transcriptions 1837-1937]
  
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*[http://www.genealogylinks.net/australia/south-australia/index.html South Australia Genealogy Links]
  
'''Record Office Lookup Contacts'''
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*[http://users.esc.net.au/~pereilly/index.html Murray River Heritage]
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==Tasmania==
  
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*[http://www.archives.tas.gov.au/ Archives Office of Tasmania]
  
'''Cemetery Lookup Contacts'''
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*[http://www.tasfamily.net.au/ Tasmanian Family History Service]
  
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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]
  
'''Links'''
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*[http://www.femalefactory.com.au/ Cascades Female Factory]
  
*[http://portal.archives.tas.gov.au/menu.aspx?search=8 Colonial Tasmanian Family Links database]
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*[http://www.hotkey.net.au/~jwilliams4/factory.htm Female Convict Factories]  
 
 
*[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.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 BMDs 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 (BMDs) 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 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.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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'''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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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



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

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Australian Antarctic Territory

Norfolk Island

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Cocos (Keeling) Islands

Coral Sea Islands Territory

Heard and McDonald Islands



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