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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]
  
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*[http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/adbonline.htm Australian Dictionary of Biography]
  
*[http://home.iprimus.com.au/yarragon/pages/AustralianLinks.htm Australian Research]
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*[http://gutenberg.net.au/dictbiog/00-dict-biogIndex.html Dictionary of Australian Biography]
  
*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~tigerhawk71/aus-sa_lookup.htm Australian Volunteers Lookup Page]
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*[http://www.ga.gov.au/map/names/ Gazetteer of Australia]
  
*[http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/adbonline.htm Australian Dictionary of Biography]
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*[http://www.nla.gov.au/oz/genelist.html National Library of Australia]
  
*[http://www.awm.gov.au/ Australia War Memorial]
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*[http://trove.nla.gov.au/ National Library of Australia - Trove - archived resources]
  
*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~nswsdps/ Australia newspaper archives]
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*[http://www.pictureaustralia.org/apps/pictureaustralia National Picture Library of Australia]
  
*[http://www.gold-net.com.au/alphabet.html Alphabetical list of archived magazines]
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*[http://www.whitepages.com.au/wp/index.jsp White Pages Online]  
  
*[http://www.hagsoc.org.au/sagraves/index.php Australian War Graves in South Africa 1899 - 1902]
 
  
*[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.sag.org.au/ Society of Australian Genealogists]
  
*[http://www.australiansatwar.com.au/ Australians at War]
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*[http://www.australiagenweb.org/ AustraliaGenWeb Project]
  
*[http://www.ozgenonline.com/aust_cemeteries/ Australian Cemeteries - with links to online data where available]
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*[http://www.familytreeoz.com/ Australian Family History Online Resources]  
  
*[http://www.ausbdm.org/ Australian BMD certificate exchange site]
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*[http://www.coraweb.com.au/ Cora Nun's Australian Gateway]
  
*[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.brandis.com.au/index.html Genealogy Links]
  
*[http://www.naa.gov.au/publications/fact_sheets/fs89.html Contact addresses for Australian births, deaths and marriages]
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*[http://www.ozgenonline.com/surnsrch.htm Oz Gen Online]
  
*[http://gutenberg.net.au/dictbiog/00-dict-biogIndex.html Dictionary of Australian Biography]
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*[http://www.ballaratgenealogy.org.au Nationwide Links]
  
*[http://www.cwgc.org/debt_of_honour.asp?menuid=14 Debt of Honour Register (Commonwealth War Graves Commission)]
 
  
*[http://www.nederland-australie2006.nl/geschiedenis/au/html/index.html Dedicated to 400 years Netherlands - Australia]
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*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~tigerhawk71/aus-sa_lookup.htm Australian Volunteers Lookup Page]
  
*[http://www.judywebster.gil.com.au/index.html Genealogy Advice for Australia, especially Queensland]
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*[http://raogk.com/australia.htm Random Acts of Genealogical Kindness: Australia]  
  
*[http://www.brandis.com.au/index.html Jenny Brandis’ Web Page]
 
  
*[http://members.westnet.com.au/web/llarment/ Lorraine’s Burial Records Pages]
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*[http://www.jaunay.com/auscensus.html The Census in Australia]
  
*[http://www.ballaratgenealogy.org.au Links to all State BMD and other records, and military links]
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*[http://scs.une.edu.au/Bushrangers/biog.htm The Bushranger Site]  
  
*[http://www.mhsa.org.au/ Military Historical Society of Australia]
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*[http://www.nederland-australie2006.nl/geschiedenis/au/html/index.html Netherlands to Australia: 1606 to 2006]
  
*[http://www.nla.gov.au/oz/genelist.html National Library of Australia]
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*[http://www.naa.gov.au/ National Archives of Australia]
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==Birth, Marriage and Death Certificates==
  
*[http://www.ozgenonline.com/surnsrch.htm Oz Gen Link - has links to useful sites in Australia and abroad]
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*[http://www.jaunay.com/bdm.html What You Can Expect To See on A Historical Australian BMD Certificate]
  
*[http://members.pcug.org.au/~croe/ozb/oz_boer.cgi?setup_file=oz_boer.setup Oz-Boer Database]
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*[http://www.ausbdm.org/ Australian BMD Certificate Exchange Site]
  
*[http://raogk.com/australia.htm Random Acts of Genealogical Kindness - Australia]
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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.rootsweb.com/~nswsdps/dpsindex.htm The Ryerson Index-Contemporary Death Notices and Obituaries in Australian Newspapers]
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*[http://www.jaunay.com/auscensus.html The census in Australia]
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==Cemeteries==
  
*[http://scs.une.edu.au/Bushrangers/biog.htm The Bushranger Site - profiles of some of Australia's more infamous characters]
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See [[Cemeteries Online]]
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==Emigration, Immigration, Shipping and Passenger Lists==
  
 
*[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]
  
*[http://www.ww2roll.gov.au/script/name.asp World War 2 Nominal Roll]
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* Also see [[Emigration_and_Immigration|Emigration/Immigration, Shipping and Passenger Lists]]
  
*[http://www.whitepages.com.au/wp/index.jsp White Pages Online- Telephone Directory]
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*[http://www.ww2roll.gov.au/ World War Two Nominal Roll website]
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==Military History==
  
*[http://www.jaunay.com/bdm.html What you can expect to see on an historical Australian BMD certificate]
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*[[:Category:Military and Maritime History|'''Military and Maritime History''']]
  
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*[http://www.anzacs.net Anzacs]
  
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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]
  
==The States==
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*[http://members.pcug.org.au/~croe/ozb/oz_boer.cgi?setup_file=oz_boer.setup Australians in the Boer War]
  
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*[http://freepages.history.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~ausnavy/ Australian Naval History]
  
===New South Wales===
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*[http://www.ww2roll.gov.au/script/name.asp World War 2 Nominal Roll]
 
 
 
 
'''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.
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*[[War_Memorials#ANZACS|War Memorials ANZACS]]
  
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'''Record Office Contacts'''
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==Newspapers==
  
*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://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]
  
'''Cemetery Lookup Contacts'''
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*[http://www.nla.gov.au/ndp/ Australian Newspapers Digitisation Project]
  
*Sydney, NSW [http://www.familytreeforum.com/private.php?do=newpm&u=257 Laurie in Oz]
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*[http://www.gold-net.com.au/alphabet.html Alphabetical List of Archived Magazines]
  
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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]
  
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*[http://hiddencanberra.webs.com/ Hidden Canberra]
  
'''Links'''
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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]
  
*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~nswahps/ Abermain Heritage Preservation Society]
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*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~nswbelli/ Bellingen GenWeb pages]
 
  
*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~ausghs/ Gresford Historical Society]
 
  
*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~nswsyd/index.htm History and Genealogy of Sydney and the surrounding area]
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==New South Wales==
 
 
*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~auslordh/ Lord Howe Island]
 
 
 
*[http://www.marbract.com.au Marbract - get cheap transcriptions of NSW BMD certs. Service is reliable and prompt]
 
  
 
*[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 with immigration records, convicts records and much more. Very good especially for early days in Australia]
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*[http://www.ihr.com.au/ Internet History Resources NSW Family History Document Service]
  
*[http://www.sag.org.au/ Society of Australian Genealogists]
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*[http://www.marbract.com.au Transcription Agent for NSW BMD Certificates]  
  
  
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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]
  
===Queensland===
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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]
  
'''Record Office Lookup Requests'''
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*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~ausghs/ Gresford Historical Society]
  
Please read the [[Record Office Lookup - Terms and Conditions|Terms and Conditions]] before requesting a lookup.
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*[http://www.huntervalleygenealogy.com/ Hunter Valley Genealogy]
  
By requesting a lookup you are agreeing to the Terms and Conditions as linked above.
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*[http://www.jenwilletts.com/index.htm Hunter Valley and Newcastle ancestor database]
  
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*[http://freesettler2.wetpaint.com/?t=anon Hunter Valley History Connection]
  
'''Record Office Lookup Contacts'''
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*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~auslordh/ Lord Howe Island]
  
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*[http://blogs.manly.nsw.gov.au/manlyfamilies/index.html Manly Families]
  
'''Cemetery Lookup Contacts'''
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*[http://www.ulladulla.info/history/ Milton Ulladulla Local & Family History]
  
not listed, yet.
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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.]
  
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*[http://www.sydneybenevolentasylum.com/index.php?page=search-index Sydney Benevolent Asylum - Admissions & Discharges 1857-1900]
  
'''Links'''
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*[http://archives.smh.com.au The Sydney Morning Herald Archives]
  
*[http://www.burdekin.qld.gov.au/services/databases/burialregister/ Ayr & Home Hill Burial Records]
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*[http://www.waggafamilyhistory.org.au/ Wagga Wagga and District Family History Society]
 
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*[http://www.brisbane.qld.gov.au/BCC:STANDARD::pc=PC_899 Brisbane City Council grave location search]
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==Northern Territory==
 
 
*[http://www.toowoomba.qld.gov.au/index.phpoption=com_gravefinder&Itemid=46 Drayton & Toowoomba Cemetery grave records]
 
 
 
*[http://hinchinbrook.ddsconsulting.com.au/cemeteries_register_burials.asp Ingham & District Cemetery records]
 
 
 
*[http://www.justice.qld.gov.au/bdm/IndexSearch.htm Queensland birth, death & marriage index 1829 - 1914]
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
===South 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'''
 
  
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From 1926 to 1931, Central Australia existed as a separate territory, before being reincorporated into the Northern Territory.
  
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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]
  
'''Links'''
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*[http://www.justice.qld.gov.au/bdm/IndexSearch.htm Queensland Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages]
  
*[http://www.jaunay.com/census.html 1841 census of South Australia]
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*[http://www.qfhs.org.au/ Queensland Family History Society]
  
*[http://www.saghs.org.au/graves.htm S.A. Deaths and Burials - searchable databases]
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*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~auscqfha/index.htm Central Queensland Family History Society]  
  
*[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://www.judywebster.gil.com.au/ Queensland Genealogy Pages]
  
*[http://www.tributesofhonour.info/ South Australian War Memorials]
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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]
  
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*[http://www.slq.qld.gov.au/info/ind Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders]
  
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*[http://www.qppha.com.au/ Queensland Prison and Penal Historical Association]
  
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*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~hcastle/transcripts/bev_edmonds/bevedmonds.html Newspaper Transcripts from The Queenslander]
  
===Tasmania===
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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==
  
'''Record Office Lookup Requests'''
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*[http://www.archives.sa.gov.au/ State Records 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.familyhistorysa.info/ South Australia Family History Society]  
  
By requesting a lookup you are agreeing to the Terms and Conditions as linked above.
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*[http://www.jaunay.com/census.html 1841 Census of South Australia]
  
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*[http://www.saghs.org.au/ South Australian Genealogy and Heraldry Society]
  
'''Record Office Lookup Contacts'''
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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]
  
'''Cemetery 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]
  
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*[http://www.tasfamily.net.au/ Tasmanian Family History Service]
  
'''Links'''
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*[http://www.statelibrary.tas.gov.au/familyhistory Tasmania State Library's Family History Pages]
  
*[http://portal.archives.tas.gov.au/menu.aspx?search=8 Colonial Tasmanian Family Links database]
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*[http://portal.archives.tas.gov.au/menu.aspx?search=8 Colonial Tasmanian Family Links Database]
  
*[http://www.femalefactory.com.au/ Cascades Female Factory- a history]
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*[http://www.femalefactory.com.au/ Cascades Female Factory]
  
*[http://www.hotkey.net.au/~jwilliams4/factory.htm Female Convict Factories - Tasmania including branches at Brickfield, Launceston, Hobart]
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*[http://www.hotkey.net.au/~jwilliams4/factory.htm Female Convict Factories]  
  
 
*[http://www.portarthur.org.au/ Port Arthur]
 
*[http://www.portarthur.org.au/ Port Arthur]
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==Victoria==
  
*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~austashs/convicts/con_main.htm Tasmania Gen Web]
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*[http://www.prov.vic.gov.au/ Public Record Office Victoria]
 
 
 
 
 
 
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===Victoria===
 
 
 
 
 
'''Record Office Lookup Requests'''
 
  
Please read the [[Record Office Lookup - Terms and Conditions|Terms and Conditions]] before requesting a lookup.
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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]  
  
By requesting a lookup you are agreeing to the Terms and Conditions as linked above.
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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]
  
'''Record Office Lookup Contacts'''
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*[http://www.gsv.org.au/ The Genealogical Society of Victoria]
  
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*[http://www.citymuseummelbourne.org/exhibitions/builtongold.html Melbourne City Museum and The Gold Rush]
  
'''Cemetery Lookup Contacts'''
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*[http://home.vicnet.net.au/~caov/index.htm Cornish Association of Victoria]
  
 
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*[http://www.ballaratgenealogy.org.au/ Ballarat and District Genealogical Society]
 
 
'''Links'''
 
 
 
 
 
*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~ausvicca/ Camaspe Genealogy]
 
 
 
*[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]
 
 
 
*[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/~ausygs/ Yarram Genealogy Group]
 
*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~ausygs/ Yarram Genealogy Group]
  
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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]
  
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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]
  
===Western Australia===
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*[http://www.liswa.wa.gov.au/ State Library of W.A.]
  
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*[http://welcomewalls.museum.wa.gov.au/ Western Australian Museum]
  
'''Record Office Lookup Requests'''
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*[http://www.parliament.wa.gov.au/index.htm Parliament of Western Australia]
  
Please read the [[Record Office Lookup - Terms and Conditions|Terms and Conditions]] before requesting a lookup.
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*[http://www.encyclopedia.uwapress.uwa.edu.au/ Historical Encyclopedia of WA]
  
By requesting a lookup you are agreeing to the Terms and Conditions as linked above.
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*[http://www.slwa.wa.gov.au/find/guides/wa_history/post_office_directories Western Australian Post Office Directories 1893-1949]
  
  
'''Record Office Lookup Contacts'''
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*[http://www.wags.org.au/genisite.htm Western Australian Genealogical Society]
 
 
 
 
'''Cemetery Lookup Contacts'''
 
 
 
Karrakatta, Perth [http://www.familytreeforum.com/private.php?do=newpm&u=831 Richard in Perth]
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
'''Links'''
 
 
 
  
 
*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~westaust/index.html And All So Far From Home]
 
*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~westaust/index.html And All So Far From Home]
  
*[http://www.interment.net/aus/wa/index.htm Cemeteries of Western Australia]
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*[http://www.wamarriage.info/ Western Australia Marriage index 1906-1953]
  
*[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://members.westnet.com.au/gfhs/Cemeteries/utakarra/retrieve.asp Geraldton Cemetery Burials & Cremations]  
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*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~australind/ Australind]
  
*[http://www.encyclopedia.uwapress.uwa.edu.au/ Historical Encyclopedia of WA]
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*[http://www.fremantleprison.com/ Freemantle Prison Convict Database]
 
 
*[http://members.westnet.com.au/gfhs/Cemeteries/menu.htm Known burials in the Midwest Region of Western Australia]
 
 
 
*[http://www.mcb.wa.gov.au/default.php Metropolitan Cemeteries Board, Perth, WA]
 
  
 
*[http://www.perthdps.com/ Perth Dead Persons Society]
 
*[http://www.perthdps.com/ Perth Dead Persons Society]
 
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*[http://www.parliament.wa.gov.au/web/newwebparl.nsf/iframewebpages/Hansard%20-%20Advanced%20Search Parliament of Western Australia - Hansard Search]
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==External==
 
 
*[http://www.openwindows.com/marriage/search.htm Reverse Marriages Index WA, 1905-1942]
 
 
 
*[http://www.liswa.wa.gov.au/ State Library of W.A.]
 
 
 
*[http://aeon.sro.wa.gov.au/Investigator/simple.asp State Records of Western Australia]
 
 
 
*[http://www.liswa.wa.gov.au/ State Library of W.A.]
 
 
 
*[http://www.openwindows.com/marriage/search.htm Western Australia Marriage lookup 1906 - 1936]
 
 
 
*[http://www.justice.wa.gov.au/portal/server.pt Western Australia BMDs online for free]
 
 
 
*[http://www.wags.org.au/genisite.htm Western Australian Genealogical Society]
 
 
 
*[http://www.slwa.wa.gov.au/pdf/battye/pods/Post_Office_Directories_Contents.html Western Australian Post Office Directories 1893-1949]
 
 
 
*[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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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



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