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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 & 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.pictureaustralia.org/apps/pictureaustralia Images of Australia]
 
  
*[http://www.brandis.com.au/index.html Jenny Brandis’ Web Page]
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*[http://www.jaunay.com/auscensus.html The Census in Australia]
  
*[http://members.westnet.com.au/web/llarment/ Lorraine’s Burial Records Pages]
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*[http://scs.une.edu.au/Bushrangers/biog.htm The Bushranger Site]  
  
*[http://www.ballaratgenealogy.org.au Links to All State BMD & Other Records, and Military Links]
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*[http://www.nederland-australie2006.nl/geschiedenis/au/html/index.html Netherlands to Australia: 1606 to 2006]
  
*[http://www.mhsa.org.au/ Military Historical Society of Australia]
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*[http://www.nla.gov.au/oz/genelist.html National Library of Australia]
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==Birth, Marriage and Death Certificates==
  
*[http://www.naa.gov.au/ National Archives of Australia]
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*[http://www.jaunay.com/bdm.html What You Can Expect To See on A Historical Australian BMD Certificate]
  
*[http://www.ozgenonline.com/surnsrch.htm Oz Gen Link] - Has links to useful sites in Australia & abroad
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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://raogk.com/australia.htm Random Acts of Genealogical Kindness] - Australia
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*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~nswsdps/dpsindex.htm The Ryerson Index]Contemporary death notices and obituaries in Australian newspapers.
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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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*[http://scs.une.edu.au/Bushrangers/biog.htm The Bushranger Site] - profiles of some of Australia's more infamous characters.
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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 A Historical Australian BMD Certificate]
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*[[:Category:Military and Maritime History|'''Military and Maritime History''']]
  
==The States==
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*[http://www.anzacs.net Anzacs]
  
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*[http://www.mhsa.org.au/ Military Historical Society of Australia]
  
===New South Wales===
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*[http://www.australiansatwar.com.au/ Australians at War]
  
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*[http://members.pcug.org.au/~croe/ozb/oz_boer.cgi?setup_file=oz_boer.setup Australians in the Boer War]
  
'''Record Office Lookup Requests'''
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*[http://freepages.history.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~ausnavy/ Australian Naval History]
  
Please read the [[Record Office Lookup - Terms and Conditions|Terms and Conditions]] before requesting a lookup.
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*[http://www.ww2roll.gov.au/script/name.asp World War 2 Nominal Roll]
  
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]
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
'''Links'''
 
  
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*[http://www.gold-net.com.au/alphabet.html Alphabetical List of Archived Magazines]
  
*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~nswahps/ Abermain Heritage Preservation Society]
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*[http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Pointe/5525/ Armidale Family History Society]
 
 
 
*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~nswbelli/ Bellingen GenWeb Pages]
 
  
*[http://members.pcug.org.au/~ppmay/braidwood.htm Braidwood Gaol Admissions] 1856-1899
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==Australian Capital Territory==
  
*[http://www.convicttrail.org/ Great North Road Convict Trail]
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*[http://www.ors.act.gov.au/bdm/index.html Office of Regulatory Services. Births Deaths & Marriages]
  
*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~ausghs/ Gresford Historical Society]
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*[http://hiddencanberra.webs.com/ Hidden Canberra]  
  
*[http://www.hawkesbury.net.au/cemetery/index.html Harwkesbury Cemetery and Grave Register]
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*[http://www.canberrahistorygroup.com/ The Canberra History Group]
  
*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~nswsyd/index.htm History and Genealogy of Sydney & The Surrounding Area]
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*[http://www.hagsoc.org.au/ Heraldry & Genealogical Society of Canberra]
  
*[http://www.huntervalleygenealogy.com/ Hunter Valley Genealogy]
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*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~auslordh/ Lord Howe Island]
 
  
*[http://www.marbract.com.au Marbract - Low Cost Transcriptions of NSW BMD Certs.] Service is reliable & prompt.
 
  
*[http://www.ulladulla.info/history/ Milton Ulladulla Local & Family History]
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==New South Wales==
  
 
*[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 etc] 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.warmemorialsnsw.asn.au/ Register of NSW War Memorials]
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*[http://www.marbract.com.au Transcription Agent for NSW BMD Certificates]  
  
*[http://www.sag.org.au/ Society of Australian Genealogists]
 
  
===Queensland===
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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 Requests'''
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*[http://members.pcug.org.au/~ppmay/braidwood.htm Braidwood Gaol Admissions 1856-1899]
  
Please read the [[Record Office Lookup - Terms and Conditions|Terms and Conditions]] before requesting a lookup.
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*[http://www.convicttrail.org/ Great North Road Convict Trail]
  
By requesting a lookup you are agreeing to the Terms and Conditions as linked above.
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*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~ausghs/ Gresford Historical Society]
  
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*[http://www.huntervalleygenealogy.com/ Hunter Valley Genealogy]
  
'''Record Office Lookup Contacts'''
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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]
  
'''Cemetery 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]
  
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*[http://www.ulladulla.info/history/ Milton Ulladulla Local & Family History]
  
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*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~nswsyd/index.htm History and Genealogy of Greater Sydney]
  
'''Links'''
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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]
  
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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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==Northern Territory==
  
*[http://www.brisbane.qld.gov.au/BCC:STANDARD::pc=PC_899 Brisbane City Council Grave Location Search]
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From 1926 to 1931, Central Australia existed as a separate territory, before being reincorporated into the Northern Territory.
  
*[http://www.angelfire.com/rnb/dps/brisbaneindex.html Brisbane Dead Persons Society]
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*[http://members.iinet.net.au/~genient  Genealogical Society of Northern Territory]
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==Queensland==
  
*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~auscqfha/index.htm Central Queensland Family History Society] Includes Some On-line Records
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*[http://www.archives.qld.gov.au/ Queensland State Archives]
 
 
*[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.judywebster.gil.com.au/ Judy Webster's Queensland Genealogy Pages]
 
 
 
*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~hcastle/transcripts/bev_edmonds/bevedmonds.html Newspaper Transcripts From The Queenslander]
 
 
 
*[http://www.judywebster.gil.com.au/hospital.html Some Hospital Admissions Records]
 
  
*[http://publib.slq.qld.gov.au/footprints/footprints.htm The Indigenous People of Queensland]
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*[http://www.justice.qld.gov.au/bdm/IndexSearch.htm Queensland Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages]
  
 
*[http://www.qfhs.org.au/ Queensland Family History Society]
 
*[http://www.qfhs.org.au/ Queensland Family History Society]
  
*[http://www.qppha.com.au/ Queensland Prison and Penal Historical Association]
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*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~auscqfha/index.htm Central Queensland Family History Society]  
 
 
*[http://www.pictureqld.slq.qld.gov.au/ Queensland Photographs]
 
 
 
*[http://www.archives.qld.gov.au/ Queensland State Archives]
 
  
*[http://www.nrw.qld.gov.au/property/place_names.html Queensland Place-Names Search]
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*[http://www.judywebster.gil.com.au/ Queensland Genealogy Pages]
  
 
*[http://queenslandhistory.org.au/ Queenland Historical Society]
 
*[http://queenslandhistory.org.au/ Queenland Historical Society]
  
*[http://www.justice.qld.gov.au/bdm/IndexSearch.htm Queensland Birth, Death & Marriage Index 1829 - 1914]
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*[http://www.nrw.qld.gov.au/property/place_names.html Queensland Place Names]
  
===South Australia===
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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]
  
'''Record Office Lookup Requests'''
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*[http://www.qppha.com.au/ Queensland Prison and Penal Historical Association]
 
 
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'''
 
  
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*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~hcastle/transcripts/bev_edmonds/bevedmonds.html Newspaper Transcripts from The Queenslander]
  
'''Cemetery Lookup Contacts'''
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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==
  
 
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*[http://www.archives.sa.gov.au/ State Records of South Australia]
 
 
'''Links'''
 
  
 
*[http://www.familyhistorysa.info/ South Australia Family History Society]  
 
*[http://www.familyhistorysa.info/ South Australia Family History Society]  
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*[http://www.jaunay.com/census.html 1841 Census of South Australia]
 
*[http://www.jaunay.com/census.html 1841 Census of South Australia]
  
*[http://www.saghs.org.au/ South Australian Genealogy and Heraldy Society Inc.] With On-line Databases
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*[http://www.saghs.org.au/ South Australian Genealogy and Heraldry Society]  
  
*[http://www.slsa.sa.gov.au/manning/ The Manning Index] Newspaper and Magazine Transcriptions 1837-1937
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*[http://www.slsa.sa.gov.au/manning/ The Manning Index Newspaper and Magazine Transcriptions 1837-1937]
  
*[http://www.saghs.org.au/graves.htm S.A. Deaths and Burials] - Searchable Databases
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*[http://www.genealogylinks.net/australia/south-australia/index.html South Australia Genealogy Links]  
  
*[http://www.genealogylinks.net/australia/south-australia/index.html South Australia Genealogy Links] - over 100 genealogy links for South Australia, Australia, inc. Ships' Passenger Lists, Censuses, Cemetery Transcriptions and Military Records
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*[http://users.esc.net.au/~pereilly/index.html Murray River Heritage]
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==Tasmania==
  
*[http://www.tributesofhonour.info/ South Australian War Memorials]
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*[http://www.archives.tas.gov.au/ Archives Office of Tasmania]  
 
 
*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~aussa/ SA GenWeb]
 
 
 
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===Tasmania===
 
 
 
 
 
'''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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*[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]
 
 
 
 
'''Cemetery Lookup Contacts'''
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
'''Links'''
 
 
 
 
 
*[http://www.archives.tas.gov.au/ Archives Office of Tasmania] With On-line Databases, inc. Convicts
 
 
 
*[http://www.statelibrary.tas.gov.au/whatdo/services/famhistory Tasmania State Library's Family History Pages]
 
  
 
*[http://portal.archives.tas.gov.au/menu.aspx?search=8 Colonial Tasmanian Family Links Database]
 
*[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 inc. 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]
 
 
*[http://www.tasfamily.net.au/ Tasmanian Family History Service]
 
 
 
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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.
 
 
 
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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*[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]
  
'''Links'''
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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]
  
*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~ausvicca/ Campaspe Genealogy]
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*[http://www.citymuseummelbourne.org/exhibitions/builtongold.html Melbourne City Museum and The Gold Rush]
  
*[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] ''link broken''
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*[http://home.vicnet.net.au/~caov/index.htm Cornish Association of Victoria]
  
*[http://www.gsv.org.au/ The Genealogical Society of Victoria Inc.]
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*[http://www.ballaratgenealogy.org.au/ Ballarat and District Genealogical Society]
 
 
*[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/~ausvic/ Victoria GenWeb]
 
  
 
*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~ausygs/ Yarram Genealogy Group]
 
*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~ausygs/ Yarram Genealogy Group]
  
*[http://www.citymuseummelbourne.org/exhibitions/builtongold.html The Gold Rush and Melbourne City Museum]
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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]
  
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*[http://www.liswa.wa.gov.au/ State Library of W.A.]
  
===Western Australia===
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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]
  
'''Record Office Lookup Requests'''
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*[http://www.encyclopedia.uwapress.uwa.edu.au/ Historical Encyclopedia of WA]
  
Please read the [[Record Office Lookup - Terms and Conditions|Terms and Conditions]] before requesting a lookup.
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*[http://www.slwa.wa.gov.au/find/guides/wa_history/post_office_directories Western Australian Post Office Directories 1893-1949]
  
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'''
 
  
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*[http://www.wags.org.au/genisite.htm Western Australian Genealogical Society]
  
 
*[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)]  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]  
 
  
*[http://www.fremantleprison.com/ Freemantle Prison] Includes a searchable convict database
 
  
*[http://www.encyclopedia.uwapress.uwa.edu.au/ Historical Encyclopedia of WA]
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*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~australind/ Australind]
  
*[http://members.westnet.com.au/gfhs/Cemeteries/menu.htm Known Burials in The Midwest Region of Western Australia]
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*[http://www.fremantleprison.com/ Freemantle Prison Convict Database]
 
 
*[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)]
 
 
 
*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~auswa/ WA GenWeb]
 
 
 
 
 
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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)]
 
 
 
* [http://www.hagsoc.org.au/ Heraldry & Genealogical Society of Canberra]
 
 
 
===Jervis Bay Territory===
 
 
 
'''Record Office Lookup Contacts'''
 
 
 
'''Cemetery Lookup Contacts'''
 
 
 
not listed, yet.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
===Northern Territory===
 
 
 
 
 
From 1926 to 1931, Central Australia existed as a separate territory, before being reincorporated into the Northern Territory.
 
 
 
[http://members.iinet.net.au/~genient  Genealogical Society of Northern Territory]
 
 
 
 
 
'''Record Office Lookup Contacts'''
 
 
 
 
 
'''Cemetery Lookup Contacts'''
 
 
 
not listed, yet.
 
 
 
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Heard and McDonald Islands
 
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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

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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