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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]
  
*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~tigerhawk71/aus-sa_lookup.htm Australian Volunteers Lookup Page]
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*[http://www.archivenet.gov.au/archives.html Archives around Australia]
  
 
*[http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/adbonline.htm Australian Dictionary of Biography]
 
*[http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/adbonline.htm Australian Dictionary of Biography]
  
*[http://www.awm.gov.au/ Australia War Memorial]
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*[http://gutenberg.net.au/dictbiog/00-dict-biogIndex.html Dictionary of Australian Biography]
  
*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~nswsdps/ The Ryerson Index to Contemporary Death Notices and Obituaries in Australian Newspapers ]
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*[http://www.ga.gov.au/map/names/ Gazetteer of Australia]
  
*[http://www.gold-net.com.au/alphabet.html Alphabetical List of Archived Magazines]
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*[http://www.nla.gov.au/oz/genelist.html National Library of Australia]
  
*[http://www.hagsoc.org.au/sagraves/index.php Australian War Graves in South Africa 1899 - 1902]
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*[http://trove.nla.gov.au/ National Library of Australia - Trove - archived resources]
  
*[http://www.australiansatwar.com.au/ Australians at War]
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*[http://www.pictureaustralia.org/apps/pictureaustralia National Picture Library of Australia]
  
*[http://www.ozgenonline.com/aust_cemeteries/ Australian Cemeteries] - With Links to Online Data Where Available
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*[http://www.whitepages.com.au/wp/index.jsp White Pages Online]  
  
*[http://www.ausbdm.org/ Australian BMD Certificate Exchange Site]
 
  
*[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.sag.org.au/ Society of Australian Genealogists]
  
*[http://www.naa.gov.au/publications/fact_sheets/fs89.html Contact Addresses for Australian Births, Deaths & Marriages]
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*[http://www.australiagenweb.org/ AustraliaGenWeb Project]
  
*[http://www.coraweb.com.au/ Cora Nun's Australia Gateway]
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*[http://www.familytreeoz.com/ Australian Family History Online Resources]  
  
*[http://gutenberg.net.au/dictbiog/00-dict-biogIndex.html Dictionary of Australian Biography]
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*[http://www.coraweb.com.au/ Cora Nun's Australian Gateway]
  
*[http://www.cwgc.org/debt_of_honour.asp?menuid=14 Debt of Honour Register] Commonwealth War Graves Commission
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*[http://www.brandis.com.au/index.html Genealogy Links]
  
*[http://www.nederland-australie2006.nl/geschiedenis/au/html/index.html Dedicated to 400 years Netherlands - Australia]
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*[http://www.ozgenonline.com/surnsrch.htm Oz Gen Online]
  
*[http://www.judywebster.gil.com.au/index.html Genealogy Advice for Australia] especially Queensland
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*[http://www.ballaratgenealogy.org.au Nationwide Links]
  
*[http://www.pictureaustralia.org/apps/pictureaustralia National Picture Library of Australia]
 
  
*[http://www.brandis.com.au/index.html Jenny Brandis’ Web Page]
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*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~tigerhawk71/aus-sa_lookup.htm Australian Volunteers Lookup Page]
  
*[http://members.westnet.com.au/web/llarment/ Lorraine’s Burial Records Pages]
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*[http://raogk.com/australia.htm Random Acts of Genealogical Kindness: Australia]  
  
*[http://www.ballaratgenealogy.org.au Links to All State BMD & Other Records, and Military Links]
 
  
*[http://www.mhsa.org.au/ Military Historical Society of Australia]
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*[http://www.jaunay.com/auscensus.html The Census in Australia]
  
*[http://www.nla.gov.au/oz/genelist.html National Library of Australia]
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*[http://scs.une.edu.au/Bushrangers/biog.htm The Bushranger Site]  
  
*[http://www.naa.gov.au/ National Archives of Australia]
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*[http://www.nederland-australie2006.nl/geschiedenis/au/html/index.html Netherlands to Australia: 1606 to 2006]
  
*[http://www.ozgenonline.com/surnsrch.htm Oz Gen Link] - Has links to useful sites in Australia & abroad
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*[http://members.pcug.org.au/~croe/ozb/oz_boer.cgi?setup_file=oz_boer.setup Oz-Boer Database]
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==Birth, Marriage and Death Certificates==
  
*[http://raogk.com/australia.htm Random Acts of Genealogical Kindness] - 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.jaunay.com/auscensus.html The Census in Australia]
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*[http://www.ausbdm.org/ Australian BMD Certificate Exchange Site]
  
*[http://scs.une.edu.au/Bushrangers/biog.htm The Bushranger Site] - profiles of some of Australia's more infamous characters.
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*[http://www.naa.gov.au/about-us/publications/fact-sheets/fs89.aspx Contact Addresses for Australian Births, Deaths & Marriages]
  
*[http://www.janetreakesgenealogy.com/VirtualWall/Welcome.htm V*I*R*T*U*A*L Immigration Wall of Honour]
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*[http://www.ww2roll.gov.au/script/name.asp World War 2 Nominal Roll]
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==Cemeteries==
  
*[http://www.whitepages.com.au/wp/index.jsp White Pages Online] Telephone directory
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See [[Cemeteries Online]]
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==Emigration, Immigration, Shipping and Passenger Lists==
  
*[http://www.jaunay.com/bdm.html What You Can Expect To See on A Historical Australian BMD Certificate]
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*[http://www.janetreakesgenealogy.com/VirtualWall/Welcome.htm V*I*R*T*U*A*L Immigration Wall of Honour]
  
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* Also see [[Emigration_and_Immigration|Emigration/Immigration, Shipping and Passenger Lists]]
  
'''The States'''
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==New South Wales==
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==Military History==
  
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*[[:Category:Military and Maritime History|'''Military and Maritime History''']]
  
'''Record Office Lookup Requests'''
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*[http://www.anzacs.net Anzacs]
  
Please read the [[Record Office Lookup - Terms and Conditions|Terms and Conditions]] before requesting a lookup.
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*[http://www.mhsa.org.au/ Military Historical Society of Australia]
  
By requesting a lookup you are agreeing to the Terms and Conditions as linked above.
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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 Contacts'''
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*[http://freepages.history.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~ausnavy/ Australian Naval History]
  
*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.ww2roll.gov.au/script/name.asp World War 2 Nominal Roll]
  
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*[[War_Memorials#ANZACS|War Memorials ANZACS]]
  
'''Cemetery Lookup Contacts'''
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*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]
  
'''Links'''
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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]
  
*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~nswahps/ Abermain Heritage Preservation Society]
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*[http://www.gold-net.com.au/alphabet.html Alphabetical List of Archived Magazines]
  
*[http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Pointe/5525/ Armidale Family History Society]
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*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~nswbelli/ Bellingen GenWeb Pages]
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==Australian Capital Territory==
  
*[http://members.pcug.org.au/~ppmay/braidwood.htm Braidwood Gaol Admissions] 1856-1899
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*[http://www.ors.act.gov.au/bdm/index.html Office of Regulatory Services. Births Deaths & Marriages]
  
*[http://www.convicttrail.org/ Great North Road Convict Trail]
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*[http://hiddencanberra.webs.com/ Hidden Canberra]  
  
*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~ausghs/ Gresford Historical Society]
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*[http://www.canberrahistorygroup.com/ The Canberra History Group]
  
*[http://www.hawkesbury.net.au/cemetery/index.html Hawkesbury Cemetery and Grave Register]
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*[http://www.hagsoc.org.au/ Heraldry & Genealogical Society of Canberra]
 
 
*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~nswsyd/index.htm History and Genealogy of Sydney & The Surrounding Area]
 
  
*[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]
 
  
*[http://www.cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au/assessmentbooks/ City of Sydney Assessment Books 1845 - 1948] large pdf files to download, searchable for names - and including Ward Maps
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*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~nswahps/ Abermain Heritage Preservation Society]
  
==Queensland==
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*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~nswbelli/ Bellingen GenWeb Pages]
  
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*[http://members.pcug.org.au/~ppmay/braidwood.htm Braidwood Gaol Admissions 1856-1899]
  
'''Record Office Lookup Requests'''
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*[http://www.convicttrail.org/ Great North Road Convict Trail]
  
Please read the [[Record Office Lookup - Terms and Conditions|Terms and Conditions]] before requesting a lookup.
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*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~ausghs/ Gresford Historical Society]
  
By requesting a lookup you are agreeing to the Terms and Conditions as linked above.
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*[http://www.huntervalleygenealogy.com/ Hunter Valley Genealogy]
  
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*[http://www.jenwilletts.com/index.htm Hunter Valley and Newcastle ancestor database]
  
'''Record Office Lookup Contacts'''
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*[http://freesettler2.wetpaint.com/?t=anon Hunter Valley History Connection]
  
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*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~auslordh/ Lord Howe Island]
  
'''Cemetery Lookup Contacts'''
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*[http://blogs.manly.nsw.gov.au/manlyfamilies/index.html Manly Families]
  
not listed, yet.
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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]
  
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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.]
  
'''Links'''
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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.rootsweb.com/~auscqfha/index.htm Central Queensland Family History Society] Includes Some On-line Records
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*[http://members.iinet.net.au/~genient  Genealogical Society of Northern Territory]
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==Queensland==
  
*[http://hinchinbrook.ddsconsulting.com.au/cemeteries_register_burials.asp Ingham & District Cemetery Records]
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*[http://www.archives.qld.gov.au/ Queensland State Archives]
  
*[http://www.judywebster.gil.com.au/ Judy Webster's Queensland Genealogy Pages]
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*[http://www.justice.qld.gov.au/bdm/IndexSearch.htm Queensland Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages]
  
*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~hcastle/transcripts/bev_edmonds/bevedmonds.html Newspaper Transcripts From The Queenslander]
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*[http://www.qfhs.org.au/ Queensland Family History Society]
  
*[http://www.judywebster.gil.com.au/hospital.html Some Hospital Admissions Records]
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*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~auscqfha/index.htm Central Queensland Family History Society]  
  
*[http://publib.slq.qld.gov.au/footprints/footprints.htm The Indigenous People of Queensland]
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*[http://www.judywebster.gil.com.au/ Queensland Genealogy Pages]
  
*[http://www.nambour-chronicle.com/ Nambour Chronicle] Searchable pdf images of The Chronicle - pages to download after free registration
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*[http://queenslandhistory.org.au/ Queenland Historical 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.nrw.qld.gov.au/property/place_names.html Queensland Place Names]
  
 
*[http://www.pictureqld.slq.qld.gov.au/ Queensland Photographs]
 
*[http://www.pictureqld.slq.qld.gov.au/ Queensland Photographs]
  
*[http://www.archives.qld.gov.au/ Queensland State Archives]
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*[http://www.slq.qld.gov.au/info/ind Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders]
  
*[http://www.nrw.qld.gov.au/property/place_names.html Queensland Place-Names Search]
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*[http://www.qppha.com.au/ Queensland Prison and Penal Historical Association]
  
*[http://queenslandhistory.org.au/ Queenland Historical Society]
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*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~hcastle/transcripts/bev_edmonds/bevedmonds.html Newspaper Transcripts from The Queenslander]
  
*[http://www.justice.qld.gov.au/bdm/IndexSearch.htm Queensland Birth, Death & Marriage Index 1829 - 1914]
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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==
 
==South Australia==
  
 
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*[http://www.archives.sa.gov.au/ State Records of 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'''
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
'''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.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
 
 
 
*[http://www.tributesofhonour.info/ South Australian War Memorials]
 
 
 
*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~aussa/  South Australia GenWeb Project]
 
  
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*[http://www.genealogylinks.net/australia/south-australia/index.html South Australia Genealogy Links]
  
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*[http://users.esc.net.au/~pereilly/index.html Murray River Heritage]
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==Tasmania==
 
==Tasmania==
  
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*[http://www.archives.tas.gov.au/ Archives Office of Tasmania]
  
'''Record Office Lookup Requests'''
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*[http://www.tasfamily.net.au/ Tasmanian Family History Service]
 
 
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.statelibrary.tas.gov.au/familyhistory Tasmania State Library's Family History Pages]
'''Record Office Lookup Contacts'''
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
'''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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*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~austashs/convicts/con_main.htm Tasmania Gen Web]
 
 
 
 
 
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==Victoria==
 
==Victoria==
  
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*[http://www.prov.vic.gov.au/ Public Record Office Victoria]
  
'''Record Office Lookup Requests'''
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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]
  
Please read the [[Record Office Lookup - Terms and Conditions|Terms and Conditions]] before requesting a lookup.
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*[http://www.access.prov.vic.gov.au/public/PROVguides/PROVguide050/PROVguide050.jsp Locating and Copying Ships' Passenger Lists]
  
By requesting a lookup you are agreeing to the Terms and Conditions as linked above.
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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]
  
'''Record Office Lookup Contacts'''
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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]
  
 
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*[http://www.ballaratgenealogy.org.au/ Ballarat and District Genealogical Society]
 
 
'''Cemetery Lookup Contacts'''
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
'''Links'''
 
 
 
*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~ausvicca/ Campaspe Genealogy]
 
 
 
*[http://www.gsv.org.au/ The Genealogical Society of Victoria Inc.]
 
 
 
*[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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*[http://proarchives.imagineering.com.au/Index_search.asp?searchid=23 Index to Unassisted Inward Passenger Lists to Victoria 1852-1923]
 
 
 
 
 
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==Western Australia==
 
==Western Australia==
  
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*[http://aeon.sro.wa.gov.au/investigator/investigator.htm State Records of Western Australia]
  
'''Record Office Lookup Requests'''
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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]
  
Please read the [[Record Office Lookup - Terms and Conditions|Terms and Conditions]] before requesting a lookup.
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*[http://www.liswa.wa.gov.au/ State Library of W.A.]
  
By requesting a lookup you are agreeing to the Terms and Conditions as linked above.
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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 Contacts'''
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*[http://www.encyclopedia.uwapress.uwa.edu.au/ Historical Encyclopedia of WA]
  
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*[http://www.slwa.wa.gov.au/find/guides/wa_history/post_office_directories Western Australian Post Office Directories 1893-1949]
  
'''Cemetery Lookup Contacts'''
 
  
Karrakatta, Perth [http://www.familytreeforum.com/private.php?do=newpm&u=831 Richard in Perth]
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*[http://www.wags.org.au/genisite.htm Western Australian Genealogical Society]
  
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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]
  
'''Links'''
 
  
 
*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~australind/ Australind]
 
*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~australind/ Australind]
  
*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~westaust/index.html And All So Far From Home]
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*[http://www.fremantleprison.com/ Freemantle Prison Convict Database]
 
 
*[http://www.interment.net/aus/wa/index.htm Cemeteries of Western Australia]
 
 
 
*[http://www.openwindows.com/marriage/search.htm Western Australia Marriage index 1906 - 1947]
 
 
 
*[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]
 
 
 
*[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]
 
 
 
*[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.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]  includes a database of some migrants to WA
 
 
 
*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~auswa/ Western Australia GenWeb Project]
 
 
 
 
 
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==The Territories==
 
 
 
 
 
'''Australian Capital Territory'''
 
 
 
 
 
'''Record Office Lookup Contacts'''
 
 
 
'''Cemetery Lookup Contacts'''
 
 
 
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'''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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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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