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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]
 
 
*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~nswsdps/ The Ryerson Index to Contemporary Death Notices and Obituaries in Australian Newspapers ]
 
 
*[http://www.nla.gov.au/ndp/ Australian Newspapers Digitisation Project]
 
 
*[http://www.gold-net.com.au/alphabet.html Alphabetical List of Archived Magazines]
 
 
*[http://www.hagsoc.org.au/sagraves/index.php Australian War Graves in South Africa 1899 - 1902]
 
 
*[http://www.australiansatwar.com.au/ Australians at War]
 
 
*[http://www.ozgenonline.com/aust_cemeteries/ Australian Cemeteries]
 
 
*[http://members.pcug.org.au/~pblair/auscem/auscemlist.php Australian Cemeteries Geolocator]
 
 
*[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]
 
 
*[http://www.naa.gov.au/publications/fact_sheets/fs89.html Contact Addresses for Australian Births, Deaths & Marriages]
 
 
*[http://www.coraweb.com.au/ Cora Nun's Australia Gateway]
 
  
 
*[http://gutenberg.net.au/dictbiog/00-dict-biogIndex.html Dictionary of Australian Biography]
 
*[http://gutenberg.net.au/dictbiog/00-dict-biogIndex.html Dictionary of Australian Biography]
  
*[http://www.cwgc.org/debt_of_honour.asp?menuid=14 Debt of Honour Register]  
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*[http://www.ga.gov.au/map/names/ Gazetteer of Australia]
  
*[http://www.nederland-australie2006.nl/geschiedenis/au/html/index.html Dedicated to 400 years Netherlands - Australia]
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*[http://www.nla.gov.au/oz/genelist.html National Library of Australia]
  
*[http://www.judywebster.gil.com.au/index.html Genealogy Advice for Australia] especially Queensland
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*[http://trove.nla.gov.au/ National Library of Australia - Trove - archived resources]
  
*[http://www.ihr.com.au/ Internet History Resources NSW Family History Document Service]
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*[http://www.pictureaustralia.org/apps/pictureaustralia National Picture Library of Australia]
  
*[http://www.pictureaustralia.org/apps/pictureaustralia National Picture Library of Australia]
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*[http://www.whitepages.com.au/wp/index.jsp White Pages Online]  
  
*[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.sag.org.au/ Society of Australian Genealogists]
  
*[http://www.ballaratgenealogy.org.au Links to All State BMD & Other Records, and Military Links]
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*[http://www.australiagenweb.org/ AustraliaGenWeb Project]
  
*[http://www.mhsa.org.au/ Military Historical Society of Australia]
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*[http://www.familytreeoz.com/ Australian Family History Online Resources]  
  
*[http://www.nla.gov.au/oz/genelist.html National Library of Australia]
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*[http://www.coraweb.com.au/ Cora Nun's Australian Gateway]
  
*[http://www.naa.gov.au/ National Archives of Australia]
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*[http://www.brandis.com.au/index.html Genealogy Links]
  
*[http://www.familytreeoz.com/ Australia Family History Online Resources]  
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*[http://www.ozgenonline.com/surnsrch.htm Oz Gen Online]
  
*[http://freepages.history.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~ausnavy/ Australian Naval History]
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*[http://www.ballaratgenealogy.org.au Nationwide Links]
  
*[http://www.newspapers.com.au/ Australian Newspaper Directory]
 
  
*[http://www.ozgenonline.com/surnsrch.htm Oz Gen Links]
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*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~tigerhawk71/aus-sa_lookup.htm Australian Volunteers Lookup Page]
  
*[http://members.pcug.org.au/~croe/ozb/oz_boer.cgi?setup_file=oz_boer.setup Oz-Boer Database]
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*[http://raogk.com/australia.htm Random Acts of Genealogical Kindness: Australia]  
  
*[http://raogk.com/australia.htm Random Acts of Genealogical Kindness]
 
  
 
*[http://www.jaunay.com/auscensus.html The Census in Australia]
 
*[http://www.jaunay.com/auscensus.html The Census in Australia]
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*[http://scs.une.edu.au/Bushrangers/biog.htm The Bushranger Site]  
 
*[http://scs.une.edu.au/Bushrangers/biog.htm The Bushranger Site]  
  
*[http://www.janetreakesgenealogy.com/VirtualWall/Welcome.htm V*I*R*T*U*A*L Immigration Wall of Honour]
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*[http://www.nederland-australie2006.nl/geschiedenis/au/html/index.html Netherlands to Australia: 1606 to 2006]
  
*[http://www.ww2roll.gov.au/script/name.asp World War 2 Nominal Roll]
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*[http://www.whitepages.com.au/wp/index.jsp White Pages Online]
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==Birth, Marriage and Death Certificates==
  
 
*[http://www.jaunay.com/bdm.html What You Can Expect To See on A Historical Australian BMD Certificate]
 
*[http://www.jaunay.com/bdm.html What You Can Expect To See on A Historical Australian BMD Certificate]
  
*[http://www.pictureaustralia.org// Picture Australia]
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*[http://www.ausbdm.org/ Australian BMD Certificate Exchange Site]
  
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*[http://www.naa.gov.au/about-us/publications/fact-sheets/fs89.aspx Contact Addresses for Australian Births, Deaths & Marriages]
  
'''The States'''
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==New South Wales==
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==Cemeteries==
  
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See [[Cemeteries Online]]
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==Emigration, Immigration, Shipping and Passenger Lists==
  
'''Record Office Lookup Requests'''
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*[http://www.janetreakesgenealogy.com/VirtualWall/Welcome.htm V*I*R*T*U*A*L Immigration Wall of Honour]
  
Please read the [[Record Office Lookup - Terms and Conditions|Terms and Conditions]] before requesting a lookup.
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* Also see [[Emigration_and_Immigration|Emigration/Immigration, Shipping and Passenger Lists]]
  
By requesting a lookup you are agreeing to the Terms and Conditions as linked above.
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==Military History==
  
'''Record Office Contacts'''
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*[[:Category:Military and Maritime History|'''Military and Maritime 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.anzacs.net Anzacs]
  
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*[http://www.mhsa.org.au/ Military Historical Society of Australia]
  
'''Cemetery Lookup Contacts'''
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*[http://www.australiansatwar.com.au/ Australians at War]
  
*Sydney, NSW [http://www.familytreeforum.com/private.php?do=newpm&u=257 Laurie in Oz]
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*[http://members.pcug.org.au/~croe/ozb/oz_boer.cgi?setup_file=oz_boer.setup Australians in the Boer War]
*Blue Mountain Region [http://www.familytreeforum.com/private.php?do=newpm&u=7284 JohnH]
 
  
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*[http://freepages.history.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~ausnavy/ Australian Naval History]
  
'''Links'''
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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]]
  
*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~nswahps/ Abermain Heritage Preservation Society]
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*[http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Pointe/5525/ Armidale Family History Society]
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==Newspapers==
  
*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~nswbelli/ Bellingen GenWeb Pages]
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*[http://www.newspapers.com.au/ Australian Newspaper Directory]
  
*[http://members.pcug.org.au/~ppmay/braidwood.htm Braidwood Gaol Admissions] 1856-1899
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*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~nswsdps/ The Ryerson Index to Contemporary Death Notices and Obituaries in Australian Newspapers]
  
*[http://hiddencanberra.webs.com/ Hidden Canberra]  
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*[http://www.nla.gov.au/ndp/ Australian Newspapers Digitisation Project]
  
*[http://www.canberrahistorygroup.com/ The Canberra History Group]  
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*[http://www.gold-net.com.au/alphabet.html Alphabetical List of Archived Magazines]
  
*[http://www.jenwilletts.com/index.htm Free Settler or Felon Newcastle/Hunter Valley ancestor database]
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*[http://www.convicttrail.org/ Great North Road Convict Trail]
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==Australian Capital Territory==
  
*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~ausghs/ Gresford Historical Society]
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*[http://www.ors.act.gov.au/bdm/index.html Office of Regulatory Services. Births Deaths & Marriages]
  
*[http://www.hawkesbury.net.au/cemetery/index.html Hawkesbury Cemetery and Grave Register]
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*[http://hiddencanberra.webs.com/ Hidden Canberra]  
  
*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~nswsyd/index.htm History and Genealogy of Sydney & The Surrounding Area]
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*[http://www.canberrahistorygroup.com/ The Canberra History Group]
  
*[http://www.huntervalleygenealogy.com/ Hunter Valley Genealogy]
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*[http://www.hagsoc.org.au/ Heraldry & Genealogical Society of Canberra]
  
*[http://freesettler2.wetpaint.com/?t=anon Hunter Valley History Connection]
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*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~auslordh/ Lord Howe Island]
 
  
*[http://blogs.manly.nsw.gov.au/manlyfamilies/2008/05/rookwood-cemetery.html Manly Families, includes Rookwood Cemetery links, some searchable]
 
  
*[http://www.marbract.com.au Marbract - Low Cost Transcriptions of NSW BMD Certs.]
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==New South Wales==
 
 
*[http://www.ulladulla.info/history/ Milton Ulladulla Local & Family History]
 
  
 
*[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]  
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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]
  
*[http://archives.smh.com.au Sydney Morning Herald searchable archives]
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*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~nswbelli/ Bellingen GenWeb Pages]
  
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*[http://members.pcug.org.au/~ppmay/braidwood.htm Braidwood Gaol Admissions 1856-1899]
  
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*[http://www.convicttrail.org/ Great North Road Convict Trail]
  
==Queensland==
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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 Requests'''
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*[http://www.jenwilletts.com/index.htm Hunter Valley and Newcastle ancestor database]
  
Please read the [[Record Office Lookup - Terms and Conditions|Terms and Conditions]] before requesting a lookup.
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*[http://freesettler2.wetpaint.com/?t=anon Hunter Valley History Connection]  
  
By requesting a lookup you are agreeing to the Terms and Conditions as linked above.
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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]
  
'''Record Office Lookup Contacts'''
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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]
  
'''Cemetery Lookup Contacts'''
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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.]
  
not listed, yet.
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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]
  
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*[http://www.waggafamilyhistory.org.au/ Wagga Wagga and District Family History Society]
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==Northern Territory==
  
'''Links'''
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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==
  
*[http://www.burdekin.qld.gov.au/services/databases/burialregister/ Ayr & Home Hill Burial Records]
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*[http://www.archives.qld.gov.au/ Queensland State Archives]
  
*[http://www.brisbane.qld.gov.au/BCC:STANDARD::pc=PC_899 Brisbane City Council Grave Location Search]
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*[http://www.justice.qld.gov.au/bdm/IndexSearch.htm Queensland Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages]
  
*[http://www.brisbanehistory.com/index.htm Brisbane History] [[image:newthing2.jpg]] July 2009
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*[http://www.qfhs.org.au/ Queensland Family History Society]
  
 
*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~auscqfha/index.htm Central Queensland Family History Society]  
 
*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~auscqfha/index.htm Central Queensland Family History Society]  
  
*[http://hinchinbrook.ddsconsulting.com.au/cemeteries_register_burials.asp Ingham & District Cemetery Records]
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*[http://www.judywebster.gil.com.au/ Queensland Genealogy Pages]
  
*[http://www.judywebster.gil.com.au/ Judy Webster's Queensland Genealogy Pages]
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*[http://queenslandhistory.org.au/ Queenland Historical Society]
  
*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~hcastle/transcripts/bev_edmonds/bevedmonds.html Newspaper Transcripts From The Queenslander]
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*[http://www.nrw.qld.gov.au/property/place_names.html Queensland Place Names]
  
*[http://www.judywebster.gil.com.au/hospital.html Some Hospital Admissions Records]
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*[http://www.pictureqld.slq.qld.gov.au/ Queensland Photographs]
 
 
*[http://publib.slq.qld.gov.au/footprints/footprints.htm The Indigenous People of Queensland]
 
  
*[http://www.nambour-chronicle.com/ Nambour Chronicle]
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*[http://www.slq.qld.gov.au/info/ind Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders]
 
 
*[http://www.qfhs.org.au/ Queensland Family History Society]
 
  
 
*[http://www.qppha.com.au/ Queensland Prison and Penal Historical Association]
 
*[http://www.qppha.com.au/ Queensland Prison and Penal Historical Association]
  
*[http://www.pictureqld.slq.qld.gov.au/ Queensland Photographs]
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*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~hcastle/transcripts/bev_edmonds/bevedmonds.html Newspaper Transcripts from The Queenslander]
 
 
*[http://www.archives.qld.gov.au/ Queensland State Archives]
 
 
 
*[http://www.nrw.qld.gov.au/property/place_names.html Queensland Place-Names Search]
 
 
 
*[http://queenslandhistory.org.au/ Queenland Historical Society]
 
 
 
*[http://www.justice.qld.gov.au/bdm/IndexSearch.htm Queensland Birth, Death & Marriage Index] births 1829 - 1914, marriages & deaths 1829 - 1929]
 
 
 
  
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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.]  
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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]
 
*[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]  
 
*[http://www.genealogylinks.net/australia/south-australia/index.html South Australia Genealogy Links]  
  
*[http://www.tributesofhonour.info/ South Australian War Memorials]
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*[http://users.esc.net.au/~pereilly/index.html Murray River Heritage]
 
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*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~aussa/  South Australia GenWeb Project]
 
 
 
*[http://users.esc.net.au/~pereilly/index.html Murray River Heritage] [[image:newthing2.jpg]] July 2009
 
 
 
 
 
 
==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.
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*[http://www.statelibrary.tas.gov.au/familyhistory Tasmania State Library's Family History Pages]
 
 
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.archives.tas.gov.au/ Archives Office of Tasmania]
 
 
 
*[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]
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*[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]
  
*Melbourne Public Records Office. [http://www.familytreeforum.com/private.php?do=newpm&u=4177 kylejustin]
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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]
'''Cemetery Lookup Contacts'''
 
 
 
*[http://www.necropolis.net.au/necropolis/ "Necropolis" - Melbourne, Springvale & St Kilda Cemeteries searchable databases]
 
 
 
 
 
'''Links'''
 
 
 
*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~ausvicca/ Campaspe Genealogy]
 
 
 
*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~cranbourne/ Cranbourne Cemetery]
 
 
 
*[http://www.gsv.org.au/ The Genealogical Society of Victoria Inc.]
 
 
 
*[http://online.justice.vic.gov.au/servlet/bdm_home Victorian BMD]  
 
  
 
*[http://www.ballaratgenealogy.org.au/ Ballarat and District Genealogical Society]
 
*[http://www.ballaratgenealogy.org.au/ Ballarat and District Genealogical Society]
 
*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~ausvic/ Victoria GenWeb]
 
  
 
*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~ausygs/ Yarram Genealogy Group]
 
*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~ausygs/ Yarram Genealogy Group]
  
 
*[http://yplocalhistory.blogspot.com/ Yarra Plenty Local History Blog]
 
*[http://yplocalhistory.blogspot.com/ Yarra Plenty Local History Blog]
 
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*[http://www.citymuseummelbourne.org/exhibitions/builtongold.html The Gold Rush and Melbourne City Museum]
 
 
 
*[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://www.justice.wa.gov.au/_apps/pioneersindex/default.aspx/ WA Online BMD Indexes]
 
 
*[http://www.wamarriage.info/ Western Australia Marriage index] 1906 - 1953 (plus country marriages to 1965)
 
 
*[http://www.mcb.wa.gov.au/default.php Metropolitan Cemeteries Board, Perth, WA]
 
  
 
*[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://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.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] 
 
 
 
*[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'''
 
 
 
not listed, yet.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
'''Links'''
 
 
 
*[http://www.rgo.act.gov.au/bdm.shtml ACT Registrar-General's Office, includes online index to 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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==Requests for Research and Photographs==
  
Emigration/Immigration and Shipping and Passenger Lists
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Please read the [http://www.familytreeforum.com/wiki/index.php/Category:Research_Offers Terms and Conditions] before requesting a lookup.<br>
 
 
*[http://www.familytreeforum.com/wiki/index.php/Emigration_and_Immigration See Separate Page]
 
  
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A list of members who have volunteered to do Research lookups or take photographs can be found in the [http://www.familytreeforum.com/research-offers/ Research Offers forum]  or on the following pages in the Wiki:<br>
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*[[Research Offers: Photograph]]
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*[[Research Offers: Probate]]
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*[[Research Offers: Record Office/Archive]]
  
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If any member wishes to offer to do lookups or take photographs in a particular location,  please leave a message on our  [http://www.familytreeforum.com/research-offers/73000-volunteers-needed-records-office-cemetery-lookups-photos.html Volunteers Needed thread].
  
  
  
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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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