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'''Capital  '''Canberra<br><br>
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'''Language '''  English<br><br>
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'''Currency ''' Australian dollar<br><br>
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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.
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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]
  
==Australia - general==
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*[http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/adbonline.htm Australian Dictionary of Biography]
  
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*[http://gutenberg.net.au/dictbiog/00-dict-biogIndex.html Dictionary of Australian Biography]
  
'''Links'''
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*[http://www.ga.gov.au/map/names/ Gazetteer of Australia]
  
*[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]
  
*[http://www.nla.gov.au/oz/genelist.html NATIONAL LIBRARY OF AUSTRALIA]
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*[http://trove.nla.gov.au/ National Library of Australia - Trove - archived resources]
  
*[http://www.naa.gov.au/ NATIONAL ARCHIVES OF AUSTRALIA]
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*[http://www.pictureaustralia.org/apps/pictureaustralia National Picture Library of Australia]
  
*[http://www.awm.gov.au/ AUSTRALIA WAR MEMORIAL]
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*[http://www.whitepages.com.au/wp/index.jsp White Pages Online]  
  
*[http://aussierhonda.com/deathcare/index.php?module=article&view=6&MMN_position=21:21 Australian Funeral Industry Cemetery links]
 
  
*[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.brandis.com.au/index.html Jenny Brandis’ Web Page]
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*[http://www.australiagenweb.org/ AustraliaGenWeb Project]
  
*[http://gutenberg.net.au/dictbiog/00-dict-biogIndex.html Dictionary of Australian Biography]
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*[http://www.familytreeoz.com/ Australian Family History Online Resources]  
  
*[http://www.ww2roll.gov.au/script/name.asp World War 2 Nominal Roll]
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*[http://www.coraweb.com.au/ Cora Nun's Australian Gateway]
  
*[http://www.whitepages.com.au/wp/index.jsp White Pages Online]
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*[http://www.brandis.com.au/index.html Genealogy Links]
  
*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~nswsdps/dpsindex.htm The Ryerson Index]
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*[http://www.ozgenonline.com/surnsrch.htm Oz Gen Online]
  
*[http://www.ballaratgenealogy.org.au Links to all State BMD and other records, and military links]
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*[http://www.ballaratgenealogy.org.au Nationwide Links]
  
*[http://www.ozgenonline.com/surnsrch.htm Oz Gen Link - has links to useful sites in Aust and abroad]
 
  
*[http://www.blaxland.com/ozships/ Convictions, Australian Shipping ]
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*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~tigerhawk71/aus-sa_lookup.htm Australian Volunteers Lookup Page]
  
~ Arrivals, August 1 1771 - August 11 1967
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*[http://raogk.com/australia.htm Random Acts of Genealogical Kindness: Australia]
  
~ Departures, August 26 1768 - April 30 1968
 
  
~ passenger Lists, index of passengers, convicts and crew on vessels.
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*[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]
  
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*[http://www.nederland-australie2006.nl/geschiedenis/au/html/index.html Netherlands to Australia: 1606 to 2006]
  
*[http://home.iprimus.com.au/yarragon/pages/AustralianLinks.htm Australian Research]
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*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~tigerhawk71/aus-sa_lookup.htm Australian Volunteers Lookup Page]
 
  
*[http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/adbonline.htm Australian Dictionary of Biography]
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==Birth, Marriage and Death Certificates==
  
*[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.jaunay.com/bdm.html What You Can Expect To See on A Historical Australian BMD Certificate]
  
*[http://raogk.com/australia.htm Random Acts of Genealogical Kindness - Australia]
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*[http://www.ausbdm.org/ Australian BMD Certificate Exchange Site]
  
*[http://www.janetreakesgenealogy.com/VirtualWall/Welcome.htm AUSTRALIA'S V*I*R*T*U*A*L IMMIGRATION WALL OF HONOUR]
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*[http://www.naa.gov.au/about-us/publications/fact-sheets/fs89.aspx Contact Addresses for Australian Births, Deaths & Marriages]
  
*[http://www.cwgc.org/debt_of_honour.asp?menuid=14 Debt of Honour Register (Commonwealth War Graves Commission)]
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*[http://www.hagsoc.org.au/sagraves/index.php Australian War Graves in South Africa 1899 - 1902]
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==Cemeteries==
  
*[http://members.pcug.org.au/~croe/ozb/oz_boer.cgi?setup_file=oz_boer.setup Oz-Boer Database]
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See [[Cemeteries Online]]
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==Emigration, Immigration, Shipping and Passenger Lists==
  
*[http://www.ww2roll.gov.au/ World War Two Nominal Roll website]
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*[http://www.janetreakesgenealogy.com/VirtualWall/Welcome.htm V*I*R*T*U*A*L Immigration Wall of Honour]
  
*[http://www.australiansatwar.com.au/ Australians At War]
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* Also see [[Emigration_and_Immigration|Emigration/Immigration, Shipping and Passenger Lists]]
  
*[http://www.judywebster.gil.com.au/index.html Judy Webster Site]
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*[http://www.nationaalarchief.nl/emigranten/en/ Database of Emigrants from the Netherlands to Australia between 1946 and 1991]
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==Military History==
  
*[http://www.nederland-australie2006.nl/geschiedenis/au/html/index.html Dedicated to 400 years Netherlands - Australia]
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*[[:Category:Military and Maritime History|'''Military and Maritime History''']]
  
*[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.anzacs.net Anzacs]
  
*[http://www.australiasredcoats.com/ Australia's Redcoat Settlers]
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*[http://www.mhsa.org.au/ Military Historical Society of Australia]
  
*[http://members.pcug.org.au/~pdownes/dps/3rdflt.txt Alphabetical list of 2000 convicts transported on the 3rd fleet in 1791]
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*[http://www.australiansatwar.com.au/ Australians at War]
  
*[http://www.naa.gov.au/publications/fact_sheets/fs89.html Contact addresses for Australian births, deaths and marriages]
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*[http://members.pcug.org.au/~croe/ozb/oz_boer.cgi?setup_file=oz_boer.setup Australians in the Boer War]
  
* [http://www.jaunay.com/bdm.html What you can expect to see on an historical AUS BDM certificate]
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*[http://freepages.history.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~ausnavy/ Australian Naval History]
  
* [http://www.ozgenonline.com/aust_cemeteries/ Australian Cemeteries - with links to online data where available]
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*[http://www.ww2roll.gov.au/script/name.asp World War 2 Nominal Roll]
  
*[http://www.ausbdm.org/ Australian BMD certificate exchange site]
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*[[War_Memorials#ANZACS|War Memorials ANZACS]]
  
*[http://www.jaunay.com/auscensus.html The census in Australia]
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==Newspapers==
  
==The States==
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*[http://www.newspapers.com.au/ Australian Newspaper Directory]
  
===New South Wales===
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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]
  
'''Record Office Lookup Requests'''
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*[http://www.gold-net.com.au/alphabet.html Alphabetical List of Archived Magazines]
  
Please read the [[Record Office Lookup - Terms and Conditions|Terms and Conditions]] before requesting a lookup.
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By requesting a lookup you are agreeing to the Terms and Conditions as linked above.
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==Australian Capital Territory==
  
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*[http://www.ors.act.gov.au/bdm/index.html Office of Regulatory Services. Births Deaths & Marriages]
  
'''Record Office Contacts'''
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*[http://hiddencanberra.webs.com/ Hidden Canberra]
  
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.canberrahistorygroup.com/ The Canberra History Group]
  
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*[http://www.hagsoc.org.au/ Heraldry & Genealogical Society of Canberra]
  
'''Cemetery Lookup Contacts'''
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Sydney, NSW [http://www.familytreeforum.com/private.php?do=newpm&u=257 Laurie in Oz]
 
  
  
'''Links'''
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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]
  
*[http://www.records.nsw.gov.au/staterecords/ NSW State records - search index, has immigration records, convicts records and much more. very good esp for early days in Aust]
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*[http://www.records.nsw.gov.au/archives/ New South Wales Government State Archives]
  
*[http://www.marbract.com.au Marbract - get cheap transcriptions of NSW BDM certs. Service is reliable and prompt]
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*[http://www.ihr.com.au/ Internet History Resources NSW Family History Document Service]
  
===Queensland===
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*[http://www.marbract.com.au Transcription Agent for NSW BMD Certificates]
  
  
'''Record Office Lookup Requests'''
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*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~nswahps/ Abermain Heritage Preservation Society]
  
Please read the [[Record Office Lookup - Terms and Conditions|Terms and Conditions]] before requesting a lookup.
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*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~nswbelli/ Bellingen GenWeb Pages]
  
By requesting a lookup you are agreeing to the Terms and Conditions as linked above.
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*[http://members.pcug.org.au/~ppmay/braidwood.htm Braidwood Gaol Admissions 1856-1899]
  
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*[http://www.convicttrail.org/ Great North Road Convict Trail]
  
'''Record Office Lookup Contacts'''
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*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~ausghs/ Gresford Historical Society]
  
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*[http://www.huntervalleygenealogy.com/ Hunter Valley Genealogy]
  
'''Cemetery Lookup Contacts'''
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*[http://www.jenwilletts.com/index.htm Hunter Valley and Newcastle ancestor database]
  
not listed, yet.
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*[http://freesettler2.wetpaint.com/?t=anon Hunter Valley History Connection]
  
'''Links'''
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*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~auslordh/ Lord Howe Island]
  
*[http://www.justice.qld.gov.au/bdm/IndexSearch.htm Queensland Birth , Death & marriage index 1829 - 1914]
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*[http://blogs.manly.nsw.gov.au/manlyfamilies/index.html Manly Families]
  
*[http://www.brisbane.qld.gov.au/BCC:STANDARD::pc=PC_899 Brisbane City Council grave location search]
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*[http://www.ulladulla.info/history/ Milton Ulladulla Local & Family History]
  
*[http://www.toowoomba.qld.gov.au/index.phpoption=com_gravefinder&Itemid=46 Drayton & Toowoomba Cemetery grave records]
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*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~nswsyd/index.htm History and Genealogy of Greater Sydney]
  
*[http://www.burdekin.qld.gov.au/services/databases/burialregister/ Ayr & Home Hill Burial Records]
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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.]
  
*[http://hinchinbrook.ddsconsulting.com.au/cemeteries_register_burials.asp Ingham & District Cemetery records]
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*[http://www.sydneybenevolentasylum.com/index.php?page=search-index Sydney Benevolent Asylum - Admissions & Discharges 1857-1900]  
  
===South Australia===
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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==
  
'''Record Office Lookup Requests'''
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From 1926 to 1931, Central Australia existed as a separate territory, before being reincorporated into the Northern Territory.
  
Please read the [[Record Office Lookup - Terms and Conditions|Terms and Conditions]] before requesting a lookup.
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*[http://members.iinet.net.au/~genient  Genealogical Society of Northern Territory]
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==Queensland==
  
By requesting a lookup you are agreeing to the Terms and Conditions as linked above.
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*[http://www.archives.qld.gov.au/ Queensland State Archives]
  
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*[http://www.justice.qld.gov.au/bdm/IndexSearch.htm Queensland Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages]
  
'''Record Office Lookup Contacts'''
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*[http://www.qfhs.org.au/ Queensland Family History Society]
  
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*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~auscqfha/index.htm Central Queensland Family History Society]
  
'''Cemetery Lookup Contacts'''
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*[http://www.judywebster.gil.com.au/ Queensland Genealogy Pages]
  
not listed, yet.
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*[http://queenslandhistory.org.au/ Queenland Historical Society]
  
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*[http://www.nrw.qld.gov.au/property/place_names.html Queensland Place Names]
  
'''links'''
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*[http://www.pictureqld.slq.qld.gov.au/ Queensland Photographs]
  
*[http://www.saghs.org.au/graves.htm S.A. Deaths and Burials - searchable databases]
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*[http://www.slq.qld.gov.au/info/ind Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders]
  
*[http://www.slsa.sa.gov.au/fh/passengerlists/SAShips1836-1840.htm South Australian Passenger Lists 1836-1851]
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*[http://www.qppha.com.au/ Queensland Prison and Penal Historical Association]
  
*[http://www.genealogylinks.net/australia/south-australia/index.html South Australia Genealogy Links - over 100 genealogy links for South Australia, Australia, including ships passenger lists, censuses, cemetery transcriptions, military records]
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*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~hcastle/transcripts/bev_edmonds/bevedmonds.html Newspaper Transcripts from The Queenslander]
  
*[http://www.tributesofhonour.info/ South Australian War Memorials]
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*[http://www.brisbanehistory.com/index.htm History of Brisbane from Statehood to Federation]  
  
* [http://www.jaunay.com/census.html 1841 census of South Australia]
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*[http://www.nambour-chronicle.com/ Digital Nambour Chronicle]
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==South Australia==
  
===Tasmania===
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*[http://www.archives.sa.gov.au/ State Records of South Australia]
  
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*[http://www.familyhistorysa.info/ South Australia Family History Society]
  
'''Record Office Lookup Requests'''
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*[http://www.jaunay.com/census.html 1841 Census of South Australia]
  
Please read the [[Record Office Lookup - Terms and Conditions|Terms and Conditions]] before requesting a lookup.
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*[http://www.saghs.org.au/ South Australian Genealogy and Heraldry Society]  
  
By requesting a lookup you are agreeing to the Terms and Conditions as linked above.
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*[http://www.slsa.sa.gov.au/manning/ The Manning Index Newspaper and Magazine Transcriptions 1837-1937]
  
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*[http://www.genealogylinks.net/australia/south-australia/index.html South Australia Genealogy Links]
  
'''Record Office Lookup Contacts'''
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*[http://users.esc.net.au/~pereilly/index.html Murray River Heritage]
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==Tasmania==
  
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*[http://www.archives.tas.gov.au/ Archives Office of Tasmania]
  
'''Cemetery Lookup Contacts'''
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*[http://www.tasfamily.net.au/ Tasmanian Family History Service]
  
not listed, yet.
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*[http://www.statelibrary.tas.gov.au/familyhistory Tasmania State Library's Family History Pages]
  
==Victoria==
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*[http://portal.archives.tas.gov.au/menu.aspx?search=8 Colonial Tasmanian Family Links Database]
  
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*[http://www.femalefactory.com.au/ Cascades Female Factory]
  
'''Record Office Lookup Requests'''
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*[http://www.hotkey.net.au/~jwilliams4/factory.htm Female Convict Factories]
  
Please read the [[Record Office Lookup - Terms and Conditions|Terms and Conditions]] before requesting a lookup.
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*[http://www.portarthur.org.au/ Port Arthur]
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==Victoria==
  
By requesting a lookup you are agreeing to the Terms and Conditions as linked above.
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*[http://www.prov.vic.gov.au/ Public Record Office Victoria]
  
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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]
  
'''Record Office Lookup Contacts'''
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*[http://www.access.prov.vic.gov.au/public/PROVguides/PROVguide050/PROVguide050.jsp Locating and Copying Ships' Passenger Lists]
  
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*[http://gazette.slv.vic.gov.au/ Victoria Government Gazette Online Archive 1836-1997]
  
'''Cemetery Lookup Contacts'''
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*[http://www.gsv.org.au/ The Genealogical Society of Victoria]
  
not listed, yet.
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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]
  
'''Links'''
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*[http://www.ballaratgenealogy.org.au/ Ballarat and District Genealogical Society]
  
* [http://online.justice.vic.gov.au/servlet/bdm_home Victorian BDM (searchable indexes, images of the original entries can be downloaded for a fee)]
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*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~ausygs/ Yarram Genealogy Group]
  
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*[http://yplocalhistory.blogspot.com/ Yarra Plenty Local History Blog]
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==Western Australia==
 
==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]
 
 
 
 
 
'''Links'''
 
 
*[http://www.mcb.wa.gov.au/default.php Metropolitan Cemeteries Board,Perth WA]
 
 
*[http://www.openwindows.com/marriage/search.htm Reverse Marriages Index WA ,1905-1942]
 
 
*[http://www.interment.net/aus/wa/index.htm Cemeteries of Western Australia]
 
 
*[http://aeon.sro.wa.gov.au/Investigator/simple.asp State Records of Western Australia]
 
 
*[http://www.fremantleprison.com.au/history/history6.cfm Fremantle Prison Convict database]
 
  
 
*[http://www.wags.org.au/genisite.htm Western Australian Genealogical Society]
 
*[http://www.wags.org.au/genisite.htm Western Australian Genealogical Society]
  
*[http://www.sro.wa.gov.au/collection/births.asp#coroner State Records Office of Western Australia]
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*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~westaust/index.html And All So Far From Home]
 
 
*[http://www.parliament.wa.gov.au/web/newwebparl.nsf/iframewebpages/Hansard%20-%20Advanced%20Search Parliament of Western Australia-Hansard Search]
 
  
*[http://www.justice.wa.gov.au/F/familyhistory.aspx?uid=7603-9553-6410-6954 Department of the Attorney General/WA (BDMs) Follow the links to find Pioneer births indexes 1841-1931; death indexes 1841-1927;marriage indexes 1841-1905]
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*[http://www.wamarriage.info/ Western Australia Marriage index 1906-1953]
  
*[http://www.slwa.wa.gov.au/pdf/battye/pods/Post_Office_Directories_Contents.html Western Australian Post Office Directories 1893-1949]
 
 
*[http://www.encyclopedia.uwapress.uwa.edu.au/ Historical Encyclopedia of WA]
 
  
*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~westaust/index.html And All So Far From Home]
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*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~australind/ Australind]
  
*[http://www.liswa.wa.gov.au/ State Library of W.A]
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*[http://www.fremantleprison.com/ Freemantle Prison Convict Database]
  
 
*[http://www.perthdps.com/ Perth Dead Persons Society]
 
*[http://www.perthdps.com/ Perth Dead Persons Society]
 
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* [http://welcomewalls.museum.wa.gov.au/ Western Australian Museum Welcome Walls (listing of some migrants to WA)]
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==External==
 
 
*[http://members.westnet.com.au/web/gfhs/Cemeteries/utakarra/retrieve.asp Geraldton Cemetery Burials & Cremations]
 
 
 
==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)]
 
 
 
====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.
 
 
 
'''Record Office Lookup Contacts'''
 
 
 
 
 
'''Cemetery Lookup Contacts'''
 
 
 
not listed, yet.
 
 
 
==External==  
 
  
 
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Ashmore and Cartier Islands
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Heard and McDonald Islands
 
Heard and McDonald Islands
  
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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>
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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: Cemetery]]
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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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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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