Difference between revisions of "Australia"

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1 Australia: National Information
2 Birth, Marriage and Death Certificates
3 Cemeteries
4 Emigration, Immigration, Shipping and Passenger Lists
5 Military History
6 Newspapers
7 Australian Capital Territory
8 New South Wales
9 Northern Territory
10 Queensland
11 South Australia
12 Tasmania
13 Victoria
14 Western Australia
15 External
16 Requests for Research and Photographs

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

National Archives of Australia

Archives around Australia

Australian Dictionary of Biography

Dictionary of Australian Biography

Gazetteer of Australia

National Library of Australia

National Library of Australia - Trove - archived resources

National Picture Library of Australia

White Pages Online

Society of Australian Genealogists

AustraliaGenWeb Project

Australian Family History Online Resources

Cora Nun's Australian Gateway

Genealogy Links

Oz Gen Online

Nationwide Links

Australian Volunteers Lookup Page

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+'''Capital  '''Canberra<br><br>
+'''Language '''  English<br><br>
+'''Currency ''' Australian dollar<br><br>
+<br><br>
+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.
+<br><br><br><br>
+==Australia: National Information==
+*[http://www.naa.gov.au/ National Archives of Australia]
+*[http://www.archivenet.gov.au/archives.html Archives around Australia]
-==Australia - general==
+*[http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/adbonline.htm Australian Dictionary of Biography]
+*[http://gutenberg.net.au/dictbiog/00-dict-biogIndex.html Dictionary of Australian Biography]
-'''Links'''
+*[http://www.ga.gov.au/map/names/ Gazetteer of Australia]
-*[http://www.mhsa.org.au/ Military Historical Society of Australia]
 *[http://www.nla.gov.au/oz/genelist.html National Library of Australia]
-*[http://www.naa.gov.au/ National Archives of Australia]
+*[http://trove.nla.gov.au/ National Library of Australia - Trove - archived resources]
-*[http://www.awm.gov.au/ Australia War Memorial]
+*[http://www.pictureaustralia.org/apps/pictureaustralia National Picture Library of Australia]
-*[http://aussierhonda.com/deathcare/index.php?module=article&view=6&MMN_position=21:21 Australian Funeral Industry Cemetery links]
+*[http://www.whitepages.com.au/wp/index.jsp White Pages Online]
-*[http://members.westnet.com.au/web/llarment/ Lorraine’s Burial Records Pages]
-*[http://www.brandis.com.au/index.html Jenny Brandis’ Web Page]
+*[http://www.sag.org.au/ Society of Australian Genealogists]
-*[http://gutenberg.net.au/dictbiog/00-dict-biogIndex.html Dictionary of Australian Biography]
+*[http://www.australiagenweb.org/ AustraliaGenWeb Project]
-*[http://www.ww2roll.gov.au/script/name.asp World War 2 Nominal Roll]
+*[http://www.familytreeoz.com/ Australian Family History Online Resources]
-*[http://www.whitepages.com.au/wp/index.jsp White Pages Online]
+*[http://www.coraweb.com.au/ Cora Nun's Australian Gateway]
-*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~nswsdps/dpsindex.htm The Ryerson Index]
+*[http://www.brandis.com.au/index.html Genealogy Links]
-*[http://www.ballaratgenealogy.org.au Links to all State BMD and other records, and military links]
+*[http://www.ozgenonline.com/surnsrch.htm Oz Gen Online]
-*[http://www.ozgenonline.com/surnsrch.htm Oz Gen Link - has links to useful sites in Aust and abroad]
+*[http://www.ballaratgenealogy.org.au Nationwide Links]
-*[http://www.blaxland.com/ozships/ Convictions, Australian Shipping ]Arrivals Aug 1771 - Aug 1967/ Departures August 1768 - April1968/ passenger Lists, index of passengers, convicts and crew on vessels.
+*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~tigerhawk71/aus-sa_lookup.htm Australian Volunteers Lookup Page]
+*[http://raogk.com/australia.htm Random Acts of Genealogical Kindness: Australia]
-*[http://home.iprimus.com.au/yarragon/pages/AustralianLinks.htm Australian Research]
-*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~tigerhawk71/aus-sa_lookup.htm Australian Volunteers Lookup Page]
+*[http://www.jaunay.com/auscensus.html The Census in Australia]
-*[http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/adbonline.htm Australian Dictionary of Biography]
+*[http://scs.une.edu.au/Bushrangers/biog.htm The Bushranger Site]
-*[http://scs.une.edu.au/Bushrangers/biog.htm The Bushranger Site -profiles of some of Australia's more infamous characters]
+*[http://www.nederland-australie2006.nl/geschiedenis/au/html/index.html Netherlands to Australia: 1606 to 2006]
-*[http://raogk.com/australia.htm Random Acts of Genealogical Kindness - Australia]
+<br><br><div align="right">[[#top|Back to Top]]</div>
-*[http://www.janetreakesgenealogy.com/VirtualWall/Welcome.htm AUSTRALIA'S V*I*R*T*U*A*L IMMIGRATION WALL OF HONOUR]
+==Birth, Marriage and Death Certificates==
-*[http://www.cwgc.org/debt_of_honour.asp?menuid=14 Debt of Honour Register (Commonwealth War Graves Commission)]
+*[http://www.jaunay.com/bdm.html What You Can Expect To See on A Historical Australian BMD Certificate]
-*[http://www.hagsoc.org.au/sagraves/index.php Australian War Graves in South Africa 1899 - 1902]
+*[http://www.ausbdm.org/ Australian BMD Certificate Exchange Site]
-*[http://members.pcug.org.au/~croe/ozb/oz_boer.cgi?setup_file=oz_boer.setup Oz-Boer Database]
+*[http://www.naa.gov.au/about-us/publications/fact-sheets/fs89.aspx Contact Addresses for Australian Births, Deaths & Marriages]
-*[http://www.ww2roll.gov.au/ World War Two Nominal Roll website]
+<br><br><div align="right">[[#top|Back to Top]]</div>
-*[http://www.australiansatwar.com.au/ Australians At War]
+==Cemeteries==
-*[http://www.judywebster.gil.com.au/index.html Judy Webster Site]
+See [[Cemeteries Online]]
+<br><br><div align="right">[[#top|Back to Top]]</div>
+==Emigration, Immigration, Shipping and Passenger Lists==
-*[http://www.nationaalarchief.nl/emigranten/en/ Database of Emigrants from the Netherlands to Australia between 1946 and 1991]
+*[http://www.janetreakesgenealogy.com/VirtualWall/Welcome.htm V*I*R*T*U*A*L Immigration Wall of Honour]
-*[http://www.nederland-australie2006.nl/geschiedenis/au/html/index.html Dedicated to 400 years Netherlands - Australia]
+* Also see [[Emigration_and_Immigration|Emigration/Immigration, Shipping and Passenger Lists]]
-*[http://www.diggerhistory.info/pages-conflicts-periods/other/british_army-in-aust.htm British Army in Australia, 1788 - 1870]
+<br><br><div align="right">[[#top|Back to Top]]</div>
-*[http://www.australiasredcoats.com/ Australia's Redcoat Settlers]
+==Military History==
-*[http://members.pcug.org.au/~pdownes/dps/3rdflt.txt Alphabetical list of 2000 convicts transported on the 3rd fleet in 1791]
+*[[:Category:Military and Maritime History|'''Military and Maritime History''']]
-*[http://www.naa.gov.au/publications/fact_sheets/fs89.html Contact addresses for Australian births, deaths and marriages]
+*[http://www.anzacs.net Anzacs]
-* [http://www.jaunay.com/bdm.html What you can expect to see on an historical AUS BDM certificate]
+*[http://www.mhsa.org.au/ Military Historical Society of Australia]
-* [http://www.ozgenonline.com/aust_cemeteries/ Australian Cemeteries - with links to online data where available]
+*[http://www.australiansatwar.com.au/ Australians at War]
-*[http://www.ausbdm.org/ Australian BMD certificate exchange site]
+*[http://members.pcug.org.au/~croe/ozb/oz_boer.cgi?setup_file=oz_boer.setup Australians in the Boer War]
-*[http://www.jaunay.com/auscensus.html The census in Australia]
+*[http://freepages.history.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~ausnavy/ Australian Naval History]
-*[http://www.gold-net.com.au/alphabet.html Alphabetical list of Archived magzines]
+*[http://www.ww2roll.gov.au/script/name.asp World War 2 Nominal Roll]
-==The States==
+*[[War_Memorials#ANZACS|War Memorials ANZACS]]
-===New South Wales===
+<br><br><div align="right">[[#top|Back to Top]]</div>
+==Newspapers==
-'''Record Office Lookup Requests'''
+*[http://www.newspapers.com.au/ Australian Newspaper Directory]
-Please read the [[Record Office Lookup - Terms and Conditions|Terms and Conditions]] before requesting a lookup.
+*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~nswsdps/ The Ryerson Index to Contemporary Death Notices and Obituaries in Australian Newspapers]
-By requesting a lookup you are agreeing to the Terms and Conditions as linked above.
+*[http://www.nla.gov.au/ndp/ Australian Newspapers Digitisation Project]
+*[http://www.gold-net.com.au/alphabet.html Alphabetical List of Archived Magazines]
-'''Record Office Contacts'''
+<br><br><div align="right">[[#top|Back to Top]]</div>
-*New South Wales State Archives/Records office-Each Tuesday [http://www.familytreeforum.com/private.php?do=newpm&u=257 Laurie in Oz]
+==Australian Capital Territory==
+*[http://www.ors.act.gov.au/bdm/index.html Office of Regulatory Services. Births Deaths & Marriages]
-'''Cemetery Lookup Contacts'''
+*[http://hiddencanberra.webs.com/ Hidden Canberra]
-*Sydney, NSW [http://www.familytreeforum.com/private.php?do=newpm&u=257 Laurie in Oz]
+*[http://www.canberrahistorygroup.com/ The Canberra History Group]
+*[http://www.hagsoc.org.au/ Heraldry & Genealogical Society of Canberra]
+<br><br><div align="right">[[#top|Back to Top]]</div>
-'''Links'''
+==New South Wales==
 *[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]
+*[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]
+*[http://www.ihr.com.au/ Internet History Resources NSW Family History Document Service]
-<br>
+*[http://www.marbract.com.au Transcription Agent for NSW BMD Certificates]
-===Queensland===
+*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~nswahps/ Abermain Heritage Preservation Society]
-'''Record Office Lookup Requests'''
+*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~nswbelli/ Bellingen GenWeb Pages]
-Please read the [[Record Office Lookup - Terms and Conditions|Terms and Conditions]] before requesting a lookup.
+*[http://members.pcug.org.au/~ppmay/braidwood.htm Braidwood Gaol Admissions 1856-1899]
-By requesting a lookup you are agreeing to the Terms and Conditions as linked above.
+*[http://www.convicttrail.org/ Great North Road Convict Trail]
+*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~ausghs/ Gresford Historical Society]
-'''Record Office Lookup Contacts'''
+*[http://www.huntervalleygenealogy.com/ Hunter Valley Genealogy]
+*[http://www.jenwilletts.com/index.htm Hunter Valley and Newcastle ancestor database]
-'''Cemetery Lookup Contacts'''
+*[http://freesettler2.wetpaint.com/?t=anon Hunter Valley History Connection]
-not listed, yet.
+*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~auslordh/ Lord Howe Island]
-'''Links'''
+*[http://blogs.manly.nsw.gov.au/manlyfamilies/index.html Manly Families]
-*[http://www.justice.qld.gov.au/bdm/IndexSearch.htm Queensland Birth , Death & marriage index 1829 - 1914]
+*[http://www.ulladulla.info/history/ Milton Ulladulla Local & Family History]
-*[http://www.brisbane.qld.gov.au/BCC:STANDARD::pc=PC_899 Brisbane City Council grave location search]
+*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~nswsyd/index.htm History and Genealogy of Greater Sydney]
-*[http://www.toowoomba.qld.gov.au/index.phpoption=com_gravefinder&Itemid=46 Drayton & Toowoomba Cemetery grave records]
+*[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://www.burdekin.qld.gov.au/services/databases/burialregister/ Ayr & Home Hill Burial Records]
+*[http://www.sydneybenevolentasylum.com/index.php?page=search-index Sydney Benevolent Asylum - Admissions & Discharges 1857-1900]
-*[http://hinchinbrook.ddsconsulting.com.au/cemeteries_register_burials.asp Ingham & District Cemetery records]
+*[http://archives.smh.com.au The Sydney Morning Herald Archives]
-*[http://www.archives.qld.gov.au/research/index/immigration.asp Indexes - Immigration 1848-1884]
+*[http://www.waggafamilyhistory.org.au/ Wagga Wagga and District Family History Society]
-<br>
+<br><br><div align="right">[[#top|Back to Top]]</div>
+==Northern Territory==
-===South Australia===
+From 1926 to 1931, Central Australia existed as a separate territory, before being reincorporated into the Northern Territory.
-'''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.
+*[http://members.iinet.net.au/~genient  Genealogical Society of Northern Territory]
+<br><br><div align="right">[[#top|Back to Top]]</div>
+==Queensland==
-'''Record Office Lookup Contacts'''
+*[http://www.archives.qld.gov.au/ Queensland State Archives]
+*[http://www.justice.qld.gov.au/bdm/IndexSearch.htm Queensland Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages]
-'''Cemetery Lookup Contacts'''
+*[http://www.qfhs.org.au/ Queensland Family History Society]
-not listed, yet.
+*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~auscqfha/index.htm Central Queensland Family History Society]
+*[http://www.judywebster.gil.com.au/ Queensland Genealogy Pages]
-'''links'''
+*[http://queenslandhistory.org.au/ Queenland Historical Society]
-*[http://www.saghs.org.au/graves.htm S.A. Deaths and Burials - searchable databases]
+*[http://www.nrw.qld.gov.au/property/place_names.html Queensland Place Names]
-*[http://www.slsa.sa.gov.au/fh/passengerlists/SAShips1836-1840.htm South Australian Passenger Lists 1836-1851]
+*[http://www.pictureqld.slq.qld.gov.au/ Queensland Photographs]
-*[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]
+*[http://www.slq.qld.gov.au/info/ind Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders]
-*[http://www.tributesofhonour.info/ South Australian War Memorials]
+*[http://www.qppha.com.au/ Queensland Prison and Penal Historical Association]
-* [http://www.jaunay.com/census.html 1841 census of South Australia]
+*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~hcastle/transcripts/bev_edmonds/bevedmonds.html Newspaper Transcripts from The Queenslander]
-<br>
+*[http://www.brisbanehistory.com/index.htm History of Brisbane from Statehood to Federation]
-===Tasmania===
+*[http://www.nambour-chronicle.com/ Digital Nambour Chronicle]
+<br><br><div align="right">[[#top|Back to Top]]</div>
+==South Australia==
+*[http://www.archives.sa.gov.au/ State Records of South Australia]
-'''Record Office Lookup Requests'''
+*[http://www.familyhistorysa.info/ South Australia Family History Society]
-Please read the [[Record Office Lookup - Terms and Conditions|Terms and Conditions]] before requesting a lookup.
+*[http://www.jaunay.com/census.html 1841 Census of South Australia]
-By requesting a lookup you are agreeing to the Terms and Conditions as linked above.
+*[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]
-'''Record Office Lookup Contacts'''
+*[http://www.genealogylinks.net/australia/south-australia/index.html South Australia Genealogy Links]
+*[http://users.esc.net.au/~pereilly/index.html Murray River Heritage]
+<br><br><div align="right">[[#top|Back to Top]]</div>
+==Tasmania==
-'''Cemetery Lookup Contacts'''
+*[http://www.archives.tas.gov.au/ Archives Office of Tasmania]
+*[http://www.tasfamily.net.au/ Tasmanian Family History Service]
+*[http://www.statelibrary.tas.gov.au/familyhistory Tasmania State Library's Family History Pages]
-'''Links'''
+*[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]
-*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~austashs/convicts/con_main.htm Tasmania Gen Web]
+*[http://www.hotkey.net.au/~jwilliams4/factory.htm Female Convict Factories]
 *[http://www.portarthur.org.au/ Port Arthur]
+<br><br><div align="right">[[#top|Back to Top]]</div>
+==Victoria==
+*[http://www.prov.vic.gov.au/ Public Record Office Victoria]
-<br>
+*[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]
-===Victoria===
+*[http://www.access.prov.vic.gov.au/public/PROVguides/PROVguide050/PROVguide050.jsp Locating and Copying Ships' Passenger Lists]
+*[http://gazette.slv.vic.gov.au/ Victoria Government Gazette Online Archive 1836-1997]
-'''Record Office Lookup Requests'''
+*[http://www.gsv.org.au/ The Genealogical Society of Victoria]
-Please read the [[Record Office Lookup - Terms and Conditions|Terms and Conditions]] before requesting a lookup.
+*[http://www.citymuseummelbourne.org/exhibitions/builtongold.html Melbourne City Museum and The Gold Rush]
-By requesting a lookup you are agreeing to the Terms and Conditions as linked above.
+*[http://home.vicnet.net.au/~caov/index.htm Cornish Association of Victoria]
+*[http://www.ballaratgenealogy.org.au/ Ballarat and District Genealogical Society]
-'''Record Office Lookup Contacts'''
+*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~ausygs/ Yarram Genealogy Group]
+*[http://yplocalhistory.blogspot.com/ Yarra Plenty Local History Blog]
+<br><br><div align="right">[[#top|Back to Top]]</div>
+==Western Australia==
-'''Cemetery Lookup Contacts'''
+*[http://aeon.sro.wa.gov.au/investigator/investigator.htm State Records of Western Australia]
-not listed, yet.
+*[http://www.bdm.dotag.wa.gov.au/F/family_history.aspx?uid=8948-7352-6630-2234 Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages]
+*[http://www.liswa.wa.gov.au/ State Library of W.A.]
-'''Links'''
+*[http://welcomewalls.museum.wa.gov.au/ Western Australian Museum]
-* [http://online.justice.vic.gov.au/servlet/bdm_home Victorian BDM (searchable indexes, images of the original entries can be downloaded for a fee)]
+*[http://www.parliament.wa.gov.au/index.htm Parliament of Western Australia]
-<br>
+*[http://www.encyclopedia.uwapress.uwa.edu.au/ Historical Encyclopedia of WA]
-===Western 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'''
-Karrakatta, Perth [http://www.familytreeforum.com/private.php?do=newpm&u=831 Richard in Perth]
-'''Links'''
-*[http://www.openwindows.com/marriage/search.htm Western Australia Marriage lookup 1906 - 1936]
-*[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.slwa.wa.gov.au/find/guides/wa_history/post_office_directories Western Australian Post Office Directories 1893-1949]
-*[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.sro.wa.gov.au/collection/births.asp#coroner State Records Office of Western Australia]
+*[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.wamarriage.info/ Western Australia Marriage index 1906-1953]
-*[http://www.justice.wa.gov.au/F/familyhistory.aspx?uid=7603-9553-6410-6954 Department of the Attorney General/WA (BDMs) Follow the links to find Pioneer births indexes 1841-1931; death indexes 1841-1927;marriage indexes 1841-1905]
-*[http://www.slwa.wa.gov.au/pdf/battye/pods/Post_Office_Directories_Contents.html Western Australian Post Office Directories 1893-1949]
+*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~australind/ Australind]
-*[http://www.encyclopedia.uwapress.uwa.edu.au/ Historical Encyclopedia of WA]
+*[http://www.fremantleprison.com/ Freemantle Prison Convict Database]
-*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~westaust/index.html And All So Far From Home]
-*[http://www.liswa.wa.gov.au/ State Library of W.A]
 *[http://www.perthdps.com/ Perth Dead Persons Society]
+<br><br><div align="right">[[#top|Back to Top]]</div>
-* [http://welcomewalls.museum.wa.gov.au/ Western Australian Museum Welcome Walls (listing of some migrants to WA)]
+==External==
-*[http://members.westnet.com.au/web/gfhs/Cemeteries/utakarra/retrieve.asp Geraldton Cemetery Burials & Cremations]
-<br>
-==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)]
-<br>
-===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===
 Ashmore and Cartier Islands
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 Heard and McDonald Islands
+<br><br><div align="right">[[#top|Back to Top]]</div>
+==Requests for Research and Photographs==
+Please read the [http://www.familytreeforum.com/wiki/index.php/Category:Research_Offers Terms and Conditions] before requesting a lookup.<br>
+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>
+*[[Research Offers: Cemetery]]
+*[[Research Offers: Photograph]]
+*[[Research Offers: Probate]]
+*[[Research Offers: Record Office/Archive]]
+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].
-<br>
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