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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]
  
==Links==
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*[http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/adbonline.htm Australian Dictionary of Biography]
 
 
*[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://www.awm.gov.au/ AUSTRALIA WAR MEMORIAL]
 
 
 
*[http://aussierhonda.com/deathcare/index.php?module=article&view=6&MMN_position=21:21 Australian Funeral Industry Cemetery links]
 
 
 
*[http://www.fremantleprison.com.au/history/history6.cfm Fremantle Prison Convict database]
 
 
 
*[http://members.westnet.com.au/web/llarment/ Lorraine’s Burial Records Pages]
 
 
 
*[http://www.brandis.com.au/index.html Jenny Brandis’ Web Page]
 
  
 
*[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.ww2roll.gov.au/script/name.asp World War 2 Nominal Roll]
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*[http://www.ga.gov.au/map/names/ Gazetteer of Australia]
 
 
*[http://www.whitepages.com.au/wp/index.jsp White Pages Online]
 
  
*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~nswsdps/dpsindex.htm The Ryerson Index]
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*[http://www.nla.gov.au/oz/genelist.html National Library of Australia]
  
*[http://www.ballaratgenealogy.org.au Links to all State BMD and other records, and military links]
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*[http://trove.nla.gov.au/ National Library of Australia - Trove - archived resources]
  
*[http://www.ozgenonline.com/surnsrch.htm Oz Gen Link - has links to useful sites in Aust and abroad]
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*[http://www.pictureaustralia.org/apps/pictureaustralia National Picture Library of Australia]
  
*[http://www.brisbane.qld.gov.au/BCC:STANDARD::pc=PC_899 Brisbane City Council grave location search]
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*[http://www.whitepages.com.au/wp/index.jsp White Pages Online]  
  
*[http://www.toowoomba.qld.gov.au/index.phpoption=com_gravefinder&Itemid=46 Drayton & Toowoomba Cemetery grave records (QLD)]
 
  
*[http://www.burdekin.qld.gov.au/services/databases/burialregister/ Ayr & Home Hill Burial Records (QLD)]
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*[http://www.sag.org.au/ Society of Australian Genealogists]
  
*[http://hinchinbrook.ddsconsulting.com.au/cemeteries_register_burials.asp Ingham & District Cemetery records (QLD)]
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*[http://www.australiagenweb.org/ AustraliaGenWeb Project]
  
*[http://www.blaxland.com/ozships/ Convictions, Australian Shipping ]
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*[http://www.familytreeoz.com/ Australian Family History Online Resources]  
  
~ Arrivals, August 1 1771 - August 11 1967
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*[http://www.coraweb.com.au/ Cora Nun's Australian Gateway]
  
~ Departures, August 26 1768 - April 30 1968
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*[http://www.brandis.com.au/index.html Genealogy Links]
  
~ passenger Lists, index of passengers, convicts and crew on vessels.
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*[http://www.ozgenonline.com/surnsrch.htm Oz Gen Online]
  
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*[http://www.ballaratgenealogy.org.au Nationwide Links]
  
 
*[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://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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*[http://raogk.com/australia.htm Random Acts of Genealogical Kindness: Australia]  
  
*[http://scs.une.edu.au/Bushrangers/biog.htm The Bushranger Site -profiles of some of Australia's more infamous characters]
 
  
*[http://raogk.com/australia.htm Random Acts of Genealogical Kindness - Australia]
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*[http://www.jaunay.com/auscensus.html The Census in Australia]
  
*[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://scs.une.edu.au/Bushrangers/biog.htm The Bushranger Site]  
  
*[http://www.cwgc.org/debt_of_honour.asp?menuid=14 Debt of Honour Register (Commonwealth War Graves Commission)]
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*[http://www.nederland-australie2006.nl/geschiedenis/au/html/index.html Netherlands to Australia: 1606 to 2006]
  
*[http://www.hagsoc.org.au/sagraves/index.php Australian War Graves in South Africa 1899 - 1902]
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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://www.ww2roll.gov.au/ World War Two Nominal Roll website]
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*[http://www.jaunay.com/bdm.html What You Can Expect To See on A Historical Australian BMD Certificate]
  
*[http://www.australiansatwar.com.au/ Australians At War]
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*[http://www.ausbdm.org/ Australian BMD Certificate Exchange Site]
  
*[http://www.judywebster.gil.com.au/index.html Judy Webster Site]
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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.nationaalarchief.nl/emigranten/en/ Database of Emigrants from the Netherlands to Australia between 1946 and 1991]
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*[http://www.nederland-australie2006.nl/geschiedenis/au/html/index.html Dedicated to 400 years Netherlands - Australia]
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==Cemeteries==
  
*[http://www.diggerhistory.info/pages-conflicts-periods/other/british_army-in-aust.htm British Army in Australia, 1788 - 1870]
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See [[Cemeteries Online]]
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==Emigration, Immigration, Shipping and Passenger Lists==
  
*[http://www.australiasredcoats.com/ Australia's Redcoat Settlers]
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*[http://www.janetreakesgenealogy.com/VirtualWall/Welcome.htm V*I*R*T*U*A*L Immigration Wall of Honour]
  
*[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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* Also see [[Emigration_and_Immigration|Emigration/Immigration, Shipping and Passenger Lists]]
  
*[http://members.westnet.com.au/web/gfhs/Cemeteries/utakarra/retrieve.asp Geraldton Cemetery Burials & Cremations]
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*[http://www.naa.gov.au/publications/fact_sheets/fs89.html Contact addresses for Australian births, deaths and marriages]
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==Military History==
  
* [http://www.jaunay.com/bdm.html What you can expect to see on an historical AUS BDM certificate]
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*[[:Category:Military and Maritime History|'''Military and Maritime History''']]
  
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*[http://www.anzacs.net Anzacs]
  
====The States====
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*[http://www.mhsa.org.au/ Military Historical Society of Australia]
  
==New South Wales==
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*[http://www.australiansatwar.com.au/ Australians at War]
  
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*[http://members.pcug.org.au/~croe/ozb/oz_boer.cgi?setup_file=oz_boer.setup Australians in the Boer War]
  
'''Record Office Lookup Requests'''
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*[http://freepages.history.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~ausnavy/ Australian Naval History]
  
Please read the [[Record Office Lookup - Terms and Conditions|Terms and Conditions]] before requesting a lookup.
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*[http://www.ww2roll.gov.au/script/name.asp World War 2 Nominal Roll]
  
By requesting a lookup you are agreeing to the Terms and Conditions as linked above.
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*[[War_Memorials#ANZACS|War Memorials ANZACS]]
  
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'''Record Office Contacts'''
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==Newspapers==
  
New South Wales State Archives/Records office-Each Tuesday [http://www.familytreeforum.com/private.php?do=newpm&u=257 Laurie in Oz]
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*[http://www.newspapers.com.au/ Australian Newspaper Directory]
  
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*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~nswsdps/ The Ryerson Index to Contemporary Death Notices and Obituaries in Australian Newspapers]
  
'''Cemetery Lookup Contacts'''
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*[http://www.nla.gov.au/ndp/ Australian Newspapers Digitisation Project]
  
Sydney, NSW [http://www.familytreeforum.com/private.php?do=newpm&u=257 Laurie in Oz]
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*[http://www.gold-net.com.au/alphabet.html Alphabetical List of Archived Magazines]
  
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'''Links'''
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==Australian Capital Territory==
  
*[http://www.bdm.nsw.gov.au/ NSW Registry of Births Deaths & Marriages]
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*[http://www.ors.act.gov.au/bdm/index.html Office of Regulatory Services. 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://hiddencanberra.webs.com/ Hidden Canberra]  
  
*[http://www.marbract.com.au Marbract - get cheap transcriptions of NSW BDM certs. Service is reliable and prompt]
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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]
  
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==Queensland==
 
  
  
'''Record Office Lookup Requests'''
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==New South Wales==
  
Please read the [[Record Office Lookup - Terms and Conditions|Terms and Conditions]] before requesting a lookup.
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*[http://www.bdm.nsw.gov.au/ NSW Registry of Births Deaths & Marriages]
  
By requesting a lookup you are agreeing to the Terms and Conditions as linked above.
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*[http://www.records.nsw.gov.au/archives/ New South Wales Government State Archives]
  
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*[http://www.ihr.com.au/ Internet History Resources NSW Family History Document Service]
  
'''Record Office Lookup Contacts'''
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*[http://www.marbract.com.au Transcription Agent for NSW BMD Certificates]
  
  
'''Cemetery Lookup Contacts'''
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*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~nswahps/ Abermain Heritage Preservation Society]
  
not listed, yet.
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*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~nswbelli/ Bellingen GenWeb Pages]
  
'''Links'''
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*[http://members.pcug.org.au/~ppmay/braidwood.htm Braidwood Gaol Admissions 1856-1899]
  
*[http://www.justice.qld.gov.au/bdm/IndexSearch.htm Queensland Birth , Death & marriage index 1829 - 1914]
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*[http://www.convicttrail.org/ Great North Road Convict Trail]
  
==South Australia==
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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]
  
'''links'''
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*[http://www.waggafamilyhistory.org.au/ Wagga Wagga and District Family History Society]
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==Northern Territory==
  
*[http://www.saghs.org.au/graves.htm S.A. Deaths and Burials - searchable databases]
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From 1926 to 1931, Central Australia existed as a separate territory, before being reincorporated into the Northern Territory.
  
*[http://www.slsa.sa.gov.au/fh/passengerlists/SAShips1836-1840.htm South Australian Passenger Lists 1836-1851]
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*[http://members.iinet.net.au/~genient  Genealogical Society of Northern Territory]
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==Queensland==
  
*[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://www.archives.qld.gov.au/ Queensland State Archives]
  
*[http://www.tributesofhonour.info/ South Australian War Memorials]
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*[http://www.justice.qld.gov.au/bdm/IndexSearch.htm Queensland Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages]
  
* [http://www.jaunay.com/census.html 1841 census of South Australia]
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*[http://www.qfhs.org.au/ Queensland Family History Society]
  
==Tasmania==
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*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~auscqfha/index.htm Central Queensland Family History Society]
  
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*[http://www.judywebster.gil.com.au/ Queensland Genealogy Pages]
  
'''Record Office Lookup Requests'''
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*[http://queenslandhistory.org.au/ Queenland Historical Society]
  
Please read the [[Record Office Lookup - Terms and Conditions|Terms and Conditions]] before requesting a lookup.
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*[http://www.nrw.qld.gov.au/property/place_names.html Queensland Place Names]
  
By requesting a lookup you are agreeing to the Terms and Conditions as linked above.
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*[http://www.pictureqld.slq.qld.gov.au/ Queensland Photographs]
  
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*[http://www.slq.qld.gov.au/info/ind Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders]
  
'''Record Office Lookup Contacts'''
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*[http://www.qppha.com.au/ Queensland Prison and Penal Historical Association]
  
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*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~hcastle/transcripts/bev_edmonds/bevedmonds.html Newspaper Transcripts from The Queenslander]
  
'''Cemetery Lookup Contacts'''
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*[http://www.brisbanehistory.com/index.htm History of Brisbane from Statehood to Federation]
  
not listed, yet.
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*[http://www.nambour-chronicle.com/ Digital Nambour Chronicle]
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==South Australia==
  
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*[http://www.archives.sa.gov.au/ State Records of South Australia]
  
==Victoria==
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*[http://www.familyhistorysa.info/ South Australia Family History Society]
  
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*[http://www.jaunay.com/census.html 1841 Census of South Australia]
  
'''Record Office Lookup Requests'''
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*[http://www.saghs.org.au/ South Australian Genealogy and Heraldry Society]
  
Please read the [[Record Office Lookup - Terms and Conditions|Terms and Conditions]] before requesting a lookup.
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*[http://www.slsa.sa.gov.au/manning/ The Manning Index Newspaper and Magazine Transcriptions 1837-1937]
  
By requesting a lookup you are agreeing to the Terms and Conditions as linked above.
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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==
  
'''Record Office Lookup Contacts'''
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*[http://www.archives.tas.gov.au/ Archives Office of Tasmania]
  
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*[http://www.tasfamily.net.au/ Tasmanian Family History Service]
  
'''Cemetery Lookup Contacts'''
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*[http://www.statelibrary.tas.gov.au/familyhistory Tasmania State Library's Family History Pages]
  
not listed, yet.
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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]
  
'''Links'''
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*[http://www.hotkey.net.au/~jwilliams4/factory.htm Female Convict Factories]
  
* [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.portarthur.org.au/ Port Arthur]
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==Victoria==
  
==Western Australia==
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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 Requests'''
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*[http://www.access.prov.vic.gov.au/public/PROVguides/PROVguide050/PROVguide050.jsp Locating and Copying Ships' Passenger Lists]
  
Please read the [[Record Office Lookup - Terms and Conditions|Terms and Conditions]] before requesting a lookup.
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*[http://gazette.slv.vic.gov.au/ Victoria Government Gazette Online Archive 1836-1997]  
  
By requesting a lookup you are agreeing to the Terms and Conditions as linked above.
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*[http://www.gsv.org.au/ The Genealogical Society of Victoria]
  
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*[http://www.citymuseummelbourne.org/exhibitions/builtongold.html Melbourne City Museum and The Gold Rush]
  
'''Record Office Lookup Contacts'''
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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'''
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*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~ausygs/ Yarram Genealogy Group]
  
not listed, yet.
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*[http://yplocalhistory.blogspot.com/ Yarra Plenty Local History Blog]
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==Western Australia==
  
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*[http://aeon.sro.wa.gov.au/investigator/investigator.htm State Records of Western Australia]
  
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*[http://www.bdm.dotag.wa.gov.au/F/family_history.aspx?uid=8948-7352-6630-2234 Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages]
  
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*[http://www.liswa.wa.gov.au/ State Library of W.A.]
  
'''Links'''
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*[http://welcomewalls.museum.wa.gov.au/ Western Australian Museum]
  
*[http://www.mcb.wa.gov.au/default.php Metropolitan Cemeteries Board,Perth WA]
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*[http://www.parliament.wa.gov.au/index.htm Parliament of Western Australia]
  
*[http://www.openwindows.com/marriage/search.htm Reverse Marriages Index WA ,1905-1942]
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*[http://www.encyclopedia.uwapress.uwa.edu.au/ Historical Encyclopedia of WA]
  
*[http://www.interment.net/aus/wa/index.htm Cemeteries of Western Australia]
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*[http://www.slwa.wa.gov.au/find/guides/wa_history/post_office_directories Western Australian Post Office Directories 1893-1949]
  
*[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.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]
 
  
*[http://www.slwa.wa.gov.au/pdf/battye/pods/Post_Office_Directories_Contents.html Western Australian Post Office Directories 1893-1949]
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*[http://www.wamarriage.info/ Western Australia Marriage index 1906-1953]
  
*[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==
 
 
==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==  
 
  
 
Ashmore and Cartier Islands
 
Ashmore and Cartier Islands
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Heard and McDonald Islands
 
Heard and McDonald Islands
  
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==Requests for Research and Photographs==
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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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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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Capital Canberra

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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

See Cemeteries Online



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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