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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]
  
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*[http://www.archivenet.gov.au/archives.html Archives around Australia]
  
*[http://www.nla.gov.au/oz/genelist.html '''National Library of Australia''']
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*[http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/adbonline.htm Australian Dictionary of Biography]
  
*[http://www.naa.gov.au/ '''National Archives of Australia''']
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*[http://gutenberg.net.au/dictbiog/00-dict-biogIndex.html Dictionary of Australian Biography]
  
*[http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/adbonline.htm '''Australian Dictionary of Biography''']
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*[http://www.ga.gov.au/map/names/ Gazetteer of Australia]
  
*[http://gutenberg.net.au/dictbiog/00-dict-biogIndex.html '''Dictionary of Australian Biography''']
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*[http://www.nla.gov.au/oz/genelist.html National Library of Australia]
  
*[http://www.ga.gov.au/map/names/ Gazetteer of Australia]
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*[http://trove.nla.gov.au/ National Library of Australia - Trove - archived resources]
  
*[http://www.pictureaustralia.org/apps/pictureaustralia '''National Picture Library of Australia''']
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*[http://www.pictureaustralia.org/apps/pictureaustralia National Picture Library of Australia]
  
 
*[http://www.whitepages.com.au/wp/index.jsp White Pages Online]  
 
*[http://www.whitepages.com.au/wp/index.jsp White Pages Online]  
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*[http://www.sag.org.au/ Society of Australian Genealogists]
 
*[http://www.sag.org.au/ Society of Australian Genealogists]
  
*[http://www.familytreeoz.com/ Australia Family History Online Resources]  
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*[http://www.australiagenweb.org/ AustraliaGenWeb Project]
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*[http://www.familytreeoz.com/ Australian Family History Online Resources]
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*[http://www.coraweb.com.au/ Cora Nun's Australian Gateway]
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*[http://www.brandis.com.au/index.html Genealogy Links]
  
*[http://www.jaunay.com/auscensus.html The Census in Australia]
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*[http://www.ozgenonline.com/surnsrch.htm Oz Gen Online]
  
*[http://www.judywebster.gil.com.au/index.html Genealogy Advice for Australia (especially Queensland)]
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*[http://www.ballaratgenealogy.org.au Nationwide Links]
  
*[http://www.ballaratgenealogy.org.au Links to All State BMD & Other Records including Military Links]
 
  
 
*[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]
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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: Australia]  
  
*[http://www.coraweb.com.au/ Cora Nun's Australia Gateway]
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*[http://www.jaunay.com/auscensus.html The Census in Australia]
  
 
*[http://scs.une.edu.au/Bushrangers/biog.htm The Bushranger Site]  
 
*[http://scs.une.edu.au/Bushrangers/biog.htm The Bushranger Site]  
  
*[http://www.brandis.com.au/index.html Jenny Brandis’ Web Page]
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*[http://www.nederland-australie2006.nl/geschiedenis/au/html/index.html Netherlands to Australia: 1606 to 2006]
 
 
*[http://www.nederland-australie2006.nl/geschiedenis/au/html/index.html Dedicated to 400 years Netherlands - Australia]
 
  
*[http://www.ozgenonline.com/surnsrch.htm Oz Gen Links]
 
 
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==Cemeteries==
 
==Cemeteries==
  
*[http://aussierhonda.com/deathcare/index.php?module=article&view=6&MMN_position=21:21 Australian Funeral Industry Cemetery Links]
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See [[Cemeteries Online]]
 
 
*[http://www.ozgenonline.com/aust_cemeteries/ Australian Cemeteries]  
 
 
 
*[http://www.auscem.com/auscemlist.php Australian Cemeteries Geolocator]
 
 
 
*[http://ajhs.info/cemetery/ Jewish Burials in Australia]
 
 
 
 
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==Emigration, Immigration, Shipping and Passenger Lists==
 
==Emigration, Immigration, Shipping and Passenger Lists==
  
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*[http://www.australiansatwar.com.au/ Australians at War]
 
*[http://www.australiansatwar.com.au/ Australians at War]
 
*[http://www.diggerhistory.info/pages-conflicts-periods/other/british_army-in-aust.htm British Army in Australia, 1788 - 1870]
 
  
 
*[http://members.pcug.org.au/~croe/ozb/oz_boer.cgi?setup_file=oz_boer.setup Australians in the Boer War]
 
*[http://members.pcug.org.au/~croe/ozb/oz_boer.cgi?setup_file=oz_boer.setup Australians in the Boer War]
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==New South Wales==
 
==New South Wales==
  
*[http://www.ihr.com.au/ Internet History Resources NSW Family History Document Service]
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*[http://www.bdm.nsw.gov.au/ NSW Registry of Births Deaths & Marriages]
  
 
*[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.marbract.com.au Marbract - Low Cost Transcriptions of NSW BMD Certificates]  
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*[http://www.ihr.com.au/ Internet History Resources NSW Family History Document Service]
  
*[http://www.bdm.nsw.gov.au/ NSW Registry of Births Deaths & Marriages]
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*[http://www.marbract.com.au Transcription Agent for NSW BMD Certificates]  
  
  
 
*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~nswahps/ Abermain Heritage Preservation Society]
 
*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~nswahps/ Abermain Heritage Preservation Society]
 
*[http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Pointe/5525/ Armidale Family History Society]
 
  
 
*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~nswbelli/ Bellingen GenWeb Pages]
 
*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~nswbelli/ Bellingen GenWeb Pages]
  
 
*[http://members.pcug.org.au/~ppmay/braidwood.htm Braidwood Gaol Admissions 1856-1899]
 
*[http://members.pcug.org.au/~ppmay/braidwood.htm Braidwood Gaol Admissions 1856-1899]
 
*[http://www.jenwilletts.com/index.htm Free Settler or Felon Newcastle/Hunter Valley ancestor database]
 
  
 
*[http://www.convicttrail.org/ Great North Road Convict Trail]
 
*[http://www.convicttrail.org/ Great North Road Convict Trail]
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*[http://www.huntervalleygenealogy.com/ Hunter Valley Genealogy]
 
*[http://www.huntervalleygenealogy.com/ Hunter Valley Genealogy]
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*[http://www.jenwilletts.com/index.htm Hunter Valley and Newcastle ancestor database]
  
 
*[http://freesettler2.wetpaint.com/?t=anon Hunter Valley History Connection]  
 
*[http://freesettler2.wetpaint.com/?t=anon Hunter Valley History Connection]  
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*[http://www.ulladulla.info/history/ Milton Ulladulla Local & Family History]
 
*[http://www.ulladulla.info/history/ Milton Ulladulla Local & Family History]
  
*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~nswsyd/index.htm History and Genealogy of Sydney & The Surrounding Area]
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*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~nswsyd/index.htm History and Genealogy of Greater Sydney]
 
 
*[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]
 
 
 
*[http://www.sydneybenevolentasylum.com/index.php?page=search-index Sydney Benevolent Asylum - Index of Admissions & Discharges]
 
 
 
*[http://archives.smh.com.au Sydney Morning Herald searchable archives]
 
 
 
  
*[http://www.catholiccemeteries.org.au/ Catholic Cemeteries, Sydney area]
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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://www.hawkesbury.net.au/cemetery/index.html Hawkesbury Cemetery and Grave Register]
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*[http://www.sydneybenevolentasylum.com/index.php?page=search-index Sydney Benevolent Asylum - Admissions & Discharges 1857-1900]  
  
*[http://www.rookwoodcemetery.com.au/ Rookwood Cemetery, Sydney]
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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==
 
==Northern Territory==
  
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*[http://members.iinet.net.au/~genient  Genealogical Society of Northern Territory]
 
*[http://members.iinet.net.au/~genient  Genealogical Society of Northern Territory]
 
 
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==Queensland==
 
==Queensland==
  
*[http://www.archives.qld.gov.au/ '''Queensland State Archives''']
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*[http://www.archives.qld.gov.au/ Queensland State Archives]
  
*[http://www.justice.qld.gov.au/bdm/IndexSearch.htm Queensland Birth, Death & Marriage Index]
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*[http://www.justice.qld.gov.au/bdm/IndexSearch.htm Queensland Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages]
  
 
*[http://www.qfhs.org.au/ Queensland Family History Society]
 
*[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]  
 
*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~auscqfha/index.htm Central Queensland Family History Society]  
  
*[http://www.judywebster.gil.com.au/ Judy Webster's Queensland Genealogy Pages]
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*[http://www.judywebster.gil.com.au/ Queensland Genealogy Pages]
  
 
*[http://queenslandhistory.org.au/ Queenland Historical Society]
 
*[http://queenslandhistory.org.au/ Queenland Historical Society]
  
*[http://www.nrw.qld.gov.au/property/place_names.html Queensland Place Names Search]
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*[http://www.nrw.qld.gov.au/property/place_names.html Queensland Place Names]
  
 
*[http://www.pictureqld.slq.qld.gov.au/ Queensland Photographs]
 
*[http://www.pictureqld.slq.qld.gov.au/ Queensland Photographs]
  
*[http://publib.slq.qld.gov.au/footprints/footprints.htm The Indigenous People of Queensland]
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*[http://www.slq.qld.gov.au/info/ind Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders]
  
 
*[http://www.qppha.com.au/ Queensland Prison and Penal Historical Association]
 
*[http://www.qppha.com.au/ Queensland Prison and Penal Historical Association]
  
*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~hcastle/transcripts/bev_edmonds/bevedmonds.html Newspaper Transcripts From The Queenslander]
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*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~hcastle/transcripts/bev_edmonds/bevedmonds.html Newspaper Transcripts from The Queenslander]
 
 
*[http://www.brisbanehistory.com/index.htm Brisbane History]
 
 
 
*[http://www.nambour-chronicle.com/ Nambour Chronicle]
 
 
 
 
 
*[http://www.burdekin.qld.gov.au/services/databases/burialregister/ Ayr & Home Hill Burial Records]
 
 
 
*[http://www.brisbane.qld.gov.au/BCC:STANDARD::pc=PC_899 Brisbane City Council Grave Location Search]
 
 
 
*[http://hinchinbrook.ddsconsulting.com.au/cemeteries_register_burials.asp Ingham & District Cemetery Records]
 
  
*[http://www.moretonbay.qld.gov.au/council.aspx?id=760 Moreton Bay Region Cemeteries Database]  
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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]
  
 
*[http://www.familyhistorysa.info/ South Australia Family History Society]  
 
*[http://www.familyhistorysa.info/ South Australia Family History Society]  
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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.rootsweb.com/~aussa/  South Australia GenWeb Project]
 
  
 
*[http://users.esc.net.au/~pereilly/index.html Murray River Heritage]
 
*[http://users.esc.net.au/~pereilly/index.html Murray River Heritage]
 
 
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==Tasmania==
 
==Tasmania==
  
 
*[http://www.archives.tas.gov.au/ Archives Office of Tasmania]  
 
*[http://www.archives.tas.gov.au/ Archives Office of Tasmania]  
 
*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~austashs/convicts/con_main.htm Tasmania Gen Web]
 
  
 
*[http://www.tasfamily.net.au/ Tasmanian Family History Service]
 
*[http://www.tasfamily.net.au/ Tasmanian Family History Service]
  
*[http://www.statelibrary.tas.gov.au/whatdo/services/famhistory Tasmania State Library's Family History Pages]
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*[http://www.statelibrary.tas.gov.au/familyhistory 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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==Victoria==
 
==Victoria==
  
 
*[http://www.prov.vic.gov.au/ Public Record Office Victoria]
 
*[http://www.prov.vic.gov.au/ Public Record Office Victoria]
  
*[http://online.justice.vic.gov.au/servlet/bdm_home Victorian Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages]
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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]  
 
 
*[http://proarchives.imagineering.com.au/Index_search.asp?searchid=23 Index to Unassisted Inward Passenger Lists to Victoria 1852-1923]
 
  
*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~ausvic/ Victoria GenWeb]
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*[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]  
 
*[http://gazette.slv.vic.gov.au/ Victoria Government Gazette Online Archive 1836-1997]  
  
*[http://www.gsv.org.au/ The Genealogical Society of Victoria Inc.]
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*[http://www.gsv.org.au/ The Genealogical Society of Victoria]
 
 
*[http://www.citymuseummelbourne.org/exhibitions/builtongold.html The Gold Rush and Melbourne City Museum]
 
  
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*[http://www.citymuseummelbourne.org/exhibitions/builtongold.html Melbourne City Museum and The Gold Rush]
  
*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~ausvicca/ Campaspe Genealogy]
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*[http://home.vicnet.net.au/~caov/index.htm Cornish Association of Victoria]
  
 
*[http://www.ballaratgenealogy.org.au/ Ballarat and District Genealogical Society]
 
*[http://www.ballaratgenealogy.org.au/ Ballarat and District Genealogical Society]
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*[http://yplocalhistory.blogspot.com/ Yarra Plenty Local History Blog]
 
*[http://yplocalhistory.blogspot.com/ Yarra Plenty Local History Blog]
 
 
*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~cranbourne/ Cranbourne Cemetery]
 
 
*[http://www.necropolis.net.au/necropolis/ "Necropolis" - Melbourne, Springvale & St Kilda Cemeteries]
 
 
*[http://www.users.bigpond.com/templestowe/find_a_person.htm Templestowe Cemetery interment lists]
 
 
 
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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]
  
 
*[http://www.bdm.dotag.wa.gov.au/F/family_history.aspx?uid=8948-7352-6630-2234 Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages]  
 
*[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://welcomewalls.museum.wa.gov.au/ Western Australian Museum]  
 
*[http://welcomewalls.museum.wa.gov.au/ Western Australian Museum]  
 
*[http://aeon.sro.wa.gov.au/Investigator/simple.asp State Records of Western Australia]
 
  
 
*[http://www.parliament.wa.gov.au/index.htm Parliament of Western Australia]
 
*[http://www.parliament.wa.gov.au/index.htm Parliament of Western Australia]
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*[http://www.wags.org.au/genisite.htm Western Australian Genealogical Society]
 
*[http://www.wags.org.au/genisite.htm Western Australian Genealogical Society]
 
*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~auswa/ Western Australia GenWeb Project]
 
  
 
*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~westaust/index.html And All So Far From Home]
 
*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~westaust/index.html And All So Far From Home]
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*[http://www.perthdps.com/ Perth Dead Persons Society]
 
*[http://www.perthdps.com/ Perth Dead Persons Society]
 
 
*[http://www.mcb.wa.gov.au/default.php Metropolitan Cemeteries Board, Perth, WA]
 
 
*[http://www.interment.net/aus/wa/index.htm Cemeteries of Western Australia]
 
 
*[http://members.westnet.com.au/gfhs/Cemeteries/menu.htm Midwest Cemeteries of Western Australia]
 
 
 
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==External==
 
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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






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Military History



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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



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