Difference between revisions of "Australia"

Revision as of 22:05, 7 May 2009

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.

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 *[http://www.australiansatwar.com.au/ Australians at War]
-*[http://www.ozgenonline.com/aust_cemeteries/ Australian Cemeteries] - With Links to Online Data Where Available
+*[http://www.ozgenonline.com/aust_cemeteries/ Australian Cemeteries]
 *[http://members.pcug.org.au/~pblair/auscem/auscemlist.php Australian Cemeteries Geolocator]
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 *[http://gutenberg.net.au/dictbiog/00-dict-biogIndex.html Dictionary of Australian Biography]
-*[http://www.cwgc.org/debt_of_honour.asp?menuid=14 Debt of Honour Register] Commonwealth War Graves Commission
+*[http://www.cwgc.org/debt_of_honour.asp?menuid=14 Debt of Honour Register]
 *[http://www.nederland-australie2006.nl/geschiedenis/au/html/index.html Dedicated to 400 years Netherlands - Australia]
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 *[http://www.judywebster.gil.com.au/index.html Genealogy Advice for Australia] especially Queensland
-*[http://www.ihr.com.au/ Internet History Resources] NSW Family History Document Service - some free, some members-only; links, too
+*[http://www.ihr.com.au/ Internet History Resources NSW Family History Document Service]
 *[http://www.pictureaustralia.org/apps/pictureaustralia National Picture Library of Australia]
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 *[http://www.newspapers.com.au/ Australian Newspaper Directory]
-*[http://www.ozgenonline.com/surnsrch.htm Oz Gen Link] - Has links to useful sites in Australia & abroad
+*[http://www.ozgenonline.com/surnsrch.htm Oz Gen Links]
 *[http://members.pcug.org.au/~croe/ozb/oz_boer.cgi?setup_file=oz_boer.setup Oz-Boer Database]
-*[http://raogk.com/australia.htm Random Acts of Genealogical Kindness] - Australia
+*[http://raogk.com/australia.htm Random Acts of Genealogical Kindness]
 *[http://www.jaunay.com/auscensus.html The Census in Australia]
-*[http://scs.une.edu.au/Bushrangers/biog.htm The Bushranger Site] - profiles of some of Australia's more infamous characters.
+*[http://scs.une.edu.au/Bushrangers/biog.htm The Bushranger Site]
 *[http://www.janetreakesgenealogy.com/VirtualWall/Welcome.htm V*I*R*T*U*A*L Immigration Wall of Honour]
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 *[http://www.ww2roll.gov.au/script/name.asp World War 2 Nominal Roll]
-*[http://www.whitepages.com.au/wp/index.jsp White Pages Online] Telephone directory
+*[http://www.whitepages.com.au/wp/index.jsp White Pages Online]
 *[http://www.jaunay.com/bdm.html What You Can Expect To See on A Historical Australian BMD Certificate]
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 *[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.jenwilletts.com/index.htm Free Settler or Felon Newcastle/Hunter Valley ancestor database]
 *[http://www.convicttrail.org/ Great North Road Convict Trail]
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 *[http://www.huntervalleygenealogy.com/ Hunter Valley Genealogy]
-*[http://freesettler2.wetpaint.com/?t=anon Hunter Valley History Connection] includes genealogical info/links
+*[http://freesettler2.wetpaint.com/?t=anon Hunter Valley History Connection]
 *[http://www.rootsweb.com/~auslordh/ Lord Howe Island]
-*[http://blogs.manly.nsw.gov.au/manlyfamilies/2008/05/rookwood-cemetery.html Manly Families] includes Rookwood Cemetery links, some searchable
+*[http://blogs.manly.nsw.gov.au/manlyfamilies/2008/05/rookwood-cemetery.html Manly Families, includes Rookwood Cemetery links, some searchable]
-*[http://www.marbract.com.au Marbract - Low Cost Transcriptions of NSW BMD Certs.] Service is reliable & prompt.
+*[http://www.marbract.com.au Marbract - Low Cost Transcriptions of NSW BMD Certs.]
 *[http://www.ulladulla.info/history/ Milton Ulladulla Local & Family History]
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 *[http://www.records.nsw.gov.au/archives/ New South Wales Government State Archives]
-*[http://www.records.nsw.gov.au/staterecords/ NSW State Records - Search Index with Immigration Records, Convicts Records etc] Very good especially for early days in Australia
+*[http://www.records.nsw.gov.au/staterecords/ NSW State Records - Search Index with Immigration Records, Convicts Records etc]
 *[http://www.warmemorialsnsw.asn.au/ Register of NSW War Memorials]
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 *[http://www.sag.org.au/ Society of Australian Genealogists]
-*[http://www.cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au/assessmentbooks/ City of Sydney Assessment Books 1845 - 1948] large pdf files to download, searchable for names - and including Ward Maps
+*[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://archives.smh.com.au Sydney Morning Herald searchable archives]
-*[http://archives.smh.com.au Sydney Morning Herald searchable archives] Free index search, subscription image access.
 ==Queensland==
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 *[http://www.brisbane.qld.gov.au/BCC:STANDARD::pc=PC_899 Brisbane City Council Grave Location Search]
-*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~auscqfha/index.htm Central Queensland Family History Society] Includes Some On-line Records
+*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~auscqfha/index.htm Central Queensland Family History Society]
 *[http://hinchinbrook.ddsconsulting.com.au/cemeteries_register_burials.asp Ingham & District Cemetery Records]
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 *[http://publib.slq.qld.gov.au/footprints/footprints.htm The Indigenous People of Queensland]
-*[http://www.nambour-chronicle.com/ Nambour Chronicle] Searchable pdf images of The Chronicle - pages to download after free registration
+*[http://www.nambour-chronicle.com/ Nambour Chronicle]
 *[http://www.qfhs.org.au/ Queensland Family History Society]
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 *[http://queenslandhistory.org.au/ Queenland Historical Society]
-*[http://www.justice.qld.gov.au/bdm/IndexSearch.htm Queensland Birth, Death & Marriage Index] births 1829 - 1914, marriages & deaths 1829 - 1929
+*[http://www.justice.qld.gov.au/bdm/IndexSearch.htm Queensland Birth, Death & Marriage Index] births 1829 - 1914, marriages & deaths 1829 - 1929]
 ==South Australia==
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 *[http://www.jaunay.com/census.html 1841 Census of South Australia]
-*[http://www.saghs.org.au/ South Australian Genealogy and Heraldy Society Inc.] With On-line Databases
+*[http://www.saghs.org.au/ South Australian Genealogy and Heraldy Society Inc.]
-*[http://www.slsa.sa.gov.au/manning/ The Manning Index] Newspaper and Magazine Transcriptions 1837-1937
+*[http://www.slsa.sa.gov.au/manning/ The Manning Index Newspaper and Magazine Transcriptions 1837-1937]
-*[http://www.genealogylinks.net/australia/south-australia/index.html South Australia Genealogy Links] - over 100 genealogy links for South Australia, Australia, inc. Ships' Passenger Lists, Censuses, Cemetery Transcriptions and Military Records
+*[http://www.genealogylinks.net/australia/south-australia/index.html South Australia Genealogy Links]
 *[http://www.tributesofhonour.info/ South Australian War Memorials]
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-*[http://www.archives.tas.gov.au/ Archives Office of Tasmania] With On-line Databases, inc. Convicts
+*[http://www.archives.tas.gov.au/ Archives Office of Tasmania]
 *[http://www.statelibrary.tas.gov.au/whatdo/services/famhistory Tasmania State Library's Family History Pages]
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 *[http://portal.archives.tas.gov.au/menu.aspx?search=8 Colonial Tasmanian Family Links Database]
-*[http://www.femalefactory.com.au/ Cascades Female Factory]- A History
+*[http://www.femalefactory.com.au/ Cascades Female Factory]
-*[http://www.hotkey.net.au/~jwilliams4/factory.htm Female Convict Factories] - Tasmania inc. Branches at Brickfield, Launceston, Hobart
+*[http://www.hotkey.net.au/~jwilliams4/factory.htm Female Convict Factories]
 *[http://www.portarthur.org.au/ Port Arthur]
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 *[http://www.gsv.org.au/ The Genealogical Society of Victoria Inc.]
-*[http://online.justice.vic.gov.au/servlet/bdm_home Victorian BMD] searchable indexes, images of the original entries can be downloaded for a fee
+*[http://online.justice.vic.gov.au/servlet/bdm_home Victorian BMD]
 *[http://www.ballaratgenealogy.org.au/ Ballarat and District Genealogical Society]
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 '''Links'''
-*[http://www.justice.wa.gov.au/_apps/pioneersindex/default.aspx/ WA Online BMD Indexes] births & marriages: 1841 to 1932, deaths: 1841 to 1953
+*[http://www.justice.wa.gov.au/_apps/pioneersindex/default.aspx/ WA Online BMD Indexes]
 *[http://www.wamarriage.info/ Western Australia Marriage index] 1906 - 1951 (plus country marriages to 1965)
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 *[http://www.slwa.wa.gov.au/pdf/battye/pods/Post_Office_Directories_Contents.html Western Australian Post Office Directories 1893-1949]
-*[http://welcomewalls.museum.wa.gov.au/ Western Australian Museum Welcome Walls]  includes a database of some migrants to WA
+*[http://welcomewalls.museum.wa.gov.au/ Western Australian Museum Welcome Walls]
 *[http://www.rootsweb.com/~auswa/ Western Australia GenWeb Project]
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 '''Links'''
-*[http://www.rgo.act.gov.au/bdm.shtml ACT Registrar-General's Office] includes online index to deaths, 1930-1973
+*[http://www.rgo.act.gov.au/bdm.shtml ACT Registrar-General's Office, includes online index to deaths, 1930-1973]
 *[http://www.hagsoc.org.au/ Heraldry & Genealogical Society of Canberra]

Difference between revisions of "Australia"

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Contents

Australia-General

New South Wales

Queensland

South Australia

Tasmania

Victoria

Western Australia

The Territories

Jervis Bay Territory

Northern Territory

External