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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==
 
 
 
 
'''Links'''
 
 
 
 
 
*[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.naa.gov.au/ National Archives of Australia]
  
*[http://www.awm.gov.au/ Australia War Memorial]
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*[http://www.archivenet.gov.au/archives.html Archives around Australia]
  
*[http://aussierhonda.com/deathcare/index.php?module=article&view=6&MMN_position=21:21 Australian Funeral Industry Cemetery links]
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*[http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/adbonline.htm Australian Dictionary of Biography]
 
 
*[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- Telephone Directory]
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*[http://www.nla.gov.au/oz/genelist.html National Library of Australia]
  
*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~nswsdps/dpsindex.htm The Ryerson Index-Contemporary Death Notices and Obituaries in Australian Newspapers]
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*[http://trove.nla.gov.au/ National Library of Australia - Trove - archived resources]
  
*[http://www.ballaratgenealogy.org.au Links to all State BMD and other records, and military links]
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*[http://www.pictureaustralia.org/apps/pictureaustralia National Picture Library of Australia]
  
*[http://www.ozgenonline.com/surnsrch.htm Oz Gen Link - has links to useful sites in Australia and abroad]
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*[http://www.whitepages.com.au/wp/index.jsp White Pages Online]  
  
*[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]
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*[http://www.sag.org.au/ Society of Australian Genealogists]
  
*[http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/adbonline.htm Australian Dictionary of Biography]
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*[http://www.australiagenweb.org/ AustraliaGenWeb Project]
  
*[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.familytreeoz.com/ Australian Family History Online Resources]  
  
*[http://raogk.com/australia.htm Random Acts of Genealogical Kindness - Australia]
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*[http://www.coraweb.com.au/ Cora Nun's Australian Gateway]
  
*[http://www.janetreakesgenealogy.com/VirtualWall/Welcome.htm V*I*R*T*U*A*L Immigration Wall of Honour]
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*[http://www.brandis.com.au/index.html Genealogy Links]
  
*[http://www.cwgc.org/debt_of_honour.asp?menuid=14 Debt of Honour Register (Commonwealth War Graves Commission)]
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*[http://www.ozgenonline.com/surnsrch.htm Oz Gen Online]
  
*[http://www.hagsoc.org.au/sagraves/index.php Australian War Graves in South Africa 1899 - 1902]
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*[http://www.ballaratgenealogy.org.au Nationwide Links]
  
*[http://members.pcug.org.au/~croe/ozb/oz_boer.cgi?setup_file=oz_boer.setup Oz-Boer Database]
 
  
*[http://www.ww2roll.gov.au/ World War Two Nominal Roll website]
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*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~tigerhawk71/aus-sa_lookup.htm Australian Volunteers Lookup Page]
  
*[http://www.australiansatwar.com.au/ Australians at War]
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*[http://raogk.com/australia.htm Random Acts of Genealogical Kindness: Australia]  
  
*[http://www.judywebster.gil.com.au/index.html Genealogy Advice for Australia, especially Queensland]
 
  
*[http://www.nederland-australie2006.nl/geschiedenis/au/html/index.html Dedicated to 400 years Netherlands - Australia]
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*[http://www.jaunay.com/auscensus.html The Census in Australia]
  
*[http://www.diggerhistory.info/pages-conflicts-periods/other/british_army-in-aust.htm British Army in Australia, 1788 - 1870]
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*[http://scs.une.edu.au/Bushrangers/biog.htm The Bushranger Site]  
  
*[http://www.naa.gov.au/publications/fact_sheets/fs89.html Contact addresses for Australian births, deaths and marriages]
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*[http://www.nederland-australie2006.nl/geschiedenis/au/html/index.html Netherlands to Australia: 1606 to 2006]
  
* [http://www.jaunay.com/bdm.html What you can expect to see on an historical Australian BMD certificate]
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* [http://www.ozgenonline.com/aust_cemeteries/ Australian Cemeteries - with links to online data where available]
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==Birth, Marriage and Death Certificates==
  
*[http://www.ausbdm.org/ Australian BMD certificate exchange site]
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*[http://www.jaunay.com/bdm.html What You Can Expect To See on A Historical Australian BMD Certificate]
  
*[http://www.jaunay.com/auscensus.html The census in Australia]
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*[http://www.ausbdm.org/ Australian BMD Certificate Exchange Site]
  
*[http://www.gold-net.com.au/alphabet.html Alphabetical list of archived magazines]
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*[http://www.naa.gov.au/about-us/publications/fact-sheets/fs89.aspx Contact Addresses for Australian Births, Deaths & Marriages]
  
==The States==
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===New South Wales===
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==Cemeteries==
  
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See [[Cemeteries Online]]
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==Emigration, Immigration, Shipping and Passenger Lists==
  
'''Record Office Lookup Requests'''
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*[http://www.janetreakesgenealogy.com/VirtualWall/Welcome.htm V*I*R*T*U*A*L Immigration Wall of Honour]
  
Please read the [[Record Office Lookup - Terms and Conditions|Terms and Conditions]] before requesting a lookup.
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* Also see [[Emigration_and_Immigration|Emigration/Immigration, Shipping and Passenger Lists]]
  
By requesting a lookup you are agreeing to the Terms and Conditions as linked above.
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==Military History==
  
'''Record Office Contacts'''
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*[[:Category:Military and Maritime History|'''Military and Maritime History''']]
  
*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.anzacs.net Anzacs]
  
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*[http://www.mhsa.org.au/ Military Historical Society of Australia]
  
'''Cemetery Lookup Contacts'''
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*[http://www.australiansatwar.com.au/ Australians at War]
  
*Sydney, NSW [http://www.familytreeforum.com/private.php?do=newpm&u=257 Laurie in Oz]
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*[http://members.pcug.org.au/~croe/ozb/oz_boer.cgi?setup_file=oz_boer.setup Australians in the Boer War]
  
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*[http://freepages.history.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~ausnavy/ Australian Naval History]
  
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*[http://www.ww2roll.gov.au/script/name.asp World War 2 Nominal Roll]
  
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*[[War_Memorials#ANZACS|War Memorials ANZACS]]
  
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'''Links'''
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==Newspapers==
  
*[http://www.sag.org.au/ Society of Australian Genealogists]
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*[http://www.newspapers.com.au/ Australian Newspaper Directory]
  
*[http://www.bdm.nsw.gov.au/ NSW Registry of Births Deaths & Marriages]
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*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~nswsdps/ The Ryerson Index to Contemporary Death Notices and Obituaries in Australian Newspapers]
  
*[http://www.records.nsw.gov.au/archives/ New South Wales Government State Archives]
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*[http://www.nla.gov.au/ndp/ Australian Newspapers Digitisation Project]
  
*[http://www.records.nsw.gov.au/staterecords/ NSW State records - search index with immigration records, convicts records and much more. Very good especially for early days in Australia]
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*[http://www.gold-net.com.au/alphabet.html Alphabetical List of Archived Magazines]
  
*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~nswsyd/index.htm History and Genealogy of Sydney and the surrounding area]
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*[http://www.marbract.com.au Marbract - get cheap transcriptions of NSW BMD certs. Service is reliable and prompt]
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==Australian Capital Territory==
  
*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~nswahps/ Abermain Heritage Preservation Society]
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*[http://www.ors.act.gov.au/bdm/index.html Office of Regulatory Services. Births Deaths & Marriages]
  
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*[http://hiddencanberra.webs.com/ Hidden Canberra]
  
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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===
 
  
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==New South Wales==
  
'''Record Office Lookup Requests'''
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*[http://www.bdm.nsw.gov.au/ NSW Registry of Births Deaths & Marriages]
  
Please read the [[Record Office Lookup - Terms and Conditions|Terms and Conditions]] before requesting a lookup.
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*[http://www.records.nsw.gov.au/archives/ New South Wales Government State Archives]
  
By requesting a lookup you are agreeing to the Terms and Conditions as linked above.
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*[http://www.ihr.com.au/ Internet History Resources NSW Family History Document Service]
  
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*[http://www.marbract.com.au Transcription Agent for NSW BMD Certificates]
  
'''Record Office Lookup Contacts'''
 
  
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*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~nswahps/ Abermain Heritage Preservation Society]
  
'''Cemetery Lookup Contacts'''
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*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~nswbelli/ Bellingen GenWeb Pages]
  
not listed, yet.
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*[http://members.pcug.org.au/~ppmay/braidwood.htm Braidwood Gaol Admissions 1856-1899]
  
'''Links'''
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*[http://www.convicttrail.org/ Great North Road Convict Trail]
  
*[http://www.justice.qld.gov.au/bdm/IndexSearch.htm Queensland birth, death & marriage index 1829 - 1914]
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*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~ausghs/ Gresford Historical Society]
  
*[http://www.brisbane.qld.gov.au/BCC:STANDARD::pc=PC_899 Brisbane City Council grave location search]
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*[http://www.huntervalleygenealogy.com/ Hunter Valley Genealogy]
  
*[http://www.toowoomba.qld.gov.au/index.phpoption=com_gravefinder&Itemid=46 Drayton & Toowoomba Cemetery grave records]
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*[http://www.jenwilletts.com/index.htm Hunter Valley and Newcastle ancestor database]
  
*[http://www.burdekin.qld.gov.au/services/databases/burialregister/ Ayr & Home Hill Burial Records]
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*[http://freesettler2.wetpaint.com/?t=anon Hunter Valley History Connection]  
  
*[http://hinchinbrook.ddsconsulting.com.au/cemeteries_register_burials.asp Ingham & District Cemetery records]
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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]
  
===South Australia===
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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]
  
'''Record Office Lookup Requests'''
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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.]
  
Please read the [[Record Office Lookup - Terms and Conditions|Terms and Conditions]] before requesting a lookup.
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*[http://www.sydneybenevolentasylum.com/index.php?page=search-index Sydney Benevolent Asylum - Admissions & Discharges 1857-1900]  
  
By requesting a lookup you are agreeing to the Terms and Conditions as linked above.
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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 Contacts'''
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From 1926 to 1931, Central Australia existed as a separate territory, before being reincorporated into the Northern Territory.
  
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*[http://members.iinet.net.au/~genient  Genealogical Society of Northern Territory]
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==Queensland==
  
'''Cemetery Lookup Contacts'''
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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]
  
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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]
  
'''Links'''
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*[http://www.judywebster.gil.com.au/ Queensland Genealogy Pages]
  
*[http://www.saghs.org.au/graves.htm S.A. Deaths and Burials - searchable databases]
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*[http://queenslandhistory.org.au/ Queenland Historical Society]
  
*[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 and military records]
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*[http://www.nrw.qld.gov.au/property/place_names.html Queensland Place Names]
  
*[http://www.tributesofhonour.info/ South Australian War Memorials]
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*[http://www.pictureqld.slq.qld.gov.au/ Queensland Photographs]
  
* [http://www.jaunay.com/census.html 1841 census of South Australia]
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*[http://www.slq.qld.gov.au/info/ind Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders]
  
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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]
  
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*[http://www.brisbanehistory.com/index.htm History of Brisbane from Statehood to Federation]
  
===Tasmania===
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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]
  
'''Record Office Lookup Requests'''
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*[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.
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*[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.
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*[http://www.saghs.org.au/ South Australian Genealogy and Heraldry Society]
  
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*[http://www.slsa.sa.gov.au/manning/ The Manning Index Newspaper and Magazine Transcriptions 1837-1937]
  
'''Record Office Lookup Contacts'''
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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==
  
'''Cemetery 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]
  
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*[http://www.statelibrary.tas.gov.au/familyhistory Tasmania State Library's Family History Pages]
  
'''Links'''
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*[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.femalefactory.com.au/ Cascades Female Factory]
  
*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~austashs/convicts/con_main.htm Tasmania Gen Web]
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*[http://www.hotkey.net.au/~jwilliams4/factory.htm Female Convict Factories]  
  
 
*[http://www.portarthur.org.au/ Port Arthur]
 
*[http://www.portarthur.org.au/ Port Arthur]
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==Victoria==
  
*[http://www.femalefactory.com.au/ Cascades Female Factory- a history]
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*[http://www.prov.vic.gov.au/ Public Record Office Victoria]
  
*[http://www.hotkey.net.au/~jwilliams4/factory.htm Female Convict Factories - Tasmania including branches at Brickfield, Launceston, Hobart]
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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]  
  
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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]
  
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*[http://www.gsv.org.au/ The Genealogical Society of Victoria]
  
===Victoria===
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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]
  
'''Record Office Lookup Requests'''
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*[http://www.ballaratgenealogy.org.au/ Ballarat and District Genealogical 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/~ausygs/ Yarram Genealogy Group]
  
By requesting a lookup you are agreeing to the Terms and Conditions as linked above.
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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]
  
'''Record Office Lookup Contacts'''
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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.]
  
'''Cemetery Lookup Contacts'''
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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]
  
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*[http://www.encyclopedia.uwapress.uwa.edu.au/ Historical Encyclopedia of WA]
  
'''Links'''
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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://online.justice.vic.gov.au/servlet/bdm_home Victorian BMD (searchable indexes, images of the original entries can be downloaded for a fee)]
 
 
 
*[http://www.prov.vic.gov.au/archivesvictoria/recordimages/10879/10879-P00000-index.html Registration numbers for female prisoners received into custody at Victorian prisons between 1857 and 1948]
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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===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.wags.org.au/genisite.htm Western Australian Genealogical Society]
 
*[http://www.wags.org.au/genisite.htm Western Australian Genealogical Society]
  
*[http://www.liswa.wa.gov.au/ State Library of W.A.]
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*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~westaust/index.html And All So Far From Home]
  
*[http://aeon.sro.wa.gov.au/Investigator/simple.asp State Records of Western Australia]
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*[http://www.wamarriage.info/ Western Australia Marriage index 1906-1953]
  
*[http://www.openwindows.com/marriage/search.htm Western Australia Marriage lookup 1906 - 1936]
 
  
*[http://www.justice.wa.gov.au/portal/server.pt Western Australia BMDs online for free]
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*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~australind/ Australind]
  
*[http://www.openwindows.com/marriage/search.htm Reverse Marriages Index WA, 1905-1942]
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*[http://www.fremantleprison.com/ Freemantle Prison Convict Database]
 
 
*[http://www.justice.wa.gov.au/F/familyhistory.aspx?uid=7603-9553-6410-6954 Department of the Attorney General/WA (BMDs). Follow the links to find pioneer births indexes 1841-1931, death indexes 1841-1927, marriage indexes 1841-1905]
 
  
 
*[http://www.perthdps.com/ Perth Dead Persons Society]
 
*[http://www.perthdps.com/ Perth Dead Persons Society]
 
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*[http://members.westnet.com.au/web/gfhs/Cemeteries/utakarra/retrieve.asp Geraldton Cemetery Burials & Cremations] <''link currently broken - replacement being sought''
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==External==
 
 
*[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://www.parliament.wa.gov.au/web/newwebparl.nsf/iframewebpages/Hansard%20-%20Advanced%20Search Parliament of Western Australia - Hansard Search]
 
 
 
*[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]
 
 
 
*[http://www.liswa.wa.gov.au/ State Library of W.A.]
 
 
 
* [http://welcomewalls.museum.wa.gov.au/ Western Australian Museum Welcome Walls (listing of some migrants to WA)]
 
 
 
 
 
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==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)]
 
 
 
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===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.
 
 
 
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Norfolk Island
  
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Christmas Island
  
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Cocos (Keeling) Islands
  
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Coral Sea Islands Territory
  
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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

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



Requests for Research and Photographs

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