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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'''
 
  
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*[http://www.naa.gov.au/ National Archives of Australia]
  
*[http://home.iprimus.com.au/yarragon/pages/AustralianLinks.htm Australian Research]
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*[http://www.archivenet.gov.au/archives.html Archives around Australia]
 
 
*[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]
 
*[http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/adbonline.htm Australian Dictionary of Biography]
 
*[http://www.awm.gov.au/ Australia War Memorial]
 
 
*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~nswsdps/ Australia newspaper archives]
 
 
*[http://www.gold-net.com.au/alphabet.html Alphabetical list of archived magazines]
 
 
*[http://www.hagsoc.org.au/sagraves/index.php Australian War Graves in South Africa 1899 - 1902]
 
 
*[http://aussierhonda.com/deathcare/index.php?module=article&view=6&MMN_position=21:21 Australian Funeral Industry Cemetery links]
 
 
*[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.ausbdm.org/ Australian BMD certificate exchange site]
 
 
*[http://www.diggerhistory.info/pages-conflicts-periods/other/british_army-in-aust.htm British Army in Australia, 1788 - 1870]
 
 
*[http://www.naa.gov.au/publications/fact_sheets/fs89.html Contact addresses for Australian births, deaths and marriages]
 
  
 
*[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.cwgc.org/debt_of_honour.asp?menuid=14 Debt of Honour Register (Commonwealth War Graves Commission)]
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*[http://www.ga.gov.au/map/names/ Gazetteer of Australia]
 
 
*[http://www.nederland-australie2006.nl/geschiedenis/au/html/index.html Dedicated to 400 years Netherlands - Australia]
 
 
 
*[http://www.judywebster.gil.com.au/index.html Genealogy Advice for Australia, especially Queensland]
 
 
 
*[http://www.brandis.com.au/index.html Jenny Brandis’ Web Page]
 
 
 
*[http://members.westnet.com.au/web/llarment/ Lorraine’s Burial Records Pages]
 
 
 
*[http://www.ballaratgenealogy.org.au Links to all State BMD and other records, and military 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.nla.gov.au/oz/genelist.html National Library of Australia]
  
*[http://www.naa.gov.au/ National Archives of Australia]
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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 Australia and abroad]
 
  
*[http://members.pcug.org.au/~croe/ozb/oz_boer.cgi?setup_file=oz_boer.setup Oz-Boer Database]
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*[http://www.pictureaustralia.org/apps/pictureaustralia National Picture Library of Australia]
  
*[http://raogk.com/australia.htm Random Acts of Genealogical Kindness - Australia]
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*[http://www.whitepages.com.au/wp/index.jsp White Pages Online]  
  
*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~nswsdps/dpsindex.htm The Ryerson Index-Contemporary Death Notices and Obituaries in Australian Newspapers]
 
  
*[http://www.jaunay.com/auscensus.html The census in Australia]
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*[http://www.sag.org.au/ Society of Australian Genealogists]
 
 
*[http://scs.une.edu.au/Bushrangers/biog.htm The Bushranger Site - profiles of some of Australia's more infamous characters]
 
  
*[http://www.ww2roll.gov.au/script/name.asp World War 2 Nominal Roll]
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*[http://www.australiagenweb.org/ AustraliaGenWeb Project]
  
*[http://www.whitepages.com.au/wp/index.jsp White Pages Online- Telephone Directory]
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*[http://www.familytreeoz.com/ Australian Family History Online Resources]  
  
*[http://www.janetreakesgenealogy.com/VirtualWall/Welcome.htm V*I*R*T*U*A*L Immigration Wall of Honour]
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*[http://www.coraweb.com.au/ Cora Nun's Australian Gateway]
  
*[http://www.ww2roll.gov.au/ World War Two Nominal Roll website]
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*[http://www.brandis.com.au/index.html Genealogy Links]
  
*[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/surnsrch.htm Oz Gen Online]
  
==The States==
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*[http://www.ballaratgenealogy.org.au Nationwide Links]
  
===New South Wales===
 
  
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*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~tigerhawk71/aus-sa_lookup.htm Australian Volunteers Lookup Page]
  
'''Record Office Lookup Requests'''
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*[http://raogk.com/australia.htm Random Acts of Genealogical Kindness: Australia]
  
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.
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*[http://www.jaunay.com/auscensus.html The Census in Australia]
  
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*[http://scs.une.edu.au/Bushrangers/biog.htm The Bushranger Site]
  
'''Record Office Contacts'''
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*[http://www.nederland-australie2006.nl/geschiedenis/au/html/index.html Netherlands to Australia: 1606 to 2006]
  
*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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==Birth, Marriage and Death Certificates==
  
'''Cemetery Lookup Contacts'''
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*[http://www.jaunay.com/bdm.html What You Can Expect To See on A Historical Australian BMD Certificate]
  
*Sydney, NSW [http://www.familytreeforum.com/private.php?do=newpm&u=257 Laurie in Oz]
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*[http://www.ausbdm.org/ Australian BMD Certificate Exchange Site]
  
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*[http://www.naa.gov.au/about-us/publications/fact-sheets/fs89.aspx Contact Addresses for Australian Births, Deaths & Marriages]
  
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==Cemeteries==
  
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See [[Cemeteries Online]]
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==Emigration, Immigration, Shipping and Passenger Lists==
  
'''Links'''
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*[http://www.janetreakesgenealogy.com/VirtualWall/Welcome.htm V*I*R*T*U*A*L Immigration Wall of Honour]
  
*[http://www.sag.org.au/ Society of Australian Genealogists]
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* Also see [[Emigration_and_Immigration|Emigration/Immigration, Shipping and Passenger Lists]]
  
*[http://www.bdm.nsw.gov.au/ NSW Registry of Births Deaths & Marriages]
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*[http://www.records.nsw.gov.au/archives/ New South Wales Government State Archives]
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==Military History==
  
*[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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*[[:Category:Military and Maritime History|'''Military and Maritime History''']]
  
*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~nswsyd/index.htm History and Genealogy of Sydney and the surrounding area]
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*[http://www.anzacs.net Anzacs]
  
*[http://www.marbract.com.au Marbract - get cheap transcriptions of NSW BMD certs. Service is reliable and prompt]
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*[http://www.mhsa.org.au/ Military Historical Society of Australia]
  
*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~nswahps/ Abermain Heritage Preservation Society]
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*[http://www.australiansatwar.com.au/ Australians at War]
  
*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~nswbelli/ Bellingen GenWeb pages]
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*[http://members.pcug.org.au/~croe/ozb/oz_boer.cgi?setup_file=oz_boer.setup Australians in the Boer War]
  
*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~ausghs/ Gresford Historical Society]
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*[http://freepages.history.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~ausnavy/ Australian Naval History]
  
*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~auslordh/ Lord Howe Island]
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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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==Newspapers==
  
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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]
  
===Queensland===
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*[http://www.nla.gov.au/ndp/ Australian Newspapers Digitisation Project]
  
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*[http://www.gold-net.com.au/alphabet.html Alphabetical List of Archived Magazines]
  
'''Record Office Lookup Requests'''
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Please read the [[Record Office Lookup - Terms and Conditions|Terms and Conditions]] before requesting a lookup.
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==Australian Capital Territory==
  
By requesting a lookup you are agreeing to the Terms and Conditions as linked above.
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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]
  
'''Record Office Lookup Contacts'''
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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]
  
'''Cemetery Lookup Contacts'''
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not listed, yet.
 
  
'''Links'''
 
  
*[http://www.justice.qld.gov.au/bdm/IndexSearch.htm Queensland birth, death & marriage index 1829 - 1914]
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==New South Wales==
  
*[http://www.brisbane.qld.gov.au/BCC:STANDARD::pc=PC_899 Brisbane City Council grave location search]
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*[http://www.bdm.nsw.gov.au/ NSW Registry of Births Deaths & Marriages]
  
*[http://www.toowoomba.qld.gov.au/index.phpoption=com_gravefinder&Itemid=46 Drayton & Toowoomba Cemetery grave records]
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*[http://www.records.nsw.gov.au/archives/ New South Wales Government State Archives]
  
*[http://www.burdekin.qld.gov.au/services/databases/burialregister/ Ayr & Home Hill Burial Records]
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*[http://www.ihr.com.au/ Internet History Resources NSW Family History Document Service]
  
*[http://hinchinbrook.ddsconsulting.com.au/cemeteries_register_burials.asp Ingham & District Cemetery records]
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*[http://www.marbract.com.au Transcription Agent for NSW BMD Certificates]  
  
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===South Australia===
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*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~nswahps/ Abermain Heritage Preservation Society]
  
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*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~nswbelli/ Bellingen GenWeb Pages]
  
'''Record Office Lookup Requests'''
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*[http://members.pcug.org.au/~ppmay/braidwood.htm Braidwood Gaol Admissions 1856-1899]
  
Please read the [[Record Office Lookup - Terms and Conditions|Terms and Conditions]] before requesting a lookup.
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*[http://www.convicttrail.org/ Great North Road Convict Trail]
  
By requesting a lookup you are agreeing to the Terms and Conditions as linked above.
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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 Contacts'''
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*[http://www.jenwilletts.com/index.htm Hunter Valley and Newcastle ancestor database]
  
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*[http://freesettler2.wetpaint.com/?t=anon Hunter Valley History Connection]
  
'''Cemetery Lookup Contacts'''
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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]
  
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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]
  
'''Links'''
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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.saghs.org.au/graves.htm S.A. Deaths and Burials - searchable databases]
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*[http://www.sydneybenevolentasylum.com/index.php?page=search-index Sydney Benevolent Asylum - Admissions & Discharges 1857-1900]  
  
*[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://archives.smh.com.au The Sydney Morning Herald Archives]
  
*[http://www.tributesofhonour.info/ South Australian War Memorials]
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*[http://www.waggafamilyhistory.org.au/ Wagga Wagga and District Family History Society]
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==Northern Territory==
  
* [http://www.jaunay.com/census.html 1841 census of South Australia]
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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==
  
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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]
  
===Tasmania===
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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]
  
'''Record Office Lookup Requests'''
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*[http://www.judywebster.gil.com.au/ Queensland Genealogy Pages]
  
Please read the [[Record Office Lookup - Terms and Conditions|Terms and Conditions]] before requesting a lookup.
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*[http://queenslandhistory.org.au/ Queenland Historical Society]
  
By requesting a lookup you are agreeing to the Terms and Conditions as linked above.
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*[http://www.nrw.qld.gov.au/property/place_names.html Queensland Place Names]
  
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*[http://www.pictureqld.slq.qld.gov.au/ Queensland Photographs]
  
'''Record Office Lookup Contacts'''
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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]
  
'''Cemetery Lookup Contacts'''
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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]
  
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*[http://www.nambour-chronicle.com/ Digital Nambour Chronicle]
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==South Australia==
  
'''Links'''
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*[http://www.archives.sa.gov.au/ State Records of South Australia]
  
*[http://portal.archives.tas.gov.au/menu.aspx?search=8 Colonial Tasmanian Family Links database]
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*[http://www.familyhistorysa.info/ South Australia Family History Society]  
  
*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~austashs/convicts/con_main.htm Tasmania Gen Web]
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*[http://www.jaunay.com/census.html 1841 Census of South Australia]
  
*[http://www.portarthur.org.au/ Port Arthur]
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*[http://www.saghs.org.au/ South Australian Genealogy and Heraldry Society]  
  
*[http://www.femalefactory.com.au/ Cascades Female Factory- a history]
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*[http://www.slsa.sa.gov.au/manning/ The Manning Index Newspaper and Magazine Transcriptions 1837-1937]
  
*[http://www.hotkey.net.au/~jwilliams4/factory.htm Female Convict Factories - Tasmania including branches at Brickfield, Launceston, Hobart]
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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==
  
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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]
  
===Victoria===
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*[http://www.statelibrary.tas.gov.au/familyhistory 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]
  
'''Record Office Lookup Requests'''
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*[http://www.femalefactory.com.au/ Cascades Female Factory]
  
Please read the [[Record Office Lookup - Terms and Conditions|Terms and Conditions]] before requesting a lookup.
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*[http://www.hotkey.net.au/~jwilliams4/factory.htm Female Convict Factories]  
  
By requesting a lookup you are agreeing to the Terms and Conditions as linked above.
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*[http://www.portarthur.org.au/ Port Arthur]
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==Victoria==
  
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*[http://www.prov.vic.gov.au/ Public Record Office Victoria]
  
'''Record Office Lookup Contacts'''
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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]
  
'''Cemetery Lookup Contacts'''
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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]
  
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*[http://www.citymuseummelbourne.org/exhibitions/builtongold.html Melbourne City Museum and The Gold Rush]
  
'''Links'''
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*[http://home.vicnet.net.au/~caov/index.htm Cornish Association of Victoria]
  
* [http://online.justice.vic.gov.au/servlet/bdm_home Victorian BMD (searchable indexes, images of the original entries can be downloaded for a fee)]
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*[http://www.ballaratgenealogy.org.au/ Ballarat and District Genealogical Society]
 
 
*[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]
 
 
 
*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~ausvicca/ Camaspe Genealogy]
 
  
 
*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~ausygs/ Yarram Genealogy Group]
 
*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~ausygs/ Yarram Genealogy Group]
  
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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.]
  
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*[http://welcomewalls.museum.wa.gov.au/ Western Australian Museum]
  
===Western Australia===
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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]
  
'''Record Office Lookup Requests'''
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*[http://www.slwa.wa.gov.au/find/guides/wa_history/post_office_directories Western Australian Post Office Directories 1893-1949]
 
 
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]
 
  
*[http://www.openwindows.com/marriage/search.htm Western Australia Marriage lookup 1906 - 1936]
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*[http://www.wamarriage.info/ Western Australia Marriage index 1906-1953]
  
*[http://www.justice.wa.gov.au/portal/server.pt Western Australia BMDs online for free]
 
  
*[http://www.openwindows.com/marriage/search.htm Reverse Marriages Index WA, 1905-1942]
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*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~australind/ Australind]
  
*[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]
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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://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'''
 
 
 
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Ashmore and Cartier Islands
 
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Norfolk Island
 
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Coral Sea Islands Territory
  
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Heard and McDonald Islands
  
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Christmas Island
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Cocos (Keeling) Islands
 
 
 
Coral Sea Islands Territory
 
  
Heard and McDonald Islands
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Latest revision as of 11:45, 10 September 2022

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

Please read the Terms and Conditions before requesting a lookup.

A list of members who have volunteered to do Research lookups or take photographs can be found in the Research Offers forum or on the following pages in the Wiki:

If any member wishes to offer to do lookups or take photographs in a particular location, please leave a message on our Volunteers Needed thread.


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