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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]
  
*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~tigerhawk71/aus-sa_lookup.htm Australian Volunteers Lookup Page]
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*[http://www.archivenet.gov.au/archives.html Archives around Australia]
  
 
*[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]
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*[http://gutenberg.net.au/dictbiog/00-dict-biogIndex.html Dictionary of Australian Biography]
  
*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~nswsdps/ The Ryerson Index to Contemporary Death Notices and Obituaries in Australian Newspapers ]
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*[http://www.ga.gov.au/map/names/ Gazetteer of Australia]
  
*[http://www.nla.gov.au/ndp/ Australian Newspapers Digitisation Project]
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*[http://www.nla.gov.au/oz/genelist.html National Library of Australia]
  
*[http://www.gold-net.com.au/alphabet.html Alphabetical List of Archived Magazines]
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*[http://trove.nla.gov.au/ National Library of Australia - Trove - archived resources]
  
*[http://www.hagsoc.org.au/sagraves/index.php Australian War Graves in South Africa 1899 - 1902]
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*[http://www.pictureaustralia.org/apps/pictureaustralia National Picture Library of Australia]
  
*[http://www.australiansatwar.com.au/ Australians at War]
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*[http://www.whitepages.com.au/wp/index.jsp White Pages Online]  
  
*[http://www.ozgenonline.com/aust_cemeteries/ Australian Cemeteries] - With Links to Online Data Where Available
 
  
*[http://members.pcug.org.au/~pblair/auscem/auscemlist.php Australian Cemeteries Geolocator]
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*[http://www.sag.org.au/ Society of Australian Genealogists]
  
*[http://www.ausbdm.org/ Australian BMD Certificate Exchange Site]
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*[http://www.australiagenweb.org/ AustraliaGenWeb Project]
  
*[http://www.diggerhistory.info/pages-conflicts-periods/other/british_army-in-aust.htm British Army in Australia, 1788 - 1870]
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*[http://www.familytreeoz.com/ Australian Family History Online Resources]  
  
*[http://www.naa.gov.au/publications/fact_sheets/fs89.html Contact Addresses for Australian Births, Deaths & Marriages]
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*[http://www.coraweb.com.au/ Cora Nun's Australian Gateway]
  
*[http://www.coraweb.com.au/ Cora Nun's Australia Gateway]
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*[http://www.brandis.com.au/index.html Genealogy Links]
  
*[http://gutenberg.net.au/dictbiog/00-dict-biogIndex.html Dictionary of Australian Biography]
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*[http://www.ozgenonline.com/surnsrch.htm Oz Gen Online]
  
*[http://www.cwgc.org/debt_of_honour.asp?menuid=14 Debt of Honour Register] Commonwealth War Graves Commission
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*[http://www.ballaratgenealogy.org.au Nationwide Links]
  
*[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
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*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~tigerhawk71/aus-sa_lookup.htm Australian Volunteers Lookup Page]
  
*[http://www.pictureaustralia.org/apps/pictureaustralia National Picture Library of Australia]
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*[http://raogk.com/australia.htm Random Acts of Genealogical Kindness: Australia]  
  
*[http://www.brandis.com.au/index.html Jenny Brandis’ Web Page]
 
  
*[http://members.westnet.com.au/web/llarment/ Lorraine’s Burial Records Pages]
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*[http://www.jaunay.com/auscensus.html The Census in Australia]
  
*[http://www.ballaratgenealogy.org.au Links to All State BMD & Other Records, and Military Links]
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*[http://scs.une.edu.au/Bushrangers/biog.htm The Bushranger Site]  
  
*[http://www.mhsa.org.au/ Military Historical Society of Australia]
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*[http://www.nederland-australie2006.nl/geschiedenis/au/html/index.html Netherlands to Australia: 1606 to 2006]
  
*[http://www.nla.gov.au/oz/genelist.html National Library of Australia]
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*[http://www.naa.gov.au/ National Archives of Australia]
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==Birth, Marriage and Death Certificates==
  
*[http://freepages.history.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~ausnavy/ Australian Naval History]
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*[http://www.jaunay.com/bdm.html What You Can Expect To See on A Historical Australian BMD Certificate]
  
*[http://www.newspapers.com.au/ Australian Newspaper Directory]
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*[http://www.ausbdm.org/ Australian BMD Certificate Exchange Site]
  
*[http://www.ozgenonline.com/surnsrch.htm Oz Gen Link] - Has links to useful sites in Australia & abroad
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*[http://www.naa.gov.au/about-us/publications/fact-sheets/fs89.aspx Contact Addresses for Australian Births, Deaths & Marriages]
  
*[http://members.pcug.org.au/~croe/ozb/oz_boer.cgi?setup_file=oz_boer.setup Oz-Boer Database]
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*[http://raogk.com/australia.htm Random Acts of Genealogical Kindness] - Australia
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==Cemeteries==
 
 
*[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.
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See [[Cemeteries Online]]
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==Emigration, Immigration, Shipping and Passenger Lists==
  
 
*[http://www.janetreakesgenealogy.com/VirtualWall/Welcome.htm V*I*R*T*U*A*L Immigration Wall of Honour]
 
*[http://www.janetreakesgenealogy.com/VirtualWall/Welcome.htm V*I*R*T*U*A*L Immigration Wall of Honour]
  
*[http://www.ww2roll.gov.au/script/name.asp World War 2 Nominal Roll]
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* Also see [[Emigration_and_Immigration|Emigration/Immigration, Shipping and Passenger Lists]]
  
*[http://www.whitepages.com.au/wp/index.jsp White Pages Online] Telephone directory
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*[http://www.jaunay.com/bdm.html What You Can Expect To See on A Historical Australian BMD Certificate]
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==Military History==
  
*[http://www.pictureaustralia.org// Picture Australia]
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*[[:Category:Military and Maritime History|'''Military and Maritime History''']]
  
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*[http://www.anzacs.net Anzacs]
  
'''The States'''
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*[http://www.mhsa.org.au/ Military Historical Society of Australia]
  
==New South Wales==
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*[http://www.australiansatwar.com.au/ Australians at War]
  
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*[http://members.pcug.org.au/~croe/ozb/oz_boer.cgi?setup_file=oz_boer.setup Australians in the Boer War]
  
'''Record Office Lookup Requests'''
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*[http://freepages.history.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~ausnavy/ Australian Naval History]
  
Please read the [[Record Office Lookup - Terms and Conditions|Terms and Conditions]] before requesting a lookup.
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*[http://www.ww2roll.gov.au/script/name.asp World War 2 Nominal Roll]
  
By requesting a lookup you are agreeing to the Terms and Conditions as linked above.
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*[[War_Memorials#ANZACS|War Memorials ANZACS]]
  
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'''Record Office Contacts'''
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==Newspapers==
  
*New South Wales State Archives/Records office - Each Tuesday [http://www.familytreeforum.com/private.php?do=newpm&u=257 Laurie in Oz]
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*[http://www.newspapers.com.au/ Australian Newspaper Directory]
  
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*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~nswsdps/ The Ryerson Index to Contemporary Death Notices and Obituaries in Australian Newspapers]
  
'''Cemetery Lookup Contacts'''
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*[http://www.nla.gov.au/ndp/ Australian Newspapers Digitisation Project]
  
*Sydney, NSW [http://www.familytreeforum.com/private.php?do=newpm&u=257 Laurie in Oz]
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*[http://www.gold-net.com.au/alphabet.html Alphabetical List of Archived Magazines]
  
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'''Links'''
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==Australian Capital Territory==
  
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*[http://www.ors.act.gov.au/bdm/index.html Office of Regulatory Services. Births Deaths & Marriages]
  
*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~nswahps/ Abermain Heritage Preservation Society]
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*[http://hiddencanberra.webs.com/ Hidden Canberra]  
  
*[http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Pointe/5525/ Armidale Family History Society]
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*[http://www.canberrahistorygroup.com/ The Canberra History Group]
  
*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~nswbelli/ Bellingen GenWeb Pages]
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*[http://www.hagsoc.org.au/ Heraldry & Genealogical Society of Canberra]
  
*[http://members.pcug.org.au/~ppmay/braidwood.htm Braidwood Gaol Admissions] 1856-1899
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*[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.rootsweb.com/~ausghs/ Gresford Historical Society]
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==New South Wales==
 
 
*[http://www.hawkesbury.net.au/cemetery/index.html Hawkesbury Cemetery and Grave Register]
 
 
 
*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~nswsyd/index.htm History and Genealogy of Sydney & The Surrounding Area]
 
 
 
*[http://www.huntervalleygenealogy.com/ Hunter Valley Genealogy]
 
 
 
*[http://freesettler2.wetpaint.com/?t=anon Hunter Valley History Connection] includes genealogical info/links
 
 
 
*[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://www.marbract.com.au Marbract - Low Cost Transcriptions of NSW BMD Certs.] Service is reliable & prompt.
 
 
 
*[http://www.ulladulla.info/history/ Milton Ulladulla Local & Family History]
 
  
 
*[http://www.bdm.nsw.gov.au/ NSW Registry of Births Deaths & Marriages]
 
*[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]
 
*[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
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*[http://www.ihr.com.au/ Internet History Resources NSW Family History Document Service]
  
*[http://www.warmemorialsnsw.asn.au/ Register of NSW War Memorials]
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*[http://www.marbract.com.au Transcription Agent for NSW BMD Certificates]  
  
*[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
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*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~nswahps/ Abermain Heritage Preservation Society]
  
*[http://archives.smh.com.au Sydney Morning Herald searchable archives] Free index search, subscription image access.
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*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~nswbelli/ Bellingen GenWeb Pages]
  
==Queensland==
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*[http://members.pcug.org.au/~ppmay/braidwood.htm Braidwood Gaol Admissions 1856-1899]
  
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*[http://www.convicttrail.org/ Great North Road Convict Trail]
  
'''Record Office Lookup Requests'''
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*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~ausghs/ Gresford Historical Society]
  
Please read the [[Record Office Lookup - Terms and Conditions|Terms and Conditions]] before requesting a lookup.
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*[http://www.huntervalleygenealogy.com/ Hunter Valley Genealogy]
  
By requesting a lookup you are agreeing to the Terms and Conditions as linked above.
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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]
  
'''Record Office 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]
  
'''Cemetery Lookup Contacts'''
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*[http://www.ulladulla.info/history/ Milton Ulladulla Local & Family History]
  
not listed, yet.
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*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~nswsyd/index.htm History and Genealogy of Greater Sydney]
  
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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.]
  
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*[http://www.sydneybenevolentasylum.com/index.php?page=search-index Sydney Benevolent Asylum - Admissions & Discharges 1857-1900]
  
'''Links'''
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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==
  
*[http://www.burdekin.qld.gov.au/services/databases/burialregister/ Ayr & Home Hill Burial Records]
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From 1926 to 1931, Central Australia existed as a separate territory, before being reincorporated into the Northern Territory.
  
*[http://www.brisbane.qld.gov.au/BCC:STANDARD::pc=PC_899 Brisbane City Council Grave Location Search]
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*[http://members.iinet.net.au/~genient  Genealogical Society of Northern Territory]
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==Queensland==
  
*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~auscqfha/index.htm Central Queensland Family History Society] Includes Some On-line Records
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*[http://www.archives.qld.gov.au/ Queensland State Archives]
  
*[http://hinchinbrook.ddsconsulting.com.au/cemeteries_register_burials.asp Ingham & District Cemetery Records]
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*[http://www.justice.qld.gov.au/bdm/IndexSearch.htm Queensland Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages]
  
*[http://www.judywebster.gil.com.au/ Judy Webster's Queensland Genealogy Pages]
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*[http://www.qfhs.org.au/ Queensland Family History Society]
  
*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~hcastle/transcripts/bev_edmonds/bevedmonds.html Newspaper Transcripts From The Queenslander]
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*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~auscqfha/index.htm Central Queensland Family History Society]  
  
*[http://www.judywebster.gil.com.au/hospital.html Some Hospital Admissions Records]
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*[http://www.judywebster.gil.com.au/ Queensland Genealogy Pages]
  
*[http://publib.slq.qld.gov.au/footprints/footprints.htm The Indigenous People of Queensland]
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*[http://queenslandhistory.org.au/ Queenland Historical Society]
  
*[http://www.nambour-chronicle.com/ Nambour Chronicle] Searchable pdf images of The Chronicle - pages to download after free registration
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*[http://www.nrw.qld.gov.au/property/place_names.html Queensland Place Names]
 
 
*[http://www.qfhs.org.au/ Queensland Family History Society]
 
 
 
*[http://www.qppha.com.au/ Queensland Prison and Penal Historical Association]
 
  
 
*[http://www.pictureqld.slq.qld.gov.au/ Queensland Photographs]
 
*[http://www.pictureqld.slq.qld.gov.au/ Queensland Photographs]
  
*[http://www.archives.qld.gov.au/ Queensland State Archives]
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*[http://www.slq.qld.gov.au/info/ind Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders]
  
*[http://www.nrw.qld.gov.au/property/place_names.html Queensland Place-Names Search]
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*[http://www.qppha.com.au/ Queensland Prison and Penal Historical Association]
  
*[http://queenslandhistory.org.au/ Queenland Historical Society]
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*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~hcastle/transcripts/bev_edmonds/bevedmonds.html Newspaper Transcripts from The Queenslander]
  
*[http://www.justice.qld.gov.au/bdm/IndexSearch.htm Queensland Birth, Death & Marriage Index] births 1829 - 1914, marriages & deaths 1829 - 1929
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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]
'''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'''
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
'''Links'''
 
 
 
  
 
*[http://www.familyhistorysa.info/ South Australia Family History Society]  
 
*[http://www.familyhistorysa.info/ South Australia Family History Society]  
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*[http://www.jaunay.com/census.html 1841 Census of South Australia]
 
*[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
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*[http://www.saghs.org.au/ South Australian Genealogy and Heraldry Society]  
  
*[http://www.slsa.sa.gov.au/manning/ The Manning Index] Newspaper and Magazine Transcriptions 1837-1937
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*[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.tributesofhonour.info/ South Australian War Memorials]
 
 
 
*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~aussa/  South Australia GenWeb Project]
 
  
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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==
 
==Tasmania==
  
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*[http://www.archives.tas.gov.au/ Archives Office of Tasmania]
  
'''Record Office Lookup Requests'''
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*[http://www.tasfamily.net.au/ Tasmanian Family History Service]
 
 
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'''
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
'''Links'''
 
 
 
  
*[http://www.archives.tas.gov.au/ Archives Office of Tasmania] With On-line Databases, inc. Convicts
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*[http://www.statelibrary.tas.gov.au/familyhistory Tasmania State Library's Family History Pages]
 
 
*[http://www.statelibrary.tas.gov.au/whatdo/services/famhistory 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]
  
*[http://www.femalefactory.com.au/ Cascades Female Factory]- A History
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*[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
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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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*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~austashs/convicts/con_main.htm Tasmania Gen Web]
 
 
 
 
 
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==Victoria==
 
==Victoria==
  
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*[http://www.prov.vic.gov.au/ Public Record Office Victoria]
  
'''Record Office Lookup Requests'''
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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]  
 
 
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'''
 
 
 
*[http://www.necropolis.net.au/necropolis/ "Necropolis" - Melbourne, Springvale & St Kilda Cemeteries searchable databases]
 
  
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*[http://www.access.prov.vic.gov.au/public/PROVguides/PROVguide050/PROVguide050.jsp Locating and Copying Ships' Passenger Lists]
  
'''Links'''
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*[http://gazette.slv.vic.gov.au/ Victoria Government Gazette Online Archive 1836-1997]
  
*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~ausvicca/ Campaspe Genealogy]
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*[http://www.gsv.org.au/ The Genealogical Society of Victoria]
  
*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~cranbourne/ Cranbourne Cemetery]
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*[http://www.citymuseummelbourne.org/exhibitions/builtongold.html Melbourne City Museum and The Gold Rush]
  
*[http://www.gsv.org.au/ The Genealogical Society of Victoria Inc.]
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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
 
  
 
*[http://www.ballaratgenealogy.org.au/ Ballarat and District Genealogical Society]
 
*[http://www.ballaratgenealogy.org.au/ Ballarat and District Genealogical Society]
 
*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~ausvic/ Victoria GenWeb]
 
  
 
*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~ausygs/ Yarram Genealogy Group]
 
*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~ausygs/ Yarram Genealogy Group]
  
 
*[http://yplocalhistory.blogspot.com/ Yarra Plenty Local History Blog]
 
*[http://yplocalhistory.blogspot.com/ Yarra Plenty Local History Blog]
 
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*[http://www.citymuseummelbourne.org/exhibitions/builtongold.html The Gold Rush and Melbourne City Museum]
 
 
 
*[http://proarchives.imagineering.com.au/Index_search.asp?searchid=23 Index to Unassisted Inward Passenger Lists to Victoria 1852-1923]
 
 
 
 
 
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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]
  
'''Record Office Lookup Requests'''
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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]
  
Please read the [[Record Office Lookup - Terms and Conditions|Terms and Conditions]] before requesting a lookup.
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*[http://www.liswa.wa.gov.au/ State Library of W.A.]
  
By requesting a lookup you are agreeing to the Terms and Conditions as linked above.
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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]
  
'''Record Office Lookup Contacts'''
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*[http://www.encyclopedia.uwapress.uwa.edu.au/ Historical Encyclopedia of WA]
  
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*[http://www.slwa.wa.gov.au/find/guides/wa_history/post_office_directories Western Australian Post Office Directories 1893-1949]
  
'''Cemetery Lookup Contacts'''
 
  
Karrakatta, Perth [http://www.familytreeforum.com/private.php?do=newpm&u=831 Richard in Perth]
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*[http://www.wags.org.au/genisite.htm Western Australian Genealogical Society]
  
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*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~westaust/index.html And All So Far From Home]
  
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*[http://www.wamarriage.info/ Western Australia Marriage index 1906-1953]
  
'''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.wamarriage.info/ Western Australia Marriage index] 1906 - 1951 (plus country marriages to 1965)
 
 
*[http://www.mcb.wa.gov.au/default.php Metropolitan Cemeteries Board, Perth, WA]
 
  
 
*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~australind/ Australind]
 
*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~australind/ Australind]
  
*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~westaust/index.html And All So Far From Home]
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*[http://www.fremantleprison.com/ Freemantle Prison Convict Database]
 
 
*[http://www.interment.net/aus/wa/index.htm Cemeteries of Western Australia]
 
 
 
*[http://members.westnet.com.au/gfhs/Cemeteries/utakarra/retrieve.asp Geraldton Cemetery Burials & Cremations]
 
 
 
*[http://www.fremantleprison.com/ Freemantle Prison] includes a searchable convict database
 
 
 
*[http://www.encyclopedia.uwapress.uwa.edu.au/ Historical Encyclopedia of WA]
 
 
 
*[http://members.westnet.com.au/gfhs/Cemeteries/menu.htm Known Burials in The Midwest Region of Western Australia]
 
  
 
*[http://www.perthdps.com/ Perth Dead Persons Society]
 
*[http://www.perthdps.com/ Perth Dead Persons Society]
 
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*[http://www.parliament.wa.gov.au/web/newwebparl.nsf/iframewebpages/Hansard%20-%20Advanced%20Search Parliament of Western Australia - Hansard Search]
 
 
 
*[http://www.liswa.wa.gov.au/ State Library of W.A.]
 
 
 
*[http://aeon.sro.wa.gov.au/Investigator/simple.asp State Records of Western Australia]
 
 
 
*[http://www.wags.org.au/genisite.htm Western Australian Genealogical Society]
 
 
 
*[http://www.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://www.rootsweb.com/~auswa/ Western Australia GenWeb Project]
 
 
 
 
 
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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 index to deaths, 1930-1973
 
 
 
*[http://www.hagsoc.org.au/ Heraldry & Genealogical Society of Canberra]
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
==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.
 
 
 
[http://members.iinet.net.au/~genient  Genealogical Society of Northern Territory]
 
 
 
 
 
'''Record Office Lookup Contacts'''
 
 
 
 
 
'''Cemetery Lookup Contacts'''
 
 
 
not listed, yet.
 
 
 
 
 
 
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==Requests for Research and Photographs==
  
Emigration/Immigration and Shipping and Passenger Lists
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Please read the [http://www.familytreeforum.com/wiki/index.php/Category:Research_Offers Terms and Conditions] before requesting a lookup.<br>
 
 
*[http://www.familytreeforum.com/wiki/index.php/Emigration_and_Immigration See Separate Page]
 
  
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If any member wishes to offer to do lookups or take photographs in a particular location,  please leave a message on our  [http://www.familytreeforum.com/research-offers/73000-volunteers-needed-records-office-cemetery-lookups-photos.html Volunteers Needed thread].
  
  
  
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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

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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

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