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-[[Australia]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[New South Wales|New South Wales]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[New South Wales Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
+[[Australia]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[New South Wales|New South Wales]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[New_South_Wales_Civil_Registration|Civil Registration]]
-Online&nbsp;indexes are&nbsp;available for births (1788-1907), deaths (1788-1977), and marriages (1788-1957) at the New South Wales Government site at [http://www.bdm.nsw.gov.au www.bdm.nsw.gov.au]
+Civil registration began in New South Wales with the commencement of the 1855 ''Act for Registering Birth, Deaths and Marriages'' on 1 March 1856.
-{{Place|New South Wales}}
+Until 1st January 1976, the registration of births, deaths and marriages was a duty and function of the Registrar General when they were transferred to the Principal Registrar of Births, Deaths and Marriages.
-[[Category:New South Wales]]
+Online&nbsp;indexes are&nbsp;available for births (1788-1907), deaths (1788-1977), and marriages (1788-1957) at the New South Wales Government site at [http://www.bdm.nsw.gov.au www.bdm.nsw.gov.au]
+{{Place|New South Wales}}
+[[Category:New_South_Wales]]