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== National Archives == | == National Archives == | ||
The [http://www.naa.gov.au/ National Archives of Australia] holds records | The [http://www.naa.gov.au/ National Archives of Australia] holds many family history-related records. Their holdings are not organized by subject, but by the government agencies or individuals who created the records. There is no single subject index or catalogue that lists every item in the collection or one place to start that suits all research. Learn more about the genealogy records the hold.<br> | ||
*Click [http://www.naa.gov.au/collection/research/crs-system.aspx here] to understand how the records are arranged. | *Click [http://www.naa.gov.au/collection/research/crs-system.aspx here] to understand how the records are arranged. | ||
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*Read [http://www.naa.gov.au/services/family-historians/index.aspx Begin Your Journey] in family history. | *Read [http://www.naa.gov.au/services/family-historians/index.aspx Begin Your Journey] in family history. | ||
[http://www.nla.gov.au/oz/genelist.html National Library of Australia] holds the records of the Commonwealth government. State Archives hold the records of government for each state. Some Archive web sites include indexes to the material held in that archive eg. immigration, convict records, census, court records, hospitals, divorce, land, patents etc. Most records date back to the 1901 Federation of Australia, but some are earlier.<br> Read [http://www.nla.gov.au/oz/genelist.html ''Australian family history and genealogy: selected websites''] for brief descriptions about archives and libraries.<br> | The [http://www.nla.gov.au/oz/genelist.html National Library of Australia] holds the records of the Commonwealth government. State Archives hold the records of government for each state. Some Archive web sites include indexes to the material held in that archive eg. immigration, convict records, census, court records, hospitals, divorce, land, patents etc. Most records date back to the 1901 Federation of Australia, but some are earlier.<br> | ||
Read [http://www.nla.gov.au/oz/genelist.html ''Australian family history and genealogy: selected websites''] for brief descriptions about archives and libraries.<br> | |||
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== State and Territory Archives and Libraries == | == State and Territory Archives and Libraries == | ||