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Australia Births, Marriages and Deaths (view source)
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"The Ryerson Index is an index to death notices appearing in current Australian newspapers. It also includes some funeral notices, probate notices and obituaries. | "The Ryerson Index is an index to death notices appearing in current Australian newspapers. It also includes some funeral notices, probate notices and obituaries. | ||
"Because the Index was originally created by the Sydney Dead Persons Society, it concentrates on notices from NSW papers. However, the representation from papers from other states continues to grow, with additional papers being regularly added, so that the Index can now truly be considered an Australian index.... | "Because the Index was originally created by the Sydney Dead Persons Society, it concentrates on notices from NSW papers. However, the representation from papers from other states continues to grow, with additional papers being regularly added, so that the Index can now truly be considered an Australian index.... | ||
"The index itself cannot by definition be considered a primary source of data, but is purely a research aid to direct the researcher to the original source of a notice." | "The index itself cannot by definition be considered a primary source of data, but is purely a research aid to direct the researcher to the original source of a notice." | ||
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=== New South Wales === | === New South Wales === | ||
Online indexes are 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] | Online indexes are 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] | ||
=== Victoria === | === Victoria === | ||
Online indexes are available for births (1853-1907), deaths (1853-1985), and marriages (1853-1942) as well as for church baptisms, marriages and burials (1836-1853) at the Victoria Government site at [ | Online indexes are available for births (1853-1907), deaths (1853-1985), and marriages (1853-1942) as well as for church baptisms, marriages and burials (1836-1853) at the Victoria Government site at [https://online.justice.vic.gov.au/bdm/index-search?action=getHistIdxSearchCriteria] | ||
An image (uncertified record) can be purchased and received over the internet, or a certified record can be purchased online and then mailed to you. | An image (uncertified record) can be purchased and received over the internet, or a certified record can be purchased online and then mailed to you. | ||
[[Category:Australia]] | [[Category:Australia]] | ||