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== Historical Background == | == Historical Background == | ||
The Australian Capital Territory was transferred to the Commonwealth by New South Wales on 1 January 1911, two years before the naming of Canberra as the national capital on 20 March 1913. | |||
*Parish registers began for: | *Parish registers began for: | ||
::Baptist Church in 1929 | ::Baptist Church in 1929 | ||
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::Congregational Church in 1979 | ::Congregational Church in 1979 | ||
::Roman Catholic Church in 1849<ref>"Parish Registers in Australia", by Nick Vine Hall, 1990.</ref> | ::Roman Catholic Church in 1849<ref>"Parish Registers in Australia", by Nick Vine Hall, 1990.</ref> | ||
== Information Recorded in Church Records == | == Information Recorded in Church Records == | ||
The information recorded in church or parish registers varies somewhat from religion to religion, and later records generally give more complete information than earlier ones. Most church registers for the Anglican, Catholic, and Presbyterian denominations provide the following information: | The information recorded in church or parish registers varies somewhat from religion to religion, and later records generally give more complete information than earlier ones. Most church registers for the Anglican, Catholic, and Presbyterian denominations provide the following information: | ||