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"The ARK is held by 40 community access points across NSW. The majority of access points are libraries. The ARK consists of microfilm copies of our most popular and heavily used colonial records. Included are records relating to '''convict arrivals, assisted immigrants, births, deaths and marriages, publicans' licences, electoral rolls, naturalisation, returns of the colony ('Blue Books'), land grants, and the wide range of functions of the Colonial Secretary (1788-1825)'''. You may find that the ARK (or parts of it) are held at a library near you." <ref>"Archive Resource Kit," New South Wales State Archives and Records, https://www.records.nsw.gov.au/archives/collections-and-research/guides-and-indexes/archives-resources-kit-ark, accessed 3 March 2022.</ref> | "The ARK is held by 40 community access points across NSW. The majority of access points are libraries. The ARK consists of microfilm copies of our most popular and heavily used colonial records. Included are records relating to '''convict arrivals, assisted immigrants, births, deaths and marriages, publicans' licences, electoral rolls, naturalisation, returns of the colony ('Blue Books'), land grants, and the wide range of functions of the Colonial Secretary (1788-1825)'''. You may find that the ARK (or parts of it) are held at a library near you." <ref>"Archive Resource Kit," New South Wales State Archives and Records, https://www.records.nsw.gov.au/archives/collections-and-research/guides-and-indexes/archives-resources-kit-ark, accessed 3 March 2022.</ref> | ||
==Content of Business Records== | |||
Australia businesses and commercial companies seldom contain dates or places of birth, marriage, or death but they can have valuable genealogical information. | |||
*For example, '''lawyers''' at the time kept detailed records for their clients. Included in these records are: | |||
**probate material | |||
**adoption records | |||
**insurance papers | |||
**lawsuits, and other sources that may help you trace your ancestors. | |||
*Some '''bank ledgers''' in Australia give: | |||
** the name | |||
**occupation | |||
**residence | |||
**age | |||
**place of birth (by county and country) | |||
**year of immigration and name of ship | |||
**a physical description of depositors. | |||
*'''Pub owners, butchers, lumberjacks, auctioneers, or other professionals had to be licensed.''' Licenses were granted by the courts, and notices were then '''published in the Government Gazette'''. For further information about gazettes, read the [[Australia Court Records|Court Records]] article. | |||
==For Further Reading== | ==For Further Reading== | ||