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==Government Archives==
==Government Archives==
[http://www.naa.gov.au/ '''National Archives of Australia''']<br>
[http://www.naa.gov.au/ '''National Archives of Australia''']<br>
'''National Archives Queensland Office'''<br>
'''National Archives Victoria Office'''<br>
16 Corporate Drive<br>
National Archives Victoria Office<br>
Cannon Hill Qld 4170<br>
Victorian Archives Centre<br>
Australia<br>
99 Shiel Street<br>
North Melbourne Vic 3051<br>
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Telephone:07 3249 4200<br>
Phone: 03 9348 5703<br>
Postal address:, PO Box 552, Cannon Hill, QLD 4170, Australia<br>
[https://www.naa.gov.au/visit-us/victoria Website]<br>
[https://www.naa.gov.au/visit-us/queensland Website]<br>
[https://www.naa.gov.au/help-your-research/research-guides Research Guides]<br>
[https://www.naa.gov.au/help-your-research/research-guides Research Guides]<br>
[http://www.naa.gov.au/collection/family-history/index.aspx Family history]
[http://www.naa.gov.au/collection/family-history/index.aspx Family history]
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'''Public Record Office Victoria'''<br>
Telephone:  +61 3 9348 5600<br>
Postal address: PO Box 2100, North Melbourne, VIC 3051<br>
[https://prov.vic.gov.au/about-us Website] <br>
[https://prov.vic.gov.au/explore-collection/explore-topic/family-history Family history]<br>
[https://prov.vic.gov.au/explore-collection/online-collections Online collections]<br>
:Public Record Office Victoria is the '''archives of the State Government of Victoria''' which hold records from the late 1830s to today. These include indexes to passengers from inwards assisted from 1839 to 1871 and unassisted from 1852 to 1923, outward passengers from 1852 to 1901, and Wills, Probates and Administrations from 1841 to 1925. There are other records available online including education and teachers, court in quest records, insolvency, prisoners and convicts and much more.


== National Library of Australia  ==
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Public Record Office Victoria (PROV) has '''Reading Room locations''' at '''North Melbourne and Ballarat''', and we support regional archives which hold public records - in particular at '''Bendigo and Geelong'''. In most cases it may be faster to visit a local Reading Room and ask our staff for assistance in researching our online catalogue and retrieving physical records to view.
[http://www.nla.gov.au/ National Library of Australia]<br>Parkes Place<br>Parkes ACT 2600<br>Phone: +61 (0)2 6262 1266<br>Fax: +61 (0)2 6273 5081<br>  
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:The National Library is the largest reference library in Australia. Their [http://catalogue.nla.gov.au/ catalogue] is online. Use [http://www.nla.gov.au/app/eresources/ eResources] to locate indexes, full-text ejournals, websites and guides.  [http://www.nla.gov.au/infoserv/family.html Frequently asked questions] for family historians explain about the records there. <br>
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'''Victorian Archives Centre'''<br>
==Victoria  ==
99 Shiel Street<br>
 
North Melbourne<br>
[[Image:State Library at Night.jpg|right|300x280px|<center>State Library of Victoria, Premier Research Library</center>]] The following is a list of archives and libraries that have genealogical material.
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The [http://www.slv.vic.gov.au/ State Library of Victoria] is Victoria's premier research library and helps family historians find their ancestors in our dedicated Genealogy Collection and unique Victorian heritage records.
'''Ballarat Archives Centre'''<br>
 
Eureka Centre<br>
[http://www.prov.vic.gov.au/ Public Record Office Victoria] is the archives of the State Government of Victoria which hold records from the late 1830s to today. These include indexes to passengers from inwards assisted from 1839 to 1871 and unassisted from 1852 to 1923, outward passengers from 1852 to 1901, and Wills, Probates and Administrations from 1841 to 1925. There are other records available online including education and teachers, court in quest records, insolvency, prisoners and convicts and much more. <br>  
102 Stawell Street South<br>
 
Ballarat Central<br>
[http://www.aigs.org.au/Default.htm Australia Institute of Genealogical Studies Inc.] promotes and encourages the study of genealogy, heraldry, family history and allied subjects throughout Australia and to assist members and others in genealogical research.
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The&nbsp;[http://www.gsv.org.au Genealogical Society of Victoria] is conveniently located in the city offering an extensive world-wide reference library, research assistance and large bookshop.
'''Bendigo Regional Archives Centre'''<br>
 
1st Floor Bendigo Library<br>
[http://www.ncgrl.vic.gov.au/Home/BendigoRegionalArchivesCentre/tabid/98/language/en-AU/Default.aspx Bendigo Regional Archive Centre] is a unique partnership between Public Record Office Victoria, City of Greater Bendigo and Goldfields Library Corporation.
251-259 Hargreaves Street<br>
 
Bendigo<br>
The [http://gazette.slv.vic.gov.au/ Victorian Government Gazette]&nbsp; thia archive of historic government gazettes provides access to over 160 years of official information published in and about Victoria. It contains images of every relevant page in the Victoria Government Gazette produced since 1836, as well as searchable indexes for each publication.<br>  
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'''Geelong Library and Heritage Centre'''<br>
===Additional Archives===
51 Little Malop Street<br>
*[http://ballaratgenealogy.org.au/resources/victorian-mining-accident-index Ballarat & District Genealogy Society] - index to Victorian mining accidents
Geelong<br>
*[https://www.prov.vic.gov.au/explore-collection/explore-topic/inquests-and-other-coronial-records Public Record Office Victoria] - inquest and other coronial records
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==Libraries==
[https://www.plv.org.au/find-a-library/ '''Find a Library''']<br>
[https://www.plv.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/2023-Directory-of-Public-Library-Services-in-Victoria.pdf '''2023 Directory of libraries in Victoria''']
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[[Image:State Library at Night.jpg|right|300x280px|<center>State Library of Victoria, Premier Research Library</center>]]
'''State Library Victoria'''<br>
328 Swanston Street<br>
Melbourne 3000<br>
Australia<br>
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Phone (Ask a Librarian): 03 8664 7002<br>
[https://askslv.altarama.com/reft100.aspx?pmi=781204494664290844 Online enquiry form, family history collections]<br>
[http://www.slv.vic.gov.au/ Website]<br>
[https://find.slv.vic.gov.au/discovery/search?vid=61SLV_INST:SLV Catalogue]<br>
[https://www.slv.vic.gov.au/family-history Family history]<br>
[https://guides.slv.vic.gov.au/ Research guides]<br>
:The State Library of Victoria is Victoria's premier research library and helps family historians find their ancestors in our dedicated Genealogy Collection and unique Victorian heritage records.
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'''Genealogical Society of Victoria'''<br>
Level 1, 10 Queen Street<br>
Melbourne Victoria, 3000<br>
Australia<br>
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Phone: 03 9662 4455 <br>
Email: gsv@gsv.org.au<br>
[https://www.gsv.org.au/ Website]<br>
[https://www.gsv.org.au/our-collection Collection]<br>
*'''Family Histories:''' The GSV Collection covers families from royalty to paupers. Items include a large range of published volumes, modest self-published works and manuscripts. A significant collection of over 1300 digitised family histories and genealogical charts are available online within the library. In some cases the copy in the GSV collection is the only copy in existence.


==Museums==
[https://www.google.com/search?q=museums+in+victoria+australia&rlz=1C5CHFA_enUS809US810&oq=museums&aqs=chrome.0.69i59l3j69i57j0i67i457i650j0i402i512j46i67i199i465i650j0i67i650j0i67i433i650j0i512.6442j0j15&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8 '''Museums in Victoria''']<br>
==Civil Registration Office==
[https://www.bdm.vic.gov.au/ '''Births, deaths, and marriages Victoria''']<br>
[https://www.bdm.vic.gov.au/research-and-family-history/search-your-family-history '''Search your family history''']
   
   
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