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==Church records==
==Church records==


Indexes to Anglican and Methodist baptisms in Avoca and district about 1850-1905 {{FHL|1364181 }}  
Indexes to Anglican and Methodist baptisms in Avoca and district about 1850-1905 {{FSC|1364181 }}  


==Cemetery records==
==Cemetery records==


*Cemetery records 1858-1982 {{FHL| 993892}}
*Cemetery records 1858-1982 {{FSC| 993892}}
*[http://www.ozgenonline.com/%7ECarols_Headstones/Avoca.htm List of headstones] updated in December 2009 and prepared by Judkins and Steel Family History
*[http://www.ozgenonline.com/%7ECarols_Headstones/Avoca.htm List of headstones] updated in December 2009 and prepared by Judkins and Steel Family History


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Shire rate books 1862-1925  
Shire rate books 1862-1925  


*1862-1863, 1865 (missing volumes: 1866-1874, 1879-1883) {{FHL|1494019}}
*1862-1863, 1865 (missing volumes: 1866-1874, 1879-1883) {{FSC|1494019}}
*1885-1894 {{FHL|1494005}}
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*1922-1925 {{FHL|1494009}}
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Avoca is covered by the Counties of Kara-Kara & Gladstone. Digitised township and parish plans are [http://access.prov.vic.gov.au/public/component/daPublicBaseContainer?component=daViewConsignment&breadcrumbPath=Home/Access%20the%20Collection/Browse%20The%20Collection/Consignment%20Details&entityId=16171&consignment=P0001 available from the Public Record Office of Victoria (PROV)]. File numbers for land selection and occupation files are found on parish and township plans. Once you have obtained a file number from a plan you can search PROV's online catalogue for the correspondence file.  
Avoca is covered by the Counties of Kara-Kara & Gladstone. [https://prov.vic.gov.au/sites/default/files/files/ParishTownnumbers.pdf Parish and Township plan numbers] at the Public Record Office of Victoria (PROV). File numbers for land selection and occupation files are found on parish and township plans. Once you have obtained a file number from a plan you can search PROV's online catalogue for the correspondence file.  


==Directories==
==Directories==


*Stevens and Bartholomews Sandhurst,Castlemaine ... Directory 1867 {{FHL|918073 }}
*Stevens and Bartholomews Sandhurst,Castlemaine ... Directory 1867 {{FSC|918073 }}


==Electoral rolls==
==Electoral rolls==
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=Published sources=
=Published sources=


*Avoca and District Historical Society. ''Postcards from Avoca / compiled and edited by Margaret Wills in association with the Avoca and District Historical Society'' Avoca and District Historical Society, [Avoca, Vic.]&nbsp;: 2004<br>
*Avoca and District Historical Society. ''Postcards from Avoca / compiled and edited by Margaret Wills in association with the Avoca and District Historical Society'' Avoca and District Historical Society, [Avoca, Vic.] : 2004<br>
*Beavis, Margery. and Beavis, Betty. ''Avoca, the early years / Margery and Betty Beavis'' M. &amp; B. Beavis, Warrnambool, Vic.&nbsp;: 1986
*Beavis, Margery. and Beavis, Betty. ''Avoca, the early years / Margery and Betty Beavis'' M. &amp; B. Beavis, Warrnambool, Vic. : 1986
*Beavis, Margery. and Beavis, Betty. and Doherty, Monica. ''Pioneers of the Pyrenees / Margery and Betty Beavis&nbsp;; illustrated by Monica Doherty'' M. &amp; B. Beavis, [Warrnambool]&nbsp;: 1984
*Beavis, Margery. and Beavis, Betty. and Doherty, Monica. ''Pioneers of the Pyrenees / Margery and Betty Beavis ; illustrated by Monica Doherty'' M. &amp; B. Beavis, [Warrnambool] : 1984
*Bell, Arthur, and St. John's Church (Avoca, Vic.) ''A history of St. John's Church, Avoca&nbsp;: souvenir of the diamond jubilee, 1871-1931 / Arthur Bell'' St. John's Church, Avoca (Vic.)&nbsp;: 1931<br>
*Bell, Arthur, and St. John's Church (Avoca, Vic.) ''A history of St. John's Church, Avoca : souvenir of the diamond jubilee, 1871-1931 / Arthur Bell'' St. John's Church, Avoca (Vic.) : 1931<br>
*Mitchell, Annie. ''Back to Avoca 1921&nbsp;: a brief history / by Annie Mitchell'' A. Mitchell, [Avoca, Vic.]&nbsp;: 1921<br>
*Mitchell, Annie. ''Back to Avoca 1921 : a brief history / by Annie Mitchell'' A. Mitchell, [Avoca, Vic.] : 1921<br>
*Western, Diane. and Dunn, Pamela. and Western, Tim. and Landsborough and District Historical Group. ''Lost schools of the Pyrenees / researched, compiled and written by Diane Western, Pamela Dunn and Tim Western'' The Landsborough and District Historical Group, Landsborough, Vic.&nbsp;: 2009<br>
*Western, Diane. and Dunn, Pamela. and Western, Tim. and Landsborough and District Historical Group. ''Lost schools of the Pyrenees / researched, compiled and written by Diane Western, Pamela Dunn and Tim Western'' The Landsborough and District Historical Group, Landsborough, Vic. : 2009<br>


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*Victoria. Parliament. ''Collection of Victorian Parliamentary papers consisting of orders in council, local court regulations, returns to addresses, proclamations and petitions concerning Avoca and district.'' John Ferres, Govt. Printer, Melbourne&nbsp;: 1855<br>
*Victoria. Parliament. ''Collection of Victorian Parliamentary papers consisting of orders in council, local court regulations, returns to addresses, proclamations and petitions concerning Avoca and district.'' John Ferres, Govt. Printer, Melbourne : 1855<br>


All sources held by [www.nla.gov.au the National Library of Australia]<br>  
All sources held by [www.nla.gov.au the National Library of Australia]<br>  
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*[http://maps.google.com.au/maps?q=avoca+victoria&oe=utf-8&client=firefox-a&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=Avoca+Victoria&gl=au&ei=SuPNTIKSKYrIvQOUl_wY&ved=0CBUQ8gEwAA&ll=-37.088597,143.473892&spn=0.022629,0.038581&t=h&z=15 Google map link]
*[http://maps.google.com.au/maps?q=avoca+victoria&oe=utf-8&client=firefox-a&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=Avoca+Victoria&gl=au&ei=SuPNTIKSKYrIvQOUl_wY&ved=0CBUQ8gEwAA&ll=-37.088597,143.473892&spn=0.022629,0.038581&t=h&z=15 Google map link]


*Digitised town and parish maps are available from the Public records office of Victoria. These are used for accessing land records.
*Obtain parish or township number from [https://prov.vic.gov.au/sites/default/files/files/ParishTownnumbers.pdf Parish and Township plan numbers] to use in searching [https://prov.vic.gov.au/explore-collection/explore-topic/researching-land-and-property/parish-and-township-plans Parish and township plans] at the Public Record Office Victoria.
**[http://access.prov.vic.gov.au/public/veo-download?objectId=090fe27380b2a4d5&format=pdf&docTitle=Avoca%20Parish%20Plan,%20Imperial%20measure%202032&encodingId=Revision-2-Document-1-Encoding-1-DocumentData Avoca Parish Plan]
**[http://access.prov.vic.gov.au/public/veo-download?objectId=090fe27380b47db6&format=pdf&docTitle=Homebush%20Township%20Plan,%20Imperial%20measure%205384&encodingId=Revision-2-Document-1-Encoding-1-DocumentData Plan for township of Homebush]
**[http://access.prov.vic.gov.au/public/veo-download?objectId=090fe27380b56e68&format=pdf&docTitle=Lower%20Homebush%20Township%20Plan,%20Imperial%20measure%205481&encodingId=Revision-2-Document-1-Encoding-1-DocumentData Lower Homebush Town Plan]
**[http://access.prov.vic.gov.au/public/veo-download?objectId=090fe27380b482eb&format=pdf&docTitle=Lamplough%20Township%20Plan,%20Imperial%20measure%205449&encodingId=Revision-2-Document-1-Encoding-1-DocumentData Lamplough township plan]


*[http://www.dse.vic.gov.au/CA256F310024B628/0/7946D1FF4E37AF0BCA2574BB0014AE95/$File/Pyrenees+V45.pdf Map of the localities within Pyrenees Shire published by the Department of Sustainability and Environment, Victoria (pdf)]
*[https://www.land.vic.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0043/499858/Pyrenees_V45.pdf Map of the localities within Pyrenees Shire, 2005] published by the Department of Sustainability and Environment, Victoria


*1855 Victoria. Surveyor General's Office. [http://nla.gov.au/nla.map-nk2456-137 Diagram map shewing the worked portions of the Victorian gold fields &amp;; the boundaries of the Gold Commissioners' districts]
*1855 Victoria. Surveyor General's Office. [http://nla.gov.au/nla.map-nk2456-137 Diagram map shewing the worked portions of the Victorian gold fields &amp;; the boundaries of the Gold Commissioners' districts]


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