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==Online Records==
==Online Records==
*'''1787-1976''' -  [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/8822/ New South Wales, Australia, Miscellaneous Records] at Ancestry; images only ($). ''Includes Victoria prior to 1851.''
*'''1851-1928''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/60711/ Victoria, Australia, Index to Naturalisation Certificates, 1851-1928] at Findmypast - index ($)
*'''1834-1903''' - [https://www.records.nsw.gov.au/archives/collections-and-research/guides-and-indexes/node/1481/browse Naturalization Index 1834-1903] at NSW Archives, index. Name search for non-British subjects wishing to own land or vote in NSW. This index contains over 5500 entries and was compiled from one record series.
===New South Wales Including Victoria Prior to 1851-55===
*'''1849-1904''' - [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/246584?availability=Family%20History%20Library Naturalization papers, 1849-1904, New South Wales. Colonial Secretary] at FamilySearch, index.
*'''1787-1976''' -  [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/8822/ New South Wales, Australia, Miscellaneous Records] at Ancestry; images only ($).
*'''1849-1903''' - [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1549 New South Wales, Australia, Certificates of Naturalization] at Ancestry; index & images ($)
*'''1834-1903''' [https://www.records.nsw.gov.au/archives/collections-and-research/guides-and-indexes/node/1481/browse Naturalization Index 1834-1903] at NSW Archives, index. Name search for non-British subjects wishing to own land or vote in NSW. This index contains over 5500 entries and was compiled from one record series.
*'''1901--''' - [https://recordsearch.naa.gov.au/SearchNRetrieve/Interface/SearchScreens/NameSearch.aspx '''Record Search National Archives'''']
*'''1849-1904''' {{FSC|246584|item|disp=Naturalization papers, 1849-1904, New South Wales. Colonial Secretary}} at FamilySearch, index.
*'''1849-1903''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1549 New South Wales, Australia, Certificates of Naturalization] at Ancestry - index & images ($)
===All Australia===
*'''1901--''' [https://recordsearch.naa.gov.au/SearchNRetrieve/Interface/SearchScreens/NameSearch.aspx '''Record Search National Archives'''']
:*type in the surname
:*type in the surname
:*type in the given name
:*type in the given name
:*in ‘Category of records’, select ‘Immigration and naturalisation records’
:*in ‘Category of records’, select ‘Immigration and naturalisation records’


==Archive Resources Kit==
==New South Wales Archive Resources Kit, Including Victoria Prior to 1851-55==
*[https://www.records.nsw.gov.au/archives/collections-and-research/guides-and-indexes/archives-resources-kit-ark '''Archive Resources Kit''']
*[https://www.records.nsw.gov.au/archives/collections-and-research/guides-and-indexes/archives-resources-kit-ark '''Archive Resources Kit''']
::Naturalization Index, 1834-1903
::Naturalization Index, 1834-1903
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[[Category:New South Wales, Australia]]
[[Category:New South Wales, Australia]]
==Archives==
==Archives==
===National Archives of Australia<ref>"National Archives of Australia", https://www.naa.gov.au/explore-collection/immigration-and-citizenship/citizenship-records, accessed 6 March 2022.</ref>===
===National Archives of Australia<ref>"National Archives of Australia", https://www.naa.gov.au/explore-collection/immigration-and-citizenship/citizenship-records, accessed 6 March 2022.</ref>===
*[https://www.naa.gov.au/explore-collection/immigration-and-citizenship/citizenship-records '''Citizenship Records'''] National Archives of Australia
*[https://www.naa.gov.au/explore-collection/immigration-and-citizenship/citizenship-records '''Citizenship Records'''] National Archives of Australia
What's included in citizenship records? Citizenship records include information such as:
<br>
*date of arrival in Australia
"The National Archives holds Commonwealth naturalisation and citizenship records from 1904 onwards. We also have naturalisation records for the Colony of Victoria from 1848 to 1903 and the '''Province of South Australia before 1904'''. We hold two main types of citizenship records:
*ship or flight travelled on
*town and country of birth
*names of other family members
*education
*profession
*address in Australia at the time of naturalisation<br>
"The National Archives holds Commonwealth naturalisation and citizenship records from 1904 onwards. We also have naturalisation records for the Colony of Victoria from 1848 to 1903 and the Province of South Australia before 1904. We hold two main types of citizenship records:
*naturalisation certificates (up to 1962)
*naturalisation certificates (up to 1962)
*naturalisation case files<br>
*naturalisation case files<br>
Case files give more detail than certificates. They include:
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*the citizenship application
*the oath of allegiance
*other documents<br>
To find citizenship records:
To find citizenship records:
*use the [https://recordsearch.naa.gov.au/SearchNRetrieve/Interface/SearchScreens/NameSearch.aspx '''NameSearch''''] tab in RecordSearch
*use the [https://recordsearch.naa.gov.au/SearchNRetrieve/Interface/SearchScreens/NameSearch.aspx '''NameSearch''''] tab in RecordSearch
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*type in the given name
*type in the given name
*in ‘Category of records’, select ‘Immigration and naturalisation records’
*in ‘Category of records’, select ‘Immigration and naturalisation records’
==Archives==
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'''NSW Government State Records and Archives'''<br>
'''NSW Government State Records and Archives'''<br>
161 O'Connell Street<br>
161 O'Connell Street<br>
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*[https://www.records.nsw.gov.au/archives/collections-and-research/using-collection-search Collection Search Engine]
*[https://www.records.nsw.gov.au/archives/collections-and-research/using-collection-search Collection Search Engine]
*[https://www.records.nsw.gov.au/archives/collections-and-research/guides-and-indexes/family-history Family history guides and links]
*[https://www.records.nsw.gov.au/archives/collections-and-research/guides-and-indexes/family-history Family history guides and links]
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What's included in citizenship records? Citizenship records include information such as:
*date of arrival in Australia
*ship or flight travelled on
*town and country of birth
*names of other family members
*education
*profession
*address in Australia at the time of naturalisation<br>
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Case files give more detail than certificates. They include:
*the citizenship application
*the oath of allegiance
*other documents<br>


==Background==
==Background==
'''Immigrants from the British Isles are automatically citizens and do not require naturalization.'''
'''Immigrants from the British Isles are automatically citizens and do not require naturalization.'''
==References==
==References==
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