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==Cemetery Websites and Information==
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*[http://www.deceasedsearch.com/ Springvale Botanical and St Kilda cemeteries (Melbourne)]  
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*[http://www.fcmp.com.au/ Fawkner Memorial Park (Melbourne)]  
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*[http://www.ianmarr.net.au/PORTOLD.HTM Portland North (Old) Cemetery Index]
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*[http://www.genealogylinks.net/australia/victoria/viccemeteries.htm Victorian Cemetery Links] this site gives information and links to Cemeteries around the State of Victoria some of which have searchable indexes.<br>
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== Online Victoria Collections==
*[https://www.findagrave.com/cemetery/search?cemetery-name=&cemetery-loc=Victoria%2C+Australia&only-with-cemeteries=cemOnly&locationId=state_579&page=1#cem-2325381 FindAGrave Victoria, Australia]
*[https://billiongraves.com/search/cemetery BillionGraves Search] by location. Enter "Victoria, Australia" in search field.
*[http://www.interment.net/aus/vic/index.htm Victoria, Australia Cemeteries at Interment.net]
*[http://www.australiancemeteries.com/vic/index.htm Australian Cemeteries - Victoria page]. A comprehensive list of cemetery contact details and links to websites where available.  
*[http://www.australiancemeteries.com/vic/index.htm Australian Cemeteries - Victoria page]. A comprehensive list of cemetery contact details and links to websites where available.  
*[http://www.genealogylinks.net/australia/victoria/viccemeteries.htm Victorian Cemetery Links] this site gives information and links to Cemeteries around the State of Victoria some of which have searchable indexes.
*{{FSC|732507|item|disp=Alphabetical index of Victoria (Australia) cemetery inscriptions and some death registers}} at FamilySearch, images.
*{{FSC|414555|item|disp=Cemetery transcriptions : Victoria, Australia}} at FamilySearch, images.
*{{FSC|239879|item|disp=Monumental inscriptions in New South Wales and Victoria}} at FamilySearch, images.
*[http://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/victoria-burials-and-memorials Victoria Burials & Memorials] at Findmypast, Index ($)
*[http://www.interment.net/aus/vic/index.htm Victoria Cemetery Records Australia] Index
*'''1835-1997''' [http://www.findmypast.com/articles/world-records/full-list-of-australia-and-new-zealand-records/life-events-bdms/victoria-cemetery-burials-and-memorial-inscriptions-for-victoria-1835--1997 Find your ancestors in Victoria Burials & Memorials 1835-1997] at Findmypast, Index ($)
*'''1844-1997''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/61309/ Victoria, Australia, Cemetery Records and Headstone Transcriptions, 1844-1997], at Ancestry ($), index.
*'''1850-1988''' {{RecordSearch|2710652|Australia, Victoria, Tombstone Transcriptions from Various Cemeteries, 1850-1988}} at FamilySearch - [[Australia, Victoria, Tombstone Transcriptions from Various Cemeteries - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index
===Specific Cemetery Locations===
*[http://www.australiancemeteries.com.au/vic/moreland/fawkner.htm Fawkner Memorial Park (Melbourne)]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20190226230930/http://www.ianmarr.net.au/PORTOLD.HTM Portland North (Old) Cemetery Index]
*[http://www.eggsa.org/library/main.php?g2_itemId=2749469 East Geelong, Eastern Cemetery headstone images]
*[http://www.eggsa.org/library/main.php?g2_itemId=2749469 East Geelong, Eastern Cemetery headstone images]
*[http://www.eggsa.org/library/main.php?g2_itemId=2741092 Templestowe, cemetery headstone images]
*[http://www.eggsa.org/library/main.php?g2_itemId=2741092 Templestowe, cemetery headstone images]
 
*[https://www.gmct.com.au/deceased Melbourne Deceased Search]
== Online Victoria Collections==
*{{FSC|536520|item|disp=Pioneer graves of Tawonga Station, Mullagong and Sandy Creek Roman Catholic Church}} at FamilySearch, images.
*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1266 Australia Cemetery Index, 1808-2007] Index ($)
*{{FSC|571297|item|disp=Portland district (Victoria) monumental inscriptions}} at FamilySearch, images.
*[http://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/victoria-burials-and-memorials Victoria Burials & Memorials] Index ($)
*{{FSC|472090|item|disp=Cemetery and newspaper collection of the Cairns and District Family History Society}} at FamilySearch, images.
*[http://www.findmypast.com/articles/world-records/full-list-of-australia-and-new-zealand-records/life-events-bdms/victoria-cemetery-burials-and-memorial-inscriptions-for-victoria-1835--1997 Find your ancestors in Victoria Burials & Memorials 1835-1997] Index ($)
*{{FSC|760122|item|disp=Headstone transcription of the Sutherland Creek cemetery}} at FamilySearch, images.
*[http://www.interment.net/aus/vic/index.htm Victoria Cemetery Records Australia] Index
*'''1845?-1982''' {{FSC|207202|item|disp=Cemetery inscriptions : East Gippsland, 1845?-1982}} at FamilySearch, images.
*'''1866-1917''' [https://prov.vic.gov.au/archive/RG9583-P0003 Alphabetical record of burials – Old Melbourne Cemetery (1866-1917)], PRO Victoria, index.
*'''1873''' [https://prov.vic.gov.au/archive/VPRS9582 Plan of Old Melbourne Cemetery, 1873], PRO Victoria, index.
*'''1866-1973''' {{FSC|157628|item|disp=Cemetery transcriptions : Mount Duneed cemetery and St. David's Lutheran Church cemetery, ca. 1866-1973}} at FamilySearch, images.
*'''1874-1963''' {{FSC|760123|item|disp=Jan Juc cemetery headstone inscriptions, 1874-1963}} at FamilySearch, images.


==Online Australia Collections==
==Online Australia Collections==
*[https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2115584 Australia Cemetery Inscriptions, 1802-2005], browsable images.
*[http://www.interment.net/aus/index.htm Australia Cemeteries]
*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1266 Australia Cemetery Index, 1808-2007], ($), index, incomplete.
*[http://austcemindex.com/ Australian Cemeteries Index]  
*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=60528 Australia and New Zealand, Find A Grave Index, 1800s-Current], ($), index, incomplete.
*[http://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/australia-billion-graves-cemetery-index Australia BillionGraves Cemetery Index], ($), index.
*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=60862 Australia, Imperial Force Burials At Gallipoli, 1915], ($), index.  
*[http://www.australiancemeteries.com/ Australian Cemeteries], indexes.  
*[http://www.australiancemeteries.com/ Australian Cemeteries], indexes.  
*[http://austcemindex.com/ Australian Cemeteries Index]
*[http://www.cwgc.org/ Commonwealth War Graves Commission]  
*[http://www.cwgc.org/ Commonwealth War Graves Commission]  
*[http://billiongraves.com/pages/search/#action=search_cemetery&country=Australia&state=0&county=0&search_text= Australia BillionGraves]
*[https://www.findagrave.com/ Find a Grave]
*[http://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/australia-billion-graves-cemetery-index Australia Billion Graves Cemetery Index], ($), index.
*[http://www.dva.gov.au/commemorations-memorials-and-war-graves/office-australian-war-graves Office of Australian War Graves]  
*[http://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/all-australia-memorial All Australia Memorial], ($), index.  
*[http://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/all-australia-memorial All Australia Memorial], ($), index.  
*[http://www.cwgc.org/ Commonwealth War Graves Commission]  
*[https://coraweb.com.au/websites/cemeteries/ Cemetery Records Australia]
*[http://www.coraweb.com.au/cemetaus.htm Cemetery Records Australia]
*[http://daddezio.com/cemetery/junction.au/index.html Directory Australian Cemeteries at Cemetery Junction]
*[http://www.bd-bd.info/ Australian Jewish Historical Society (AJHS)n]
*'''1800s-Current''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=60528 Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave Index, 1800s-Current], ($), index, incomplete.
*'''1900-2019''' [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10790/australia-index-of-burials-1900-2019?utm_source=organic_blog&utm_medium=blog&utm_campaign=supersearch&tr_funnel=supersearch&tr_country=US&tr_creative=nov19historicalrecords2&utm_content=nov19historicalrecords2 Australia, Index of Burials, 1900-2019]- index ($)
*'''1802-2005''' {{RecordSearch|2115584|Australia Cemetery Inscriptions, 1802-2005}} at FamilySearch - [[Australia Cemetery Inscriptions - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images
*'''1808-2007''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1266 Australia Cemetery Index, 1808-2007], ($), index, incomplete.
*'''1915''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=60862 Australia, Imperial Force Burials At Gallipoli, 1915], ($), index.


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==Information in Records==
Cemetery records often include birth, marriage, and death information. They sometimes provide clues about military service, religion, or membership in an organization. These records are useful in identifying children who died young or women who were not recorded in family or government documents. They are helpful in establishing family relationships and locating family members.
==FamilySearch Library==
Additional sources are listed in the '''FamilySearch Catalog:'''
*{{FSC|Australia, Victoria - Cemeteries|subject|subject-id=104588176|disp=Australia, Victoria - Cemeteries}}
*{{FSC|Australia, Victoria - Cemeteries - Indexes|subject|subject-id=684160061|disp=Australia, Victoria - Cemeteries - Indexes}}


==References==
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[[Category: Victoria, Australia]]
{{Place|Australia}}
[[Category:Cemeteries_in_Australia|Victoria]]
[[Category:Cemeteries_in_Australia|Victoria]]

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Information in Records[edit | edit source]

Cemetery records often include birth, marriage, and death information. They sometimes provide clues about military service, religion, or membership in an organization. These records are useful in identifying children who died young or women who were not recorded in family or government documents. They are helpful in establishing family relationships and locating family members.

FamilySearch Library[edit | edit source]

Additional sources are listed in the FamilySearch Catalog:

References[edit | edit source]