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Phone: 02 9782 4900<br> | Phone: 02 9782 4900<br> | ||
Postal address: Locked Bag 4, Chester Hill, NSW 2162, Australia<br> | Postal address: Locked Bag 4, Chester Hill, NSW 2162, Australia<br> | ||
[https://www.naa.gov.au/visit-us/ | [https://www.naa.gov.au/visit-us/new-south-wales Website] | ||
[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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:The collection includes a diverse range of items and formats, such as letters, files, photographs, maps, posters, film, video and e-records. From local school records to royal commissions, divorce papers to shipping registers, criminal trials to adoption records, the collection tracks through time the myriad interconnections between public agencies and private lives. The collection is one of the most complete records of the process of colonisation, and includes a number of items inscribed on the UNESCO Memory of the World Register. | :The collection includes a diverse range of items and formats, such as letters, files, photographs, maps, posters, film, video and e-records. From local school records to royal commissions, divorce papers to shipping registers, criminal trials to adoption records, the collection tracks through time the myriad interconnections between public agencies and private lives. The collection is one of the most complete records of the process of colonisation, and includes a number of items inscribed on the UNESCO Memory of the World Register. | ||
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'''New South Wales State Archives'''<br> | '''New South Wales State Archives'''<br> | ||
'''Western Sydney Records Centre'''<br> | '''Western Sydney Records Centre'''<br> | ||
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Kingswood NSW 2747<br> | Kingswood NSW 2747<br> | ||
Australia<br> | Australia<br> | ||
[https://mhnsw.au/ | Telephone: (02) 9673 1788<br> | ||
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'''Access to Records at the State Archives - ARK'''<br> | |||
[https://mhnsw.au/guides/ | *[https://mhnsw.au/guides/archives-resources-kit/ Archives Resources Kit (ARK)] - Contains most popular colonial records on microfilm and provides access to them | ||
*[https://mhnsw.au/guides/community-access-points/ Community Access Points] - A list of over 40 libraries and archives which hold microcopies of the Archive Resource Kit records.<ref>"Archive Resource Kit," New South Wales State Archives and Records, https://mhnsw.au/guides/archives-resources-kit/, accessed 1 April 2025.</ref><br> | |||
Records available include: | |||
*convict arrivals | |||
*assisted immigrants | |||
*births, deaths and marriages | |||
*publicans' licences | |||
*electoral rolls | |||
*naturalisation | |||
*returns of the colony ('Blue Books') | |||
*land grants | |||
*[https://mhnsw.au/guides/archives-resources-kit/ List of all Records Available] | |||
==Church Archives== | ==Church Archives== | ||
===Anglican Archives=== | ===Anglican Archives=== | ||
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==Museums== | ==Museums== | ||
[https://mhnsw.au/visit-us/ '''Museums of New South Wales'''] | [https://mhnsw.au/visit-us/ '''Museums of New South Wales'''] | ||
*[https://mhnsw.au/collections/museum-collections/ Collections] Descriptions of | *[https://mhnsw.au/collections/museum-collections/ '''Collections'''] Descriptions of collection holdings at each museum listed in the above website. | ||
==Civil Registration Offices== | |||
[https://www.nsw.gov.au/births-deaths-marriages '''NSW Registry of Births Deaths & Marriages'''] The Registry was formed in 1856 to register life events in New South Wales accurately and securely for all time, ensuring their integrity and confidentiality. | |||
*[https://www.nsw.gov.au/family-and-relationships/family-history-search/help-and-support#toc-free-online-search '''Ancestry research help and support'''] Find out what you can search, about the search results, how to order certificates, paid search services and who to contact for support. | |||
*[https://www.nsw.gov.au/family-and-relationships/family-history-search/help-and-support#toc-free-online-search '''Free online search'''] What you can search | |||
:*Birth records more than 100 years ago | |||
:*Death records more than 30 years ago | |||
:*Marriage records more than 50 years ago | |||
*[https://www.nsw.gov.au/family-and-relationships/family-history-search/help-and-support#toc-order-certificates-online '''Order certificates online''']<br> | |||
== General Guides to Archives<br> == | == General Guides to Archives<br> == | ||
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*White, Olga, Anne-Marie Schwirtlich, and Jennifer Nash, comp. ''Our Heritage.'' O’Connor, Australian Capital Territory, Australia: Australian Society of Archivists, 1983. (FS Library book {{FSC|423386|title-id|disp=994 J54w}}.) | *White, Olga, Anne-Marie Schwirtlich, and Jennifer Nash, comp. ''Our Heritage.'' O’Connor, Australian Capital Territory, Australia: Australian Society of Archivists, 1983. (FS Library book {{FSC|423386|title-id|disp=994 J54w}}.) | ||
*Australian Archives. ''Relations in records: a Guide to Family History Sources in the Australian Archives''. Canberra, Australia: Australian Government Publishing Service, 1988. | *Australian Archives. ''Relations in records: a Guide to Family History Sources in the Australian Archives''. Canberra, Australia: Australian Government Publishing Service, 1988. (FS Library book {{FSC|660067|title-id|disp=994 A3r}}.) The following book contains a listing of indexes that are available in Australian libraries: | ||
*Henty, Margaret, and Rachel Jakimow. ''Indexes in Australian libraries''. Canberra, Australia: National Library of Australia, 1995. (FS Library book {{FSC|769504|title-id|disp=994 A3h}}.) <br> | *Henty, Margaret, and Rachel Jakimow. ''Indexes in Australian libraries''. Canberra, Australia: National Library of Australia, 1995. (FS Library book {{FSC|769504|title-id|disp=994 A3h}}.) <br> | ||
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