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| start_year = 1831
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| end_year = 2004
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| FS_URL_01 = [[Australia Record Finder]]
| FS_URL_01 = [[GuidedResearch:Australia]]
| FS_URL_02 = [[Australia Research Tips and Strategies]]
| FS_URL_02 = [[Australia Research Tips and Strategies]]
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| FS_URL_03 = [[Australia Record Finder]]
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| FS_URL_04 = [[Australia Online Genealogy Records]]
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Registers are handwritten in pre-printed bound volumes and include the following:
Registers are handwritten in pre-printed bound volumes and include the following:
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*Lists of members
*Lists of members
*Lists of those who attended meetings
*Lists of those who attended meetings
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*Certificates
*Certificates
*Deeds of Settlement
*Deeds of Settlement
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Card indexes are handwritten on pre-printed cards and includes the following:
Card indexes are handwritten on pre-printed cards and includes the following:
*Current members
*Current members
*Non-subscribing members
*Non-subscribing members
*Deceased members
*Deceased members
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=== Image Visibility ===
=== Image Visibility ===
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== What Can These Records Tell Me? ==  
== What Can These Records Tell Me? ==  
The following information may be found in these records:<br>
The following information may be found in these records:<br>
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== Collection Content ==  
== Collection Content ==  
=== Sample Images ===
=== Sample Images ===
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Image: Australia NSW ACR Masonic Register and Indexes Member List DGS 4288008_19.jpg|List of members
Image: Australia NSW ACR Masonic Register and Indexes Member List DGS 4288008_19.jpg|List of members
Image: Australia NSW ACR Masonic Register and Indexes Meeting Attendees DGS 4288008_70.jpg|List of meeting attendees
Image: Australia NSW ACR Masonic Register and Indexes Meeting Attendees DGS 4288008_70.jpg|List of meeting attendees
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*Analyze the entry to see if it provides additional clues to find other records of the person or their family
*Analyze the entry to see if it provides additional clues to find other records of the person or their family
=== I Can’t Find the Person I’m Looking For, What Now? ===
=== I Can’t Find the Person I’m Looking For, What Now? ===
*Try searching by surname only
*The person may be recorded with an abbreviated or variant form of their name
*The person may be recorded with an abbreviated or variant form of their name
*Try searching by surname only
*Remember that spelling was generally not standardized until the early part of the 20th century
=== Research Helps ===
=== Research Helps ===
The following articles will help you research your family in [[Australia Genealogy|Australia]].
{{HR Helps|where=Australia}}
* [[Australia Record Finder]]
== Other FamilySearch Collections ==
* [[Australia Research Tips and Strategies]]
These collections may have additional materials to help you with your research.
=== FamilySearch Catalog ===
*{{FSC|4114701|item|disp=Australia, New South Wales, Sydney, Masonic Lodge registers, 1830-1991}}
*{{FSC|4114704|item|disp=Australia, New South Wales, Sydney, Masonic Lodge card indexes of deceased members, 1830-1991}}
== Citing This Collection ==  
== Citing This Collection ==  
Citations help you keep track of places you have searched and sources you have found. Identifying your sources helps others find the records you used.
Citations help you keep track of places you have searched and sources you have found. Identifying your sources helps others find the records you used.