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The [http://www.naa.gov.au/ National Archives of Australia] | The [http://www.naa.gov.au/ National Archives of Australia] | ||
[http://www.nla.gov.au/oz/genelist.html National Library of Australia] holds the records of the Commonwealth government. State Archives hold the records of government for each state. Some Archive web sites include indexes to the material held in that archive eg. immigration, convict records, census, court records, hospitals, divorce, land, patents etc. Most records date back to the 1901 Federation of Australia, but some are earlier.<br> <br> | [http://www.nla.gov.au/oz/genelist.html National Library of Australia] holds the records of the Commonwealth government. State Archives hold the records of government for each state. Some Archive web sites include indexes to the material held in that archive eg. immigration, convict records, census, court records, hospitals, divorce, land, patents etc. Most records date back to the 1901 Federation of Australia, but some are earlier.<br> An article [http://www.nla.gov.au/oz/genelist.html ''Australian family history and genealogy: selected websites''] gives brief descriptions about archives and libraries. <br> | ||
== State and Territory Archives and Libraries == | == State and Territory Archives and Libraries == | ||
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State and Territory Libraries hold family history collections specialising in resources for their state and a selection of material relating to other areas of Australia and Overseas. Contact information for other libraries in Australia may be found at the [http://www.nla.gov.au/apps/libraries Australian Libraries Gateway]. | State and Territory Libraries hold family history collections specialising in resources for their state and a selection of material relating to other areas of Australia and Overseas. Contact information for other libraries in Australia may be found at the [http://www.nla.gov.au/apps/libraries Australian Libraries Gateway]. | ||
==== Australia Capitol Territory <br> | ==== Australia Capitol Territory<br> ==== | ||
*[http://www.library.act.gov.au/find/history ACT Heritage Library] | *[http://www.library.act.gov.au/find/history ACT Heritage Library] | ||
==== New South Wales ==== | ==== New South Wales ==== | ||
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Printed guides may be helpful in locating family history material. | Printed guides may be helpful in locating family history material. | ||
White, Olga, Anne-Marie Schwirtlich, and Jennifer Nash, comp. ''Our Heritage.'' O’Connor, Australian Capital Territory, Australia: Australian Society of Archivists, 1983. (Family History Library Call No. [http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=423386&disp=Our+heritage&columns=*,0,0 994 J54w].) | *White, Olga, Anne-Marie Schwirtlich, and Jennifer Nash, comp. ''Our Heritage.'' O’Connor, Australian Capital Territory, Australia: Australian Society of Archivists, 1983. (Family History Library Call No. [http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=423386&disp=Our+heritage&columns=*,0,0 994 J54w].) | ||
*Australian Archives. ''Relations in records: a Guide to Family History Sources in the Australian Archives''. Canberra, Australia: Australian Government Publishing Service, 1988. (Family History Library Call No. [http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=660067&disp=Relations+in+records&columns=*,0,0 994 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. (Family History Library Call No. [http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=769504&disp=Indexes+in+Australian+libraries&columns=*,0,0 994 A3h].) <br> | |||
The Family History Library has other printed guides. Call numbers for these can be found in the library's catalog by using the [http://webview/supermainframeset.asp?display=generallocalitysearch&columns=*,180,0 Place Search] for:<br> | |||
AUSTRALIA - ARCHIVES AND LIBRARIES - INVENTORIES, REGISTERS, CATALOGS<br> | |||
AUSTRALIA, [STATE] - ARCHIVES AND LIBRARIES - INVENTORIES, REGISTERS, CATALOGS<br> | |||
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