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===Offices to Contact===
===Offices to Contact===
== Locating Civil Registration Records  ==


Birth, marriage, and death records may be obtained from the state civil registration offices or archives in Australia.  
Birth, marriage, and death records may be obtained from the state civil registration offices or archives in Australia.  


Pre-civil registration records from many towns are in the various state archives and registrar general’s office. Many of these records have been microfilmed and are available at the Family History Library. However, for more recent records, and for those not yet microfilmed, contact the appropriate state archives.  
Pre-civil registration records from many towns are in the various state archives and registrar general’s office. Many of these records have been microfilmed and are available at the Family History Library. However, for more recent records, and for those not yet microfilmed, contact the appropriate state archives.  
If your request is unsuccessful, search for duplicate records such as church registers. For more information on church registers, see the [[Australia Church Records|Church Records]] article.


To order a copy of a birth, marriage or death certificate, contact the registrar general for the state and territory where the event occurred. Click on a link to learn more.  
To order a copy of a birth, marriage or death certificate, contact the registrar general for the state and territory where the event occurred. Click on a link to learn more.  
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