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== National Archives == | == National Archives == | ||
The [http://www.naa.gov.au/ National Archives of Australia] | The [http://www.naa.gov.au/ National Archives of Australia] holds records about. Their holdings are not organized by subject, but by the government agencies or individuals who created the records. There is no single subject index or catalogue that lists every item in the collection or one place to start that suits all research. To learn more:<br> | ||
*Click [http://www.naa.gov.au/collection/research/crs-system.aspx here] to understand how the records are arranged. | |||
*Read [http://www.naa.gov.au/about-us/publications/fact-sheets/index.aspx fact sheets] about topics. | |||
*Read [http://www.naa.gov.au/services/family-historians/index.aspx Begin Your Journey] in family history. | |||
[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> | [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> | ||
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*[http://www.sro.wa.gov.au/community/family.asp State Records of Western Australia] | *[http://www.sro.wa.gov.au/community/family.asp State Records of Western Australia] | ||
*[http://www.liswa.wa.gov.au/famhist.html State Library of Western Australia - Family History Service] | *[http://www.liswa.wa.gov.au/famhist.html State Library of Western Australia - Family History Service]<br> | ||
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== General Guides == | == General Guides == | ||
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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. ( | *White, Olga, Anne-Marie Schwirtlich, and Jennifer Nash, comp. ''Our Heritage.'' O’Connor, Australian Capital Territory, Australia: Australian Society of Archivists, 1983. (FHL book [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. ( | *Australian Archives. ''Relations in records: a Guide to Family History Sources in the Australian Archives''. Canberra, Australia: Australian Government Publishing Service, 1988. (FHL book [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. ( | *Henty, Margaret, and Rachel Jakimow. ''Indexes in Australian libraries''. Canberra, Australia: National Library of Australia, 1995. (FHL book [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 | AUSTRALIA - ARCHIVES AND LIBRARIES - INVENTORIES, REGISTERS, CATALOGS<br> | ||
<br> | AUSTRALIA, [STATE] - ARCHIVES AND LIBRARIES - INVENTORIES, REGISTERS, CATALOGS<br> | ||
[[Category:Australia]] | [[Category:Australia]] | ||