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*Read [http://www.naa.gov.au/services/family-historians/index.aspx Begin Your Journey] in family history. | *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> | [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> Read [http://www.nla.gov.au/oz/genelist.html ''Australian family history and genealogy: selected websites''] for brief descriptions about archives and libraries.<br> | ||
== State and Territory Archives and Libraries == | == State and Territory Archives and Libraries == | ||