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| custodian = [https://www.masons.org.au/ United Grand Lodge of New South Wales and the Australian Capital Territory]
| custodian = [https://www.masons.org.au/ United Grand Lodge of New South Wales and the Australian Capital Territory]
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== What is in This Collection? ==
== What is in This Collection? ==
The collection consist of Masonic Lodge records from the Grand Lodge of New South Wales and Australian Crown Territory. The registers are handwritten in pre-printed bound volumes. The card index is handwritten on pre-printed cards.  
The collection consist of Masonic Lodge records from the Grand Lodge of New South Wales and Australian Crown Territory. The registers are handwritten in pre-printed bound volumes. The card index is handwritten on pre-printed cards.  
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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:
The following information may be found in these records:
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Image: Australia NSW ACR Masonic Register and Indexes Card Index DGS 4285916_164.jpg|Card index
Image: Australia NSW ACR Masonic Register and Indexes Card Index DGS 4285916_164.jpg|Card index
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== How Do I Search This Collection? ==
== How Do I Search This Collection? ==
Before searching this collection, it is helpful to know:
Before searching this collection, it is helpful to know:
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| browse_3 = Beginning and Ending Letters of Surnames (for registers); Record Type and Years (for card indexes)   
| browse_3 = Beginning and Ending Letters of Surnames (for registers); Record Type and Years (for card indexes)   
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=== How Do I Analyze the Results? ===  
=== How Do I Analyze the Results? ===  
Compare each result from your search with what you know to determine if there is a match. This may require viewing multiple records or images.  Keep track of your research in a [[Use_Appropriate_Forms#Prepare_a_Research_Log | research log]].
Compare each result from your search with what you know to determine if there is a match. This may require viewing multiple records or images.  Keep track of your research in a [[Use_Appropriate_Forms#Prepare_a_Research_Log | research log]].
== What Do I Do Next? ==
== What Do I Do Next? ==
=== I Found the Person I Was Looking For, What Now? ===
=== I Found the Person I Was Looking For, What Now? ===
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