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==Online Records== | |||
*'''1871''' - [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/204175?availability=Family%20History%20Library The Australian squatting directory, 1871] at FamilySearch, images. | |||
*'''1913-1954''' - [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/60796/Australia, Pastoral Directories, 1913-1954]nat Ancestry ($), index and images. | |||
==Using Land Records== | ==Using Land Records== | ||
Land records are primarily used to learn where and when an individual lived in a specific area. They often reveal other family information, such as the individual’s spouse, heirs, other relatives, or neighbors. You may learn where an individual lived previously, about his or her occupation, and about other clues that may help with further research. | Land records are primarily used to learn where and when an individual lived in a specific area. They often reveal other family information, such as the individual’s spouse, heirs, other relatives, or neighbors. You may learn where an individual lived previously, about his or her occupation, and about other clues that may help with further research. | ||
==Historical Background== | ==Historical Background== | ||
To find land records in Australia, it helps to know some of the history and development of Australia as it was settled. The following is a brief chronology of land dealings in Australia: | To find land records in Australia, it helps to know some of the history and development of Australia as it was settled. The following is a brief chronology of land dealings in Australia: | ||