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==Finding Land Records in Australia== | ==Finding Land Records in Australia== | ||
*Many land records are held in the states’ '''Land Title Offices'''. | *Many land records are held in the states’ '''Land Title Offices'''. | ||
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*[[New South Wales, Australia Genealogy|New South Wales]] (NSW) | |||
*[[Queensland, Australia Genealogy|Queensland]] (QLD) | |||
*[[South Australia, Australia Genealogy|South Australia]] (SA) | |||
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*[[Tasmania, Australia Genealogy|Tasmania]] (TAS) | |||
*[[Victoria, Australia Genealogy|Victoria]] (VIC) | |||
*[[Western Australia, Australia Genealogy|Western Australia]] (WA) | |||
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*Land Title Offices also have parish maps that can be used as plat maps to identify your ancestor’s land holdings, as well as to identify the land owned by other individuals in the surrounding areas. Parish maps are divided into areas that provide names of the original grantees and landowners. | *Land Title Offices also have parish maps that can be used as plat maps to identify your ancestor’s land holdings, as well as to identify the land owned by other individuals in the surrounding areas. Parish maps are divided into areas that provide names of the original grantees and landowners. | ||
*Land records may also be held in '''major archives and libraries''' in Australia. For a listing of archives and their addresses, see the "[[Australia Archives and Libraries|Archives and Libraries]]" article in this wiki. | *Land records may also be held in '''major archives and libraries''' in Australia. For a listing of archives and their addresses, see the "[[Australia Archives and Libraries|Archives and Libraries]]" article in this wiki. | ||
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*For all of Australia: [https://familysearch.org/catalog-search AUSTRALIA - LAND AND PROPERTY] <br> | *For all of Australia: [https://familysearch.org/catalog-search AUSTRALIA - LAND AND PROPERTY] <br> | ||
*For State records: AUSTRALIA, [STATE]) - LAND AND PROPERTY <br> | *For State records: AUSTRALIA, [STATE]) - LAND AND PROPERTY <br> | ||
*For possible records listed by town: AUSTRALIA, [STATE], [TOWN] - LAND AND PROPERTY<br> | *For possible records listed by town: AUSTRALIA, [STATE], [TOWN] - LAND AND PROPERTY<br> | ||
==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. | ||