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==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: | ||
*'''1788: | *'''1788: '''Governor given power to grant land at his discretion. | ||
*'''1790: | *'''1790: '''Privates, noncommissioned marine officers, and free settlers given free land grants. | ||
*'''1804: | *'''1804: '''Rich settlers given grants if they will make major improvements to land. | ||
*'''1824: | *'''1824: '''Sale of crown lands begins; free land grants limited to 2,560 acres. | ||
*'''1831: | *'''1831: '''Free grants halted; public auction of lands begins. | ||
*'''1836: | *'''1836: '''Squatters enter lands outside original 19 counties of New South Wales. | ||
*'''1843: | *'''1843: '''English Crown Lands Act regulates price of land. | ||
*'''1847: | *'''1847: '''Sale of Waste Lands Act creates settled, intermediate, and unsettled classifications for land, opening new possibilities for settlement by the general population. | ||
*'''1858: | *'''1858: '''Torrens system of land conveyance and registration in South Australia provides title registration for first time; other states follow. | ||
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Listed below are the dates that land records began in each state: | Listed below are the dates that land records began in each state: | ||
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