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==Contact an Office==
==Contact an Office==
The Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages (Department of Justice) has a website serving family history needs: [https://www.bdm.vic.gov.au/research-and-family-history '''Research and family history.'''] <br>
 
The online [https://www.bdm.vic.gov.au/research-and-family-history/search-your-family-history '''Historical lndex of Births, Marriages, and Deaths, Victoria State Justice and Registratuion''']
[https://www.bdm.vic.gov.au/research-and-family-history/search-your-family-history Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages Victoria]:<br>
contains:  
:*Birth records from 1853 to 100 years before today's date
*Birth records up to 100 years after the date of the birth
:*Marriages and registered relationships from 1853 to 60 years before today's date
*Death records up to 30 years after the date of death
:*Death records from 1853 to 30 years before today's date
*Marriage and Registered relationship records up to 60 years after the date of marriage or relationship registratio
:*An ''events at sea'' index: births, deaths and marriages on ships bound for port in Victoria, between 1853 and 1920.
*Church baptisms, marriages and burials in Victoria from 1836 to 1853.
:*Church baptisms, marriages and burials in Victoria from 1836 to 1853.<br>
*'''Close relatives can order more recent certificates. See who qualifies at [https://www.bdm.vic.gov.au/access-to-registry-information/who-can-access-restricted-information Who can access restricted information.]'''
:See website for periods of restriction for available records, and for links to get birth, marriage and death certificates within the restricted period.
*The [https://online.justice.vic.gov.au/bdm/index-search?action=getMarIdxSearchCriteria Marine Index] covers births, deaths and marriages on board ships coming to Victoria from 1853 to 1907, including ships' names.


==New South Wales Archive Resources Kit, Including Records for Areas now in Victoria==
==New South Wales Archive Resources Kit, Including Records for Areas now in Victoria==
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