Northern Territory Church Records

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Online Resources and Websites[edit | edit source]

Archives[edit | edit source]

Libraries[edit | edit source]

National Library of Australia
Parkes Place
Canberra ACT 2600
Australia
Telephone: +61 (0)2 6262 1111

Address postal enquiries to:
Reader Services
National Library of Australia
Canberra ACT 2600
Australia

Societies[edit | edit source]

  • The Society of Australian Genealogists, based in Sydney, provides an expert and specialist family history service, and holds microfilms of records of churches of all denominations throughout Australia and overseas. The SAG sells copies of their microfilms to family history societies, historical societies, and libraries. [1]

Historical Background[edit | edit source]

  • Parish registers began for:
Church of England in 1885
Presbyterian Church in 1949
Roman Catholic Church in 1885[2]
  1. "Information for Family Historians and Genealogists," at Sydney Diocesan Archives, http://www.sydneyanglicanarchives.com.au/genealogists.html, accessed 4 February 2022.
  2. "Parish Registers in Australia", by Nick Vine Hall, 1990.