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m (Text replacement - "==Content of Business Records== Australia businesses and commercial companies seldom contain dates or places of birth, marriage, or death but they can have valuable genealogical information. *For example, '''lawyers''' at the time kept detailed records for their clients. Included in these records are: **probate material **adoption records **insurance papers **lawsuits, and other sources that may help you trace your ancestors. *Some '''bank ledgers''' in Australia give: *...) |
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Australia businesses and commercial companies seldom contain dates or places of birth, marriage, or death but they can have valuable genealogical information. | Australia businesses and commercial companies seldom contain dates or places of birth, marriage, or death but they can have valuable genealogical information. | ||
*For | *'''Pub owners, butchers, lumberjacks, auctioneers, or other professionals had to be licensed.''' Licenses were granted by the courts, and notices were then '''published in the Government Gazette'''. For further information about gazettes, read the [[Australia Court Records|Court Records]] article. | ||
*'''Lawyers''' at the time kept detailed records for their clients. Included in these records are: | |||
**probate material | **probate material | ||
**adoption records | **adoption records | ||
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**year of immigration and name of ship | **year of immigration and name of ship | ||
**a physical description of depositors. | **a physical description of depositors. | ||
==For Further Reading== | ==For Further Reading== |
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