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Last Updated 10 March 2021
NSW & ACT ASSOCIATION OF FAMILY HISTORY SOCIETIES ANNUAL CONFERENCE
The Associations annual conference is on Saturday 11th Sept 2021 in Port Macquarie. This years conference will be very different as it will be a virtual conference. These are always really great events and well worth attending. To go to their Web Site for further information, click this link. 2021 Conference
TRANSCRIPTION AGENTS:
Joy Murrin Family History Services for NSW and Overseas Transcription Services
To go to her Web Site click this link http://www.joymurrin.com.au/
Discover your Family History with Marilyn Rowan. NSW, Victorian and Overseas Transcription Services
To go to her Web Site click this link http://www.transcriptions.com.au/
Laurence Turtle New South Wales Birth, Death and Marriage Registers transcription services.
To go to his Web Site click this link http://home.iprimus.com.au/lturtle/
AUSTRALIAN STATES BDM SERVICES:
Australian Capital Territory. To go to their Web Site click this link https://www.library.act.gov.au/find/history/frequentlyaskedquestions/personal_stories/family_history

New South Wales. Indexes are on line and FREE to search, click this link http://www.bdm.nsw.gov.au/
Northern Territory. To go to their Web Site click this link http://www.nt.gov.au/justice/bdm
Queensland. Indexes are on line and are FREE to search, click this link http://www.justice.qld.gov.au/bdm
South Australia. The SA Genealogical Soc now has the BDM's on line and FREE to search, click this link https://www.genealogysa.org.au/resources/online-database-search
 To go to the Government BDM Web Site (no online searches) click this link https://www.sa.gov.au/topics/family-and-community/births-deaths-and-marriages/family-research
Victoria. Indexes are on line, at last Victoria has caught up with everyone else and they are now FREE. click this link http://www.bdm.vic.gov.au
Western Australia. Indexes are on line and are FREE to search, click this link http://www.justice.wa.gov.au
MILITARY RESEARCH:
The Australian War Memorial Web Site has many searchable databases such as Embarkation Rolls,
nominal Rolls and photographs. Click this link http://www.awm.gov.au
NATIONAL ARCHIVES:
The National Archives has many searchable databases including Military Records. Click this link http://www.naa.gov.au
The National Library has many searchable documents and is progressively digitizing old newspapers
Click this link for their home page http://www.nla.gov.au/  
To access TROVE for digitised newspapers click this link trove.nla.gov.au

STATES ARCHIVES:
NSW State Archives as the oldest state has a vast collection of information much of which can be searched on line FREE. Click this link http://www.records.nsw.gov.au
Northern Territory. Click this link http://www.nt.gov.au/nta
Queensland. Click this link http://www.archives.qld.gov.au
South Australia. Click this link http://www.archives.sa.gov.au
Tasmania. Click this link http://portal.archives.tas.gov.au/menu.aspx?
Victoria. Click this link http://www.prov.vic.gov.au
Western Australia. Click this link http://www.sro.wa.gov.au
AFFHO has a listing of all member Societies under Memberships/Members, use this to find the contact details of any Society. Click this link http://www.affho.org
AUSTRALASIAN FEDERATION OF FAMILY HISTORY ORGANISATIONS:
NSW & ACT ASSOCIATION OF FAMILY HISTORY SOCIETIES:
The NSW association has a listing of all member societies and also details coming NSW events.
To go to their Web Site click this link https://www.nswactfhs.org/
CHURCH OF LATTER DAY SAINTS:
To access the vast library of information held by the Mormons such as overseas parish registers and to download the FREE program Personal Ancestral File. Click this link http://www.familysearch.org
Email regarding this website to Shoalhaven Family History Society
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Tasmania. To go to their Web Site click this link http://www.justice.tas.gov.au/bdm
SHOALHAVEN BEREAVEMENT SERVICES
Shoalhaven Council's Cemetery web site which includes a fully searchable database of burials and cremations in the Shoalhaven, click this link https://www.shoalhaven.nsw.gov.au/Services/Bereavement-Services