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Family history research

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We provide a free online historical index search tool to help you research your family history.

Search the historical indexes
You can search our historical index for free. Records are available for births between 1829 and 1914, deaths between 1829 and 1929 and marriages between 1829 and 1929.

Historical index search tips
Instructions and tips on using the online historical index search including a list of abbreviations used in the records.

Historical certificates
Anyone can apply for certificates of births that occured more than 100 years ago, marriages more than 75 years ago and deaths more than 30 years ago.

Useful links

• Ancestry.com.au contains links to Census data, the Australian convict index, court, land, probate, immigration, naturalisation and military records
• Australian War Memorial
• Brisbane Family History Resources
• National Library of Australia
• State Library of Queensland

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Last reviewed 27/08/2009

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