The State Records archive collection holds maps, plans, registers, films and photographs, in addition to thousands of documents dating from the earliest days of European settlement to recent times.
Search records held in the Australian National Archives or instances of records with specific surnames. Some primary documents have been scanned into PDF and are viewable online.
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