Some information, so you can research your family over the Christmas break.
Civil Registration start dates for the states and territories are;
1838 – Tasmania
1841 – Western Australia
1842 – South Australia
1853 – Victoria
1856 – NSW and Queensland
1870 – Northern Territory
1930 – ACT.
For earlier Births, Death and Marriage records, you will need the church records. These are;
1787 – NSW
1803 – Tasmania
1829 – Queensland
1836 – Victoria
1842 – South Australia.
Victoria now has their Indexes FREE to search, as of November 2015.
