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Historical resources and links
Are you:
tracing your ancestors
researching and writing about your family history, or
looking for information about the history of our region?
Below are some resources that may get you started:
Trove - Digitised Newspapers
Society of Australian Genealogists
Ryerson Index
- listing of death notices in Australian newspapers
Australian Cemetery Index
Family History of the
State Library of New South Wales
Family History at the
National Library of Australia
National Archives of Australia
Manning Valley Digital Archives
Click History for Great Lakes
MidCoast Stories
Tea Gardens / Hawks Nest Family Research Group Inc
Gloucester District Historical Society
Grief Line Community & Family Services Inc
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