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Has anyone looked at the Australian newspapers digitization program?
It has papers ranging from 1803 in Sydney to national papers going up to 1955 (If it's newer they pay copyright). I searched my surname and found thousands of useful articles. It's also got family notices and shipping records with lists of passengers. In my state the papers go back to 1833 with the 1st issue of the Perth Gazette (The West Australians precursor). Other states have more coverage.
Another interesting record is old post office directories which may be available online like the above papers. In my state and perhaps other states there are police gazettes which may be available online. They go back 100 years and are useful whether they were convicted or were a police officer.
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