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At State Records NSW

New WWI Resource

Indexes Online – Soldier Settlement

Index to Returned Soldiers Settlement loan files, nos. 263-15125

This index records Soldier Settlement loan number, name of applicant and land district. The records relate to the application of Returned Soldier Settlers Advance/loan after World War I. The files range in date from c.1906 to c.1960.

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Index to Closer Settlement Promotion files, 1913-

The indexing of the promotion files has been a Volunteer project. This index will be of interest to local and family historians researching the transfer of land ownership originally obtained under the Closer Settlement and Returned Soldiers schemes.
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Closer Settlement and Returned Soldier’s Transfer files, 1907-36, 1951

Of interest to local and family historians researching the transfer of land ownership originally obtained under the Closer Settlement and Returned Soldiers schemes.
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Closer Settlement Transfer Registers, Jul 1919-Apr 1925

This index has been a Volunteer project. It will be of interest to local and family historians researching the transfer of land ownership origianlly obtained under the Closer Settlement and Returned Soldiers schemes.
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Registers of Settlement Purchase, 1905-1929

Of interest to local and family historians researching land settlement under the Closer Settlement and Returned Soldiers schemes.
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Returned Soldier Settlement Miscellaneous Files

The indexing of two boxes of Qualification Certificates in these miscellaneous files has been a volunteer project. These appear to be the only surviving examples of World War 1 Qualification Certificates from New South Wales.
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Family History at State Records NSW

We have gathered together some useful resources and handy worksheets to help you with your family history. New to family history or an expert researcher? These topics include: How to start your family history; Asylum records; BDMs; Convicts; Immigration; Railway employee records; and Women in the records.
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Photographs

NRS 8095: Photographs of Soldier Settlements, 1920-21

This volume is comprised of black and white photographs of the clearing of land, construction of houses, crops and faming activities on soldier settlements established following World War 1. The photographs also feature the families of the soldier settlers. The photographs are captioned but appear to be undated.

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Mapping our ANZACS

Locate a service person: The heart of Mapping our Anzacs is a tool to browse 375,971 records of service in the Australian Army during World War I according to the person’s place of birth or enlistment.
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Publications

The article in this SlideShare presentation is  from: History – Magazine of the Royal Australian Historical Society September 2009 Number 101

A new study of WWI soldier settlemement in NSW