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21. FreeCommonwealth Secretariat

Commonwealth Secretariat: The Commonwealth is an association of 53 countries, from vast countries like Canada to small island states like Malta. It is active in a number of areas including development, democracy, debt management and trade. This resource contains links to publications, news, documents, press releases and videos, as well as profiles for all Commonwealth countries.

22. FreeCompanion to Tasmanian History

Centre for Tasmanian Historical Studies, University of Tasmania: The website provides information about every important aspect of Tasmanias's history, covering all periods and all places. Expanded version of the print work of the same title.

23. FreeContemporary Writers in the UK

British Coucil of the Arts: A searchable database of writers, books and literary awards which contains up-to-date profiles of some of the UK and Commonwealth's most important living writers. The entry for each author may include biographies, bibliographies, critical reviews, prizes and photographs. It is searchable by author, genre, nationality, gender, publisher, book title, date of publication and prize name and date. The site is being constantly updated.

24. FreeConvicts to Australia

A guide to researching convict ancestors.

25. FreeConvict transportation registers database

State Library of Queensland: The British convict transportation registers 1787-1867 database has been compiled from the HO 11 Criminal - Convict Transportation Registers series of British Home Office records. Over 123,000 out of the estimated 160,000 convicts transported to Australia are recorded in this database. These include prisoners sent to New South Wales, Van Diemen's Land (Tasmania), Moreton Bay (Brisbane), Western Australia and Norfolk Island. Also recorded are some ships which were bound for Gibraltar. The records cover the period of 1787 to 1867. You may find the following information on each entry: Name of convict, including any known aliases, Place of trial [The date of trial is recorded on the original registers and will be gradually added to this database], Term of sentence, Name of ship and date of departure, Place of arrival, Miscellaneous notes e.g. Died at sea; Ticket of Leave, etc. These records mainly include those convicted in England and Scotland. Only a small number of Irish convicts appear in this series of the Home Office records. The database also includes soldiers who had been court-martialled and sentenced to transportation. These "soldier convicts" may have been convicted in various British colonies including the West Indies, India, Pakistan and Canada.

26. FreeCopy Care International

CopyCare International: Global copyright administration for religious music, licensing, sheet music, and publishers. Represents major gospel/Christian song publishers in many areas of the world.

27. FreeCSIRO

CSIRO: CSIRO is Australia's Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation. Information is provided about the economic and social performance of a number of industry sectors through research and development. These sectors are: agribusiness; energy and transport; environment and natural resources; health; information, communication and services; manufacturing; and mineral resources.

28. FreeCulture and Recreation Portal (Australia)

Department of Communications, Information Technology and the Arts: This resource provides access to online services and information, from both government and non-government sectors about all aspects of Australian culture, under broad categories such as arts and culture; events and exhibitions; government and community; grants and services; history and heritage; media; books; music; and sport and fitness.

29. FreeCyberfibres : Online Register of Australian Fashion and Textile Design

Frances Burke Textile Resource Centre, School of Fashion and Textiles, RMIT University: Find out about the lives, work and achievements of individuals and organisations who have contributed to the Australia of today through their dedication to fashion and textiles. Includes biographical resources, published resources, online resources, and archival/heritage resources.

30. FreeCyndi's List of Genealogy Sites on the Internet

This resource is a categorised and cross-referenced index to Australian and overseas genealogical resources on the Internet. It has a strong bias towards resources from the United States of America, England and Britain.

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