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Compiled genealogies and published genealogies are secondary sources, not original or primary sources.

As such, they are subject to human error through translation or transcription errors, mistaken interpretations, and opinion decisions of another researcher. You should make every effort to base your research on the actual, original records or their digitized images.

Edit suggestions for date of birth and date of death and their locations must be backed up by documented official proof otherwise they will be declined. NEWSPAPER notices are generally not acceptable proof.

The only thing you can believe in Newspapers is the date!

Plot v Grave: While the term plot refers to the land itself, once a body is buried within that plot, it becomes a grave.

Don't send this: RC, I, 207. Send this: Roman Catholic Section, Row I, Grave 207.

And for those who like to use the totally nonsensical abbreviations from Cemetery databases such as CLC-MON-44-807-02.....Forget About It! No-one is going to find a grave when it is listed with so much mumbo jumbo. Send it as it should be: Monumental Section 44, Grave 2

Veterans: The majority of persons who meet the definition of a veteran are persons who have continuous full time service with the Defence Force (Army, Navy or Air Force) of Australia during WW1 or WW2 or who were allotted for duty in an operational area after WW2.

Source: Department of Veterans Affairs

Qualified Genealogists: For those of you who claim to be a qualified genealogist, you will be held to the Genealogical Standard of Proof required to prove edit suggestions. Also, as a qualified person, you should know to quote sources when suggesting edits. That is what the Notes section is for.