[john in springfield]

Furthermore, I've just successfully identified the image on the Australian document between the word "PRINCIPAL REGISTRAR'S OFFICE" and the words "SOUTH AUSTRALIA."

Here it is:

[john in springfield]

Or, to put the two right next to each other:

Note that the first is slightly tilted. And it appears to be a variation of the present seal of the Australian government. The kangaroo's tail appears to be in the air, not on the ground. The shield is a bit more oval shaped. The curly-cues are a bit different.

It would appear to be an earlier, or at least different, version of the seal of the Australian government.

[Genoa]

Things like the seal and the printer’s line, and the rest of the form for that matter, could be copied from a real Australian BC and used to make a fake. Also, I’m skeptical about the “Bomford” interview: Was it really him? Was he telling the truth? And when I read the transcript, it sounds like he is a little clueless about the BC, not really saying, “Yes, it’s my BC that I put on the genealogy site, the very one.” It sounds like he’s confirming the data, like address and names, and saying it’s his BC on that basis—a deduction. And I, like conservativegrandma, am skeptical about why a living person’s BC is being posted to a genealogy website for all to see anyway.