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Indigenous family history beyond the National Archives – Fact sheet 270
This fact sheet describes some of the records that exist and suggests other organisations to approach. It also includes a list of publications and websites. more
Adoption and Forgotten Australians
A family history research guide, by the State Library of Victoria, for adopted people, Forgotten Australians and child migrants.TIP: Check state libraries and state archival repositories … more
Aboriginal Placenames
The book Aboriginal Placenames: Naming and re-naming the Australian landscape, edited by Harold Koch and Luise Hercus, co-published with Aboriginal History Inc, 2009, is available in printed form or … more
Indigenous Australians at War from the Boer War to the present time.
This extensive site includes:• Indigenous Australians at War by Garth O'Connell - This includes details of prisoners of war, bibliography, links, honour roll, biographies, memorials and … more
National Archives of Australia - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people
This site details records held mainly for the Northern Territory and Victoria. It also holds records on the development of Australian Government policies on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander … more
Mura Gadi
An online guide to manuscripts, pictures and oral histories relating to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders held in the National Library of Australia. There are online index searches, searches by … more
Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies
The Finding your Family Link offers access to resources to help with tracing Indigenous family history. These include the online Aboriginal Biographical Index (ABI), a family history information kit … more
Australian Aboriginal Genealogy Resources
This site by Paul Mackett provides access to extracts and transcripts from a wide range of publically available documents and records such as birth, death and marriage indexes, prison records and … more
Australia's War 1939-1945- 'All in'- Indigenous Service
This site by the Department of Veterans' Affairs looks at the role played by indigenous Australians in World War II. more
Remembering the Mission Days - Stories from the Aborigines' Inland Missions
This site by the Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies features the magazines published by the Aborigines Inland Mission of Australia (AIM):• Our Aim - a … more
Infokoori
An index to the Koori Mail from May 1991 to current. There is also an index to biographical information from Our Aim (1907-1961), Dawn (1952-1969), New Dawn (1970-1975) and Identity (1971-1982). … more