Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders

State Library of Western Australia - The Storylines Project

Fri, 18 Dec 2015 00:30:25 GMT

Storylines is an online archive of Aboriginal heritage material held at the State Library of Western Australia. These collections include 1000s of photographs, documents, oral histories and videos. The Archive can be searched for photos and other media. It covers the last 120 years of Western Australian people and places. More than 1700 people have been identified and the project team is continuing to work with community members to identify people, places and stories in the photographs and other materials. New

Centre for Indigenous Family History Studies

Thu, 17 Dec 2015 23:41:21 GMT

This web site provides a resource for those people researching their Aboriginal heritage. The material on this site has been extracted from publically available records in various state and federal archives throughout Australia. The words used in these extracts are those that appear in the original documents. The site is arranged by state and there is a site search engine available. New

Boodjar Nyungar Placenames - Western Australia

Thu, 21 May 2015 02:30:03 GMT

These place names cover the general area south of Geraldton and west of Esperance and Nungarin in the South-West of Western Australia. This website provides the history and meanings of the indigenous placenames in the area.

Indigenous family history beyond the National Archives – Fact sheet 270

Thu, 22 Jan 2015 19:17:01 GMT

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.

Adoption and Forgotten Australians

Thu, 28 Mar 2013 05:10:07 GMT

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 for similar guides

Aboriginal Placenames

Tue, 11 Dec 2012 21:00:25 GMT

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 as a free download.

Black Gold: Aboriginal People on the Goldfields of Victoria, 1850-1870

Tue, 11 Dec 2012 20:44:57 GMT

The book Black Gold: Aboriginal People on the Goldfields of Victoria, 1850-1870, by Fred Cahir, ANU E Press and Aboriginal History Incorporated, 2012, is available in printed form or as a free download.

Mura Gadi

Sun, 22 Jul 2012 23:07:15 GMT

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 region and links to digitised copies of the material if available. This site was archived on PANDORA in June 2012. Mura Gadi's records are now available on the National Library of Australia's Catalogue and in Trove.

Queensland State Archives - Online Indexes - Indigenous

Sun, 22 Jul 2012 23:07:15 GMT

These indexes include:
• Colonial Secretary's Correspondence relating to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People 1859-1903
• Correspondence relating to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people 1894-1915 - Deebing Creek
• Aboriginal War Census returns 1915-1916
Copies of the documents are available from QSA for a fee.

Find Your Way Home with SA Link-Up

Sun, 22 Jul 2012 23:07:15 GMT

This site aims to assist Indigenous people find connections to family and access reunification and other services. The guide Finding Your Own Way is available online (PDF) and it details existing records of South Australian children's homes and institutions. This site also details SA Link-Up's book Aboriginal Missions in South Australia which covers the history of the missions and the names of people who lived there.

Indigenous Australians at War from the Boer War to the present time

Sun, 22 Jul 2012 23:07:15 GMT

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.
• Indigenous Family History Research – Searching for your family’s war service records
• Reading List covering the Boer War to current
• Women and War

National Archives of Australia - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people

Sun, 22 Jul 2012 23:07:15 GMT

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 affairs, as well as records on the amendment of the 1967 Constitution to allow the Australian Government to legislate for all Aboriginal people. There are two guides available:
• Records on Indigenous Australians
• Publications and other resources about Indigenous Australians

Australian Aboriginal Genealogy Resources

Sun, 22 Jul 2012 23:07:15 GMT

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 mission records.

Australia's War 1939-1945- 'All in'- Indigenous Service

Sun, 22 Jul 2012 23:07:15 GMT

This site by the Department of Veterans' Affairs looks at the role played by indigenous Australians in World War II.

Milton Ulladulla History Website

Sun, 22 Jul 2012 23:07:15 GMT

The Aboriginal category includes resources and indexes for researching indigenous families from the South Coast of New South Wales.

Researching your Aboriginal Family History at the Northern Territory Archives Service

Sun, 22 Jul 2012 23:07:15 GMT

This is one of several online information leaflets available. Other leaflets cover mission records, oral history and images. There is also a Guide to Archives Relating to Aboriginal People available.

Tracking Family: A Guide to Aboriginal Records Relating to the Northern Territory

Sun, 22 Jul 2012 23:07:15 GMT

This research guide is available as a free PDF file from the National Archives of Australia shop. Other guides are available to purchase.

State Library of Queensland - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Family History

Sun, 22 Jul 2012 23:07:15 GMT

This site has a getting started guide plus information on major resources held, including the Norman Tindale genealogical collection and Margaret Lawrie collection. There is also information on the various types of records and links to other related sites.

State Library of Victoria - Aboriginal People and Family History Research Guide

Sun, 22 Jul 2012 23:07:15 GMT

This guide covers Victorian and national resources as well as other states and territories. Use the tabs at the top of this guide to navigate your way around.

State Library of Western Australia- Indigenous Family History Guide

Sun, 22 Jul 2012 23:07:15 GMT

This is a guide to Aboriginal family history at the State Library of Western Australia.