Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander family history
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Getting started on your family history - a handy step by step guide with Indigenous family history guide books and an explanation about variations in spelling and naming practices.
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Finding records relating to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people - the different types of records available to help with family history research, including birth, death and marriage records, defence records and more
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Norman Tindale genealogical collection - useful resource for Aboriginal family research held at the State Library of Queensland
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Margaret Lawrie collection - useful resource for Torres Strait Islander family history research held at the State Library of Queensland
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Family history online resources - government and non-government web resources
The information provided was produced in consultation with Community and Personal Histories, Department of Communities and Colin Sheehan, Department of Environment and Resource Management.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander material and information accessed on this site may be culturally sensitive for some individuals and communities. Refer to the State Library of Queensland's Protocols for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Collections [new window
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Last updated: 28th November 2011
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