Family history online resources
Government resources
State Library of Queensland
- Information for family historians
- Manuscripts Queensland
- Margaret Lawrie collection
- Norman Tindale collection
- Guide books on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander family history
- Finding records related to Aboriginal people and Torres Strait Islanders
Queensland State Archives Guides
- Resources relating to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people [new window]
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- Records guide : a guide to Queensland government records relating to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples / Queensland State Archives and Queensland Department of Family Services (FAMHIS 016.3058 1994)
- Brief guides for frequently used records in family history research [new window]
- Visiting the Public Search Room [new window]
Queensland Department of Communities - Community and Personal Histories
Community and Personal histories branch of Queensland Department of Communities, Office of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Partnerships provides a free service to assist Aboriginal people and Torres Strait Islanders access records relating to their family and community history.
State Library of New South Wales
The State Library of New South Wales' INFOKOORI [new window] is an on-line searchable index to the Koori Mail (1991 onwards) and also indexes biographical information on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples from various magazines.
State Library of Victoria
The State Library of Victoria has a wide ranging collection of material relating to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in Victoria and throughout the country. They include books, manuscripts and photos. For more information look at Koori Victoria [new window].
State Library of Western Australia
The State Library of Western Australia's Indigenous Family History [new window] webpages provide access to a number of online guides and resources specific to Western Australia as well as across the country.
National Library of Australia
National Library of Australia's Mura Gadi [new window] is an online guide to their collection of manuscripts, pictures and oral histories relating to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.
Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies (AIATSIS)
AIATSIS has a number of useful resources and guides to assist Indigenous people with their family history research. This includes the now digitised Koori Mail [new window].
Non-government resources
James Cook University
- North Queensland station records [new window] held in the James Cook University Library Archives.
- Family History: A Select Guide to JCU Resources [new window]
- Indigenous Australian family history resources - A James Cook University Library Guide [new window]
- Indigenous Australian Studies - A James Cook University library guide [new window]
Australian Cemeteries Queensland [new window] Information about many Queensland cemeteries and headstone inscriptions.
Family history and historical societies [new window] provides links to historical and genealogical societies.
Websites for Genealogists - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders [new window] provides access to a number of useful websites from around Australia.
Last updated: 25th January 2012
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