First Nations military history video and webpage
By Fiona Dixon, Librarian, Information and Client Services | 27 May 2024
State Library of Queensland has released the latest video and webpage in our Who’s Your Mob? First Nations family history research series.
The new video and webpage focus on military records, explaining what these records are, how they can help First Nations family history researchers, and where to look for different types of records.
First Nations family history – Military records webpage. State Library of Queensland.
The short video is an easy-to-understand introduction, giving an overview of material that we hold here at State Library and where else you may need to look to find information about your family members who served their country.
Harry Doyle and Albert Burke Photograph 1917. John Oxley Library, State Library of Queensland. Accession number: 29395.
State Library collections include stories, photographs, blogs and memorabilia relating to First Nations service personnel. The new military records webpage includes helpful tips on how to search for material, and it also provides a downloadable list of published texts held by the library that are useful for First Nations military history research.
W. Cummings, one of the soldiers photographed in The Queenslander Pictorial, supplement to The Queenslander, 1918, John Oxley Library, State Libray of Queensland, Image number: 702692-19181026-s0023-0038.
The military records webpage also links to Anzac Square and Memorial Galleries, which commemorate and showcase stories of First Nations service personnel.
Information about resources held by other organisations explains what types of records they hold, how to find them, and provides links for quick and easy access. This includes information about records held by:
- National Archives of Australia
- Australian War Memorial
- Department of Veterans’ Affairs
- Commonwealth War Graves Commission
- Trove digitised newspapers, and
- Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies (AIATSIS).
Extract from service record for William Yeo. National Archives of Australia, Series B2455, Item ID 3454810.
Our other Who’s Your Mob? online resources include videos, webpages and information guides on:
- Getting started
- Births, deaths and marriages
- Station, mission, police and church records
- Newspapers
- Photographs
- The Tindale Collection
- The Margaret Lawrie Collection, and
- Extending your research
The short videos offer an easily understood and engaging introduction to the webpages, helping people to get started on their family history journey, and to discover and share their stories.
Find the Who’s Your Mob? webpages and videos on State Library’s website under Collections – Family history – First Nations family history
For any assistance with discovering your family history, visit us here at State Library, or contact us through our Ask a Librarian service.
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