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Queensland Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Family History Guide

National Library of Australia

The National Library of Australia collects and preserves material recording Indigenous history, experience, and culture. The collection holds material in a wide range of formats including archived website, photographs, maps, oral histories, manuscripts pictures and all types of publications in English and language. 

To assist Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples in researching their family history, the library has created a family history guide that can be accessed via the link below

The library has also created a Family History Sources pamphlet

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Trove

Trove is an online library database hosted by the National Library of Australia that includes archives, images, newspapers, official documents, archived websites, manuscripts, and other types of records. You can access Trove below.

Create a Trove account by following the link below.

Trove has a dedicated section for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander material and records that can be accessed via the link below.

Trove has a list function that enables users to collect item records, articles and web pages. With lists you can store and organise your research, and even connect with people with similar lists. To use the list function, you need a Trove account. Click the link below for more information.

Learn how how to use Trove by watching the videos below

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Disclaimer

All information on this page is sourced from The Nation Library of Australia website.

We acknowledge the Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as the first inhabitants of the nation and acknowledge Traditional Owners of the lands where our staff and students, live, learn and work.Acknowledgement of Country

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Except where otherwise noted, this work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike (CC BY-SA) 4.0 International License. Content from this Guide should be attributed to James Cook University Library. This does not apply to images, third party material (seek permission from the original owner) or any logos or insignia belonging to JCU or other bodies, which remain All Rights Reserved.

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