A Guide to New South Wales State Archives relating to Aboriginal People
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A Guide to New South Wales State Archives relating to Aboriginal People |
Part 2: State Archives from other Government Agencies relating to Aboriginal People (cont.)
The following files relate to persons of Aboriginal descent (ie. where an approved Certificate of Aboriginality has been sighted). The files contain the original application and assessment for housing assistance, correspondence between the Department of Housing and the tenant, miscellaneous accounts and reports of inspecting officers. Indexes to these files are held by the Department.
These files were formerly known as Special Tenancy files (ST files), however since 1987 they have been given a T (Tenancy) prefix.
| Reference Numbers | 10/41213-41289, 14/1413-1497, 14/11030-11053A, 14/14819-14828, 14/15307-15314 |
The TN prefix refers to the Newcastle area office.
| Reference Numbers | 14/4829.1, 14/15306.2 |
This material consists of miscellaneous lists of Aboriginal words and their English meanings, compiled on a geographical basis. It includes words from Sydney and surrounding districts, the north and south districts of New South Wales and some words from the States of Victoria, Queensland and Tasmania. The bundle includes a map showing Aboriginal tribal areas in New South Wales. Some lists appear to be the result of research by officers of the Department of Lands, others are copies from printed books, for example, The Australian Race by E. M. Curr (1886), and newspaper articles.
| Reference Numbers | 2/8488; AO Reel 2243 |
Please contact the Archives Authority for the current location (City or Kingswood) of these records.
These records form part of the correspondence of the Miscellaneous Branch and Ministerial Branch of the Lands Department. The files relate to the reservation from sale of land for the use of Aboriginal people under the Crown Lands Alienation Act 1861. The reservations were gazetted in the New South Wales Government Gazette.
| Reference Numbers | 2/1138, 7/6404 | |
| Reference Nos. | File No. | Name of Aboriginals |
| 2/1138 | 77/9843 | Yarboro, Richard Bolway and Merriman |
| 7/6404 | 80/4240 | William Benson |
These files relate to the issue of Crown grants for Aboriginal reserves to the Aboriginal Lands Trust under section 17 (a) of the Aborigines Act 1969 (No. 7); the transfer of the land to the Aboriginal Lands Trust, and proposed additional land for Aboriginals. Land districts referred to include Tumut, Nowra, Dubbo and Bellingen.
Two of the files were previously Land Board Office files. It seems likely that these files were brought together to form a special bundle relating to land of the Aboriginal Lands Trust.
| Reference Numbers | 18/4266-4267.1 |
| Reference Number | 3/2422.2 |
formerly MINES
| Reference Number | 2/3513 |
This includes details relating to Joe and Jimmy Governor.
| Reference Number | 5/1095 |
This folder of papers consists of copies of a variety of reports kept by the Police Constable at New Angledool Police Station. The reports include: Population returns, 1924-26, 1933-46; Annual reports to Superintendent of Police, Dubbo, 1940-42; Particulars of station & patrol, 6 May 1938-16 Jan 1946; and Commonwealth Bureau of Census & Statistics Form: Aboriginals, 1934-41.
| Reference Number | 5/18423.4 |
| Reference Number | 36/2572 |
| Reference Numbers | AO Document 79, 4/8581-8583 |
| Reference Number | 10/2262 |
These papers comprise copies of police reports and related papers forwarded to Carruthers when he was Secretary of Lands, August 1894-95 and Premier and Colonial Treasurer, August 1904-October 1907. They include papers relating to the case Regina v. George (an Aboriginal).
See Justice Department Letter No. 95/5927 of 26 April 1895 re `George (an Aboriginal) convicted of rape', pages 333-350 within this bundle.
| Reference Number | 2/8396 part |
The Premier's Letters received included matters relating to Aboriginal people. Two selected files of note are File A27/915, relating to the Australian Aboriginal Progressive Association (AAPA); and File A37/193, relating to A.P. Elkin and C. Kelly.
All files relating to Aboriginal people from 1936 to 1962 were `aggregated' into File A62/1515, a special bundle, during deliberations arising from Aboriginal-Australian Fellowship (AAF) pressure to reform the Aborigines Welfare Act in 1961-62. Particularly useful files include: File A36/404 and File A36/1028 - William Cooper's Correspondence; File A37/193, File B38/956 and File A40/200 - Burnt Bridge Correspondence, Aborigines Progressive Association (APA) campaign, related non-Aboriginal correspondence, inter-departmental comment, 1937-42; File A38/931 and File B38/1716 - Cumeragunja Strike.
For further details of Letters received see The Concise Guide to the State Archives of New South Wales. 2nd ed. under Premier's Department.
| Reference Numbers | 9/1957, 12/8749-8750; AO Reels 1862-1863 | |
| Reference Nos. | File Nos. | Description |
| 9/1957 | A27/915 | Australian Aboriginal Progressive Association (microfilm copy AO Reel 1863) |
| 12/8749-8750 | A62/1515 | Includes File Nos. A36/404, A36/1028, A37/193, B38/956, A40/200, A38/931, B38/1716 (microfilm copy AO Reels 1862-1863) (See description above) |
File number 88/519 contains a discussion paper on Aboriginal Bicentennial objectives. It was produced by the Aboriginal Development Commission in 1983.
| Reference Number | 12/13758.2 |
This Public Service Board report was ordered by the Parliament of New South Wales to be printed on 4 April 1940. The Chief Secretary wrote to the Chairman of the Public Service Board in 1939 stating that he was concerned about `the protection and development of the aborigine population of this State.' It was deemed advisable that the whole question, particularly the existing administrative arrangements should be reviewed and the Public Service Board was asked to arrange an investigation.
The Public Service Board consulted with the Aborigines Protection Board and its staff and with individual members of that Board. Visits were made to 16 reserves and stations by Public Service Board members and to another nine by Public Service Inspectors.
The recommendations made in the Report include: amendment of the Aborigines Protection Act; changes to Aborigines Protection Board membership; provision of additional funds to improve buildings, schools and rations and increase Aborigines Protection Board staff numbers; education and training for people on the reserves; and establishment of a complete record of all Aboriginal people subject to the jurisdiction of the Aborigines Protection Board.
One of the appendices is a list of Trust Accounts - Endowees' balances. It gives the name of the person and the credit or debit amount.
| Reference Number | 6/4501.1 |
This is a printed copy of the proceedings of the Select Committee, minutes of evidence and exhibits. It was decided by the Legislative Assembly in 1937 that a Select Committee should be appointed to inquire into and report upon the general administration of the Aborigines Protection Board. Much of the evidence relates to conditions at Brewarrina and Cumeroogunga.
| Reference Number | 6/4501.2 |
May 1998
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