Index to Aboriginal people in the Register of Aboriginal Reserves, 1875-1904
The entries are from:
NRS 23 Aborigines Welfare Board: Register of Aboriginal reserves, 1875-1904 [2/8349; Reel 2847]
About the Register
This register records Aboriginal reserves, using a double-page layout. The left-hand side shows a hand-drawn map of the locality, and records the number of the reserve, date of notification, scale of the map, parish, county, and locality. The Report on the right-hand side gives a geographical description of the reserve, and records the following details: area of the reserve in acres; whether the area is grassed, cultivated, or cleared, and whether good for hunting and fishing; whether occupied, and if so, by whom.
These preliminary descriptions are followed by further reports entered at later dates, which describe any improvements or problems. Many reports include clippings from the New South Wales Government Gazette, showing notification dates and, where applicable, revocation dates. Not all entries for reserves have maps, and many have only Gazette clippings. These reserves were gazetted by the Department of Lands, and were governed by the Crown Lands Act 1884 which enacted that specific areas were not to be sold until the proportion decided upon for Aboriginal use was utilised.
| Arrangement | Chronological and numerical |
|---|---|
| Index | At front of volume |
| Reference Numbers | 2/8349; SR Reel 2847 |
| See also | The records of the Aboriginal Services Branch, Department of Youth and Community Services. See Registers of Aboriginal Reserves, 21 February 1912-25 October 1973 for a continuation of this series. |
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This volume is open to public access. Microfilm copies of the records can be viewed in the reading room.
