Indigenous communities
What's on?
In Living Memory - An exhibition of surviving photographs from the records of the NSW Aborigines Welfare Board, from 1919 to 1966
The In Living Memory exhibition of photographs from the Aborigines Welfare Board, currently on display at State Records Gallery in The Rocks, has been so popular that it has been extended twice and a special travelling version has embarked on a 17 venue tour of New South Wales until October 2010.
Explore the archives
- Guide to NSW State archives relating to Aboriginal people - lists the many records in our collection which relate to Aboriginal people
- Archives in Brief - our series of fact sheets provide a starting point for your research & include overviews of the more significant records in our collection
- Indexes - we have several indexes that can assist in researching records relating to Indigenous Australians
- Other online guides and finding aids
Use the archives
Policies & Protocols
Publications
- Vital Signs magazine - Special Indigenous issue with an exhibition catalogue, an interview with Indigenous photographer Merv Bishop, and more.
Links to other organisations
- Aboriginal Affairs NSW - working to achieve social, economic and cultural independence
- Aboriginal Trust Fund Repayment Scheme
- AIATSIS - Australian Institute of Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Studies
- Archival resources relating to Indigenous Australians
- DAWN Magazine - a magazine for the Aboriginal people of NSW
Careers in archives & records
- Pathways to your future and our past (PDF, 130kb) - from the Society of Australian Archivists
Contact
- Project Officer, Aboriginal Liaison - sue.newman@records.nsw.gov.au
* Artwork by Anne-Maree Webb, Bundjalung/Dhungutti, Water Dreaming 2002