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Aboriginal People

CARTER, Jennie (compiler)
Archival files index for Western Australian missions.
Perth, W.A. :Aboriginal Affairs Dept., 1998. [Q266.008 WES]
Contains detail of files of the Aboriginal Affairs Dept. (and predecessors) which relate to missions. Some files are registers of inmates at various missions. Most files will be held by the State Records Office.

CARTER, Jennie (compiler)
Personal names index (Aboriginal family history programme).
Perth, W.A. : Library, Aboriginal Affairs Dept, 1991. [Q353.5349 WES]
Indexes names found in Aboriginal agency files and cards. Provides name and source reference (card or file number). Most files will be held by the State Records Office.

CHARTERIS, Suzanne et al (compilers)
Index to the Colonial Secretary's Office letters received, Aboriginal, 1885.
[Perth, W.A : Dept. of Aboriginal & Intercultural Studies of W.A.C.A.E, 1988] [Q994.1004 IND]
Indexes correspondence relating to Aboriginal people from various officials to the Colonial Secretary’s Office, 1885.

CHARTERIS, Suzanne et al (compilers)
Index to the Colonial Secretary's Office letters received, 1887.
[Perth, W.A : Dept. of Aboriginal & Intercultural Studies of W.A.C.A.E, 1987] [Q994.1004 CHA]
Indexes correspondence relating to Aboriginal people from various officials to the Colonial Secretary’s Office, 1887.

GREEN, Neville (compiler)
Aboriginal names of the Murchison District c. 1848-1890.
[Perth, W.A.] : The Author, 1997. [QB/994 GRE]
Provides name, alias (if any), locality and source of reference (from archival or newspaper records).

GREEN, Neville (compiler)
Aboriginal names of the South West c. 1841-1890.
[Perth, W.A.] : The Author, c1993. [QB/994 GRE]
Provides name, alias (if any), locality and source of reference (from archival or newspaper records).

GREEN, Neville (compiler)
Aboriginal names of the Pilbara, c1870-1890, the Gascoyne, c1880-1890, the Kimberley, c1880-1890. [Perth, W.A.] : The Author, 1993.
Provides name, alias (if any), locality and source of reference (from archival or newspaper records).

GREEN, Neville (compilers)
Aborigines of the Albany region 1821-1898.
Nedlands: University of Western Australia Press, 1989. [B/994]
Contains names of southern Aboriginal people recorded in private journals, letters and official reports for the period 1821-1898. More men than women are recorded as are more adults than children. Divided into two sections - King George's Sound 1820-1840 and Albany region, which includes Aboriginal people from Kendenup, Mount Barker, Kojonup, Katanning, Jerramungup, Esperance and Eucla.

GREEN, Neville & TILBROOK, Lois (compilers)
Aborigines of New Norcia 1845-1914.
Nedlands: University of Western Australia Press, 1989. [B/994]
Contains information on the Aboriginal people of the New Norcia area, especially those involved with the Benedictine Abbey.

GREEN, Neville & MOON, Susan
Far from home, Aboriginal prisoners of Rottnest Island 1838-1931.
Nedlands, W.A. : University of Western Australian Press, 1997. [B/994 GRE]
Provides brief information on Aboriginal men incarcerated on Rottnest Island. Details can include crime, punishment, date of incarceration and discharge, if died etc.

HALLAM, Sylvia & TILBROOK, Lois (compilers)
Aborigines of the Southwest region 1829-1840.
Nedlands: University of Western Australia Press, 1990. [B/994]
Biographical notes on Aboriginal people taken from the records of the first decade of the Colony's existence.

HUNT, Su-Jane (compiler)
Index to the Colonial Secretary's Office letters received: Rottnest correspondence, 1876-1892.
[Perth, W.A.] : Dept. of Aboriginal & Intercultural Studies of W.A.C.A.E, [1987] [Q994.1004 HUN]
Indexes correspondence relating to Aboriginal people on Rottnest from various officials 1876-1892.

JEBB, Mary-Anne et al (compilers)
The Perth Gazette, Western Australia : 1840-1849.
[Perth, W.A. : W.A.C.A.E., 1987] [Q994.1007 JEB]
Indexes articles relating to Aboriginal people published in the Perth Gazette 1840-1849.

STRAWBRIDGE, Lynda (compiler)
Index to the Colonial Secretary's Office letters received, 1880-1884.
[Perth, W.A : Dept. of Aboriginal & Intercultural Studies of W.A.C.A.E, 1988] [Q994.1004 STR]
Indexes correspondence relating to Aboriginal people from various officials to the Colonial Secretary’s Office, 1880-1884.

TILBROOK, Lois
Nyungar tradition : glimpses of Aborigines of south-western Australia, 1829-1914.
Nedlands, W.A : University of Western Australia Press, 1983. [B/994 TIL]
Contains information on south-west Nyungar people 1829-1914. Includes an index to names on family trees and names in the text. It is available also on microfilm and online. In recognition of the book's importance, the AIATSIS Library has indexed the book comprehensively in the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Biographical Index (ABI).

WARD, Katie (compiler)
Annotated index to the Inquirer, Perth, Western Australia, 1841-1849.
[Perth, W.A.] : The Dept of Aboriginal & Intercultural Studies of W.A.C.A.E., [1987]. [Q994.1004 WAR]
Indexes articles relating to Aboriginal people published in The Inquirer 1841-1849.

WARD, Katie & Strawbridge, Lynda (compilers)
Index to the Colonial Secretary's Office letters received: Guardian of Aborigines volumes, 1846-1849 and Resident Magistrates volumes, 1846-1849.
[Perth, W.A.] : The Dept. of Aboriginal & Intercultural Studies of W.A.C.A.E, [1987]. [Q994.1004 WAR]
Indexes correspondence relating to Aboriginal people from the Guardian of Aborigines and various Resident Magistrates to the Colonial Secretary’s Office 1846-1849.

WARD, Katie (compiler)
Index to the Colonial Secretary's Office letters received: Guardian of Aborigines volumes, 1850-1854.
[Perth, W.A.] : The Dept. of Aboriginal & Intercultural Studies of W.A.C.A.E, [1987]. [Q994.1004 WAR]
Indexes correspondence relating to Aboriginal people from the Guardian of Aborigines to the Colonial Secretary’s Office 1850-1854.

WARD, Katie (compiler)
Index to the Colonial Secretary's Office letters received: Guardian of Aborigines volumes, 1855-1859 and Resident Magistrates volumes, 1855-1859.
[Perth, W.A.] : The Dept. of Aboriginal & Intercultural Studies of W.A.C.A.E, [1987]. [Q994.1004 WAR]
Indexes correspondence relating to Aboriginal people from the Guardian of Aborigines and various Resident Magistrates to the Colonial Secretary’s Office 1855-1859.

WARD, Katie (compiler)
Index to the Colonial Secretary's Office letters received: Resident Magistrates volumes 1840-1845.
[Perth, W.A.] : The Dept. of Aboriginal & Intercultural Studies of W.A.C.A.E, [1987]. [Q994.1004 WAR]
Indexes correspondence relating to Aboriginal people from various Resident Magistrates to the Colonial Secretary’s Office 1840-1845.

WARD, Katie (compiler)
Index to the Colonial Secretary's Office letters received: Resident Magistrates volumes 1850-1854.
[Perth, W.A.] : The Dept. of Aboriginal & Intercultural Studies of W.A.C.A.E, [1987]. [Q994.1004 WAR]
Indexes correspondence relating to Aboriginal people from various Resident Magistrates to the Colonial Secretary’s Office 1850-1854.

WARD, Katie & Strawbridge, Lynda (compilers)
Index to the Colonial Secretary's Office letters received, [Resident Magistrates volumes] 1860-1864.
[Perth, W.A.] : The Dept. of Aboriginal & Intercultural Studies of W.A.C.A.E, [1987]. [Q994.1004 WAR]
Indexes correspondence relating to Aboriginal people from various Resident Magistrates to the Colonial Secretary’s Office 1860-1864.

WARD, Katie & Strawbridge, Lynda (compilers)
Index to the Colonial Secretary's Office letters received, [Resident Magistrates volumes] 1865-1869.
[Perth, W.A.] : The Dept. of Aboriginal & Intercultural Studies of W.A.C.A.E, [1987]. [Q994.1004 WAR]
Indexes correspondence relating to Aboriginal people from various Resident Magistrates to the Colonial Secretary’s Office 1865-1869.

WARD, Katie & Strawbridge, Lynda (compilers)
Index to the Colonial Secretary's Office letters received: Resident Magistrates volumes 1870-1879.
[Perth, W.A.] : The Dept. of Aboriginal & Intercultural Studies of W.A.C.A.E, [1987]. [Q994.1004 WAR]
Indexes correspondence relating to Aboriginal people from various Resident Magistrates to the Colonial Secretary’s Office 1870-1879.

WARD, Katie (compiler)
Index to the Inquirer newspaper, Perth, Western Australia, 1850-1855.
[Perth, W.A.] : The Intercultural Studies Centre of W.A.C.A.E., [1987]. [Q994.1004 WAR]
Indexes articles relating to Aboriginal people published in The Inquirer 1850-1855.

WARD, Katie (compiler)
Index to the Inquirer newspaper, Perth, Western Australia, 1856-1870.
[Perth, W.A.] : The Intercultural Studies Centre of W.A.C.A.E., [1987]. [Q994.1004 WAR]
Indexes articles relating to Aboriginal people published in The Inquirer 1856-1870.

WARD, Katie (compiler)
Index to the Inquirer newspaper, Perth, Western Australia, 1871-1880.
[Perth, W.A.] : The Intercultural Studies Centre of W.A.C.A.E., [1987]. [Q994.1004 WAR]
Indexes articles relating to Aboriginal people published in The Inquirer 1871-1880.

WARD, Katie (compiler)
Index to the Perth Gazette, Western Australia, 1850-1854.
[Perth, W.A.] : W.A.C.A.E, [1987?] [Q994.1004 WAR]
Indexes articles relating to Aboriginal people published in the Perth Gazette 1850-1854.

WARD, Katie (compiler)
Index to the Perth Gazette, Western Australia, 1856-1870.
[Perth, W.A.] : W.A.C.A.E, [1987?] [Q994.1004 WAR]
Indexes articles relating to Aboriginal people published in the Perth Gazette 1856-1870.

WARD, Katie (compiler)
Index to the Perth Gazette, Western Australia, 1871-1880.
[Perth, W.A.] : W.A.C.A.E, [1987?] [Q994.1004 WAR]
Indexes articles relating to Aboriginal people published in the Perth Gazette 1871-1880.

WATSON, Fiona et al (compilers)
Index to the Colonial Secretary's Office letters received, 1886.
[Perth, W.A : Dept. of Aboriginal & Intercultural Studies of W.A.C.A.E, 1987] [Q994.1004 IND]
Indexes correspondence relating to Aboriginal people from various officials to the Colonial Secretary’s Office, 1886.

WILLIS, Brian
Aborigines and the Defence Forces in Western Australia in World War II.
Thesis, University of Western Australia, 1995. [Q940.5310503]
Contains a roll of Aboriginal men and women who served in the Armed Services in World War II. Provides name, service number, dates of enlistment and discharge and remarks.