Many www sites are not very useful for nineteenth century topics, but
it is worth visiting the
Australian Institute for Aboriginal
and Torres Strait islander Studies (AIATSIS)
and searching their on-line cataloge, Mura.
Keyword is good for names of tribes:
eg Kaurna
Ref 994 A93425
Australians: a historical library. 1987.
v.1. To 1788
v.2. Australians 1838
v.3. Australians 1888
v.6 Historical Atlas
v.7. A guide to sources (Section IV Aborigines)
v.10 Historical statistics.
Ref 305.89915 H482a
Helon, G. W. Aboriginal Australia : register of tribe, clan,
horde, linguistic group, language names and AIATSIS language codes
- including synonyms, misnomers and approximate locations. 1998.
Ref 994 J95a
Jupp, J. The Australian people: an encyclopedia of the nation, its
people and their origins. 1988.
For Aborigines.see pp. 7-22 and pp. 135-262
Ref 305.89915 T588a
Tindale, N. B. Aboriginal tribes of Australia. 1974
Ref 994.2 C99 1978
Cyclopedia of South Australia. 1907.
For aborigines see vol 1, pp.21-40, 398-99
Electronic Data Base
Frontier [computer file] : stories from white Australia's forgotten
war.
Australian Broadcasting Corporation, 1997.
Ref 305.420994 R129t
Radi, H. 200 Australian women a redress anthology. 1988.
For aborigines see entry in index (p.236)
1) For articles in history and related journals look at:
Ref 994.0016 I38
Index to journal articles on Australian history
The first volume in this series covers material up to 1973, and subsequent
volumes cover the period up to 1988.
Each volume has a subject index entry for Aborigines.
continued by:
Ref 994.005 A93
APAIS (Australian Public Affairs Information Service)
1945-
APAIS is an index to journal articles on Australia which is extremely
useful for finding aboriginal material. From it 1978- is available
on
AUSTROM .
2) For references from the field of aboriginal studies
look at:
Ref 305.89915 G816
Greenway, J. Bibliography of the Australian Aborigines &
the native peoples of Torres Strait to 1959.
(This is the classic bibliography for early material about aborigines.
Note the the subject index at the back).
or more recent references look at::
Mura at
the AIATSIS, which indexes books, journal articles and other types of materials
Ref 929.394 L933r
Resources for Aboriginal family history. 1986
Ref 305.89915 T368b.2
Bibliographies on the Australian Aborigine. 2nd ed. 1987.
572.06 A62.2
Journal of the Anthropological Society of South Australia
Volume 28 (1990) contains a Bibliography of the Kaurna people
by T. Gara.
Ref 994.0049915 B864n
Newspaper index : references to Aborigines in Adelaide newspapers,
1836-1940.
Ref 994.0049915 S797a 2
The aboriginal people of Victoria: select bibliography of post 1959
printed sources in the Collections of the State Library of Victoria.
1998
Ref 994.230016 C953.2
Crowley F.K. South Australian history: a survey for research
students. 1966.
For aborigines see ch.19.
Ref 994.230016 S72
List of books, pamphlets, parliamentary papers, newspapers, maps,
etc. published before and during 1845 dealing with South Australia and
chronologically arranged.
Public Library, Museum and Art Gallery of South Australia. 1917.
Ref 919.4 M161a
McLaren I.F. Australian explorers by land sea and air 1788-1988.
9 vols. 1988.
For Aborigines see Index in vol.9 pp.252-253.
RESERVE 342.0872 M131ab
Aborigines and the law : a digest. 1987
Consists of 3 sections :
(a) a list of aboriginal-related legislation of the Commonwealth,
States & Territories
(b)a bibliography of books, articles, Royal Commissions,
parliamentary inquiries etc.
(c)a list of Supreme Court & higher court cases.
Ref 709.94 M359t
Topical bibliography of Australian Aboriginal visual arts.
3rd ed. 1987
Another quick and easy source is vol.10 of Australians: a historical library.
University of South Australia
Library (Underdale Campus)
Catalogue available via the "other catalogues" option on our catalogue
State Records
Ref 994.0049915 /G946.
Guide to records relating to Aborignal people. 5 vols.
1988-91.
State Library, especially their guide, Aboriginal
Australia,
and and the South Australiana source sheet on
David Unaipon.
Also visit the Mortlock
Library of South Australiana at the State Library, for which we
have the following guides:
Ref 305.89915 M888ga
Guide to archival records held in the Mortlock Library of South
Australiana relating to Aboriginal people. 1990
Ref 305.89915 M888g
Guide to publications held in the Mortlock Library of South Australiana
relating to Aboriginal people .1990
(These lists are not comprehensive - pay the library a visit)
Lutheran Archives
Ref 994.0049915 C968g
Guide to Records of Indigenous Australians in the Lutheran Archives.
1999
In process for microfilm collection
Aborigines Protection Society (London). Annual reports and
other publications.
South Australia. Parliament. Debates. 1857 +
328.94206 S72
– – another copy 1857 - 1901. MICROFILM 13540-13546
South Australia. Parliament. Proceedings. 1847 +
328.94206 S72p
– – another copy 1857 - 1901. MICROFILM 13499-13539
South Australia. Parliament. Index to the Proceedings of the
Legislative Council, 1857 - 1915.
REF 328.94206 S72p
South Australian Government Gazette. 1846 +
[1846-1900 kept in Special Collections on Level 4 South]
Ref 328.42 C666s
Cockton, P Subject catalogue of the House of Commons Parliamentary
papers 1801-1900. 1988. 5v.
This catalogue provides direct access via subject to the microfiche
set of Parliamentary Papers at MICROFICHE PER 11
and
328.4206 G78ppI
Great Britain. Parliament.Parliamentary Papers Irish
University Press series.
This series arranges the papers by topics.
Try sections such as COLONIES , and, to lesser extent, ABORIGINES.
The volumes can be distinguished from the other editions of papers
not only by their call number, but by their green binding.
Further details may be found in Parliamentary publications in the Barr Smith Library: a finding list.
Ref 994.0049915/B863n
Newspaper index: references to Aborigines in Adelaide newspapers
1836-1940. 1989
Adelaide Chronicle and South Australian Literary Record.
Dec.1839 - May 1842
MICROFILM 15468
Adelaide Examiner. Nov.1841 - June 1845. MICROFILM 15467
Adelaide Express. Nov.1863 - Dec.1866. MF PER 153
Adelaide Independent. 1980. RB 05 A2192
Adelaide Independent and Cabinet of Amusement.
5 Aug. - 18 Nov. 1841.
MICROFILM 18278
Adelaide Morning Chronicle. 1 Dec.1851 - 29 Mar.1853.
MICROFILM 19819
Adelaide Times. Oct. 1848 - May 1858. MICROFILM 17738-17756
Advertiser (Adelaide). 1858 +
MF PER 1
Bunyip (Gawler, South Australia). 1863 - 1950. MF PER 124
Chronicle (Adelaide). July 1858 - Sep.1975 [imperfect]. RB 05 C557
Exchange (Mount Gambier, South Australia).
27 Sep.1912 - 8 Oct.1942.
MF PER 125
Express (Adelaide, 1863 - 1923) see Adelaide Express
Express and Telegraph (Adelaide). Jan.1867 - July 1923.
MF PER 154
[Merger of: Daily Telegraph (Adelaide) and Adelaide Express]
Northern Argus (Clare, South Australia). 1869 - 1950 MF PER 97
Observer (Adelaide). 1 July 1843 - 19 Feb.1931.
MF PER 76
[From 1843 to 1906 it was called Adelaide Observer]
Observer (Adelaide). 1843, 1844, 1846, 1848-1850,
1852 - June 1928.
RB 05 O139
Observer (Adelaide): Index. 1880 - 1908. MF PER 76 Reel 121
Register (Adelaide). 1836 - 1930. MF PER 2
South Australian (Adelaide). 2 June 183-19 Aug. 1851. MICROFILM 15449 - 15461
South Australian Gazette and Colonial Register (Adelaide).
18 June 1836 - 29 Dec. 1838. [Facsimile reproduction]
RB 994.23 S7264
South Australian Gazette and Colonial Register (Adelaide).
5 July 1845 - 2 Oct.1847.
MICROFILM 15462 - 15466
.
South Australian Gazette and Colonial Register (Adelaide).
5 July 1845 - 27 Dec.1845.
RB 079.942 S726
South Australian Gazette and Mining Journal (Adelaide).
July 1845 - Mar.1852
MICROFILM 15462-15466
[Called: South Australian Gazette and Colonial Register from 5 July
1845 to 2 Oct.1847]
Southern Argus (Strathalbyn, South Australia).
1866 - 1950.
MF PER 98
Telegraph (Adelaide). 15 Aug.1862 - 1 July 1865.
MF PER 151
[Changed title to: Daily Telegraph (Adelaide)]