This guide outlines the resources available mainly in the Barr
Smith Library,
but do not forget useful collections elsewhere.
BARR SMITH LIBRARY
GENERAL AND HISTORICAL RESOURCES
DICTIONARIES, ENCYCLOPEDIAS AND ATLASES
Reference collection 994.0049915 H823e
Encyclopaedia of Aboriginal Australia. 2 volumes. 1994
Useful introduction to a wide range of topics.
Volume
2 contains an extensive bibliography as well as chronologies, lists of
legislation, statistics etc.
also availalbe online via Austrlai new Zealand Reference centre
Reference collection 994.0049915 P9274a
Concise companion to Aboriginal history, Malcolm D. Prentis, 2008.
Reference collection 994.0049915 A7911m
Macquarie atlas of Indigenous Australia : culture and society through space and time, ed. Bill Arthur, 2004.
Reference collection 305.899915 K64o and
Main Collection 305.899915 K64o
The Oxford companion to Aboriginal art and culture,ed. S.Kleinert,
2000
Reference collection 994 A9342
Australians: a historical library. 1987.
v.4 1938, v.5 From 1939, v.6 Historical
Atlas, v.7. A guide to sources (Section IV Aborigines)
Reference collection 994 J95a .2
Jupp, J. The Australian people: an encyclopedia of the nation, its
people and their origins. 2nd ed, 2001
BIOGRAPHY
Reference collection 920 A937
Australian dictionary of biography. v.1- and Index to vols.
1-12.
Also online
Reference collection 305.420994 R129t
Radi, H. 200 Australian women a redress anthology. 1988.
For aborigines see entry in index (p.236).
CHRONOLOGY
Reference collection 305.89915 W914c
Woolmer, G. A chronology of Aboriginal South Australia. 1986.
Timeline - history of forcible removal of Indigenous children from their families.
FINDING JOURNAL ARTICLES
To find journal articles , you need to search in bibliographies or in
databases which index journals. Some valuable indexes and databases
for this course are listed here:
Australian Public Affairs, the Australian social sciences database
Australian
public affairs - full text: APA-FT.
Mura :
the on-line catalogue of AIATSIS, which indexes books, journal articles
and other types of materials
Australia New Zealand Reference Centre
This database covers current events, business and popular culture with access to the full-text of Australasian and international magazines, newspapers & newswires, reference books, and company information. Some scholarly journals included. Includes the Encyclopedia of Aboriginal Austrlai online.
For additional materials try:
Reference collection 994.0016 I38
Index to journal articles on Australian history .
The first volume in this series covers material up to
1973. Subsequent volumes cover the period up to 1988. Each volume has a
subject index entry for Aborigines. continued by:
Reference collection 994.005 A93
Australian Public Affairs Information Service (APAIS) 1945-
This is useful for finding contemporary journal articles
pre-1978.
Reference collection 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.
Look in the subject index (at the back).
Reference collection 305.89915 N277r
Resource guide for Aboriginal studies and Torres Strait Islander
studies. 1995
Reference collection 305.89915 C752a
Annotated bibliography of the Aboriginal homelands movement in Australia.
1986
Reference collection 994.0049915 H236
Handbook for Aboriginal and Islander history. 1979
Reference collection 305.8991505 A935b
Black Australia (1978) and Black Australia 2 (1985)
Reference collection 305.89915 T368b.2
Bibliographies on the Australian Aborigine. 2nd ed. 1987
Reference collection 929.394 L933r
Resources for Aboriginal family history. 1986
Reference collection 994.0049915 S979a
The aboriginal people of Victoria. 2 vols. 1993-1998.
Vol. 1 Select bibliography of pre-1960 printed
sources......
Vol. 2 Select bibliography of post-1959 printed
sources......
Bibliographies specific to South Australia
Reference collection 305.89915 C848r.5
Regional bibliography of the Aboriginals of South Australia
5th edition 1993
572.06 A62.2
Journal of the Anthropological Society of S.A. Volume 28 (1990) contains
a Bibliography of the Kaurna people by T. Gara.
Reference collection 994.004915 B863n
Newspaper index : references to Aborigines in Adelaide newspapers,
1836-1940.
STATISTICS
The Australian Bureau of Statistics has a section dedicated to ABS & non-ABS Indigenous Statistics
Some statistics are included at the end of Vol 2 of :
Reference collection 994.0049915 H823e
The Encyclopaedia of Aboriginal Australia : Aboriginal and Torres
Strait Islander history, society and culture
ed. D. Horton,, 2 vols. 1994 and don't forget vol.10 of Australians:
a historical library Reference collection 994 A9342
SPECIFIC TOPICS
See also the guide to resources for Aboriginal
Studies , on the Library's website.
Catalogue searching - some general tips for topics in this course:
It's best to search using the Guided Keywords search option.
The subject term for indigenous Australians is
Aboriginal
Australians.
1. In guided keyword , enter these search terms in the
first search box:
aborigin? australia? (and to the right choose :
All of these)
2. In the second search box use one of the terms or phrases
as suggested below, according to your essay topic, again selecting Search
by: Any keywords.
government relations
government policy
politics and government
legal status
civil rights
social conditions
ethnic identity
treatment
race relations
cultural assimilation
assimilat?
land tenure
Some other seach terms that are useful for several topics in this course
can be searched via Subject heading in Basic Search.
Australia - Race relations
Self-determination, National - Australia
ANTHROPOLOGISTS
Useful titles can be found by searching the catalogue in Guided Keyword,
using the terms
aborigin? australia? (all of these)
and
Strehlow Elkin Basedow Berndt (any of these)...or
other anthropologists
OR
aborigin? anthropol? australia? (all of these)
and
government? policy (any of these)
ASSIMILATION POLICIES
It is important to remember that attitudes and policies towards
the indigenous people, up to the late 1960s, was assimilationist.
So, most of what was written up until then reflects that outlook, but will
not necessarily be found using the literal search term "assimilation".
You will get a useful by searching for some of the headings listed
above and then sorting your results by publication date. You
will be able to see from the titles the change in attitudes over time.
ART
To search the catalogue try the following in the Any keywords option
on the Guided Keyword Search screen :
aborigin? artists
Aborigin? material culture
Aborigin? antiquities
Aborigin? cultural property
Rock paintings
Bark painting
See also these other guides on the Library's website:
Art and artefacts section of the guide to resources for Aboriginal
Studies
Studies
in Australian Indigenous Art
Reference tools
Reference collection 305.899915 K64o
Main Collection 305.899915 K64o
The Oxford companion to Aboriginal art and culture,ed. S.Kleinert,
2000
Reference collection 994 A93425
Australians: a historical library. 1987.
v.5 From 1939 (Section III Aboriginal Australians. ch. 9. Audiences
for art)
Reference collection 709.94 M359t
Topical bibliography of Australian Aboriginal visual arts. 3rd
ed. 1987.
Databases
For an international view, look at Art
Abstracts
LITERATURE and CREATIVE WRITING
To search the catalogue try the following, using the Subject Heading
option
on the Guided Keyword Search screen:
aborigin? Australian literature
aborigin? biography
Reference tools
Reference collection 820.9A W672o.2
The Oxford companion to Australian literature by W. H. Wilde,
2nd ed.1994.
Reference collection 820.9A S394b
Schurmann-Zeggel, H . Black Australian literature : a bibliography
of fiction, poetry, drama, oral traditions and non-fiction, including critical
commentary, 1900-1991. 1997
Databases
AUSTLIT:
Australian literature gateway
Indexes creative and critical writings on Australian
literature.
You can search for writings about specific authors or works
and/or all sorts of topics including combinations such as aborigines/biography,
aboriginality, dispossession etc. etc.
RELIGION
Reference collection 299.92 S971a
Aboriginal religions in Australia: a bibliography. 1991.
Reference collection 305.89915 M472a
Aborigines and the issues: information and resource guide on aboriginal
and Torres Strait Islander issues past and present with particular emphasis
on the need for a Christian response. comp. T. Mayne 1986
LAND RIGHTS, JUSTICE , POLITICS, ECONOMICS
To search the catalogue try the following, using the Subject Heading
option
on the Guided Keyword Search screen:.
aborigin? land tenure
aborigin? australia? land tenure
History
Native title
Australia. High Court. Mabo and others v. State of Queensland....
Australia. High Court. Wik peoples v. State of Queensland......
Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission - Aboriginal and Torres strait Islander social justice.
346.940432 G742m Multimedia collection
Mabo: the native title revolution
A CD linking
to a website where some of
the information is free to air.
History
of the indigenous vote, Australian Electoral Commission, 2002.
333.20994 A154 and 301.4506 A939 30 in Main collection
Aboriginal land rights : a handbook, Nicolas Peterson,
Australian Institute of Aboriginal Studies, 1981
Reference collection 994.0016 C761
Contemporary Australian issues (select bibliography) 1993
No. 1 chapter 6 Land rights.
Reference collection 342.0872 M131ab also in main collection
Aborigines and the law : a digest. 1987
(a) a list of aboriginal-related legislation of the Commonwealth,
States & Territories
(b) bibliography of books, articles, Royal Commissions,
parliamentary inquiries etc.
(c)a list of Supreme Court & higher court cases
Reference collection 333.20994 J77a
Aboriginal land rights legislation. 1983
This is really a guide to demonstrate the range of publications
(eg. Votes & Proceedings, Journals of the Senate) associated with the
development & passage of Commonwealth legislation which uses the example
of aboriginal land rights (foreshadowed in 1972) as its example.
Reference collection 305.89915 H431a
Aboriginal criminal justice : a bibliographical guide.1986
A chronological listing from 1950 of both books and journal
articles.
305.8991505 A9385Cd 165
Davis, R. Homelands and resource agencies since the Blanchard report
: a review of the literature and an annotated bibliography. 1998.
Allen, L. M.Aborigines in the economy : a select annotated bibliography
of policy-relevant research, 1985-90. 1991
Reference collection 330.99405 A9385Cr 1
Roach, L. M. Indigenous Australians in the economy :
abstracts of research, 1991-92, 1994.
Reference collection 330.99405 A9385Cr 4
Roach, L. M. Indigenous Australians in the economy : abstracts
of research, 1993-94, 1995.
Reference collection 330.99405 A9385Cr 9
STOLEN CHILDREN
To search the catalogue, try the following - search by Subject heading
option
on the Guided Keyword Search screen
aborigin? australian? Children.
aborigin? australian? Removal.
aborigin? australian? Child welfare.
aborigin? australian ? Government policy.
Stolen Generations Victoria - Resources.
National Library of Australia...."Where can I find information on the Stolen Generations?"
Bringing them Home - The "Stolen children" report 1997 , from the Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission.
OTHER BARR SMITH LIBRARY RESOURCES
MANUSCRIPTS
The library's Special
Collections has considerable resources including the Daisy Bates papers.
PARLIAMENTARY PUBLICATIONS
Parliamentary debates (Hansard) record what was actually said in
Parliament, and as such are a rich source for historical research.
Parliamentary papers publish reports that are tabled in Parliament.
These can be individual reports on an issue or the annual reports of
state or commonwealth officials or departments .
There are indexes for each parliamentary session either at the beginning
or the end of the volumes and there are also separately published indexes
which are shelved in the Reference Collection.
Parliamentary
publications in the Barr Smith Library: a finding list will assist
you in finding these items.
NEWSPAPERS
We hold a large number of South Australian and interstate newspapers on
microfilm.
Indexes are rare, but for this topic we are very fortunate to have:
Reference collection 994.004915/B863n
Newspaper index: references to Aborigines in Adelaide newspapers
1836-1940. 1989
The newspapers included in this index are included in the listing below.
There is also:
MICROFICHE PER 237
Australian Aborigines in the news [microform] 1981-1992, and
index.
Full text access to recent Australian and overseas newspapers
is available through Factiva
South Australian Newspapers ( excluding 19th century titles)
Advertiser (Adelaide). 1858 + MF PER 1
Advertiser (Adelaide): Index. 1932 - 1935. Reference collection 05 A24
Bunyip (Gawler, South Australia). 1863 - 1950. MF PER
124
Exchange (Mount Gambier, South Australia). 27 Sep.1912
- 8 Oct.1942. MF PER 125
Express (Adelaide, 1902 - 1951). 7 Jan.1933 - 31 Mar.1951.
RB 05 E97
Express and Telegraph (Adelaide). Jan.1867 - July 1923.
MF PER 154
Northern Argus (Clare, South Australia). 1869 - 1950 MF
PER 97
Observer (Adelaide). 1 July 1843 - 19 Feb.1931. MF PER
76
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
Register (Adelaide). 1836 - 1930 [imperfect]. RB 05 R337
Southern Argus (Strathalbyn, South Australia). 1866 -
1950. MF PER 98
Australian Newspapers Digitisation Project from the National Library.
Currently under development. More than 2 million pages have been scanned, and the fulltext will be searchable.
A list of the titles and date ranges scanned is available from the Selected Newspapers page.........only a few years for each title at this stage.
Use with care: check coverage.
OTHER INSTITUTIONS, ARCHIVES AND WWW RESOURCES
Aboriginal Affairs and Reconcilliation Division
AARD is the South Australian Government's lead agency on Aboriginal affairs matters. Situated in the Department of the Premier and Cabinet.
South Australian Museum
Family history records and photographsare housed in the SA Museum's Archives.
Contact the
Aboriginal Family History Officer on 82077381 or 82077375
State Records of South Australia
Especially their Aboriginal services
section.
Holdings listed in:
Reference collection 994.0049915 G946
Guide to records relating to Aboriginal people. 5 vols + 2indexes.
1988-1991
Provides a comprehensive guide to official government
records held by State Records (S.A.)
State Library, especially
their Indigenous
Services and Collections, and South Australiana which is listed in their catalogue.
and the South Australiana source sheet on David
Unaipon.
Reference collection 305.89915 M888ga
Guide to archival records held in the Mortlock Library of South
Australiana relating to Aboriginal people. 1990
Reference collection 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 State Llibrary a
visit)
National Archives and Indigenous
records section.
Reference collection 305.89915 A9382a
Aboriginal & Torres Strait islander people in Commonwealth Records.
1993
A guide to the records of the Commonwealth government (especially
between 1901-1962 ) which are held in the Australian Archives, ACT Regional
Office.
Australian War Memorial
Lutheran Archives, Bowden.
Reference collection 994.0049915 C968g
Guide to Records of Indigenous Australians in the Lutheran Archives.1999
Australian Institute for Aboriginal
and Torres Strait islander Studies (AIATSIS)
and searching their on-line cataloge, Mura.
GROUND TRUTH
:a community resource guide to the human & environmental
history of South Australia,
which has an Aboriginal
history section
Click here
for more www resources from the Aboriginal Studies resource guide.
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