AIATSIS

The Koori Mail is an independently owned Aboriginal newspaper reporting political, social and cultural issues and events by or about Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. Established in 1991, it is a fortnightly national newspaper.

The AIATSIS Koori Mail resource was first launched in 2011 in partnership with the Department of Industry and Science, CAVAL and the State Library of New South Wales.

Dawn and New Dawn magazines were published between 1952 and 1975 by the NSW Aborigines Welfare Board. They include family history information such as births, deaths, and marriages, as well as hundreds of photographs. They also contain articles about conditions and activities on reserves, stations, homes and schools in NSW. The full text of Dawn and New dawn are available at this site. Biographical information on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples in Dawn, New dawn and other magazines is also indexed by the INFOKOORI Database.

Digitised collection of protection reports from bodies such as the Aborigines Welfare Board, and legislation that covered the 'protection' of Aboriginal peoples in all states.

AIATSIS is a research, collections and publishing organisation with a priceless collection of print, photographs, video and audio. It promotes knowledge and research on all aspects of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures, languages and stories. You can explore their online collections, research guides, publications, and many digitised collections including The Koori Mail, Dawn and New Dawn, notebooks and diaries.