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CoraWeb - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders > New South Wales

This site is being developed to encourage those with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander ancestry to research their family history, based on contemporaneous documentation and the scientific method, rather than family stories and populist history.

Jane ISON Family History Group

The group had its beginnings in 1991 when a number of descendants of Jane Ison formed a group to arrange a celebration to mark her arrival in New South Wales in October 1794. Dedicated to the research and publication of the history of the descendants of convict, Jane Ison and her husbands, William Bryan(t) and William Eaton, and to the conservation of sites of relevance to the family.

Monaro Pioneers

Histories of over 350 Monaro District pioneering families.

Research Guide - Chinese Immigrants and Chinese-Australians in New South Wales

From the National Archives of Australia.

State Archives and Records NSW - Child Care and Protection Guide

The activity of child care and protection was established in the Colony of New South Wales (NSW) by 1801. The role of and the institutions managed by government in carrying out this activity changed over time. Initially care was provided for orphans and destitute children by the establishment of schools and asylums. The activity of care also included managing and arranging apprenticeships and placement in domestic service.

State Library New South Wales - Aboriginal Australians family history

The Female Factory Online

Online database for the historic Parramatta Female Factory (c.1802-1848)