To view original materials, ask for assistance from the reference desk. Consult the finding aids for information concerning these collections. The Indigenous Resource Unit is a section within the John Oxley Library. This Unit holds the Queensland Component of the Tindale Collection. These sheets include information for up to three generations of family names and in some cases, tribal names, relevant moiety and totem.
Access is given to family members or agents of families only.
Land councils, as the agent of a family, are required to negotiate with the legal custodian of the Tindale Collection, the South Australian Museum, and the Indigenous Resource Unit. An index is available showing the specific Aboriginal groups mentioned within the Tindale Collection. This index may be viewed in the Aboriginal Clan Folder which is available from the Reference Desk . The Margaret Lawrie Collection of Torres Strait Island Materials was donated to the State Library of Queensland in 1996 and is administered by the John Oxley Library. The Collection comprises research material, photographs, sketches, maps, stories, music and genealogies.