Family Records Unit

The Family Records Unit was established as a result of the NSW Government response to the Bringing Them Home Report to assist Aboriginal people in NSW to access government records of themselves and their families, particularly members of the Stolen Generation who lost connection with their families as a result of past government policies and practices.

Aboriginal Affairs NSW is the custodian of the records of the Aborigines Welfare Board (formerly known as the Aborigines Protection Board) and the Chief Secretary. Due to the personal and sensitive nature of the information pertained in the records many of these records are closed to public access.  All of these records have been digitised which enables the Unit to access them direct and provide copies free of charge to people who have completed a "Finding your Mob" Personal Family History application.

To obtain a copy of the "Finding your Mob" Personal Family History Research application and for further information please contact the Family Records Unit on the toll free number 1800 019 998 or you can choose to download the application from here .

Download more info:
Personal Family History Research application Form [pdf File]