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The National Library is a treasure-house of materials offering insight into the people, places and events making up Australia's history over the past two centuries. As well as publications in all formats, the Library holds manuscripts, pictorial matter and oral histories. The Collection includes rich resources related to Indigenous people. Mura Gadi-a guide to manuscript, pictures and oral histories in the National Library of Australia relating to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples provides an online pathway to these significant collections.

Mura Gadi-a guide to manuscript, pictures and oral histories in the National Library of Australia relating to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples also provides links to digitised copies of material, so that users, wherever they live, can have immediate access to the Collection. The guide will grow as new material is collected or digitised.

Some material listed in Mura Gadi has restrictions on access. I encourage all users to read the information on usage and access outlined in the Introduction.

Many people have contributed to the development of Mura Gadi. The name, contributed by Ngunawal/Ngunnawal elder Matilda House, means 'pathways for searching' in the Ngunawal/Ngunnawal language. Particular thanks are due to John Thompson, who commenced this project in the spirit of creating greater awareness of, and improving access to, material in the Library relating to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.

Jan Fullerton
Director-General

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