Genealogies collected at Mount Liebig (Northern Territory) 1932, Warburton Range (Western Australia) 1935, Poonindie (South Australia) 1940, Yuendumu (Northern Territory 1951, and Haasts Bluff Northern Territory (1956 and 1957).

Archive Collections / Board for Anthropological Research / Series AA346/05 / Genealogies collected at Mount Liebig (Northern Territory) 1932, Warburton Range (Western Australia) 1935, Poonindie (South Australia) 1940, Yuendumu (Northern Territory 1951, and Haasts Bluff Northern Territory (1956 and 1957).
'Genealogies of Australian Aborigines gathered by Norman B Tindale during expeditions of the Board for Anthropological Research, University of Adelaide and the South Australian Museum.'

One bound volume containing genealogies collected on expeditions to Mount Liebig (1932, Board for Anthropological Research expedition H), Warburton Range (1935, BAR expedition K), Poonindie (1940), Yuendumu (1951 BAR expedition P), and Haasts Bluff (1956 and 1957 BAR expeditions Y and AB). The genealogies were collected by by NB Tindale (see AA 338).

The genealogies generally show more than two generations, and include a range of information, from names, age or birthdate, place of birth, tribe or place of origin, 'genetic class', to notes on personal history such as place of residence. They are recorded on double foolscap sheets. Some extend across multiple sheets. Genealogies have the place at and date on which the data was recorded written on the top left hand corner. Individual subject numbers are also recorded, and these can be used to refer back to the data cards collected on the expeditions (see AA 346/4). There are also notes on various subjects, including tribe/language group boundaries, included in the volume.

This volume contains genealogies collected at:

  • Mount Liebig (Northern Territory), 1932
    Genealogy sheets 1 to 8.


  • Warburton Range (Western Australia), 1935
    Genealogy sheets 1 to 24.


  • Poonindie (South Australia), 1940
    Genealogy sheets 1 to 2.


  • Yuendumu (Northern Territory), 1951
    Genealogy sheets 1 to 90.


  • Haasts Bluff (Northern Territory), 1956
    Genealogy sheets 1 to 75


  • Haasts Bluff (Northern Territory), 1957
    Genealogy sheets 76 to 117.




The volume has a contents page, and includes a 'Nominal Roll, Haast Bluff, 1956' and 'Haast Bluff - index'.

This item contains references to the following region of South Australia: Eyre Peninsula.

This item contains reference to: Northern Territory; Western Australia.

CreatorBoard for Anthropological Research
ControlAA 346/5/5
Date Range1932  -  1957
Quantity 9cm,   1   bound foolscap volume
Series AA346/05