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Place Bathurst Island

Northern Territory

Summary

Bathurst Island is one of the Tiwi Islands in the Northern Territory. The Tiwi Islands lie 80km to the north of the Australian mainland in the Arafura Sea. They are inhabited by the Tiwi people who are believed to have been there for at least 7000 years. They speak Tiwi as their first language and English as their second language. Wurrumiyanga is the main centre on Bathurst Island and has a population of roughly 1500.

Archival resources

National Centre for Indigenous Genomics

  • Correspondence and Survey Results, 1968 - 1969, 02B-34; National Centre for Indigenous Genomics. Details
  • Correspondence and Working Notes, 1969, X1A-02; National Centre for Indigenous Genomics. Details
  • Draft Manuscript, - 1971, 02D-26; National Centre for Indigenous Genomics. Details
  • Genealogies, 1968 - 1969, 02D-23; National Centre for Indigenous Genomics. Details
  • Genealogies, 1969, 06A-09; National Centre for Indigenous Genomics. Details
  • Infants' and Children's Weight Charts, 1956 - 1969, 06A-07; National Centre for Indigenous Genomics. Details
  • Infants' Weight Charts, 1962 - 1968, 06A-05; National Centre for Indigenous Genomics. Details
  • Laboratory workbook, 1968, Lab-01-017; National Centre for Indigenous Genomics. Details
  • Maps, Tribal Indexes ,Newspaper Article and Correspondence, 1946 - 1997, 06A-04; National Centre for Indigenous Genomics. Details
  • Photographs, 1961 - 1973, 02P-02; National Centre for Indigenous Genomics. Details
  • Results Sheets, 1972 - 1973, 06A-15; National Centre for Indigenous Genomics. Details
  • Serology Results, 1968, 02D-08; National Centre for Indigenous Genomics. Details
  • Serology Results, 02D-09; National Centre for Indigenous Genomics. Details
  • Survey Results, 1968, 02D-06; National Centre for Indigenous Genomics. Details
  • Survey Results, 1968, 02D-03; National Centre for Indigenous Genomics. Details
  • Survey Results, 1977, 02D-44; National Centre for Indigenous Genomics. Details
  • Working Notes, 1968, 02B-32; National Centre for Indigenous Genomics. Details