Superintendent Correspondence, Aboriginal affairs 1839-1851

The correspondence covers a wide variety of topics including: daily administration of the protectorate system (appointments, dismissals, requisitions), the operation of institutions such as Buntingdale Mission and the Merri Creek Aboriginal School, reports from assistant protectors relating to the districts under their responsibility, reports on movements of Aboriginal tribes and groups, names of Aboriginal people, government policy relating to Aboriginal people, the granting of land for reserves and survey of Aboriginal reserves, reports of incidents such as crimes committed and boundary disputes. Please note that these records reflect past attitudes and language which may now be considered culturally insensitive or inappropriate.