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Free family history information sessions coming to East Kimberley

Aug 20, 2026
Aboriginal communities across the East Kimberley will have the opportunity to explore their family history at a series of free information sessions this September.
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Aboriginal History WA hits the road in the Goldfields 🛣️

Mar 24, 2026
The Department of Creative Industries, Tourism and Sport’s (CITS) Aboriginal History WA (AHWA) team travelled through the Goldfields this month, delivering Aboriginal family history information sessions and connecting with Aboriginal people and local organisations across the region.
Pictured: AHWA researchers Duane Kelly and Leanne McDonagh

AHWA takes truth telling and family research to the regions

Apr 30, 2024
Team members from Aboriginal History Western Australia (AHWA) and the State Library of Western Australia's Storylines program hit the road in March to hold free family history sessions in the Great Southern and Wheatbelt.
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