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*If I use a derogatory term it will have quotation marks (" ") around it to denote that I am quoting it from historic sources and that it is not my personal language or view point (Annika Korsgaard 2015).
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In 1873 and 1874 German-born, Grafton-based photographer John William Lindt took a series of photos of some First Nations residents of the Clarence Valley. In 2004 an album of 37 photographs (32 of which contain First Nations people) were bought at auction by Sydney philanthropists, Sam and Janet Cullen, and donated to the Clarence Valley community. They are held at the Grafton Regional Gallery. Click to view more about the Clarence Valley John William Lindt photograph collection.
In October 2014 commenced a seven-month research project, Breimba – Looking for you: Lindt Research Project. The project’s aims and directions have been overseen by the Lindt Research Group, a committee of local Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal community members who have an interest in the identities of the First Nations people in the Lindt photographs. Jude McBean, Director of the Grafton Regional Gallery, administered the project. Dr Eliza Kent, UNE, was the research supervisor of the research team, consisting of Annika Korsgaard (lead researcher) and Roberta Skinner (research assistant).
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Further documentation about the First Nations families associated with the Lindt Research Project including births, marriages and death certificates, historic news articles, photographs, family trees, private family archives can be access at the Grafton Library.
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