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We provide many opportunities to welcome Indigenous visitors. Koorie Heritage Trust's Family History service 19 November 2015 L-R: Samara King, Nicolette Suttor, Jodie Dowd, Margaret Bates, Lionel Bamblett, Lorraine Lacey, Jenny Bates and Shannon Sutton. Photo taken by Ian Smith.

Koorie Heritage Trusts Family History service 19 November 2015 L-R: Samara King, Nicolette Suttor, Jodie Dowd, Margaret Bates, Lionel Bamblett, Lorraine Lacey, Jenny Bates and Shannon Sutton. Photo taken by Ian Smith. The Library was recently visited by staff members from the Koorie Heritage Trusts Family History service. Jenny, Margaret and Lionel were treated to a behind the scenes tour of the Library before setting to work searching for Aboriginal family history in the Librarys collection o...

ARIA Award-winning Torres Strait Island musician Seaman Dan dies at 91 FriFriday 1 updated TueTuesday 5 JanJanuary 2021 at 6:28am Henry Gibson, better known as Uncle Seaman Dan, continued to play live well into his eighties. ( Print text only Cancel A pearl of northern Australias music scene, Henry Gibson Seaman Dan, has died at 91, his family has confirmed. Warning: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers are advised that this article contains images of a person who has died. Permission ...

Of Melanesian, Polynesian and African-American heritage, Henry Gibson Dan was popularly known as Seaman Dan. His youngest daughter confirmed the death of her father at the age of 91, writing on Facebook that she is "very saddened by this news". "My father will always be my hero, for he turned a bad situation into good." Seaman Dans daughter says she will always remember her fathers positive outlook on life. Facebook The musician released his first album at the age of 70 after decades of perfor...