This webpage contains the digitised copies of the 'blanket returns'. The 'blanket returns' are lists of Aboriginal people who received blankets from the Colonial authorities.

'Records of 19th Century blanket lists and returns of Aboriginal people', Museums of History NSW (Webpage, accessed 13 January 2026)

Missionary societies from the United Kingdom established missions in NSW. Each mission operated independently. The living conditions on each mission depended on the people in charge. Aboriginal people went to missions by choice and by necessity. The NSW Government’s role was limited to granting land, funding, and distributing resources.

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'Records of 19th Century blanket lists and returns of Aboriginal people', Museums of History NSW (Webpage, accessed 13 January 2026)

Missions