Australian missions, stations, reserves and carceral institutions 1788-2020 datasets

Datasets of Aboriginal missions, reserves, stations and carceral institutions in so-called Australia from 1788-2020. Includes description of data collection process for missions, stations and reserves. Sites were predominantly drawn from Find and Connect’s Map of Children’s Homes (https://www.findandconnect.gov.au/blog/map-of-childrens-homes/) and also includes a dataset from another project, NSW Aborigines Protection/Welfare Board 1883-1969 Map (DP150100247). A range of other sources were used as listed in ‘reference’ columns. Data was collected as part of Australian Research Council Discovery Project, Revitalising Indigenous-state relations in Australia (DP200101016 – the University of Melbourne).