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This collection contains sensitive and confronting topics including details of massacres and genocide. Some of the words, descriptions and terms reflect the author's attitude or that of the period in which they were written and may be considered sensitive and/or offensive in today’s context. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples should be advised that there may be details of people who have passed away.

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• Abbreviations: Please transcribe them as they are written and do not endeavour to transcribe the full version of the word. For example, transcribe cd and not could.
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"Autolink" will suggest subjects certain words could be linked to or you can use double braces to link subjects. [[Jane Doe]] will link the text "Jane Doe" to the subject Jane Doe, while [[Jane Doe|Jane]] will link the text "Jane" to the subject Jane Doe. We recommend that linking be left to an editor after the initial transcription is made.