Notes from Harry Aldridge
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This document contains references to the following people, places, and cultural groups
People
Places
Document Details
Date
1904 - 1882
Letter From
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Letter To
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Author
Aldridge, Harry Edgar
Country
Australia
Colony/State
Queensland
Holding Institution
Museums Victoria
Collection Name
Alfred W. Howitt Collection
Registration Number
XM 10
Medium
Notes
Region
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Locality
Maryborough
Summary
Discusses customs, practices, beliefs and totems relating to groups from Maryborough region, Queensland. Notes are in response to A.W. Howitt's questionnaire. Set up to answer questions in order of one to four. Left hand side of sheet one has Harry Aldridge across the top. This item had been recorded as incomplete in 1968 however the second page has since been located amongst other pages of the Howitt papers and has now been restored. Although undated, much of the correspondence between Harry Aldridge and A.W. Howitt occurred between 1882 and 1904.
Physical Description
Notes, handwritten in ink, undated. Two separate sheets. Top sheet labelled (1) and is only half a sheet. One sheet has been torn in half. Fair condition; paper is quite brittle, minimal handling.
