Harry Aldridge notes
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This document contains references to the following people, places, and cultural groups
Places
Document Details
Date
1904 - 1882
Letter From
—
Letter To
—
Author
Aldridge, Harry Edgar
Country
Australia
Colony/State
Queensland
Holding Institution
Museums Victoria
Collection Name
Alfred W. Howitt Collection
Registration Number
XM 12
Medium
Notes
Region
—
Locality
Maryborough
Summary
Discussion of customs relating to groups from and around Maryborough, Queensland. Left hand side of sheet one has Harry E. Aldridge across the top. Discusses the practices of child rearing and customs relating to keeping children healthy. Discussion of the practice of pulling facial her out of a man's face. Myth of two young boys who were turned into rocks due to disobedience.
Physical Description
Notes, possibly a letter, incomplete. Handwritten and undated. Three separate sheets, three pages, with top sheet labelled (1). Good condition
