Notes on Morrill
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Document Details
Date
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Letter From
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Letter To
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Author
Howitt, Mr Alfred William
Country
Australia
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Holding Institution
Museums Victoria
Collection Name
Alfred W. Howitt Collection
Registration Number
XM 261
Medium
Notes
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Summary
Notes by A.W. Howitt from his reading of 'Sketch of residence among the Aboriginals of Northern Queensland for seventeen years by James Morrill', 1863. This item is a copy of excerpts from the account of James Morrill, who lived amongst the Aboriginal people around Townsville before settlement. Annotations in left hand margin of each page are: Falling stars, White men, locality, Children, Infanticide, Wives, Chiefs, Cannibalism, eclipse, sun/moon, deluge/flood, and Bora, relationships, burial. Although there is discussion of Bora, it relates to the elements of the ceremony that inlcudes female relatives.
Physical Description
Notes, handwritten in ink, undated. Six blue foolscap sheets, six pages. Pages are numbered 1 to 6. Annotations in left hand margins of each page. Condition: good.
