Notes from Field Inspector Roe, WA
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This document contains references to the following people, places, and cultural groups
People
- D Elphinstone Roe
- Mr Fison
- A. W. Howitt
- John Ferguson McLennan
- George Taplin
- Tulaba
- William Reeve
- Dora
Places
- Eucla
- W. A.
- Fiji
- South Australia
- Great Australian Bight
- Gippsland
- India
- Point Macleay
- Twofold Bay
- Snowy Rv
- Buchan River
- Lake Tyers
- Mitchell River
- Nicholson
- Tambo River
- Gippsland Lakes
- Buckleys river
- Thomson
- Latrobe
- Flannigans Island
- Boul Boul
- Lake Victoria
- Buckley's River
- Thomson River
- Tarwin River
- Wilsons promontory
- Warrigal ck
- Mcalister
- Avon River
- Snowy River
- Herbert River
Cultural Groups
Document Details
Date
1908 - 1880
Letter From
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Letter To
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Author
Howitt, Mr Alfred William
Country
Australia
Colony/State
Western Australia
Holding Institution
Museums Victoria
Collection Name
Alfred W. Howitt Collection
Registration Number
XM 514
Medium
Notes
Region
Southwest (Western Australia)
Locality
Eucla
Summary
A number of pages provide detailed descriptions of economic life, social organisation, and customs and beliefs of Ikula group. Incomplete notes on the reverse - 10 pages in another hand and one page in A.W. Howitt's hand with points numbered 9 to 22. These notes contain detailed descriptions related to the Kamilaroi and the Kurnai.
Physical Description
Notes, handwritten in ink, undated. 11 foolscap sheets, 22 pages. Condition: good.
