Field notebook

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Transcription - Page 24

(22) Bilibileri was the husband
of Berak's father's mother's
sister - therefore the (tribal) husband
of Berak's father's mother, therefore
Berak's paternal grandfather.

Father's, mother's sister - malandja
[crossed out - husb]
Fath. moth's husband - breng-Kūrūng,
see (20)
Is this so?

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(23) Names of Batman chiefs
Jagajaga - ( Jacky Jacky)
Cooloolock
Bungarie
Yan Yan
[crossed out - mow] Moo-whip
Mommamalar

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(24) what is the meaning
of the name
ngŭrŭng geeta?

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(25) Headman in the
tribes known to Captain

Wembaio - Tatati - Muthi Muthi-
Wotte Wotte, Keramin

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(26) What do they call the
man "beside" the Ngurungaete
like "mate" - or "partner" ?

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(27) What did they call Bebejan's
part of the Wūrŭnjeri clan - and
what did they call Billibileri's part - both
being Boi-berrit-thun-willam?

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Document Details

Date 1901 - 1894

Letter From —

Letter To —

Author Howitt, Mr Alfred William

Country Australia

Colony/State Victoria

Holding Institution Museums Victoria

Collection Name Alfred W. Howitt Collection

Registration Number XM 765

Medium Notebook

Region —

Locality —

Summary Belonging to A.W. Howitt. Entries in both front and back of notebook, which are predominantly anthropological but some survey notes are included. Notebook contains excellent information on Victorian placenames obtained from unnamed informants (possibly Captain Turnbull aka •À_Nungilabua•À_, Captain Harrison, Dick Richards and William Barak) at Coranderrk on 23/6/1900. There are also notes taken 'to Nerim 9 Feby 1901 on natural science.

Physical Description Notebook, small blue leather-bound, with metal clasp. Entries in ink. 55 sheets, 69 pages. Condition: extremely fragile; loose spine and pages.