Field notebook
Transcription - Page 27
(39) Did Woeworung
exchange food with
other tribes - eg eels for
roots
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(40) Was there a stone quarry
near St Kilda where they
got stones for sharpening tomahawks.
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(41) Quote re "amigit"
from Ridley p 121 and 130
Kamilaroi
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(42) [Ridley quotes - crossed out]
Batman says:
"they marked trees with their
private marks, which the
women are not allowed to
see."
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(43) Batman's deed
speaks of "We three brothers
Jaga jaga, Jaga jaga, Jaga jaga
being the principal chiefs and
also Cooloolock, Bungarie,
Yan Yan, Moo whip and
Monmar-malar, being the
chielfs of a native tribe called
Dutigaller - +c
Document Details
Date
1901 - 1894
Letter From
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Letter To
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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
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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.