Field notebook
Transcription - Page 20
simi size.
Timber cut at mill is:
(1) E. Regnans from top of hill
a sound clean cutting timber free
from gum resin - no name [underlined]
(2) E. Sieberiana (a -
called white Ironbark, Green top
Silver top
(3) E. Capitellata - called
yellow stringybark
(4) E. obliqua called - white
ironbark
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Ask William + Captain
(1) which way Jajaurong drilled
fire
(2) Burial direction
N - Wurant
N 25 W - Wartwut to N75W
[crossed out - NS] W - Krangai
N to E - Bopel Bopel - direction?
S E to S 10 W - Jallan
S 15 W to N80W Krangai direction?
(3) mans costume woeworng
jajaurung
(take chalks)
(4) How long Turnung - how high
- bigger than mouse?
(5) Male's brother - woman's sister
[?crow?]
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
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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.