Letter from Bulmer 20 April 1880
Transcription - Page 6
Tharra wurka means
simply the name of a place
Tharra being name and
wurka country or place.
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The translation of Terthang
is the south for the Blks
always speak of man
according to the point
the compass they dwell
in, it is Tathung
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Bunjil wurruk Kani
means simply an inhabitant
of a particular place or
a native of a place as
distinguished from a
stranger. Bunjil is a word
used to express a man
who has a particular hobby
Document Details
Date
20 Apr 1880
Letter From
Bulmer, Reverend John
Letter To
Howitt, Alfred William
Author
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Country
Australia
Colony/State
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Holding Institution
Museums Victoria
Collection Name
Alfred W. Howitt Collection
Registration Number
XM 82
Medium
Letter
Region
Gippsland
Locality
Lake Tyers
Summary
"The letter discusses the region around the junction of the Darling and Murray Rivers. Content also relates to the Gippsland District. Discusses social organisation and marriage laws and customs. Reply to A.W. Howitt's questionnaire and questions relating to language. Also mentions ""Wallace's Australasia"" when speaking of languages."
Physical Description
Letter, handwritten in ink. Signed and dated. Three folded sheets, eleven pages. Vertical, red-pencil line through text on three pages. Condition: fair; small tears along central folds; slightly tattered upper edges.