Shaw to Howitt 27 July 1900
Transcription - Page 1
A.W. Howitt Esqr
Melbourne [underlined]
Dear Sir,
I have been trying to get the information
you want from old Barak and others
but I am sorry I cannot get from them what you want.
They say they have only one name
for the language and tribe, that is
to say the name of the language
also indicates the tribe.
(1) They say the name of the Geelong
tribe or language is "Watchaora"
not "Wood-than-rung". They think
the latter name belongs to
further west of Victoria. -
But they only think so. -
Document Details
Date
27-Jul-00
Letter From
Shaw, Joseph
Letter To
Howitt, Alfred William
Author
—
Country
Australia
Colony/State
—
Holding Institution
State Library of Victoria
Collection Name
Alfred W. Howitt Collection
Registration Number
MS9356/427
Medium
Letter
Region
Port Phillip
Locality
Coranderrk
Summary
MS 9356 [Series] Correspondence and notes concerning aboriginal tribes - Aboriginal tribes of Victoria. [Sub Series] Wurunjerri (See also Kulin nation and Port Phillip) [Item Title] Letter from Joseph Shaw to A. W. Howitt. [Summary note] Coranderrk to Melbourne. 2 pages. 1900 July 27. Box 1054 [Folder] 1(a) [State Library Victoria record 2018]
Physical Description
Handwritten in ink. Signed and dated. Answers to Howitt's questions provided with numbers 1 to 5 within the letter.