Letter from Joseph Guthridge 6 November 1906
Transcription - Page 1
A. W. Howitt, Esq.,
Dear Sir,-
Being very much in-
terested in your account of Billi-
Billeri [underlined] and the stone quarry at
Mount William, Lancefield. I
venture to respectfully ask if you
could give me a little additional
information to that contained in
"The Native Tribes of South-east
Australia"
The points on which I would
like further information are:-
(1) About what year did Billi
Billeri leave the quarry?
(2) What would be the number
of natives who lived with Billi-
Billeri at the quarry (say about
the year 1835)?
(3) Is there any other greenstone
diorite quarry in Victoria or [New - crossed out]
Australia from which the natives
obtained stone for tomahawks, etc.?
Document Details
Date
6-Nov-06
Letter From
Guthridge, 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
MS9356/430
Medium
Letter
Region
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Locality
Lancefield
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 Guthridge to A. W. Howitt. [Summary note] Lancefield. 4 pages. 1906 November 6. Box 1054 [Folder] 1(b) [State Library Victoria record 2018]
Physical Description
Handwritten in ink. Signed and dated. Includes a series of questions numbered 1 to 4 within the letter. Annotation on back of last page in Howitt's hand.