Australian languages material : field notes. 1880-1912.

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Australian languages material : field notes. 1880-1912.

Phonology, grammatical information and vocabulary for languages all over Australia, with emphasis on Victorian languages; for details see Finding Aids.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7040762

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Mathews, R. H. (Robert Hamilton), 1841-1918

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Surveyor and anthropologist. After his retirement as a surveyor in the early 1890s, he spent twenty years researching the anthropology and languages of the Australian Aborigines. During this time he had over 100 papers published in anthropological and scientific journals. R.H. Mathews was the father of ornithologist Gregory Mathews. From the description of Papers [manuscript]. 1870-1946. (Libraries Australia). WorldCat record id: 225829974 Surveyor turned anthropologist who ...