Report on field work within a radius of two hundred miles of Adelaide 1963-5. 1963-5.

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Report on field work within a radius of two hundred miles of Adelaide 1963-5. 1963-5.

Information on informants at S.E. South Australia, Point McLeay, Lower Murray, River above Murray Bridge, Point Pearce, Port Germein and Port Augusta, North and West of Port Augusta, and other areas; languages spoken; family notes; recordings made discussions on marriage, myths, words and meanings, games, midwifery, ownership of land, songs, corroborees, magic, painting.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7238681

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