Tribal organisation and geographical distribution. 1899-1911.

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Tribal organisation and geographical distribution. 1899-1911.

Photocopy of original held in National Library divided into 6 nations - (1) Jinyila (Eucla), extending beyond border to east to about Point Malcolm in west (2) Bibbulmun, from Jurien Bay to beyond Esperance (3) Karratjibbin (Southern Cross), from Mount Jackson - Norseman (4) NorWest, uncircumcised tribes of Gascoyne, Ashburton, Fortescue & Harding Rivers (5) Kimberley, below Broome to McDonald Ranges and about Fitzroy to east (6) Central areas; gives name of groups within each area, paths or runs, class systems, names of waters, boundaries of groups within tribes.

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Bates, Daisy, 1859-1951

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Daisy May Bates was a social worker and anthropologist who lived with the Aborigines for more than thirty years and wrote about their language and customs. From the description of Letters. 1901-1951. (Libraries Australia). WorldCat record id: 225689638 Social worker among the Australian Aborigines. Author of The Passing of the Aborigines (1938). From the description of Letters. 1918-1946. (Libraries Australia). WorldCat record id: 225766793 Daisy Bates w...