Identity area
Reference code
Title
Date(s)
- 1946-1958 (Creation)
Level of description
Item
Extent and medium
1 volume ; 23 cm. + 35 leaves inserted.
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
Robert 'Bob' Victor Miles was a teacher who worked in the Queensland Department of Native Affairs between 1946 and 1958. He took up the position of Relieving Teacher in the Torres Strait Islands and was keen to learn their language and encouraged the children to use their own language in class. He resigned from teaching in 1958 and married Joan Froome. He accepted a position in the Fiji Education Department and remained there until he retired.
Repository
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Content and structure area
Scope and content
'Mer - Grammar' written on cover of book. Handwritten in Meriam Mir. Written in a Signal Exercise Book. Back cover has come away and middle pages have come away from staples. Some water damage to bottom left-hand side of book. Twenty three loose pages inserted, many with handwritten Meriam Mir language, in pencil or pen, and some double sided. Inserted is also a playscript, handwritten in pencil on 12 leaves (some have writing on reverse), in Meriam Mir language (5 leaves) and English (7 leaves) and tells the story of a Barber in Bagdad.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
System of arrangement
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
Unrestricted access.
Conditions governing reproduction
In copyright.
Language of material
- Australian Language
- English
Script of material
Language and script notes
Text in Meriam Mir and English
Physical characteristics and technical requirements
Fragile.
Finding aids
Allied materials area
Existence and location of originals
Existence and location of copies
Related units of description
Notes area
Alternative identifier(s)
Access points
Subject access points
Place access points
Name access points
Genre access points
Description control area
Description identifier
Institution identifier
Rules and/or conventions used
Status
Level of detail
Partial
Dates of creation revision deletion
Created, Linda Justo, 26-Nov-2024.