Item F3879 - The coming of the white men to Boonjie

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F3879

Title

The coming of the white men to Boonjie

Date(s)

  • 1940-1949 (Creation)

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30 leaves ; 26 cm.

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Name of creator

(1876-1959)

Biographical history

Percival Raymond Fortescue Meredith was born in New Zealand and enlisted as private in the Australian Imperial Forces in 1916. Married Sarah Margaret Felecia Walmsley in 1936. Died on the 25 June 1959.

Archival history

Previously catalogued in the Fryer Library general collection: DU98.1 .M47 194-

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Scope and content

Personal recount of the first recorded contacts between white European explorers, including Willem Janszoon and Captain James Cook, with Aboriginal Australians in an area referred to as Boonjie, possibly located on the Atherton Tableland in North Queensland. Original typescript.

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Unrestricted access.

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In copyright. Can be reproduced for personal research and study. For other uses see About copyright. Please attribute the Fryer Library.

Language of material

  • English

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Contains Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander language/language words.

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Invalid MMS ID

991009932589703131

Former call number

DU98.1 .M47 194-

Alma MMS ID

991014539282103131

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Status

Revised

Level of detail

Partial

Dates of creation revision deletion

Revised following cultural assessment, Kymberley Bax, 29-Apr-2024. Created, Kymberley Bax, 15-Mar-2024.

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