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- 1903-1909 (Creation)
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Item
Extent and medium
1 volume ; 26 cm and smaller.
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Name of creator
Biographical history
Thomas Hall was born in Aberdeen, Scotland, in 1845, though some sources suggest a birth year of 1844. Emigrated to Queensland, Australia, at a young age and settled in the Warwick district. Worked at Canning Downs Station. Married Jane Tulloch in 1875.
Archival history
Previously catalogued in the Fryer Library general collection: DU274 .H3 19--A
Previously catalogued in the Fryer Library general collection: DU274 .H3 19--
Two of the Library-bound copies possibly from UQFL5 Frederick Walter Robinson Papers, stapled roneoed copy from the Hayes published collection, stapled original typescript with stiff paper wrappers belonged to Frederick Walter Robinson.
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Scope and content
A personal history of an Aboriginal Australian tribe referred to as 'the Blucher tribe' located in the Darling Downs region. Includes an overview of their culture and customs. Two copies are typescripts bound by the Library. One is an original typescript with stiff paper wrappers and some handwritten annotations. One is a roneoed copy. The first of the two bound typescripts has an inscription on the title page near the hinge that reads '1.11.1934 345 1st copy typed in University Office'. The second of the two typescripts has an inscription on the title page near the hinge that reads '345 1.11.1934 duplic[ate] for FWR [Frederick Walter Robinson] 2/6'. The third original typescript copy in stiff paper wrappers, 41 leaves, has a bookplate pasted inside the front wrapper that states it 'belonged to Frederick Walter Robinson'. The fourth copy, 29 pages, looks to be a roneoed typescript that came from the Hayes collection.
Content advice: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples are warned that this resource contains details about cultural and ceremonial rites, including Men’s Business and identifying details about the location and features of Killarney bora grounds. This resource may contain images, transcripts or names of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples now deceased. It may also contain historically and culturally sensitive words, terms, and descriptions.
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Conditions governing access
Unrestricted access.
Conditions governing reproduction
Out of copyright. Able to be reproduced without permission. Please attribute the Fryer Library.
Language of material
- Australian Language
- English
Script of material
Language and script notes
Contains Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander language/language words. Contains some words in Geynyan language.
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Existence and location of originals
Existence and location of copies
State Library of New South Wales also has typescript copies, Typescript copies of a short history of the Downs Blacks known as 'the Blucher tribe', ca. 1903, of this title and records the date range as 1903-1909.
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Subject access points
- Aboriginal Australians -- Queensland -- Darling Downs
- Queensland -- Mount Tabor
- Mount Tabor (SW Qld SG55-07)
- Aboriginal Australians
- Geynyan language D36
- Geynyan people D36
- Warwick (SE Qld SH56-02)
- Body -- Scarification
- Ceremonies -- Initiation
- Gender relations -- Marriage
- Death
- Hunting
- Technology
- Weapons
- Social behaviour
- Food -- Preparation
- Dance -- Ceremonial
- Communications -- Nonverbal -- Smoke signals
- Communications -- Nonverbal -- Sign language and gestures
- Indigenous knowledge
- Indigenous knowledge -- Health and medicine
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Status
Revised
Level of detail
Partial
Dates of creation revision deletion
Revised, Kymberley Bax, 29-Apr-2024. Created, Kymberley Bax, 18-Mar-2024.