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Story of Double Island Point

Four typescript drafts and a photocopy of one of the drafts, undated. It is the story of how Double Island Point was created.

The first draft: 2 leaves, printed on continuous computer paper, with the title 'Children! for your safety : Listen to your parents!'. It begins 'This is a story told to us by Uncle Willie, or Geerbaugh, as he was named by his people ... it is called - The Story of Double Island Point'.

The second draft: 2 leaves, printed on continuous computer paper, with the title 'Double Island Point'. It begins: 'Uncle Willie MacKenzie's story at the camp for the Murri and white kids'.

The third draft: 3 leaves, two copies of page 1, printed on continuous computer paper, untitled. It begins 'Story told by Uncle Willie MacKenzie - Geerbaugh - to the children at the Murri and White Kids' camp'. There is a photocopy of the two page draft attached.

The fourth draft is typed on the typed on the back of two A3 pieces of paper that have research material that appears to have been used in the writing of the book on cane growers by Muriel Langford. It is 3 pages in length. It has many handwritten emendations. It begins 'Before white people came to this beautiful country the Aboriginal people roamed over all of it.'

Gaiarbau

Gainbee Rock

Four typescript drafts and one photocopy of the story 'Gainbee Rock' by Sylvia Cairns.

Cairns, Sylvia

Group identity and urban Aborigines

Copy of a typescript paper titled 'Group identity and urban Aborigines', 9 leaves of text and 2 leaves of bibliography, undated. Based on dates of references, most likely written in the early 1970s. On first page, written in green pen 'Return to M E Langford' [Muriel Langford] and in pencil 'I think this is by Ann Eckermann' [Anne-Katrin Eckermann?].

Eckermann, Anne-Katrin

Photocopy of typescript draft of Backgrounds to Aboriginal literature

Photocopy of typescript draft, 21 leaves, by Cliff Watego from the English Department, University of Queensland. Appeared in publications: Black voices, 1988, v. 4 no. 1 ; and Connections, edited by Emmanuel S. Nelson (1988). This photocopy has an additional page (unnumbered) with extra text for page five and some handwritten corrections.

Watego, Cliff (Clifford Aidee Goori), 1954-2008

Thoughts of a child

Poem, typescript with photocopy of artwork pasted beside it; 'Thoughts of a child'; second last line says ' written by a seventh grader'; written after title in blue biro 'Ronald Cummings'. Undated.

Cummings, Ronald

Typescript draft about One People of Australia League (OPAL)

Typescript, untitled, undated, 2 leaves, with handwritten emendations and a postscript, on the beginnings of One People of Australia League (OPAL). Mostly likely written by Muriel Langford, possibly in the 1980s. At the top of the page is a note 'For Jackie [crossed out] and Elaine Darling (they both needed to know this)'. Accompanied by a photocopy which has most of the postscript added in typescript. At the top of photocopied version in a handwritten note:' Foreword [?] re OPAL's thought (i.e., Jim Hamilton's and min) before starting the organisation'. Also written at the top is: '(Copy sent)' and 'For Elaine Darling'.

Langford, Muriel E., 1913-2003

Draft of paper 'Aboriginal identity, government and the law'

Copy of a typescript paper of the opening address at the ANZAAS symposium on Aboriginal identity in contemporary Australian society - Brisbane - May 28, 1971, titled 'Aboriginal identity, government and the law' by WC Wentworth; 13 leaves; 1971? Differs slightly from the published version which appears in Aboriginal identity in contemporary Australian society edited by D Tugby (1973).

Wentworth, W. C. (William Charles), 1907-2003

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