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Colliver, F. S., 1908-1991
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Letter, 1970 May 11 : St Lucia, Brisbane to Misses E. and D. Smith.

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  • 1970

Letter to Misses E. Smith and D. Smith, Toogoolawah re inability to help with alleged hidden gold from a prospector's mine in Biarra area, about 1900, or records of lost gold allegedly deposited with the University.
Accompanied by letters (2) from Misses Smith , re whale bone divining for minerals, and letter from Dr Naylor to Mr Colliver, re Misses Smith's letter.

Colliver, F. S., 1908-1991

Aboriginal and his medicine chest

Photocopy of draft of the paper The Aboriginal and his medicine chest written by FS Colliver, 20 pages, which includes two pages of bibliographic references that are referred to within the article. The article was published in 1972 in the Anthropological Society of Queensland Newsletter, no. 44, and Archaeology papers (3) 1-18. It includes quotes various authors on medicine mans powers & functions (Gippsland, Coast Murring), training (Murring, lower Lachlan River, Murray River, New England), remedies for sickness, Walbiri doctors & attitudes to them, circumcision as operation, post operative; treatment (Daly River), treatment of wounds, fractures (Gulf country, Port Keats), diseases listed with remedies given (taken mainly from Roth), use of pituri as stimulant, list of plants with scientific & popular names.

Content advice: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples are warned that this resource contains ceremonial and initation information, in particular Men's Business. 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.

Colliver, F. S., 1908-1991