Copy of the publication: Stradbroke Island Symposium edited by N. C. Stevens and R. Monroe. Published by The Royal Society of Queensland 1975

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples are warned that this resource contains mention of ceremony. It 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.

Draft typescript with handwritten emendations. This manuscript contains vocabularies for the Kabi-kabi, Wakka-wakka, Yugarabul and Yugumbir languages. The twelve page preface includes notes on grammar and pronunciation, pronunciation of letters, and grammar of the Yugumbir, Yugarabul and Wakka languages. The chapters: Vocabulary: English - Kabi and Kabi - English (78 leaves); Vocabulary: English - Yugumbir and Yugumbir - English (68 leaves); Vocabulary: English - Yugarabul and Yugarabul - English (29 leaves), Declension of a noun of the Yugarabul language (adapted from the work of Rev. W. Ridley) (1 leaf); Vocabulary: English - Wakka and Wakka - English (24 leaves); Some notes on the manners and customs of the aborigines of South East Queensland; Aboriginal place names of South-east Queensland; Index of names; and a map of south east Queensland. A railways map of south east Queensland has beeen coloured by Watson to show the lingual divisions and has the date of 1939.

It was published as a Supplement to the Journal of the Royal Geographical Society of Australasia (Queensland) no. 34, vol. XLVII in 1944.

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Anthropological field notes and reports, mostly handwritten. Also contains a folded map titled 'Map showing the distribution of the Aboriginal tribes of Australia by Norman B. Tindale 1940'.

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Anthropological field notes, reports and correspondence, both handwritten and typed. Contains a typed paper, three leaves, titled 'Notes on the retention of ritual and customs among missionised natives'.

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Typed correspondence and reports relating to Caroline Kelly’s anthropological survey. Includes a paper titled 'Report of anthropological survey undertaken at Burnt Bridge August/September 1937', as well as an untitled paper, in which the first line reads 'This paper forms portion of a study of the impact of European culture upon the Aborigines of New South Wales'. Much of the correspondence is between Kelly and Adolphus Peter Elkin. Also includes six black-and-white photographs, 7 x 9 cm, showing a tin dwelling from different angles, as well as the 'manager's residence'; three of the photographs feature a woman and a child, both of whom are possibly Aboriginal, standing on the verandah of the tin dwelling.

List of full or partial names of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander individuals mentioned in the file:
Herbert Davis
Campbell [full name not provided]

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Elicitation of Ganggalidda place names with Big Arthur, covering Nyangga and Garrwa Country.

The reel-to-reel case insert contains the following handwritten summary:
'Calling place names (and totemic and semi-moiety affiliation at times) for "Ganggalida" Country, from west of Burketown to past Wearyan R [Wearyan River] - roughly broken into 2 parts - "Nyangga" and "Garrawa"'.

Tommy George (Waanyi) talks about place names along Accident Creek, and initiation ceremonies, recorded at Doomadgee.

The audiocassette case insert contains the following handwritten summary:
Side 1:
'Tommy George Wanyi place names'.
Side 2:
'Tommy George talking of mourning and initiation ceremonies'.

Billy Joe and Mick Diamond talk about Garrwa genealogies and country, recorded at Doomadgee; Mick Diamond, Tolby Bob, Tommy George and Redbank give place names for the Doomadgee area south of the Nicholson River, recorded at Doomadgee.

The audiocassette case insert contains the following handwritten summary:
Side 1:
'Mundi - Billy Joe, Mick Diamond talking of his F's and FF's country on the Robinson River and across Lawn Hill Station'.
Side 2:
'Bit of Mick Diamond again, Tommy George, etc.'.