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- 1927-1928 (Creation)
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2 folders
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Mary Montgomerie Christison was born on 8 July 1881 in London. She was the eldest daughter of Mr Robert Christison (1837-1915), explorer, pioneer and owner of Lammermoor, North Queensland, and his wife Mary Christison (nee Godsall), photographer. She married Charles Douglas Bennett in 1914. She was the compiler of Christison of Lammermoor and author of various works on the Yirandali people.
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Presented to the University by Mrs M M Bennett, 1929.
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Two folders: 1. 9 letters, typescript and handwritten, received by Mrs Bennett from overseas institutions and friends re her donation and her book Christison of Lammermoor; and 2. accompanying notes compiled by Mrs Bennett for the slides in Series C.
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Folder 1:
- The Editor, Australian Pastorialist, Grazing Farmers and Selectors Gazette, re "Christison of Lammermoor", 6 Dec 1927, 1 p
- Balfour, Henry, regarding donation to the British Museum of a Dalleburra fire making set, 27 Apr 1928, 1 p
- Carlyle, A, re "Christison of Lammermoor", 23 Oct 1927, 4 pp
- Gray, Robert, regarding "Christison of Lammermoor", 22 Nov 1927, 1 p
- London County Council, re the donation of a fire-saw from the Dalleburra Tribe to the Horniman Museum, signed by the Clerk of the Council, 28 Jul 1927, 1 p
- Ramsden, George, re "Christison of Lammermoor", 31 Jun 1928, 3 pp
- The Royal Scottish Museum, re the donation of 19 photographs of the Dalleburra Tribe, signed by the Director, 20 Dec 1927, 1 p
- University Museum, Oxford, re the donation of a fictional fire making set, Dalleburra Tribe, Qld., to the Pitt Rivers Museum, signed by Henry Balfour, 27 Apr 1928, 2 pp
- Weaner, [F.S.?], re "Christison of Lammermoor", 2 Feb 1928, 1 p
Folder 2:
Notes compiled by Mrs Bennett to accompany the slides in Series C.
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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.
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- English
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Parcel 3 Folders 1-2.
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Folder 1 previously housed in Box 2 Folder 1 as:
202/B1 The Editor, Australian Pastorialist, Grazing Farmers and Selectors Gazette, re "Christison of Lammermoor", 6 Dec 1927, 1 p
202/B2 Balfour, Henry, regarding donation to the British Museum of a Dalleburra fire making set, 27 Apr 1928, 1 p
202/B3 Carlyle, A, re "Christison of Lammermoor", 23 Oct 1927, 4 pp
202/B4 Gray, Robert, regarding "Christison of Lammermoor", 22 Nov 1927, 1 p
202/B5 London County Council, re the donation of a fire-saw from the Dalleburra Tribe to the Horniman Museum, signed by the Clerk of the Council, 28 Jul 1927, 1 p
202/B6 Ramsden, George, re "Christison of Lammermoor", 31 Jun 1928, 3 pp
202/B7 The Royal Scottish Museum, re the donation of 19 photographs of the Dalleburra Tribe, signed by the Director, 20 Dec 1927, 1 p
202/B8 University Museum, Oxford, re the donation of a fictional fire making set, Dalleburra Tribe, Qld., to the Pitt Rivers Museum, signed by Henry Balfour, 27 Apr 1928, 2 pp
202/B9 Weaner, [F.S.?], re "Christison of Lammermoor", 2 Feb 1928, 1 p
Folder 2 previously housed in Box 2.
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Revised, Linda Justo, 28-May-2021. Converted from PDF finding aid, Amanda Main, 30-Aug-2019.