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HOWITT, Alfred W.

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Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies Library

HOWITT, ALFREP WILLIAM MF 15k

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REEL 1 - Boxes 1050/1-7 Aboriginal tribes of 1-4New South Wales

( Box 1051/1 Aboriginal tribes of the k( Northern Territory(cC Boxes 1051/2-6 Aboriginal tribes of h-6i •( Queensland

( Boxes 1052/1-5 Aboriginal tribes of 6-7( South Australia

( Boxes 1053/1-6 Aboriginal tribes of 7-10( " 105 Vl- 3 VictoriaC(( Box 105 Vk Aboriginal tribes of 10{ Western Australia

KEEL 3 - •(C( Box 105V5 Miscellaneous 11( correspondence

C Box 105V6 General notes

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drapers}, n.p. C1880-1908?: Holograph. Microfilm, 3 reels.

Microfilm of Ms 9356, Boxes 1050-105 ,̂ held in the La Trobe Library,State Library of Victoria.

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CORRESPONDENCE AHD NOTES CONCERNING ABORIGINAL TRIBES

Aboriginal tribes of New South_Wales_(a) Earaba - Earaba tribe

A.L.P. Caraeron to A.W. Howitt 8 May 1885, ^ p. , original Ms.(b) Barkinji tribe

Notes on the Barkinji taken from Curr, E.M. The Australian race:its origins, languages, customs, "place of landing in Australia,and the_routesby^which it spread itself_over that continent.^ v. Melbourne, Ferres , 1886. 3 p. , original Ms.

(c ) Castlereagti and Macquarie R. tribesR.H. Cambage to A.W. Howitt 18 May 1901, 2 p. , original Ms.

Alex Ferguson to A.W. Howitt 3 June 1901, 2 p., original Ms.(d) Geawegal and Gringai tribe

John Fraser to A.W. Howitt 26 April, 1882.

Enclosure : following three letters :James W. Boydell to John Fraser, 25 April 1882;C.F. Holmes to John Fraser, 6 March 1882;A. HooKe to John Fraser, U April 1882; 15 p. , original Ms.

Two letters from E.M. McKinlay to A.W. Howitt 1 July 188U and15 July 1885, 8 p., original Ms.Three letters from Donald McRae to A.W. Howitt 13 March 1882-2^ July 1882, 9 p- , original Ms.Notes "by Howitt on the coastal tribes, n.d. , 3 p. , original Ms.Notes by Howitt on "Port Stephens tribe, Gringai tribe", includingcorrespondence from William Scott and with reference to the Dungogand TuKala tribes, 38 p. , original Ms.

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(a) Guyangal and Kurial tribeJohn T. Hobbes to A.W. Howitt, 16 November l88l.Enclosure: Division of tribes and sub-tribes, informant - Merriman,H p. ,original Ms.Notes by Howitt on the "Guyangal = Kurial tribe, N.S.W." withreference also to the Yuin and other coastal tribes, n.d. , 69 p. ,original Ms.Vocabulary of the Yuin tribe Moruya, 1 p., original Ms.Vocabulary of the Jiringal language at Bega, 1 p. , original Ms.A.W. Howitt. 'Piece of information as to the tribe of Aboriginesinhabiting the country between Mallagorta Inlet, Victoria andShoalhaven, N.S.W. ' with notes on the Kamilaroi classes, n.d. , U p.original Ms.

(b) Kamilaroi tribeF.N. Bucknell. 'Kamil-ari tribe: marriage rites and relationships',

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(b) Kamilaroi tribe (cont'd)in Sgience of Man, v. h (23 May 1902), p.67. Annotated by Howitt.

Draft letter from Howitt to Bucknell, 10 June 1902, 1 p. ,original Ms.C.C. Greenway to A.W. Howitt 2 July 1901, 3 p. , original Ms.Walter R. Harper to A.W. Howitt 3 June 1901, 2 p. , original Ms.Mrs. K. Langloh Parker to A.W. Howitt. Letter is written ongalley proof of article by A.W. Howitt: 'The Kamilaroi MarriageLaw1 in Science_of Man, v. 5) p.U6-7, 1 p. , original Ms and. printed.

Draft letter from Howitt 'to K. Langloh Parker, n.d. , 1 p. ,original Ms.H. Pullman to A.W. Howitt., 1 September 1885.Enclosure: Completed questionnaires on Aboriginal songs; scars andpainting, U p. , original Ms and printed.

(c ) Maneroo or Ngarigo jbribeTwo letters from HCenrickU HCarold: Bennett to A.W. Howitt 27 Mayi860 and 12 August i860.Enclosure: Maneroo vocabulary, 2.k p. , original Ms.Vocabulary list from C.I. Duve, n.d. , 8 p. , original Ms.

Notes by Howitt on 'The Ngarego tribe, Maneroo tableland N.S.W. 'including correspondence' from John O'Rourke and incorporatinginformation from tribal informants Munday, Mickey and Charley Nuking.

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(a) Milpulko tribeC.H.S. King to A.W. Howitt, 19 January 1885, 7 p. , original Ms.

(b) Murawari tribeM. Benson to A.W. Howitt, 10 June 1906, 2 p. , original Ms.

Draft letter from A.W. Howitt to S. Benson, 23 April 1907, 2 p.original Ms.

(c) Paruinji tribeTwo letters from Maurice James Feehan to A.W. Howitt, 6 May 1895and 10 September 1898, h p. , original Ms.

(d) Fort Jackson tribeVocabulary of the Port Jackson tribes transcribed from Collins, Col.David: An account of the Eriglish Colony in New South Wale_s_. London,l8oU. Appendix XII 'Language'., 6 p., original Ms.

(e) Tpngaranka triteg,Two letters from James W. Boultbee to A.W. Howitt, 5 October 188Uand 16 May 1888.Enclosure: Appendix II of Tongaranka relationships., 16 p. , original Ms.

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(a) Wampangee tribeSCimpsonH Kewland to A.W. Howitt., 18 February 1907 and note of reply,7 p. , original Ms.lewspaper cuttings by S. Uewland, 'The Aboriginal tribes on theDarling River. Uos. 1 & 2 ' , in The Express and Telegraph, 13 and lUDecember, 1887, U p. , printed.

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(b) Wiimbaio tribePercival ... , (Sergeant of Police, Wentworth) to A.W. Howitt20 December 1907, 1 p., typescript.Draft letter from Howitt to C. Richards, n.d. , 1 p. , original Ms.Notes by Howitt on 'The Wem-bai-o Tribe Junction of Darling andMurray Rivers', incorporating information from the Rev. J. Bulmerand Dr. E.M. McKinlay per John Fraser, n.d. , 16 p. , original Ms.

(c ) Wimdjuri tribeFour letters from A.L.P. Caraeron to A.W. Howitt, 5 February-13December 1899, 13 p. , original Ms.Two letters A.W. Howitt to A.L.P. Cameron 29 November 1899 and26 December 1899, 6 p. , original Ms.Notes by Howitt on the Wiradjuri incorporating completed questionnairesby A.L.P. Cameron and John B. Gribble, n.d. , 29 p. , original Ms.

(d) Wolgal tribe

Notes by Howitt on the Wolgal tribe incorporating informationcollected from Mrangalla (Singing Johnny) per Janey Alexander, n.d.,10 p. , original Ms.

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(a) Wollaroi tribeNotes by Howitt on the Wollaroi tribe incorporating informationfrom Robert Crowthers, n.d. , 10 p. , original Ms.

(b) Wonghibon tribeNine letters. A.L.P. Cameron to A.W. Howitt 30 May 1880-11 June 1902and completed questionnaire, ^0 p. , original Ms.Three draft letters A.W. Howitt to A.L.P. Cameron U April 1900-12 April1902, 3 p., original Ms.Notes by Howitt on the Wonghibon tribe incorporating data from A.L.P.Cameron, 15 p. s original Ms.

(c ) Yancannia tribesThree letters Oliphant Shaw to A.W. Howitt 11 August 1906-1 December1908.Enclosure: List of vocabulary, also completed circular on 'Terms ofrelationship', n.d. , 16 p. , original Ms and printed.Draft letters A.W. Howitt to Oliphant Shaw, 5 p. , original Ms.

Notes "by Howitt from information provided by Shaw, n.d. , 2 p. ,original Ms.Two letters A.W. Howitt to C. White (foreman to Oliphant Shaw), 5 March1907 end 19 April 1908, 8 p. , original Ms.Two letters C. White to A.W. Howitt 7 April 1907 and 28 July 1907,5 p. , original Ms.

Notes by Howitt on Yancannia, n.d. , 2 p. , original Ms.

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t3') General notes and correspondence,A.L.P. Cameron to A.W. Howitt? 21 January 188U, 3 p. , original Ms.Notes by Howitt on the class systems of Aboriginal tribes in N.S.W. ,n.d. , 2U p. , original Ms.

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(b) 'Notes on some tribes of South Eastern New South Wales' byA.W. Howitt. Includes letter from E.M. McKinlay, 10 November188H and. his_-hotes on the Dungog tribe, 37 p. , original Ms.

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(a) Hotes by Howitt on the tribes of the Itchumundi , Karamundiand Barkinji nations in the Darling River district, 25 p. ,original Ms.Maps

(b) Map of North-West N.S.W. annotated to show tribes of Darling andParoo Rivers, n.d. , original Ms and printed.Map of New South Wales annotated to show tribal regions, n.d. ,original Ms and printed.

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Aboriginal tribes of. the Northern Territory

(a) Gulf of Carpentaria tribesTwo letters Frank H. Hann to A.W. Howitt 19 August l88l and5 July 1885.Enclosure,: 'Darcy's tribe and language-Warran1, 9 p., original Ms.

(b) Mananallo tribe, Coburg PeninsulaSix letters H.B. Robinson to A.W. Howitt 8 June 1880-20 June 1882and completed circular on Aboriginal relationships, n.d. , k3 p. ,original Ms.

(c) Mebondarunga tribe, MacDonnell RangesFive letters L. Schulze to A.W. Howitt 29 July 1887-10 December1889, 19 p. , original Ms.Notes by Howitt on information provided by L. Schulze.

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Aboriginal tribes of ^QueenslandB itth a Bitth a^ t rib e

(a) complete a questionnaire on the Bittha Bittha language and classes,n.d., 3 p. , original Ms.

(b) Eloomfield River tribeJames Gibson to A.W. Howitt, 27 November, 1886.Enclosure: Newspaper clipping: 'An Aboriginal mission station',in The Queenslander, 13 November, 1886, 5 p. , original Ms andprinted.Newspaper clipping: 'A Queensland Mission. How the Bloomfield rivergets on1, in the Brisbane Courier, 9 November, 1886, 1 p. , printed.

(c) Buntamurra tribeTwo letters from Margaret Armstrong to A.W. Howitt ,< 3 May l88l andundated, 11 p. , original Ms.A.W. Howitt to J.H. Kirkham, H August 1883, 1 p., original Ms.

Fragment of a letter from Thomas H. Kirl Shaw with notes by A.W.Howitt, 2 p. , original Ms.

(d) Eurkul tribePercival Walsh to A.W. Howitt, 10 August l88l.Enclgs^ure: Aboriginal vocabulary, 6 p. , original Ms.

(e) CJanabara tribeT. Taylor to A.W. Howitt, 29 September 188U.Enclosure: Completed circular on 'Terms of relationships', 6 p.,original Ms.

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(f) Chepara and Tiirrbal tribes, BrisbaneJames Gibson to A.W. Howitt, 1 November 188U, 3 p. , original Ms.Richard B. Howard to A.W. Howitt, 2 January 1907, 1 p. ,typescript.

Edward Palmer to A.W. Howitt, 22 January 188T, 2 p. , original Ms.C.J. Petrie to A.W. Howitt, 2 p. , original Ms.Draft letter from A.W. Howitt to Mrs. Petrie and to Mr. J.C.Muirhead, 19 February 1908, 2 p. , original Ms.

(g) Daleburg , tribe^Four letters from Robert Christison to A.W. Howitt, 23 Septemberl88U?-3 December 188?, 9 p- , original Ms.

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(a) Emon tribeE.R. Vernon to A.W. Howitt, 2k January 1885, k p., original Ms.

(b) Kuinmurbura tij.beFour letters William H, Flowers to A.W. Howitt, 30 March 1885-1k August 1888, 22 p. , original Ms.

(c) Kurnandburi tribeL.B. Bonicurry to A.W. Howitt, 19 April 1888, 2 p. , original Ms.

W.J. O'Donnell to A.W. Howitt 27 July l88l, 2 p. , original Ms.

(d) Maryborough tribesTwo letters from Harry E. Aldridge to A.W. Howitt, 11 October 1898and 12 April 1879, 6 p. , original Ms.Jocelyn Brooke to A.W. Howitt, 5 March 1888, 1 p., original Ms.

(e) Mathajurri tribeA.L.P. Cameron to A.W. Howitt, 20 August 188H, 6 p. , original Ms.

(f) Miecolan tribePercival Walsh to A.W. Howitt, 1 August 1880, H p. , original Ms,

(g) Con amarra tribeCharles Cameron to A.W. Howitt, 12 December 188U, k p., original Ms.

BOX I051/U

(a) 0 rlob Ho t ribe^J.O. Machattie to A.W. Howitt, 23 May l88l.Enclosure: Completed circulars on the language of the Orlobllotribe, 5 P- , original Ms.

(b) Th Qmspn_ __glye r_jfcribe sTwo letters from John Affleck to A.W. Howitt, 18 May 188U and13 October 188U, 2 p. , original Ms.

(c) Uti^ii tribeTwo letters from R. Copland Lethbridge to A.W. Howitt, 20 July 1885and 15 March 1886, 9 p. , original Ms.

(d) Uhgorri tribeTwo letters from James Lalor to A.W. Howitt , 7 February 1887 .and29 June 1888, 3 p. , original Ms.

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(a)-(d) Wakelbura, and kiTwenty-eight letters from James C. Muirhead to A.W. Howitt18 January I88l-l8 December 1902 and. related circulars, 101 p. ,original Ms. and printed.

Draft letter A.W. Howitt to J.C. Muirhead, 6 December 1902, 1 p. ,original Ms. l(-— /o.

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(a) WollaroiE.R. Yernon to A.W. Howltt, 22 November 188U, 3 p. , original Ms.

(b) Further tribes north of MackaY and comparative jiotesEdwin Brown to" A.W. Howitt, 6 September 1&99, k~"p~., original Ms.

Three letters Frank W. Brown to A.W. Howitt, 7 April 1881-15 June l88la 5 p. s original Ms.Charles J. Cameron to A.W. Howitt, 28 May 1888, 3 p. , original Ms.Thomas Button to A.W. Howitt, 8 May 1888, 3 p. , original Ms.W.W.L. Thornton to A.W. Howitt, 16 June 1898, 2 p., original Ms.

Comparative notesA.L.P. Cameron to A.W. Howitt, Ih July 188U.Enclosure: Motes on Kalfcadune; Conamurra; Ungunburra; Mathagurri;Bittha Bittha; Mullamburra.Buny_a^ibi anjl_Goji tribes10 p. , original

Hotes "by Howitt on Queensland tribes from information supplied "byA.L.P. Cameron, 2 p., original Ms.

Table of class divisions and totems, 'Oonamarra; Myth ago ri;Kul&adoon; and Goa tribes'.Table of relationships of Chepara and Kameri? tribes, 1 p. ,original Ms.

Table of class divisions and totems and tribes on Upper CloncurryRiver; Belyando River; Gayndah and Maryborough and G-wydirRiver, 1 p. , original Ms.

(c) General notesNotes by Howitt on the 'Tribes of South Eastern Queensland'annotated "by Howitt: Front page and list of tribes at Maryboroughtaken out, 12A/OU. , 30 p. , original Ms.

List of some Queensland correspondents, 1 p. , original Ms.

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Aboriginal tribes of South Australia(a) Dieri and kindred tribes

Four letters from Rev. J. Flierl to A.W. Howitt, 5 April 1888to 29 January 1889*Enclosure:' Completed circular on Dieri relationships, 12 p.,original Ms.Hates by Eowitt from information supplied by Flierl, n.d. , U p . ,original Ms.

("b) Four letters from Samuel Gason to A.W. Howitt, 2^4- November 1879to 20 November 1881.Enclosure: 'Gestures and signs of the Dieyerie Tribe of Aborigines',50 p. , original Ms.

(c) Two letters from Samuel Gason to A.W. Howitt s 21 January. 1882to 3 April 1882.Enclosures: 'Initiation'; 'On Insanity', kh p. , original Ms.

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(a) Five letters from Samuel Gason to A.W. Howitt, 29 August 1882-20 December 1882.Enclosures: Map and vocabulary of 'Dieyerie1 country, 62 p.,original Ms.

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(b) Seven letters from Samuel Gason to A.W, Kowitt , 26 February 1883-23 July 1888.Enclosures : Completed circular; 'Casual remarks'; 'Remarks cmParrnooroo ceremony'; 'Pompey', 60 p., original Ms.

Two letters A.W. Howitt to Samuel Gason, IT January i860 and 21June 188)4, 6 p., original Ms.

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(a) Two letters, Frank James to A.W. Howitt, 20 October l88l and 22November l88l, 11 p., original Ms.

Three letters, C.A. Meyer to A.W. Howitt, 19 June 188U-18 February.Enclosures : Dieri vocabulary and notes on message sticks;marriage rules; raised scars and paintwork, 13 p. , original Ms.

Two letters, Otto Siebert to A.W. Howitt, 26 October 1898 and 19 April1899, 6 p. , original Ms.

Draft letter A.W. Howitt to Otto Siebert, ik October l8?8 andaccompanying notes on his findings, h p., original Ms.

(b) Eleven letters, H. Vogelsang to A.W. Howitt, 16 July 1878-8 April1882.Enclosures : Dieri vocabulary and completed circulars, U9 p. ,original Ms.Draft letter A.W. Howitt to H. Vogelsang, c. October 1878, 2 p . ,original Ms.

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(a ) Hotes and comparative tables by A.W. Howitt on the Dieri tribeincluding notes on 'The Pirauru and Noa ' , 36 p. , original Ms.

(b) Manuscript notes on the Dieri tribe with covering letter, A.W.Howitt to Dr. E. Robertson, 18 May 1906.Also: Letter of donation to the Melbourne Public Library fromDr. Robertson 28 April 1937 and acknowledgment from the Library,7 p. , original Ms.

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(a ) Fowlers Bay tribeFred Gaskell to A.W. Howitt via Charles Todd, Superintendent ofTelegraphs, Adelaide, 28 December 1903, 2 p . , original Ms.

(b) Monibinunga tribeR. Anderson to A.W. Howitt, 31 January 1881*.Enclosure: 'Answers to queries', H p. , original Ms.

( Q ) Yant ruwunt a t ribeTwo letters Alfred Walker to A.W. Howitt, 22 August 1888 and23 March 1889, 6 p. , original Ms.

(d) Yendakarunga tribeFour letters Robert Ho'garth to A.W. Howitt, 13 April 188U-17 January1888.Enclosures; Completed circular; vocabulary and map of the tribaldistrict, 29 p. , original Ms.

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Aboriginal tribes of Victoria

( a) B ul-uke^p ar aA.L.P. Cameron to A.W. Howitt, 23 January l88U.

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Enclosure: Table of relationships, 7 p. , original Ms.(b) Goum dit ch-Mara

Two letters Mary Stahle to A.W. Howitt, 9 May 188U and 20 June188U.Enclosures: Vocabulary and completed questionnaires on classdivisions, 15 p. , original Ms.Notes by Howitt from information provided by Mary Stahle, 3 p. ,original Ms.

(c) Jupa-galk"The Jupa-galk-wournditch {a "branch of the Worjoballaluk'):Notes by A.W. Howitt from information provided by Donald Cameron,undated, 8 p. , original Ms.

(d) Kirrrwurra (Mortlake)A.L.P. Cameron to A.W. Howitt, 29 January 188^, k p., original Ms.Notes by Howitt from information provided by .Cameron, 3 p. ,original Ms.

BOX 1053/2

Kulin Nation (Howitt describes the tribal boundaries as '... fromColac to Mount Saw Baw, and from Wangaratta and Murchison on the northto Port Phillip and Western Port on the south'. Native tribes ofSouth-East Australia. London, Macmillan, 1901!-, p. 70.See also separate sections on Port Phillip tribes; Wurungerri andYirrun-illam.(a) Covering letter A.W. Howitt to Lorimer Fison, undated, 2 p.

original Ms.

Notes by Howitt on the Kulin nation, including notes on gesturesand signs and on the Jajaurung tribe. Written on verso of printedtribal questionnaires, l6 p. , original Ms.

( b ) & ( c ) 'The Kulin tribe. Informant 'Ber-uk' otherwise King William of theYarra tribe'. Notes "by A.W. Howitt, 102 p. , original Ms.

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(a) Kurnai (See also Yaitmathang tribe)Eight letters John Burner to A.W. Howitt, 10 June 1880-29 July 1907,23 p. , original Ms.John Bulmer to May Howitt, August 1912, 1 p. , original Ms.

A.W. Howitt to -John Bulmer (draft letter) 18 April 1899, 1 P- ,original Ms.

A.W. Howitt to Miss Benson (draft letters) ik August and November1907, 2 p., original Ms.

(b) Notes by Howitt: 'Kumai. Various names of plants, language etc.'.Incorporates information from correspondents including Mr. McAlpine;J.C. McLeod and tribal informants, 1̂ p., original Ms. [continues]

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(a) Notes by Howitt: 'Kumai. Various names of plants, language etc.1.Incorporates information from correspondents including Mr. McAlpine;J.C. McLeod and tribal informants, lUU p., original Ms. Ccont._'_dj

(b) Notes by Howitt: 'Native names from Lake Tyers and Lake King,Gippsland1, 3 p. , original Ms.'Names of the Eucalypts given them "by the Gippsland aborigines', 1 p. ,original Ms.

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Comparative table of Wakelbura and Kurriai relationships, 2 p. ,original Ms.Sketch map of Gippsland showing approximately the positions ofthe clans of the Kurnai tribe, annotated by Howitt, 1 p. ,original Ms and printed,

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(a) Lake Bolac tribeA.L.P. Cameron to A.W. Howitt, 7 November 188^, 2 p. , original Ms.

(b) Maap or Biduelli tribeFrank James to A.W. Howitt, 6 February 1876 (completed questionnaire),2 p., original Ms.

Hates on the Maap tribe (Biduelli} from information provided byFrank James and 'Jongai-Jimmy1, 2 p., original Ms.

(c) Muk3arawaintVocabulary compiled from information provided by John Connolly,2 p. , original Ms.

'Questions for John Connolly' including notes on the Jajaurungtribe.

Notes and map by Howitt: 'The Mufcjara-weint tribe (a branch of theWotjoballaink)', 28 p., original Ms.Short vocabulary of the Watu Watu and Mi3kj arawaint languages, 2 p. ,original Ms.

(d) jPorb Fhillip (See _als_o Wurunjerri and Kulin nation)Notes on the head man of the Port Phillip Aborigines from J.J.Shillinglaw Historical records of Port Fhillip. Melbourne, 1870,3 p. , original Ms.

Motes from James Bonwick. Port Fhillip Settlement. London, 1883,ij- p. , original Ms.

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(a) WotjobalukNotes by Howitt from information provided by Sergeant Major.Includes queries by Howitt, undated, 8 p., original Ms."The Wotjo-balluk tribe. Wimmera River1 written by Howitt on versoof printed questionnaires re Aboriginal songs. Map. 9 p.,original Ms and printed.Notes by Howitt from information provided by Tommy-Hgaui, 3 p. ,original Ms.

(b) Notes by Howitt on the Wotjobaluk tribe, 55 p. , original Ms.

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(a) Kurunjerri (See^ alsjj Kulin nation and Port Phillip)Seven letters, Joseph Shaw to A.W. Howitt, k December 1897-2 September1900. Contains information from tribal member William Berak, 15 p. ,original Ms.Questions from A.W. Howitt for William Berak, Shaw's tribalinformant, and notes, 12 p., original Ms.

(b) Two letters, Joseph Guthridge to A.W. Howitt, 6 and 20 November1906, 7 p. , original Ms.

Notes by Howitt on Aboriginal quarries, Mb. William, Lancefield,3 p. , original Ms.

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Map of counties of Bourke and Dalhousie. Department of Lands andSurvey, 28 December 1893. Annotated to show Lancefield toKilmore railway and stone quarries at Mt. William. 1 p. ,printed, and original Ma.

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(a) Yaltmathang or_0meo tribesTwo letters John O'Rourke to A.W. Howitt, 30 May 1881 and undated,16 p., original Ms.

(b) Notes "by Howitt on the Omeo tribe including an incomplete undatedletter by Rev. John Bulmer and notes on his findings, 33 p. ,original Ms.

(c) Dawson, W.T. and Fettit, J.H.W. 'Gippsland vocabularies andplace names: obtained and recorded in the fifties "by W.T. Dawson,District Surveyor, and J .H.W. Pettit, Surveyor. Annotated toshow Omeo district, 15 p., original Ms and typescript.

(d) Yirum-ill amFour letters Thomas Howill Kirl Shaw to A.W. Howitt, 9 September1883-29 May 1886, 8 p., original Ms.

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(a) Miscellaneous correspondenceP. Bogisch to A.W. Howitt, 8 August 1898, 2 p. , original Ms.A.L.P. Cameron to A.W. Howitt, 6 June 1886, H p. , original Ms.

John C. McLeod to A.W. Howitt, 10 February l88l, 1 p., original Ms.

Portion of a letter. Unsigned. ^ p. , original Ms.(b) Miscellgne_qus_ n ot e s

Notes "by Howitt: 'Four tribes described "by Mr. Dawson' describingAborigines of South Western Victoria as observed by James Dawson,2 p. , original Ms.

Extract from report of the Aborigines of the North Western Districtl838-l81{£ including specimens of five dialects. Annotated. 2 p.,printed, and original Ms.'Buckley, the wild white man. An original narrative1 from The Argus,31 January 1891, 1 p. , printed.

'List of annuals in 'Old Tales' ', undated, 2 p., original Ms.

(c ) Map of Melbourne and suburbs. Lithographed at the Dept. of Landsand Survey, September 1876. Annotated to show proposed railwaylines. 1 p. , printed and original Ms.

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Aboriginal tribes of Western A.ustralia

Three letters, Daisy Bates to A.W. Howitt 20 June 1905-6 October 1905.En,closure: Questionnaire on Aboriginal tribes of Western Australia byMalcolm A.C. Fraser, 7 p. , original Ms and printed.Draft letter and 'queries and remarks' A.W. Howitt to Daisy Bates,10 September 1905 and 6 November 1905, 6 p. , original Ms.

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(a) Miscellaneous correspondence,Jeanne B. Telford to A.W. Howitt, 10 April l88l, 2 p., original Ms..

Completed circular signed by W.S. , 25 September l88l, 1 p. ,printed and original Ms.

Olive ? to A.W. Howitt, 22 December l88l, 1 p. , original Ms.A.W. Howitt to Mrs. Hording, 3 June 1901. Draft letter, 1 p.,original Ms.

Completed questionnaire 'Re Iniation Csic3 Ceremony', signed P.A.,29 January 190k.

Draft letter by A.W. Howitt on origin of Australian Aborigines.Uhaddressed and unsigned, IT April 1905, 2 p. , original Ms.A.W. Howitt to Committee of Testimonial Fund, Melbourne, 30 June1906, 2 p. , original Ms and printed.

Completed questionnaires on Aboriginal relationships and vocabulary.Unsigned, 6 p. , original Ms.

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(a) General notesComparative tables on parental; filial; and fraternal termsamongst Aboriginal tribes with list of major correspondents on verso,6 p. , original Ms.

(b) Notes on marital; grand filial; grand ancestral; filial;fraternal and parental terms, 7 p. , original Ms.

Notes by Howitt on the four class system, undated, 3 p. , original Ms.Notes by Howitt on material CsicH descent, U p. , original Ms.Notes "by Howitt on 'Some Native Trade Centres', 3 p., original Ms.Vocabulary of Aboriginal river names, 2 p. , original Ms.

Questionnaire on messengers and messages by A.W. Howitt, 1 p. ,original Ms.

'The Legend of Thid-la': notes "by A.W. Howitt, 2 p. , original Ms.Notes by Howitt on an Aboriginal camp, 1 p., original Ms.Review by Howitt of H. Brough Sngrth: The gold fields and mineraldistricts of Victoria. Melbourne, 1868. 5 p., original Ms.Extract from notes on geological formations by A.W. Howitt, 1 p. ,original Ms.Notes from 'Victoria. Report of the Select Committee of the LegislativeCouncil on the aborigines 1858-9', 9 p., original Ms.Hotes from Oscar de Satge": Pages from the journal of a QueenslandScatter. London, 1901. 1 p. , original Ms.

Notes from unidentified book, H p. , original Ms.

Notes for reference taken from R. Brough Smyth, 2 p. , original.

Extract from The Little_Manx Nation by Hall Caine, 2 p. , original Ms.

Review of William Howitt. The history of discovery in Aust.ralia,Tasmania and Mew Zealand. London, in The Australas:LaR_a 25 January1868, 1 p. , printed.

(c) T.E. Day. Report on survey matters of the Northern Territory andhistorical sketch of the Territory. 22 January 1913. 16 p.Typescript.

12.

HOWITT, ALFRED WILLIAM (cont'd)

{(c) cont'd)

MF 15 U

T.E. Day to A. Hunt, 19 August 1913, H p. Typescript.

A. Hunt to T.E. Day, 5 December 1913, 2 p. Typescript.

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River tribes - S.Conamarra tribe - S.Fowlers Bay tribe - S.HGulf of Carpentaria! - S,L.Jiringal tribe - L.Lake Bolac tribe - S.Added entries:Affleck, JohnAldridge, Harry EAndersen, RArmstrong, MargaretBates, Daisy MayBennett, Henrick HaroldBen son, MayBenson, SBogisch, H PaulBonicurry, L.B.Boultbee, James ¥Boydell, James WBrooke, JocelynBrown, EdwinBrown, Frank ¥Bulmer, John MCambage, Richard HindCameron, A L PCameron, Charles JChristison, RobertConnoily, JohnCrowthers, RobertDawson, JamesDawson, ¥ TDay, T EDuve, Charles IFeehan, Maurice JamesEerguson, AlexFlierl, JohannFlower* William HenryFraser, Malcolm A CFraser, JohnGaskell, FredGason, SamuelGibson, JamesGreenway, C CGribble, John BrownGuthridge, Joseph T

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Harm, Frank HHarper, Walter RHobbes, John THogarth, RobertHolmes, C FHooke, AHoward, Edward PalmerHunt, AJames, FrankKing, C N SLethbridge, R CoplandMachattie, J 0McKinlay, E MMacLeod, John CMcRae, DonaldMeyer, C AMuirhead, James CNewland, SimpsonO'Donnell, W JO'Rourke, JohnPalmer, EdwardParker, Catherine Somerville CK. Langloh

ParkerUPetrie, C JPettit, John H ¥Pullman, HRobinson, H BScott, WilliamSchulae, LouisShaw, JosephShaw, OliphantShaw, Thomas Howill KirlSiebert, OttoStable, Marie (Mary)Sutton, ThomasTaylor, TTelford, Jeanne BThornton, ¥ ¥Vernon, E RVogelsang, HermannWalker, Alfred

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