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Victorian Aboriginal Corporation for Languages
Book, Robert Brough Smyth, The Aborigines of Victoria : volume 2 : with notes relating to the habits of the natives of other parts of Australia and Tasmania : compiled from various sources for the Government of Victoria, 2005
... Aboriginal social life and customs... phrenology Aboriginal social life and customs death and burial ...Historical work by the Secretary of the Board for the Protection of the Aborigines. (c.1876) Volume two is devoted to Aboriginal languages, including comparisons of Victorian languages with those from New South Wales, word lists, vocabularies, and native names of trees and plants. Volume two also includes details and customs of the aborigines in Tasmania. Includes interesting observations on the works of William Thomas, Alfred W, Howitt, Philip Chaney, Albert A.C. La Souef, John Moore Davis and Rev. William Ridley.robert brough smyth, philip chauncy, william ridley, albert le souef, a. w. howitt, john moore davis, william locke, a. f. a. greeves, language comparisons, phrenology, aboriginal social life and customs, death and burial customs, weapons, tasmania, lake tyers, lake wellington, gippsland, ballarat, brabrolong, lake hindmarsh, kotoopna -
Port Fairy Historical Society Museum and Archives
Book, Pollard, Melbourne, Vic, Australian Etiquette : Rules of Good Society, 1945
... australia -- social life and customs -- 1901-1945.... -- australia etiquette australia australia -- social life and customs ...Australian etiquette guide to rules of good society.96 pages ; 18 cm; 8vo..non-fictionAustralian etiquette guide to rules of good society.etiquette -- australia, etiquette, australia, australia -- social life and customs -- 1901-1945., book -
Port Fairy Historical Society Museum and Archives
Book, Ward, Lock & Co., Limited, Bruce of the Boonderong Camp, 1920
... australia -- social life and customs -- juvenile fiction..... australia -- social life and customs -- juvenile fiction. target ...Juvenile Fiction held in Reference Section. Illustrated by J. Macfarlane.256 p., [8] leaves of plates : ill. ; 19 cm.non-fictionJuvenile Fiction held in Reference Section. Illustrated by J. Macfarlane. lillian pyke, country life -- queensland -- juvenile fiction., railroads -- construction -- juvenile fiction., children's stories., railroad construction workers -- queensland -- juvenile fiction., railroads -- design and construction -- juvenile fiction., australia -- social life and customs -- juvenile fiction., target audience, book -
Victorian Aboriginal Corporation for Languages
Kit, Victorian Aboriginal Legal Service et al, Aboriginal English in the courts kit : a report on Aboriginal English in the courts, 2007
... Australians -- Social life and customs. Law -- Australia -- Language... -- Social life and customs. Law -- Australia -- Language ...The overall objective of this report is to collate information about Aboriginal English in order to inform future staff training and resources for people working in the courts, including solicitors and magistrates. Features Radio National transcript from Lingua Franca program, and content by Diane Eades.tables, sample legal letters, pamphlets, information cardaustralia -- trials, litigation, etc. english language -- dialects -- australia. aboriginal australians -- social life and customs. law -- australia -- language -- handbooks, manuals, etc. aboriginal australians -- criminal justice system. -
Victorian Aboriginal Corporation for Languages
Book, Ron Vanderwal, John Bulmer's recollections of Victorian Aboriginal life, 1855-1908
... Indigenous social life... history Indigenous social life kinship religion and mythology bush ...John Bulmer spent forty years of his life as missionary to Aboriginal people in Victoria, in 1855 devoting his activities to communities on the Murray, but most of his life was spent at Lake Tyers where he established a Church of England mission in 1862, In his later years he wrote a series of thirteen papers in which he recorded his observations on the life and times of the people to whom he ministered. Over a period of several years Alistair Campbell transliterated the manuscripts, altering a little but retaining the flavour of the original text.maps, b&w photograph, word lists, tablesgunai kurnai, gippsland, lake tyers, lakes entrance, king charley, snowy river, ellen hood, sarah moffat, lance mcdougall, kassie mcdougall, tom foster, alec mccrae, nellie blair, john bulmer, victorian history, indigenous social life, kinship, religion and mythology, bush foods -
Victorian Aboriginal Corporation for Languages
Book, Robert Brough Smyth, The Aborigines of Victoria : with notes relating to the habits of the natives of other parts of Australia and Tasmania : compiled from various sources for the Government of Victoria by R. Brough Smyth : vol. 1, 1878
... Aboriginal social life and customs... anthropology Aboriginal social life and customs children behaviour ...Produced in two large volumes, Robert Brough Smyth has collected information on various tribes and their customs, as well as their physical and mental character; birth and education of children; marriage; death and burial of the dead; daily lives of the natives; food; diseases; dress and personal ornaments; weapons; implements and manufacturers; nets and fish hooks; methods of producing fire; canoes and myths. Smyth also devotes about two hundred pages to Aboriginal languages, as well as including details and customs of the aborigines in Tasmania. Complete with hundreds of sketches, the work is still a valuable resource not only for those with in an interest in aboriginal culture, but also those wanting to know the early history of Australia.maps, b&w illustrations, word listsrobert brough smyth, anthropology, aboriginal social life and customs, children, behaviour, death and burial customs, daily life, food, diseases, weapons, shields, boomerang, vessels, baskets, message sticks, stone tool technology, fire, canoes, myths, stories -
Victorian Aboriginal Corporation for Languages
Book, Robert Brough Smyth, The Aborigines of Victoria : with notes relating to the habits of the natives of other parts of Australia and Tasmania : compiled from various sources for the Government of Victoria by R. Brough Smyth : vol. 2, 1878
... Aboriginal social life and customs... phrenology Aboriginal social life and customs death and burial ...Produced in two large volumes, Robert Brough Smyth has collected information on various tribes and their customs, as well as their physical and mental character; birth and education of children; marriage; death and burial of the dead; daily lives of the natives; food; diseases; dress and personal ornaments; weapons; implements and manufacturers; nets and fish hooks; methods of producing fire; canoes and myths. Smyth also devotes about two hundred pages to Aboriginal languages, as well as including details and customs of the aborigines in Tasmania. Complete with hundreds of sketches, the work is still a valuable resource not only for those with in an interest in aboriginal culture, but also those wanting to know the early history of Australia.b&w illustrations, word listsrobert brough smyth, philip chauncy, william ridley, albert le souef, a. w. howitt, john moore davis, william locke, a. f. a. greeves, language comparisons, phrenology, aboriginal social life and customs, death and burial customs, weapons, tasmania, lake tyers, lake wellington, gippsland, ballarat, brabrolong, lake hindmarsh, kotoopna -
Victorian Aboriginal Corporation for Languages
Book, Guide to Victorian Aboriginal collections in the Museum of Victoria, 1990
... social life and customs... and photos. b&w photographs, b&w illustrations social life ...Collections from the Museum of Victoria which show their holdings of arts and crafts by Victorian Aboriginal people. Includes tools, weapons, baskets, paintings and photos.b&w photographs, b&w illustrationssocial life and customs, material culture, catalogues, victorian history -
Victorian Aboriginal Corporation for Languages
Book, Helen Halling, From ochres to eel traps : Aboriginal science and technology resource guide for teachers, 1999
... Aboriginal social life and customs... art seasonal calendars Aboriginal social life and customs ...Art pigments Boomerangs Woomera Natural resins and gums Separation of poisons from edible plants Aboriginal bush foods Stone tool technology Aboriginal inventors Aboriginal bush medicine Specific uses of technology by a community Seasonal calendars Games and toys Firestickscolour photographs, b&w illustrations, diagramsart, seasonal calendars, aboriginal social life and customs, stone tool technology, games and toys -
Victorian Aboriginal Corporation for Languages
Book, John Rudder, An introduction to Aboriginal mathematics, 1999
... Aboriginal social life... Aboriginal social life measuring space measuring time flora fauna ...Aboriginal mathematics tends to focus on the relationship of numbers rather than quantities. This book shows why numbers were irrelevant to Aborigines and outlines the kind of mathematics that was used.maps, b&w illustrations, b&w photographsnorth east arnhem land, turtle egg mathematics, aboriginal mathematics, aboriginal social life, measuring space, measuring time, flora, fauna -
Hume City Civic Collection
Booklet, SUNBURY RACING CLUB, 1902
... social life and customs... sunbury racecourse social life and customs boardman a. f. george ...A copy of General Rules of the Sunbury Racing Club that were adopted by members on Monday September 15 1902 at a Special General Meeting. The chairman was Mr. R.W.LethbridgeA small four page pamphlet."SUNBURY/RACING CLUB/GENERAL RULES"sunbury, sunbury racing club, sunbury races, sunbury news, sunbury racecourse, social life and customs, boardman, a. f., george evans collection -
Hume City Civic Collection
Photograph, 15/09/1952
... social life and customs... social life and customs flintoff mary dunn lorraine o'brien joan ...This is a photograph of the entry submitted by Our Lady of Mt Carmel Primary School in the Back to Sunbury celebrations.A photograph of the winning float in the street parade in the "Back to Sunbury" procession. It shows the girls sitting on the decorated tray of the truck.1860-1952parades and processions, our lady of mt carmel, back to sunbury, schools, sunbury, social life and customs, flintoff, mary, dunn, lorraine, o'brien, joan, morrison, dorothy, leake, alfred, boardman, eric, forbes, john, dignam, william, 1952, george evans collection -
Surrey Hills Historical Society Collection
Book, Bruce McBrien, Marvellous Melbourne and Me, 2010
... social life and customs... Bruce / August 2010 melbourne social life and customs australian ...Bruce experienced first-hand life at the top of Melbourne's social strata in the early 20th century. In rich detail, he describes his childhood years living at Harrison House in Spring Street, and paints a vivid picture of inner-city Melbourne in the early to mid- 1900s. His family's social standing gave Bruce a rare perspective on Melbourne life, as illustrated through his many brushes with iconic politicians and celebrities over the years.H25.7 cm; 362p;non-fictionBruce experienced first-hand life at the top of Melbourne's social strata in the early 20th century. In rich detail, he describes his childhood years living at Harrison House in Spring Street, and paints a vivid picture of inner-city Melbourne in the early to mid- 1900s. His family's social standing gave Bruce a rare perspective on Melbourne life, as illustrated through his many brushes with iconic politicians and celebrities over the years.melbourne, social life and customs, australian football - history, history- 20th century -
Kew Historical Society Inc
Book, Civvy Symphony, December, 1946 : the world since V.P. day / cartooned by Armstrong of the Argus, 1946
... Australia -- Social life and customs -- 1945-1965..., presentation, collection and purchase. Important social document ...Kew Historical Society, founded in 1958, has an extensive reference library, of which this book is a part. Volumes in the library are used by members for research into aspects of local history and/or to support the Society's collections of pictures, maps, fashion and artefacts. Reference books have entered the collection through donation, presentation, collection and purchase.Important social document illustrating Australian views of the world in the immediate postwar periodMont Albert [Vic.] : Edgar J.K. Thompson for the Argus and Australasian Ltd., 1946 48 p. : chiefly ill. (some col.) ; 31 cm. "australian wit and humour -- pictorial, australia -- social life and customs -- 1945-1965 -- caricatures and cartoons. -
Phillip Island and District Historical Society Inc.
Photograph, Lunch at San Remo, 1925-1926
... social life and customs... 1925-1926. Family featured is unknown. social life and customs ...Taken from a photo album of 79 photos of Phillip Island. Dated about 1925-1926. Family featured is unknown.Sepia photograph of 3 women and one child sitting on outdoor seat in parklike setting. House in the background.Lunch at San Remosocial life and customs, photographs, san remo -
Phillip Island and District Historical Society Inc.
Photograph, Bunnies for dinner, 1925-1926
... social life and customs... tea house behind shelly beach social life and customs ...405-04: Sepia photograph of 4 ladies and a girl in front of the Tea House at Shelly Beach. 405-04a: Sepia photograph of 6 adults and 3 children sitting in front of a thatched roof hut. One woman is holding several rabbits.Tea House Shelly Beach On back of photo. Bunnies for dinner. Shell House Shelly Beachphotographs, tea house behind shelly beach, social life and customs -
Phillip Island and District Historical Society Inc.
Photograph, Ready, set, go, 1925-1926
... social life and customs... beach bathers near the pier social life and customs ...Cowes beachSepia photograph of four women and one girl dressed in bathers on beach with pier in background.Ready set gophotographs, cowes beach, bathers near the pier, social life and customs -
Phillip Island and District Historical Society Inc.
Photograph, On the rocks, 1925-1926
... social life and customs... ear Cowes pier. On the rocks. photographs Cowes Beach social ...Sepia photograph of four women and one girl in bathers, sitting on rocks ear Cowes pier.On the rocks.photographs, cowes beach, social life and customs, cowes pier phillip island -
Phillip Island and District Historical Society Inc.
Photograph, Daughters of the sea, 1925-1926
... social life and customs... on the sand with pier in the background. Daughters of the sea social ...Sepia photograph of four women in bathers and sailor hats, standing on the sand with pier in the background.Daughters of the seasocial life and customs, photographs, cowes beach, cowes pier -
Phillip Island and District Historical Society Inc.
Photograph, Having a rest, 1925-1926
... social life and customs... pier photographs Cowes Beach social life and customs ...Sepia photograph of four women and one girl in bathers lying on the sand with a clump of seaweed. Pier in the background.Having a restcowes pier, photographs, cowes beach, social life and customs -
Phillip Island and District Historical Society Inc.
Photograph, Arriving home, 1925-1926
... social life and customs... social life and customs ...Sepia photograph of a woman in riding gear standing beside a horse. In a fenced yard with sheds.Arriving home.photographs, horse & rider, social life and customs -
Phillip Island and District Historical Society Inc.
Photograph, Ready for a ride, 1925-1926
... social life and customs... horse & rider social life and customs ...Sepia photograph of a woman in riding gear sitting on a horse in a yard. Large building in the background.Ready for a ridephotographs, horse & rider, social life and customs -
Phillip Island and District Historical Society Inc.
Photograph, On the way to Smith’s Beach, 1925-1926
... social life and customs... social life and customs ...Sepia photograph of old truck with part canvas sides. People sitting inside looking ou,t six people standing beside the truck.On the way to Smiths Beach. Cowes.photographs, transport, smiths beach, social life and customs -
Phillip Island and District Historical Society Inc.
Photograph, Off for a trip, 1925-1926
... social life and customs... of truck. Off for a trip photographs Transport social life ...Sepia photograph of a truck with open sides with canvas shades. People looking out of windows. Boy standing on running board at the back of truck. Off for a tripphotographs, transport, social life and customs -
Phillip Island and District Historical Society Inc.
Photograph, Off for a spin, 1925-1926
... social life and customs... in the back seat. Off for a spin. social life and customs photographs ...Sepia photograph of a car with a woman driver and several people in the back seat. Off for a spin.social life and customs, photographs, transport, motor cars -
Phillip Island and District Historical Society Inc.
Photograph, In front of the Caves, 1925-1926
... social life and customs... social life and customs ...Location is possibly Forrest Caves.Sepia photograph of five women, two men, one boy and a dog sitting on the sand in front of rocks and caves.In front of the Cavesphotographs, caves, forrest caves, social life and customs -
Phillip Island and District Historical Society Inc.
Photograph, Sand sliding, Barry’s Beach, 1925-1926
... social life and customs..., Phillip Island Berry’s Beach, Phillip Island social life ...Sepia photograph of a woman sliding down a sand dune, with ocean in the background. Helped by a man and another person kneeling in the background.Sand sliding at Barry’s Beachphotographs, barry’s beach, phillip island, berry’s beach, phillip island, social life and customs -
Phillip Island and District Historical Society Inc.
Textile, Evening bag
... social life.... Historical evening bag Judy Ford social life ...Bag was owned by great grandmother x 2 of Judy Ford.HistoricalBlack silk evening bag with satin lining and thicker material lining on front side. Black ribbon strap. Embroidered with sprays of small white flowers made of material. Also bow of yellow ribbon. N/Aevening bag, judy ford, social life, -
Phillip Island and District Historical Society Inc.
Photograph, 1920
... social life... donated by Mrs W. Rankine the nobbies phillip island social life ...One of a collection of photographs donated by Mrs W. RankineBlack & White photograph of 3 men and 7 women having a cup of tea at The Nobbies"Afternoontea on the Nobbies 1920the nobbies, phillip island, social life -
Phillip Island and District Historical Society Inc.
Photograph, 1920
... social life... social life ...One of a collection of photographs donated by Mrs. R. Rankine.Black & white photograph of a group of 9 adults on The Nobbies."Afternoon tea on the Nobbies 1920" "M M Martin W R Dutton" 1920the nobbies, phillip island, social life