Australia is becoming a living laboratory for research into socio-linguistic/sociology of languages, offering three main fields; aboriginal languages, local varieties of English and immigrant languages in contact with English.Tableslinguistics, sociolinguistics, immigrants

"...this book provides a fascinating picture of life in northeast Queensland between 1963 and 1977. It also provides an insight into how linguists work, how they gather their information, and how they interpret it."b&w photographs, colour photographsqueensland, languages, linguists, linguistics, field work, biography, northeast queensland

Six papers on the relationship of language and culture in the Australian Aboriginal context are presented. "Some Thoughts on Yanyuwa Language and Culture" by Jean Kirton gives an overview of some language-culture relationships and examines seven kinds of possession in one language. "Nyangumarta Kinship: A Woman's Viewpoint" by Helen Geytenbeck outlines kinship and its terminology as learned by a field linquist for her work with this group. In "A Description of the Mathematical Concepts of Groote Eylandt Aborigines," Judith Stokes describes an Anindilyakwa mathematical language in its cultural context, refuting popular generalizations about the limited counting ability of the Aboriginal people. "Facts and Fallacies of Aboriginal Number Systems" by John Harris criticizes anthropologists' and linguists' neglect of and bias concerning existing data about the mathematics of Aboriginal groups. In "Aboriginal Mathematical Concepts: A Cultural and Linguistic Explanation for Some of the Problems," Barbara Sayers suggests that the mathematical problems of some Aboriginal schoolchildren are real, but have a cultural rather than linguistic basis. "A Report on Colour Term Research in Five Aboriginal Languages" by Susanne Hargrave describes and presents preliminary analyses from a research project on color terminology.B&w illustrationslinguistics, language and culture, sociolinguistics

The book includes case studies of a number of situations in different circumstances and locations. All the articles are written by practitioners with experience in the field and all of them document actual practice.b&w illustrations, b&w photographs, diagrams, graphsbilingual education, literacy, adult education, workplace literacy

The aim of this work is to provide a guide to those reference works, bibliographies, encyclopedias, dictionaries and similar works which are likely to be useful to research workers in the field of Victorian historyvictorian history, local history, bibliographies

Detailed book on frogs in Victoria giving very clear descriptions.Maps, colour illustrations, colour photographsfrogs, habitats, toads, tree frogs, tadpoles

Identification of native wildflowers from around Australia. Plant families are arranged in alphabetical order.Maps, b&w illustrations, colour photographswildflowers, plants, australia, grampians, identification, vegetation zones

A simple guide to the Indigenous plants of the Melbourne region. The extent of the boundaries of this region is outlined in the introduction.Colour photographs, glossarynative plants, melbourne, identification

The fieldguide edition of Wild Food Plants of Australia. It is presented in a concise, convenient form to facilitate quick and ready reference in the field. Tim Low has provided a truly reliable guide to our edible flora, making identification easy. Thus it is a perfect companion for bushwalkers, naturalists, scientists and, with emphasis on wild food cuisine, gourmets. Low describes more than 180 plants - from the most tasty and significant plant foods of southern and eastern Australia to the more important and spectacular inland and tropical foods.Maps, colour photographs, b&w illustrationsedible wild plants, cooking, flora, cuisine, bush tucker

Detailed description of plants, one plant per page. Alphabetical listing according to botanical name, with common names provided.Maps, colour photographs, pronunciation guide, glossarygrassland, plants, south-eastern australia, botany, ecology

Detailed descriptions of Australian native birds at all life stages, including their calls and range of habitat.Maps, colour illustrations, colour photographsbirds, australia, identification

One plant detailed per double page, with clear illustrations and descriptions.B&w illustrations, glossaryindigenous plants, vegetation, species guide

One plant detailed per page, with clear illustrations and descriptions.b&w illustrations, glossaryindigenous plants, vegetation, species guide

Gives thorough introduction to the dry-forest area and the plants and animals of that habitat.Maps, colour photographs, b&w illustrationsbox-ironbark forests, deforestation, sustainability, environment, biodiversity

The Flora and Fauna Names Project is an initiative of the Victorian Aboriginal Corporation for Languages and the Victorian Biodiversity Strategy. The researcher has examined material from the archives of the Department of Natural Resources and Environment (NRE), the State Library of Victoria, the Victorian Public Records Office and the Australian Archives Office. This first stage of the project focussed on the NRE archives, in particular the field notebooks of the earliest surveyors and their maps although other NRE resources, libraries and public records were accessed. A total of 3028 words were found of which a significant proportion have previously been unknown to linguists. It appears that the place names and word lists in early surveyors notebooks, the 1858 surveyors responses to the Surveyor General and an extensive Wiradjuri wordlist by James Baylis have not yet been widely used or published. Fifteen percent of these 3028 words describe flora and fauna and six percent describe habitat. Of particular interest is the evidence provided by these lists of the existence of fauna in the mid nineteenth century in regions where it is now extinct. For example, magpie geese, eastern quolls, bustards and pademelons were assigned names in the Jardwadjali language area of the upper Glenelg and Wimmera Rivers. The outcomes of this project may help to assist in ascertaining the distribution of flora and fauna assets in Victoria.maps, b&w photographs, colour photographs, illustrations, word listswiradjuri, jardwadjali, glenelg river, wimmera river

Comprehensive book, arranged in types, includes clear descriptions.Colour photographs, b&w drawings, glossaryinsects, identification, australia

Robin Boyd was appointed Exhibits Architect for the Australian Pavilion at Expo ‘67 in Montreal. In 1966 Boyd travelled to Far North Queensland and the Northern Territory for research – the Expo exhibits included a coral display and native plant garden.Colour slide in a mount. Probably sugar cane fields, far north Queensland, AustraliaMade in Australia / 4 / AUG 66M3 / 13 (Handwritten)queensland, slide

Robin Boyd was appointed Exhibits Architect for the Australian Pavilion at Expo ‘67 in Montreal. In 1966 Boyd travelled to Far North Queensland and the Northern Territory for research – the Expo exhibits included a coral display and native plant garden.Colour slide in a mount. Probably sugar cane fields, far north Queensland, AustraliaMade in Australia / 2 / AUG 66M3 / 5 (Handwritten)queensland, slide

Robin Boyd was appointed Exhibits Architect for the Australian Pavilion at Expo ‘67 in Montreal. In 1966 Boyd travelled to Far North Queensland and the Northern Territory for research – the Expo exhibits included a coral display and native plant garden.Colour slide in a mount. Probably sugar cane field burn off, far north Queensland, AustraliaMade in Australia / 17 / AUG 66M3 / 6 (Handwritten)queensland, slide

Robin Boyd was appointed Exhibits Architect for the Australian Pavilion at Expo ‘67 in Montreal. In 1966 Boyd travelled to Far North Queensland and the Northern Territory for research – the Expo exhibits included a coral display and native plant garden.Colour slide in a mount. Sugar cane fields, far north Queensland, AustraliaMade in Australia / 33 / AUG 66M3 / 17 (Handwritten)queensland, slide

Robin Boyd travelled to the USA and Britain for several weeks. He attended the opening of the new Australian Chancery in Washington DC, where he had designed an innovative exhibition with cylindrical display cases and sound recordings.Colour slide in a mount. Centrepoint, Tottenham Court Road, London, 1963 alongside spire of St Giles in the Fields, 1733. (Architects: George Marsh (Centrepoint); Henry Flitcroft (St Giles in the Fields).)Made in Australia / 31 / MAY 69M2slide, robin boyd

Thomas Verrier (ordained 1961): Sprent (Tas.) (HM) 1956–60; Katherine (NT) 1962–65; Nightcliff (Darwin) 1966–67; Bendigo North 1968–71; Burnie (Tas.) 1971–76; Bayswater & Wantirna 1977–?.Thomas Verrier and family standing alongside the Land Rover ready to depart for Uranium Fields Patrol Katherine.Rev. Thomas Verrier and family before departure for Katherine.verrier, thomas

Hilda Charlotte Foster, 1902 - 1990, was a Double Certified Nurse when, at the age of 35, she successfully applied to the board of the Australian Inland Mission (AIM) to work at an outback field centre in South Australia. Born and raised in suburban Melbourne, she had been inspired by stories told to her by other missionaries about the fulfilment to be gained working amongst Aboriginal communities. Given her religious faith and nursing skills, she believed she could make a difference. She worked in Oodnadatta in South Australia for two years (1937-1939), followed by a stint in Innamincka in New South Wales in 1940 -1942. Before she became a nurse, Hilda Foster trained to be a Sunday School teacher and was a member of the Sunday School Council of Victoria. She completed first aid courses run through the Presbyterian Deaconesses Institute in Carlton, Victoria, and in 1930 successfully applied to become a trainee nurse at the Austin Hospital for Incurables, in Heidelberg. She commenced her training there in 1931, before moving to the Women's Hospital in 1933. In 1934 she had six months at the Fairfield Infectious Diseases Hospital, before returning to the Austin, where she was employed when she sat her final exams in November 1934. Her combined skills made her a most attractive option for the Australian Inland Mission. As well as being multi-skilled as a nurse, she provided religious instruction and spiritual ministry to members of the community. https://trove.nla.gov.au/people/762093?c=people Sister Foster nursed at Toora Bush Hospital prior to leaving for the Paton Memorial Hospital, Vila, New Hebrides in 1944. She left the New Hebrides in 1946.Matt, black and white, head and shoulders, studio portrait of Sister Hilda Charlotte Foster on card.australian inland mission, presbyterian deaconess, sister hilda charlotte foster, paton memorial hospital vila new hebrides

Keith Pither was born at Shepparton in 1914 and grew up on a farm. Attended Otira Methodist Home Mission Training College from 1936 and by 1939 was a probation minister at Burnie (Tas.). Enlisted in the army 1939 and served in the Middle East and Northern Australia. In 1943 he was ordained in the field as a chaplain and later served in New Guinea. Married Allison (Alison?) Brown in 1945 and they had four children, Brian, Rhonda, Andrew and Howard. Completed his studies at Melbourne University 1946. Placements were Red Cliffs, Carlton Methodist Mission, Benalla, Portland, Sandringham and Ivanhoe. Died 19/6/2008.The Pithers are holding a knife about to cut an anniversary cake."Rev. K. M. Pither and Mrs Allison Pither 1967"pither, keith, red cliffs, carlton methodist mission, benalla, portland, sandringham, ivanhoe

March 1988 was Michael Ellemor's first time as Editor of C&N. September 24 1986 Ellemor was the acting Editor while Warren Clarnette was on long service leave. In 1980 Ellemor was the first candidate from Theological Hall to take a 12 months field education placement with C&N. Ellemor is now permanently retired (2017).Both are head & shoulders photos.Name and C&N identification.ellemor, michael, church & nation editor

Ida May Boughen was born in Rainbow in 1908. In the 1940s she was office secretary of the Presbyterian Girls' Fellowship. She was commissioned as a deaconess in 1946 and was appointed the Presbyterian Fellowship of Australia field secretary between 1946 and 1951. After service in Scotland, she returned to Australia and served at Carlton, Jordanville, Colac, Lismore,Ballarat, Scot's Church Croydon, Kew and Belmont and retired in 1975.B&W head and body photograph of Ida May Boughen"Ida May Boughen Student setting out on visiting"boughen, ida may, presbyterian girls' fellowship

Jean Mawhinney was commissioned in 1952. She served in Ballarat 1953 - 1955; DFA Field Worker 1956 - 1963; Chaplain Shepparton High School 1964 - 1965; Chaplain Waterdale High School 1966 - 1980; Chaplain Macleod High School 1987. Retired 1987. Died 2009B & W matte photo of Deaconess Jean Mawhinney seated at a desk.