Warlpiri tense-aspect; Lake Ayre languages; general linguistics.word listslinguistics, warlpiri, lake eyre

This thesis examines and analyses the linguistic data in the papers of the Reverend William Thomas (1793-1867) in the Mitchell Library, Sydney (Thomas MS 214). This data was found to refer mainly to the Aboriginal language of the Melbourne area, described by Blake and Reid (1998) as the Central Victorian Language.word listswathawurrung, wathaurong, boonwurrung, boon wurrung, woiwurrung, thagungwurrung, djadjawurrung, tjapwurrung, wergaia, wemba baraba, wemba wemba, yeti, madhi madhi, ledji, wadi, nari nari, wimmera, ballarat, bacchus marsh, gippsland, mount gambier, wonnin, john green, george augustus robinson, r h mathews, luise hercus, linguistics, sociolinguistics

word listskurnai, gunai, gippsland, earth, story

A collection of traditional tales that date back to the beginning of time.word listscreation stories, animals, baime, sun, moon, stars, dreaming

Populated by mythical beings, these stories of heros, birds, rivers, lakes and shores have been passed down over generations and today offer a window of understanding into the powerful Aboriginal connection to the land.word listscreation stories, dreamtime

A dictionary of South Australian Pidgin English, spoken primarily between Aboriginals and Europeans in South Australia in the 19th and 20th centuries. It is a valuable resource for those engaged with historical and literary texts that in the past have often proved difficult to those not trained in pidgin linguistics.Word listssouth australian languages, nunga, kaurna, pidgin english

An English-Aboriginal word list for the purpose of naming houses or possessions - information is derived from ?Macquarie Aboriginal Words? and includes source languages for words.word listsbundjalung, datiwuy, diyari, eastern arrernte, gooniyandi, kaurna, meryam mir, murrinh-patha, ngiyampaa, nyungar, paakantyi, torres strait creole, wemba wemba, wik-mungkan, wiradjuri, yindjibarndi

A first attempt to make a complete collection of all recorded Aboriginal names of towns, shores, homesteads, rivers, swamps, mountains and other natural features of south-east Australia. Gives meanings.word listsvocabulary, word lists, south east australian languages

Technical linguistic grammar based on historical and some contemporary sources of Yorta Yorta and the closely related Yabula Yabula language. Includes Yorta Yorta-English vocabulary and English-Yorta Yorta finder list.word listsyorta yorta, bangerang, yabula yabula, ngarimoro, murray goulburn, yeilima, grammar, luise hercus, sharon atkinson, e.m. curr, kinship relations, historiography

word listsdarkinyung, many rivers aboriginal language centre

A book of wordlists in the Yuwaalaraay/Gamilaraay languages, which contains word groups, pronunciation guides etc.word listsgamilaraay, yuwaalaraay, moree, boggabilla, narrabri, gunnedah, tamworth, mungindi

Unpublished wordlist of body parts in Djab wurrung-English translation.word listsdjab wurrung, tjapwurong, wergaia, wemba wemba, djadjala, chaap wuurong, dawson

.1 - A4 photocopied sheet providing the location of tramcars at Preston Workshops, dated 8-12-1988 .2 - "Tram Maintenance and Construction Department Daily Tram Summary Friday 9 December 1988" - showing class, depot, peak, allot, available, spares in workshops, and number of unserviceable cars. Also lists trams for transport, stock, and total number of cars.trams, tramways, preston workshops, lists

Wal Jack maintained lists of Australian tramcars, often provided by his correspondents. This list, c1950, provides a list of Sydney tramcars up to R1 1987 in passenger service by class with their allocated numbers - prior to the construction of the last 100 R1 class cars. Not known who prepared the list.Yields information about Wal Jack's records.Carbon copy, typed on fawn coloured paper - List of Sydney tramcar numbers and class.letters, wal jack, trams, sydney, lists

List titled "Disposal of Ballarat Tramcars", possibly late 1972 given notes 4 and 10. Lists the disposal of all Ballarat tramcars and where they went too following the closure of the Ballarat system. Based on the handwriting possibly prepared by Keith Kings for publication. Gives the removal date or storage locations.Yields information about the disposal of the Ballarat fleet following closure of the tram system.Handwritten list on two foolscap sheets of ruled paper and one small cut sheet as a heading.tramcars, ballarat, lists, disposal, sale of trams