This book is the fourth volume of the Australian Race which was printed by the Government printer. The other 3 volumes cover the origin, languages, customs, place of landing in Australia, and the routes by which it spread itself over that continent. This book and map indicate an interest in the Aboriginal Race of Australia during the late 1880s.A local family owned this book indicating an interest in the Aborigines of Australia. The languages of Aboriginal tribes throughout Australia can be compared with those tribes of the Kiewa Valley adding (confirming) to the information sourced from alternative sources.Large thin brownish book with gold embossed title on front cover. 45 pages with blank cover pages. Each page has 8 columns giving the aboriginal word of each tribe giving a comparitive vocabulary of selected English words. Fold out map inserted in flap at rear. It is a map of Continental Australia, showing the routes by which the Aboriginal race spread itself throughout the continent.aborigines; first people of australia; aboriginal language; aboriginal tribes; kiewa valley

CD ROM - home made, contains scanned images of a few pages. CDROM located in CD ROM case.B&w illustrations, word lists, CD-ROM

CD ROM - home made, contains scanned images of a few pages. CDROM located in CD ROM caseB&w illustrations, word lists, CD-ROM

CD ROM - home made, contains scanned images of a few pages. CDROM located in CD ROM case.Word lists, sheet music, CD-ROM

CD ROM - home made, contains scanned images of a few pages. CDROM located in CD ROM case.Word lists, CD-ROM

Black Hardcover Book with Bold Print on coverBy Edward M Curr Authorstations

Hard cover book, The Australian Race Vol 4. Author: Edward Micklethwaite Curr Publisher: John Ferres, Government Printer Melbourne Aus. Date: 1886-1887 Light brown cloth hardcover and spine and blue edging to hard covers lettering in blue . The spine has a label with an inscription. Further Information: Map in pocket at the back of volnon-fictionThe Australian Race Vol. 4 by Edward M. Curr is the highly illustrated fourth part of Curr’s four volume ethnographic survey of Aboriginal Australia. It consolidates his findings on origins, languages, customs, and distributions, and its atlas volume furnishes a large comparative language map and ethnographic plates. The four volume set are a broad survey of Aboriginal peoples’ origins, languages, social customs, and movements across the Australian continent. The fourth volume functions as an atlas and language compendium, pairing textual material with a folio atlas of comparative vocabularies and a large map that traces routes and distributions. This volume also documents specific rites and regional practices, as part of his broader attempt to synthesize ethnographic and linguistic data across Australia. The work is considered a foundational reference work although in today's modern world is is regarded as dated and eurocentric set of volumes as a reference in Australian Indigenous studies and anthropology.flagstaff hil, warrnambool, flagstaff hill maritime museum, maritime museum, shipwreck coast, flagstaff hill maritime village, great ocean road, book, pattison collection, warrnambool library, warrnambool mechanics’ institute, ralph eric pattison, corangamite regional library service, warrnambool city librarian, mechanics’ institute library, victorian library board, warrnambool books and records, warrnambool children’s library, the australian race vol 4, aboriginal studies, languages, native langauge

Hard cover book, The Australian Race Vol 3. Author: Edward Micklethwaite Curr Publisher: John Ferres, Government Printer Melbourne Aus. Date: 1886-1887 Light brown cloth hardcover and spine and blue edging to hard covers lettering in blue . The spine has a label with an inscription.non-fictionThe Australian Race Vol. 3 by Edward M. Curr is the third part of Curr’s four volume ethnographic survey of Aboriginal Australia. Volume three moves further into Aboriginal customs their social practices, and regional accounts gathered from settlers, missionaries, and other correspondents of the time. The four volume set is a broad survey of Aboriginal peoples’ origins, languages, social customs, and movements across the Australian continent. Volume one is chiefly a comparative on various vocabularies and linguistic materials, with early observations used to identify and compare Aboriginal language groups. This volume continuing in documenting specific rites and regional practices, as part of his broader attempt to synthesize ethnographic and linguistic data across Australia. The work is considered a foundational reference work although in today's modern world is is regarded as dated and eurocentric set of volumes as a reference in Australian Indigenous studies and anthropology.flagstaff hil, warrnambool, flagstaff hill maritime museum, maritime museum, shipwreck coast, flagstaff hill maritime village, great ocean road, book, pattison collection, warrnambool library, warrnambool mechanics’ institute, ralph eric pattison, corangamite regional library service, warrnambool city librarian, mechanics’ institute library, victorian library board, warrnambool books and records, warrnambool children’s library, the australian race vol 4, aboriginal studies, languages, native langauge

Hard cover book, The Australian Race Vol 2. Author: Edward Micklethwaite Curr Publisher: John Ferres, Government Printer Melbourne Aus. Date: 1886-1887 Light brown cloth hardcover and spine and blue edging to hard covers lettering in blue . The spine has a label with an inscription.non-fictionThe Australian Race Vol. 2 by Edward M. Curr is the second part of Curr’s four volume ethnographic survey of Aboriginal Australia. Volume two continues the language and vocabulary work from volume one, and goes on in expanding the comparative material available across more regions and groups of Aboriginal tribes or mobs. The four volume set is a broad survey of Aboriginal peoples’ origins, languages, social customs, and movements across the Australian continent. Volume one is chiefly a comparative on various vocabularies and linguistic materials, with early observations used to identify and compare Aboriginal language groups. This volume also documents specific rites and regional practices, as part of his broader attempt to synthesize ethnographic and linguistic data across Australia. The work is considered a foundational reference work although in today's modern world is is regarded as dated and eurocentric set of volumes as a reference in Australian Indigenous studies and anthropology.flagstaff hil, warrnambool, flagstaff hill maritime museum, maritime museum, shipwreck coast, flagstaff hill maritime village, great ocean road, book, pattison collection, warrnambool library, warrnambool mechanics’ institute, ralph eric pattison, corangamite regional library service, warrnambool city librarian, mechanics’ institute library, victorian library board, warrnambool books and records, warrnambool children’s library, the australian race vol 4, aboriginal studies, languages, native langauge

Hard cover book, The Australian Race Vol 1. Author: Edward Micklethwaite Curr Publisher: John Ferres, Government Printer Melbourne Aus. Date: 1886-1887 Light brown cloth hardcover and spine and blue edging to hard covers lettering in blue . The spine has a label with an inscription.non-fictionThe Australian Race Vol. 1 by Edward M. Curr is the highly illustrated first part of Curr’s four volume ethnographic survey of Aboriginal Australia. It consolidates his findings on origins, languages, customs, and distributions, and its atlas volume furnishes a large comparative language map and ethnographic plates. The four volume set is a broad survey of Aboriginal peoples’ origins, languages, social customs, and movements across the Australian continent. Volume one is chiefly a comparative on various vocabularies and linguistic materials, with early observations used to identify and compare Aboriginal language groups. This volume also documents specific rites and regional practices, as part of his broader attempt to synthesize ethnographic and linguistic data across Australia. The work is considered a foundational reference work although in today's modern world is is regarded as dated and eurocentric set of volumes as a reference in Australian Indigenous studies and anthropology.flagstaff hil, warrnambool, flagstaff hill maritime museum, maritime museum, shipwreck coast, flagstaff hill maritime village, great ocean road, book, pattison collection, warrnambool library, warrnambool mechanics’ institute, ralph eric pattison, corangamite regional library service, warrnambool city librarian, mechanics’ institute library, victorian library board, warrnambool books and records, warrnambool children’s library, the australian race vol 4, aboriginal studies, languages, native langauge