Spencer & Gillen

A journey through Aboriginal Australia

F.J. Gillen's first diary 1875 : Adelaide to Alice Springs, March to June

Physical Description

Diary written in ink, in a small A6 black covered notebook.

Transcript

Inside Front Cover

HK Fry Collection

Who ever gets the use of this Book remember to return it to me as I wish to pass it round to several of G's friends out of office.

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FJ Gillen
Diary of trip from Adelaide to Alice Springs. With short vocabulary of Native Languages added.

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Names of Natives N of Peake, Male

Adnella
Noor-licka

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Names of Natives N of Peake, Female

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Vocabularly of Native Language

Images

Rights: South Australian Museum

Document Details

Date Made
Circa 1875
Creator
Region
Central Australia
State
South Australia and the Northern Territory

Document Details

Number of Pages
117

Subjects

Language Groups
People
Places

Institution

Institution
South Australian Museum
Registration
SAM AA108 Gillen Diary 1875

Classification

Primary Subject
Diary
Secondary Subject
Language