The aborigines of Victoria : with notes relating to the habits of the natives of other parts of Australia and Tasmania
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The aborigines of Victoria : with notes relating to the habits of the natives of other parts of Australia and Tasmania
（Cambridge library collection, . Linguistics）
Cambridge University Press, 2009
- : set
- v. 1 : pbk
- v. 2 : pbk
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Reprint. Originally published: London : John Ferres, 1878
Includes index
Description and Table of Contents
- Volume
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v. 1 : pbk ISBN 9781108006569
Description
Robert Brough Smyth (1830-1889) was a successful Melbourne-based mining engineer and civil servant whose international contacts included the geologist Adam Sedgwick. He also spent 16 years as Secretary of the Board for the Protection of the Aborigines. In this study of the society and customs of indigenous Australians in the Victoria region, first published in 1878, he combines his own observations with those of others who lived or worked closely with the Aboriginal population. Volume 1 discusses the Aborigines' physical and mental characteristics, demographics, social interaction, rituals, daily life and mythology. Comparisons are made throughout with other indigenous populations, particularly those of nearby Pacific and Indonesian islands. Illustrated throughout, the book takes into account the changes forced on the native population by the arrival of European settlers in the late eighteenth century and preserves much information that might otherwise have been lost.
Table of Contents
- Preface
- Introduction
- 1. Physical characteristics
- 2. Mental character
- 3. Number and distribution of the aborigines
- 4. Birth and education of children
- 5. Marriage
- 6. Death, and burial of the dead
- 7. A native encampment
- 8. Food
- 9. Diseases
- 10. Dress and personal ornaments
- 11. Ornamentation
- 12. Offensive weapons
- 13. Defensive weapons
- 14. Weapons and implements of the West Australians
- 15. Implements and manufactures
- 16. Stone implements
- 17. Nets and fish-hooks
- 18. Methods of producing fire
- 19. Canoes
- 20. Myths.
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v. 2 : pbk ISBN 9781108006576
Description
Robert Brough Smyth (1830-1889) was a successful Melbourne-based mining engineer and civil servant who spent 16 years as Secretary of the Board for the Protection of the Aborigines. In this study of the society and customs of indigenous Australians in the Victoria region, first published in 1878, he combines his own observations with those of others who lived or worked closely with the Aboriginal population. The principal focus of volume 2 is language. Smyth discusses the similarities and differences between regional dialects, grammatical rules and the use of sign language, and the vocabularies of different regions. The nine essays by European settlers which form the appendices explore a variety of anthropological topics and shed light on the complex relationship that existed between the indigenous Australian population and the European immigrants. A final chapter outlines the customs and characteristics of the Aborigines of Tasmania.
Table of Contents
- 21. Languages
- Appendices
- The Aboriginals of Tasmania
- Index.
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