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Price, Charles, 1842-1926 (draper)

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Dates

  • Existence: 1842 - 1926

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Notebook on Queensland Aboriginal languages

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 291
Scope and Contents This notebook has no formal title, but its introductory note is headed 'Townsville Cleveland Bay, Queensland, August 31 1885'. It is signed by Charles Price (1842-1926), a draper of Townsville. The volume contains 172 pages of vocabulary, compiled over 16 years of collecting, with Aboriginal words in alphabetical order on the left hand page and English translations on the right. It also includes notes on pronunciation (two pages) and translations of Aboriginal songs and chants (four...
Dates: 1885 - 1886
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