Frederic Bonney papers, ca. 1866-1915

MLMSS 259

fonds

ca. 1866-1915

932323

Microfilm : CY 3117

1 box of textual material

Frederic Bonney lived and worked on the Darling River, N.S.W. from 1865-1880. Using the study he made of the aborigines during this time he presented a paper called 'On some custom of the aborigines of the river Darling, N.S.W.' to the Anthropological Institute of Great Britain and Ireland in 1883.

Item 1
a. Correspondence, 1881-ca. 1912, including letters from Henry Russell, NSW government astronomer 1891, Baron Ferdinand von Mueller, 1881, and Alfred Howitt, 1904
b. Observations and notes, ca. 1866-1911, on the aboriginal way of life and language
Items 2-3
i. Notebooks ca. 1872-1911
item 4
ii. Notes ca. 1866-1908
Item 5
iii. Notes for a talk regarding the history of Australia since 1770
c. Lecture notes
Item 6
i. Lecture and notes , ca. 1883, delivered to the Anthropological Institute of Great Britain and Ireland, 1883
Item 7
ii. page proofs for publication of the lecture, 1883
Item 8
iii. 'On some customs of the aborigines of the river Darling, N.S.W. 1883' published booklet
Item 9
iv. Newscuttings, 1870-1915
Item 10
v. Printed material, 1883-1908

This collection includes pictorial material. For location and description see Pic.Acc.5443 and R739 in Pic.Source file

Information transferred from Manuscripts Leaf Catalogue No. 1 (6-762 C) as part of the eRecords Project, 2010-2011

Aboriginal Australians -- New South Wales -- Darling River Region -- Social life and customs
Anthropology -- New South Wales -- Darling River Region