VPRS 11984 Aboriginal Language / English Words and Meaning (Typescript)

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This series consists of loose pages each with an Aboriginal term and an English translation. The translation was usually four or five sentences long and made reference to other related Aboriginal terms. The pages appear to be a draft of a dictionary or glossary of Aboriginal terms.

It is unclear how or when these records came to be in the custody of the Public Library of Victoria / State Library of Victoria. From the limited evidence available, they may have been compiled by the South Australian Poet Rex Ingamells. This is based on the presence within the records at least one letter with the poet's name and address, an incomplete application for a lectureship and the presence of stationery of various South Australian hotels and other businesses (text is typed onto the reverse sides).