Series 12, Section I

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The Barr Smith Library recognises the moral rights of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as the owners of their knowledge. To this end, Special Collections is digitising the Daisy Bates Papers in our collections to enhance access for people who cannot travel to Adelaide. Please be aware that this site may contain sensitive information, including the names and images of people who have passed away and which may sadden and distress some Aboriginal people. This site may also contain language and terms used by an author that reflect an inappropriate attitude due to the historical context in which these records were created.

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    Section I, 3 - Supplementary Notes of Origin of Aborigines. Extracts from the works of various authors. early MSS.
    (2014-02-04) Bates, Daisy
    Supplementary notes on origin of Aborigines – extracts from the works of various authors. Theories of Lemuria, the Dravidian-Papuan-Malayan theory, species of white races, discoveries of human imprints at Warrnambool, Australians, Tasmanians, Veddahs, Malays, Melanesians, Arunta marriage customs, notes on early white races, resemblances between Australians and Europeans
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    Section I, 2 - Origin of the Australian Race. Rough drafts, duplicates.
    (2014-01-29)
    Origin of the Australian Race – further rough drafts and duplicates – consists of an introduction to theories of various writers concerning the origin of the Aborigines, occurrence of the boomerang in India, Egypt, Abyssinia and Indonesia as well as Australia, early land connection of Australia with New Zealand and Tasmania, Captain Cook’s description of the Tasmanian people, arrival of Dravidian people from India, also the Malayan custom of circumcision and possible influences on Aborigines in W.A., diversity of type but homogeneity in the Western people, considering their skin colour, shape of nose, hair and odour, together with measurements of native skulls, hair, height and girth.
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    Section I, 1b - Additional article: Origin of Australian Aborigines
    (2014-01-29) Bates, Daisy
    Additional article: origin of the Australian Aborigines as descended from the Dravidians of India – physical and mental characteristics compared, and tools such as the boomerang, which even spread to Egypt.
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    Section I, 1a - Theories concerning the Origin of the two primary classes.
    (2014-01-29) Bates, Daisy
    Theories concerning the origin of the two primary classes, Wordungmat and Manitchmat, crow and cockatoo or eaglehawk, dark and light-skinned people.
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    Section I, 1 - Origin of the Australian Race.
    (2014-01-29) Bates, Daisy
    Origin of the Australian Race (1899 – 1911) is a study of various writers on native races and peoples that shows the Australian native to have kinship among almost all the ancient peoples of the world. It includes discussion of hair and language types, comparisons between Africans and Australian natives, the Negrito-Papuan-Dravidian theory, consideration of the age of the Australian continent through geology and fossils, the variety of types among Australians and Tasmanians and their affinities, a comparison of Tasmanians and their customs with natives of S.W. Australia, a discussion of the Dravidian invasion and influences in Australia, the relics of a Papuan invasion, the origin of the two races, fair and dark, totemic ceremonies, some natives with Jewish features, stone weapons, the similarities of customs between Australians and other dark races and a summary of views on origin favoured by the writer, D.B.