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Murchison District

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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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    Series 9: Murchison District
    (2012-09-12) Bates, Daisy
    9/24 Bates “taking dialects”, Murchison area. Verso: My method of procedure: I sit with them and take their dialects in my prepared Vocabularies and notebooks - Murchison area, Western Australia (four friends, all hungry and all glad to have Kabbarli with them). 9/24a Enlarged duplicate of Bates ‘taking dialects’ 9/25 Bates? With unidentified adults and child Verso: Murchison or Peak Hill – Central 9/26 Caption on printed portrait: The Passing Australian Weetamurra, a good type ‘kaimera’ from the Murchison area. A Noorup ? (Gairen? type) 9/27a Winjarroo, a Ballarruk (Dummy) with his dog 9/27b “Dummy”, the signature in pencil of a deaf and dumb native named Winjarroo, a Ballarruk of Dhoongara 9/27c Dhoongara Pedigree or genealogy (seacoast) Baitherra m. Wattandee, Tondarup married ?Erringarree f. Wattarndee Ballarruk and had issue: Winjarroo m. Wattarndee Ballarruk Beegarree m. Wattarndee dead Ballarruk Warndajarree m. Wattarndee dead Ballarruk ?Errinjannoo f. Wattarndee dead Ballarruk 2nd Winjarroo m. Wattarndee Ballarruk Married Marratharra f. Wattarndee Tondarup And had no issue Winjarroo is deaf and dumb but whether born so or not cannot be discovered. 9/28 Group of West Australian Natives – coloured postcard (Murchison area)