SENSITIVE CONTENT Field Notebook X - The Murchison, East Kimberley, Southern and Southeast Western Australia

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Language includes Jaru, Warwarl, Djalgandi, Noongar, Wiilman, Wangkatha, Martu Wangka, Nugara, Nhanda, Wajarri, Yuat, Kuwara, Badimaya and Ngaanyatjarra.

PLACES: Western Australia, Wandering Mission, Flora Valley - located near Halls Creek within central Western Australia and Northern Territory borders, Flora Valley Station, Geraldton, Warburton Ranges, Geraldton Reserve, Northampton, Leonora, Kalgoorlie, Narrogin, Shark Bay, Mogumba [Mission], Mount Magnet, Paynes Find, Murchison District, Sandstone, Cosmo Newbery - near Laverton, Currawong Mission, Leonora.

This field notebook relates to Elkin's research in the Kimberley during 1927 to 1928, and also to his later research in the Murchison district of Western Australia in 1955. This notebook also records his fieldwork in southern and southeast Western Australia. Several photographs accompany these notes [see contents].

Contents include: genealogies, descriptions of ceremonial objects and weaponry, references to photographs, visits to known Aboriginal Reserves and Missions - related notes. East Kimberley [Flora Valley Station] notes range from 1 - 12. The rest relate to the southern and southeastern Western Australia; and the Murchison district.

Page 1 - 12: Handwritten on top of inside cover: Info. Mrs J.A. Jaeger. p2 - repeated on page facing p2 - minues p2 - Shell - pectoral - 1 plain, 2 with Karajarri marking, Flora Valley - worn [?] headman + 2 [?sons] (wouldn't say where from), Shell pubic pendants - small - plain - Flora Valley. Worn [?] 2 men (ordinary) - dancing - (p 2); Boomerangs, Flora Valley (p 4); Spear, Spear Heads, Spear Thrower (p 6); Shields, Flora Valley (p 10); Women's fighting sticks (nelanela) (p 12).

Page 13 onwards: Wandering Mission, Narrogin notes on housing (p 13); Aug 20 1959 Visit Wandering Mission - majority of pencil entries overwritten with blue ink (p 14); Narrogin [notes] Native Camping Reserve [?at Narrogin] - took photo. (pp 15, 16, 18); Fri Aug 21, Local welfare council (p 20); Geraldton, Northampton - photo (p 23); Nanda lang [Nhanda language notes] (p 24); Nagudja lang [Ngukaja language] Wadjeri lang [Wajarri language notes] (p 26); Genealogies (pp 25 - 28); Saturday Photo - Winara [?photo. of tree like a mulga with red flowers] (p 30); 20 miles north of Northampton, North of Geraldton, photo of N'hampton Police Station (p 31); [Notes on photos taken near Northampton] Shark Bay cited (p 32); Genealogy - no name (p 34); Geraldton Reserve (p 36); [weight and height] [?of residents at Geraldton Reserve] (p 41); [Notes on physical appearance] [?of residents at Geraldton Reserve] (pp 42-4); Mon Aug 31 saw two films on infant care and personal care - Elkin writes they are worth having (p 48); Saturday Aug 29 arrives at Mogumba [?Mission] notes on housing and facilities, including a hospital (p 50); Tuesday Sep 1, travels through Northam, Toodyay, Dalwallinu (p 54); Sunday Sep 2, Dalwallinu to Paynes, Mt [?Mount] Magnet, photos of Paynes Find & of the Rabbit Proof Fence, Paynes to Sandstone [Sandstone is east of Mt Magnet] [notes on photos taken during trip] (p 56); Sandstone (p 58); Leave S'stone[Sandstone] 9:30 [am] [notes on photos taken] (pp 60-2); Leonora [notes on photos, general notes] (pp 60-6); [Language notes] [?Ngalea - not found on AUSTLANG] - Reserve encampt [?encampment] at Leonora - notes on facilities, photo. of woman in ...house - notes on Mt Magnet reserve, (pp 68-70, 78-80); Genealogy [?Joe's - this name written aside genealogy p 82] (pp 84-6); Visit Cosmo Newbery Sunday Sep 4 - 5 (p 94); Mission notes (pp 94 - 102); p 104 Elkin appears to describe a men's ceremony; appears also to discuss children's health issue/s; Warburton Ranges [genealogy] (p 108); [notes on mission, not clear which one] [?Currawong Mission - location unclear but 11 miles away from Kalgoorlie as children go to school at Kalgoorlie 11 miles away.] (pp 110 - 114); Kalgoorlie (pp 116 - 120).

At rear: 3 pages of language. Leonora to Kalgoorlie is cited, as well as Laverton.
Loose sheets: 1 page at page 122 of this notebook, entries written in ink. This appears to contain an index for notes on Kimberley on one side. The other side is a narrative description by Elkin of his process of writing his field notebooks, and how these relate to his later published material (for which he mentions a few of his published papers).

2 pages of genealogy notes titled 'Kokata' 1 page of note referring to Elkin's travel; and that Elkin contact the ABC - 27/8/1959.

Mention: Djagula - charm (includes pearl shell) [?Geraldton or related location].

Names: Mrs JA Jaegar, G. O'Grady, Jack Counsillor.