In southern seas : wanderings of a naturalist / W. Ramsay Smith.
Material type: TextLondon : John Murray, [1924]Edition: First editionDescription: xviii, 297 pages, 14 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 23 cmSubject(s): DDC classification:- 919 SOU
Item type | Current library | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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Book | State Botanical Collection | RBG | 919 SOU (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | RBG00026634 |
includes index.
Description of Aboriginal encampment near Darwin, life of natives; general health, scarification, lines depict family history - births, deaths etc.; half castes; natives ovens, general life & cockle hunting (Coorong); Australia - theories of origin and migration within Australia; physical characteristics, mental ability; clothing and body ornamenting, dwellings, hunting methods, foods, narcotics & stimulants, medicines, weapons and implements.
Donated by Paul Fox, January 2024.