Mostly contains official correspondence of the Welfare Branch of the Northern Territory Administration, returns of rations, Statements of Child Endowment Claims and Payments, Maintenance Schedules, and other similar papers regarding Aboriginal residents of Lucy Creek. Also contains hand-made cardboard label that reads 'Simpson Desert Claim'.

Foolscap and A4 sheets. Originally housed in a manila folder. Note on front cover reads 'Muddled file as found - notes attached - qv duplicate file - sorted in chronological order and indexed - D.B. notes 7/4/85'. Also features '63', beside '66/76' which has been crossed out.

This item also contains five index cards of bibliographic references. Originally housed loose in box.

Mostly contains official correspondence of the Welfare Branch of the Northern Territory Administration, returns of rations, Statements of Child Endowment Claims and Payments, and other similar papers regarding Aboriginal residents of Lucy Creek.

Foolscap and A4 sheets. Originally housed in a manila folder. Note on front cover reads 'Muddled file as found - notes attached - qv duplicate file - sorted in chronological order and indexed - D.B. notes 7/4/85'. Also features '63', beside '66/76' which has been crossed out.

Mostly contains official correspondence of the Welfare Branch of the Northern Territory Administration regarding Aboriginal residents of Lucy Creek. Also contains returns of rations, Statements of Child Endowment Claims and Payments, Maintenance Schedules, and other similar Welfare Branch papers.

Foolscap sheets or slightly wider, and A4 sheets. Originally housed in a manila folder. Note on front cover reads 'Muddled file as found - notes attached - qv duplicate file - sorted in chronological order and indexed - D.B. notes 7/4/85'. Also features '63', beside '66/76' which has been crossed out.

Mostly contains official correspondence of the Welfare Branch of the Northern Territory Administration, and possibly other government offices, regarding Aboriginal residents of Lucy Creek. Also contains returns of rations, Statements of Child Endowment Claims and Payments, Maintenance Schedules, and other similar Welfare Branch papers.

Foolscap sheets or slightly wider, and A4 sheets. Originally housed in a manila folder. Note on front cover reads 'Muddled file as found - notes attached - qv duplicate file - sorted in chronological order and indexed - D.B. notes 7/4/85'. Also features '63', beside '66/76' which has been crossed out.

Contains a paper and an article written by Richard G. Kimber. Paper is entitled 'Resource Use and Management in Central Australia'. Article is entitled 'Black Lightning: Aborigines and Fire in Central Australia and the Western Desert', Archaeology in Oceania 18(1) 1983: 38-45

Foolscap and A4 sheets.

Contains photocopy of article entitled 'The Life of 'Topsy'' by Marian K. Dent from Australiana Trek 1976/77.

Also contains various papers by and about Iain Davidson. Includes published articles, Davidson's curriculum vitae, and correspondence with Diane Bell.

Sheets are A4 size.

Contains transcripts of three taped interviews between Iain Davidson and Topsy (Mrs Hansen) and Isobel (no surname given). Transcript of tape one begins in inventory item BARI01098. Sheets are A4 size.

Also contains index card featuring three page references and notes. Names noted include Jack Hansen.

Contains papers probably collected by Diane Elizabeth Barwick for her work on the Simpson Desert Claim.

This item contains:
Letter from J. G. H. Strehlow, Patrol Officer, to Chief Protector of Aborigines, Darwin, listing locations of sacred Aboriginal storage places in Central Australia in need of protection against theft or destruction. Dated 14 June 1937;

Three topographical maps, including two of the Simpson Desert. Note on reverse side of map of unspecified location reads 'Oodnedatta SG 53 - 1:1,000,000'. A4 size. Photocopies;

Articles by David Lewis entitled 'Route Finding by Desert Aborigines in Australia' from The Journal of Navigation, 1976, and 'Desert Sand and Sea Spray' from Hemisphere, 1972.

Foolscap and A4 sheets.

Contains newspaper clippings, seven articles, and a field report, by various authors, on Australian archaeological topics.

Foolscap and A4 sheets. Originally housed in a manila folder.

Contains multiple photocopied articles, dated 1878 or 1879. Attached to each document is an index card featuring bibliographic reference and the initials 'S.D.'.

Sheets are A3 size.

Photocopied documents enclosed in a manila folder, approximately 5 pages. Diane Barwick's note on cover reads 'Rec'd [received] from CLC [Central Land Council] 22/3/85'. A4 sheets.

Contains photocopied Report of the Department of External Affairs regarding the telegraph stock reserve on the Finke River in the Northern Territory. Dated 1915. Also includes accompanying maps and memoranda.

Foolscap size. Originally housed in a manila folder.

Contains official correspondence, minutes of meetings, memoranda and application for renewal of specific Northern Territory Pastoral Leases. Photocopied archival documents.

Foolscap sheets. Originally housed in a manila folder. Main title is written down the side-bar of the folder. Front cover reads 'excerpts'.

Contains 'Copy of List of Plans &c [etc] handed over by the S. A. [South Australian] Govt [Government] to External Affairs' and a Memorandum featuring a list of plans and journals from the Office of the Administrator of the Northern Territory of Australia.

Foolscap sheets, originally housed in a manila folder.

Contains photocopied maps and extracts from descriptions of country in Alice Springs District.

Foolscap and A3 sheets, originally housed in a manila folder.

Contains photocopied Copy of Charges, correspondence, memoranda, records of the Police Court and Report of Inquiry.

Foolscap sheets, originally housed in a manila folder. Front cover of folder reads 'extracted'. Main title is written down side-bar of folder.

Contains correspondence, Summary of Agreements concerning working conditions of Aboriginal workers, and other related papers. Specific subjects include the pastoral industry in the Northern Territory.

Foolscap sheets.

Contains photocopy of document regarding the Lucy Creek Station, dated 1963-1967, and two attached pages of Diane Elizabeth Barwick's handwritten notes.

Foolscap sheets.

Contains four reports. Other stations are Tarlton Downs, Marqua and Jervois Mine.

Foolscap sheets.

This item contains Inspection Reports and other documents regarding Tobermorey and Marqua Stations.

Foolscap sheets, some are extra wide.

Contains Inspection Reports, census records, receipts, correspondence and other similar records. Top sheet reads 'Appendix 5 - Station Records - Lucy Creek 67/304 - Tarlton 63/506 - Indiana 63/486 - Jervois 62/139 - Tobermorey - Marqua'.

Mostly A4 sheets, some slightly larger than foolscap.

Contains Inspection Reports and Patrol Officer's Census for Tobermorey Station.

Most sheets are slightly larger than foolscap. Enclosed in manila folder which is labelled in full as follows: 'App [Appendix] 4 - Eastern Aranda - Station Record's [sic]: Atnarpa and Loves Creek - How. (Bloomfield) - Peter - Gilbert Bloomfield - 1945-1950-53-63-64 - employees ex Santa [?] - Limbla Stn [Station] - 1960-63 - camp 64mi [miles] E [east] of Atnarpa - from Box labelled Bell: Appendices to Simpson Desert Report'.

Contains research reports, interview notes, Extracts pertaining to Southwest Queensland from 'Book of Removal' (Department of Native Affairs, Queensland Government), correspondence, and other papers that look to have been collected or created by Paul Memmott in the process of carrying out research for the Central Land Council.

Includes colour photograph in envelope of three adults and three children entitled 'Toby - Paddy Lloyd - Sybil (Avon Willy's neice) at Barry Caves 2/5/83'.

Originally housed in a manila folder. Full title on front cover reads: '1. Memmott Correspondence re SD claim 1980 - Misc 2. Important historical refs - Qld side of claim - [Quote - rel Tobermorey 1949 names and conditions - returned to Tobermorey file] - and Genealogies re [regarding] Tobermorey - qv S E Pearson 1928 identifies and dates Q/SA [Queensland/South Australia] runs', and written alongside the title is the phrase 'from Misc [Miscellaneous] box'.

A4 sheets.

Contains a handful of assorted loose papers regarding the Simpson Desert claim, including a 'Preliminary Report on Traditional Ownership in the Tarlton Downs, Marqua and Tobermorey Area' by Jane Lloyd from 1982, and a letter from Kath Langton to 'Dianne' [probably Diane Bell] including genealogical data.

A4 sheets.

Copy of letter from Kath Langton to Dianne (probably Diane Bell), c.1983, including genealogical data. Original correspondence is in inventory item BARI01116. Includes cover sheet, labelled 'E'. A4 sheets.

Contains seven maps showing the Aboriginal languages and ethnographic groups, and the geography, of the Simpson Desert area. A4 sheets. Includes cover sheet labelled 'F'.

Memo from Jeff Stead to Jane Lloyd and Diane Bell [spelt Dianne Bell] regarding prospective uranium mining exploration very close to the Simpson Desert Claim, and plan of Simpson Desert Land Claim featuring a note about a 'Red Kangaroo dreaming'. A4.

From a manila folder. Note on front cover reads 'New file - (mining section)'.

Contains six pages of handwritten notes regarding setting up outstation or excision in Numeiry area. Notes appear to be for or by staff of the Central Land Council.

A4 sheets. Originally housed in a manila folder. Notes on inside front cover read 'Jane - Warunga pardu - Kikitji - Kuminjayi'.

Contains two newspaper clippings and two extracts from published works regarding the European exploration of the Northern Territory, including the Simpson Desert.

Originally housed in a manila folder. A note on the front cover reads 'Bary - can you date these news clips - otherwise useless - D.B.'. Title on side-bar reads 'Meggitt'.

Contains images of historical sites and specific individuals pertaining to the Burke and Wills' Expedition through Central Australia in 1860-61. One page (A3) reproduction of black and white photographs and illustrations from the Sunday Mail, February 27th 1918.

Housed in a roll tube addressed to Jane Lloyd, Central Land Council, Alice Springs, from Dr P. Memmott, Arch. [Archaeology] Department, University of Queensland.

Contains memos and correspondence of the Central Land Council, plans, file notes and other papers, concerning mining investigations in the Oodnadatta area and related issues such as the location of Aboriginal sacred sites, consultation with traditional owners, etc.

A4 sheets.

Contains letters from Iain Davidson to Diane Bell [spelt Dianne Bell], and archaeological articles written by Iain Davidson on subjects including the Simpson Desert and the Pituri trade. Letters include two family trees written by Davidson.

Also includes cover sheet labelled 'C'. Includes reference to a set of tape transcripts not included in item. A4 sheets. Originally housed in a manila folder. The title 'Davidson' is not in Diane Elizabeth Barwick's handwriting.

Contains memos, correspondence, clippings, file notes and other papers regarding site survey work in the Molly Hill - Arraperre area; O. P. Argonaut International; AFMECO applications for Exploration Licences; and other aspects of mining in the Simpson Desert.

A4 sheets. Originally housed in a manila folder. The title 'Mining' is not in Diane Elizabeth Barwick's handwriting.

Also includes sheet featuring note written by Diane Barwick that reads 'app [appendix] 4 to Alpher 7/4/85'. Sheet was originally housed loose in box between manila folders.

Contains photocopied extracts from T. G. H. Strehlow (possibly Songs of Central Australia) and The Arunta: A Study of a Stone Age People by Sir Baldwin Spencer and F. J. Gillen.

Also contains spiral-bound document entitled 'Simpson Desert Project 5' featuring further photocopied extracts regarding Aboriginal places referred to in Strehlow relevant to the Simpson Desert Claim area.

A4 sheets. Includes cover sheet featuring index of pages copied from Strehlow and from Spencer and Gillen, entitled 'Appendix 3 Mythological Links'.

Contains photocopied extracts from T. G. H. Strehlow's Songs of Central Australia. Possibly linked to Strehlow extracts in inventory item BARI01126.

Also contains transcripts of Dick Kimber's interviews with Walter Smith. Transcripts are dated 26/6/1981-13/8/1981. Possibly linked to tape transcripts referred to in inventory item BARI01024.

Copies are prefaced by a cover sheet entitled 'Appendix 2 (Lower Southern Aranda)'. A4 sheets. Originally housed inside two manila folders.

Contains spiral-bound document featuring assorted ethnographic extracts and maps regarding the Simpson Desert and surrounding area. Includes Contents Pages but no Title Page. Sources include Tindale, Breen, Elkin, etc.

Document looks to be incomplete. Includes two of the 48 listed maps. Includes Diane Elizabeth Barwick's annotations in the margins.

Contains photocopied extracts from End of a Beginning and Beyond the Furthest Fences by Margaret Ford.

A4 sheets. Originally housed in a manila folder. Title of folder, mostly obscured by white-out, reads 'Ford re [regarding] Macdonald Downs and Delny (Arltunga data)'.

This item contains the following photocopied extracts:

Photographs from Australian Aborigines by David Unaipon;

'James Churchill Smith's 'Diary for 1872'' from South Australiana;

'Report of Messrs Swan and Taplin on their Visit to Finke &c., Mission Stations', from the papers of the Legislative Council, South Australia, 1890.

A4 and foolscap sheets.

Contains article and report written by David Lewis on subjects concerning the Simpson Desert.

A4 sheets. Report features Document number 75/1841, possibly an Australian Institute of Aboriginal Studies reference.

Contains numerous photocopied extracts from historical publications regarding exploration of Central Australia. Authors include Michael Terry, Edmund Albert Colson, Ernestine Hill, etc.

A4 sheets. Originally housed in a manila folder. Title on tab of folder reads 'Misc - Popular QLD side'.

Contains photocopied extracts of the published writing of Donald McKay and Charles Fenner regarding Central Australia and South Australia.

A4 and foolscap sheets.

Contains Masters thesis by Lynne Alexander entitled 'Conservation and Exploration: A Case Study of the Simpson Desert Conservation Park', submitted in 1981 to the University of Adelaide, South Australia.

Originally housed loose in a cut-back magazine box entitled 'Govt SA v. NT'. Numbers on spine of box read '488[0]-4909'.

Contains extracts from Doctor and the Aborigines by Charles Duguid, and extracts of 'The Report of the Committee to Review the Situation of Aborigines on Pastoral Properties in the Northern Territory', December 1971.

Originally housed loose in a cut-back magazine box entitled 'Govt SA v. NT'. Numbers on spine of box read '488[0]-4909'.

Contains copies of library guide to records of Robert Hamilton Mathews, possibly from the Australian Institute of Aboriginal Studies.

Originally housed in manila folder entitled 'R. H. Mathews Papers - Index', in a cut-back magazine box entitled 'Govt SA v. NT'. Numbers on spine of box read '488[0]-4909'.

Contains copies of correspondence to Robert Hamilton Mathews from M. Costello and other correspondents. Also includes brief list of names, possibly the names of Mathews' correspondents, and corresponding places, entitled 'Queensland - Northwest Central'.

Originally housed in manila folder entitled 'R. H. Mathews - NW [Northwest] Central Qld [Queensland]', in a cut-back magazine box entitled 'Govt SA v. NT'. Numbers on spine of box read '488[0]-4909'. Mostly foolscap sheets.

Contains copies of correspondence to Robert Hamilton Mathews from R. Stott and other correspondents. Also includes brief list of names, possibly the names of Mathews' correspondents, and corresponding places, entitled 'Northern Territory - North Central'.

Originally housed in manila folder entitled 'R. H. Mathews - Corresp [Correspondence] NT [Northern Territory] - MS [Manuscript] 1606 - North Central', in a cut-back magazine box entitled 'Govt SA v. NT'. Numbers on spine of box read '488[0]-4909'. Mostly foolscap sheets.

Contains copies of correspondence to Robert Hamilton Mathews from Albert M. Helling and other correspondents. Also includes brief list of names, possibly the names of Mathews' correspondents, and corresponding places, entitled 'South Australia - Northeast'.

Originally housed in manila folder entitled 'R. H. Mathews - Corresp [Correspondence] - SA [South Australia] - Northeast', in a cut-back magazine box entitled 'Govt SA v. NT'. Numbers on spine of box read '488[0]-4909'. Mostly foolscap sheets.

Contains copies of correspondence to Robert Hamilton Mathews from C. Strehlow and other correspondents. Also includes brief list of names, possibly the names of Mathews' correspondents, and corresponding places, entitled 'Northern Territory - Central'.

Originally housed in manila folder entitled 'R. H. Mathews - Corresp [Correspondence] - Central NT [Northern Territory]'. Further note on front of folder reads 'qv C. Waters - Bradshaw'. Taken from a cut-back magazine box entitled 'Govt SA v. NT'. Numbers on spine of box read '488[0]-4909'. Mostly foolscap sheets.

Contains copies of correspondence to Robert Hamilton Mathews from W. A. Fadden and other correspondents. Also includes brief list of names, possibly the names of Mathews' correspondents, and corresponding places, entitled 'Northern Territory - Central'.

Originally housed in manila folder entitled 'R. H. Mathews - 1606 - SW [Southwest] Qld [Queensland]', in a cut-back magazine box entitled 'Govt SA v. NT'. Numbers on spine of box read '488[0]-4909'. Mostly foolscap sheets.

Contains copied extracts and two pages of handwritten notes from Maree and the Tracks Beyond by Lois Litchfield

Originally housed in a manila folder entitled 'L. Litchfield - History of Marree [sic] - 1983', in a cut-back magazine box entitled 'Govt SA v. NT'. Numbers on spine of box read '488[0]-4909'.

Contains annotated extract from George Farwell's Land of Mirage.

Originally housed in a manila folder entitled 'SA [South Australia] - Farwell 1950', in a cut-back magazine box entitled 'Govt SA v. NT'. Numbers on spine of box read '488[0]-4909'.

Contains writings by Luise Hercus, including a report on Fieldwork at Wilcannia and 'Notes on the Recent History of Wanganuru people'. Also includes maps and a letter from Dr Luise Hercus to Dr Diane Bell [spelt Dianne Bell], 1984.

Originally housed loose in a cut-back magazine box entitled 'Material from Hercus'.

Contains a document by Luise Hercus entitled 'Wanganuru Texts - Djalba Bargulu - Two Trees'.

Originally housed loose in a cut-back magazine box entitled 'Material from Hercus'.

Contains documents by Luise Hercus. Titles include 'The Ant History' and 'The Central Simpson Desert Rain History'. Also includes a letter from Dr Luise Hercus to Dr D. Bell, 1983.

Originally housed loose in a cut-back magazine box entitled 'Material from Hercus'.

Contains mostly transcripts of interviews with speakers such as Mick McLean, Jack Long, etc. Interviewer, named simply 'L', is probably Luise Hercus. Transcripts are numbered 'Tape 413', 'Tape 498' etc. Also includes two pages of handwritten notes which appear not to be Diane Elizabeth Barwick's notes, and a collection of Diane Barwick's notes written on small sheets of note paper originally clipped to front of manila folder.

Originally housed in a manila folder entitled 'Notes from Luise Hercus', in a cut-back magazine box entitled 'Material from Hercus'.

Mostly A4 sheets.

Contains two sets of typed genealogies in the form of family trees and notes about Wanganuru people. Also includes copy of cover letter sent with genealogies by Dr Luise Hercus to Dr Diane Bell [spelt Dianne Bell].

Originally housed in a manila folder entitled 'Hercus', in a cut-back magazine box entitled 'Material from Hercus'. Includes cover sheet for material in folder, dated 1983 and labelled 'D'.

Includes A4 sheets, and A4 sheets taped together.

Contains genealogies in the form of family trees and notes. Mostly typed, with some additions made by hand. Some genealogies look to be duplicates of genealogies in inventory item BARI01148. Top sheet is entitled 'Notes on some personal names'.

Originally housed in a manila folder entitled 'Genealogies - good', in a cut-back magazine box entitled 'Material from Hercus'.

Includes A4 sheets, and A4 sheets taped together.

Contains photocopied extracts from assorted publications. Sources include ''How We Danced the Mudlanga': Memories of 1901 and 1902' by Luise Hercus from Aboriginal History, 1980, and an obituary for Mick McLean Irinjili by Luise Hercus, from Newsletter 7 of the Australian Institute of Aboriginal Studies, 1977.

Originally housed in a manila folder entitled '[to?] SDR - appendix - left side', taken from a cut-back magazine box entitled 'Material from Hercus'.

Contains two maps of the Simpson Desert, four pages of handwritten notes (not written by Diane Elizabeth Barwick) and a draft copy of ''How we Danced the Mudlunga' - Memories of the year 1901-2'.

Originally housed in a manila folder entitled 'Hercus Tapes', with a note on the front cover that reads 'P. Corner'. Taken from a cut-back magazine box entitled 'Material from Hercus'.

Contains a spiral-bound document entitled 'Simpson Desert Project 6'. Contains various maps pertaining to the claim area, colour photographs of the Simpson Desert, published extracts, correspondence to or from Paul Memmott, news clippings, and a bibliography.

Originally housed in a cut-back magazine box entitled 'Material from Memmott (3) (bound)'.

Contains a spiral-bound document entitled 'Simpson Desert Project 2'. Sticker on front cover reads 'Aboriginal Data Archive - Aborigines and their Ethno-Environment - Department of Architecture - University of Queensland - St. Lucia Qld 4067'.

Contains assorted photocopied extracts. In two parts: 'Part 1. Hunter Gatherer Practices, Obtaining Water, Trade and Movement', and 'Part 2. Extracts from Literature on the Physical Environment of the Simpson Desert and its Perimeter'.

Originally housed in a cut-back magazine box entitled 'Material from Memmott (3) (bound)'.

Contains a spiral-bound document entitled 'Simpson Desert Project 5'. Contains extracts regarding Aboriginal song from Strehlow publication of 1971, and from Ellis publication of 1964.

Originally housed in a cut-back magazine box entitled 'Material from Memmott (3) (bound)'.

Contains loose papers that look to have originally been part of a spiral-bound document. Includes news clippings regarding the Simpson Desert. Includes duplicates of clippings in inventory item BARI01152.

Originally housed in a cut-back magazine box entitled 'Material from Memmott (3) (bound)'.

Contains a spiral-bound document entitled 'Simpson Desert Project 4'. Contains 21 photocopied extracts. Title of Contents Page reads 'Legends, Ceremonies, Sacred Sites and Place Names'. Original place markers in this item included hair clips and paper clips.

Originally housed in a cut-back magazine box entitled 'Material from Memmott (3) (bound)'.

Contains a spiral-bound document entitled 'Simpson Desert Project 3'. Contains typed notes and photocopied extracts, and photocopied bibliographic entries written on index cards.

Content is arranged under five headings as follows:
Part A. White Contact: - Exploration and Culture Change;
Part B. Biographical Data;
Part C. Language Orthographies and Notes;
Part D. Bibliography of Material Not Examined;
Part E. Bibliography of Material Examined.

Originally housed in a cut-back magazine box entitled 'Material from Memmott (3) (bound)'. Also includes an index card featuring handwritten reference to 'Map - P. Corner - Plenty R' found loose in box.

Contains Dick Barwick's label written on torn-off strip of a cardboard box. Label reads 'From Kitchen Shelves [27]/4/91 - Simpson Desert - [] background notes and xeroxes and [] M.S. [manuscripts]'.

Contains two sets of clippings from the Queenslander and other papers including extracts from the Parliamentary Journal of Queensland, Paul Memmott's interview notes for the Aboriginal Data Archive, etc.

News clippings are enclosed in a manila folder and an envelope. All documents originally housed in a cut-back magazine box entitled 'Material from Memmott (1)'. Further notes on the box are 'Birdsville, Bedourie, Boulia - all 1896-1964 - MISC [Miscellaneous] - sorted and labelled', and 'Queensland: Protector and Police A.R.s [Annual Reports] - Memmott corresp [correspondence] - 1898-1900 removals - 1903-1913 and [10?]'.

Contains mostly clippings from the Queenslander, as well as references to other sources, which look to be the results of a literature search conducted by Paul Memmott for the Central Land Council.

Originally housed in a manila folder entitled 'Memmott - Queenslander Extracts'. Note on back of folder reads 'Qlder [Queenslander] 21/5/04:37 - Whitula reserve in Windorah district closed last wk [week], as Aborigines previously distributed elsewhere - and 19/3/04 - and see A.R. 1904? - Qlder News clips'.

Folder originally housed in a cut-back magazine box entitled 'Material from Memmott (1)'. Further notes on the box are 'Birdsville, Bedourie, Boulia - all 1896-1964 - MISC [Miscellaneous] - sorted and labelled', and 'Queensland: Protector and Police A.R.s [Annual Reports] - Memmott corresp [correspondence] - 1898-1900 removals - 1903-1913 and [10?]'.

Contains extracts from the Parliamentary Journals for Queensland, enclosed in a manila folder entitled 'Qld [Queensland] Protector's Reports and Police files - and re [regarding] Massacres etc'. Also contains correspondence from officials and members of the public regarding pituri use among Aboriginal people, and other subjects. Originally enclosed in a manila folder entitled 'Misc [Miscellaneous] Qld Museum Correspondence re pituri - Wedge of SD [Simpson Desert] area - see top letter re "syphilis" - 'yaws and scurvy' - dietary deficiency'.

Originally housed in a cut-back magazine box entitled 'Material from Memmott (1)'. Further notes on the box are 'Birdsville, Bedourie, Boulia - all 1896-1964 - MISC [Miscellaneous] - sorted and labelled', and 'Queensland: Protector and Police A.R.s [Annual Reports] - Memmott corresp [correspondence] - 1898-1900 removals - 1903-1913 and [10?]'.

Contains circulars, correspondence, reports and other papers from the Queensland government, including the Aboriginal Protectorate and the Police department. Originally housed in a manila folder entitled 'Birdsville Police files 1890-1963 and Ration List Annandale Stn [Station]'.

Also contains correspondence from the Queensland Protectorate Office and the Police Commissioner, originally housed in a manila folder entitled 'QLD [Queensland] File: Prostitution and Disease - Windorah Birdsville - Boulia 1898-99-1900 - POP [Population] FIGURES, mortality and re [regarding] Meston's removal policy and station mgr's [manager's] attitudes'.

A4 and A3 sheets.

Originally housed in a cut-back magazine box entitled 'Material from Memmott (1)'. Further notes on the box are 'Birdsville, Bedourie, Boulia - all 1896-1964 - MISC [Miscellaneous] - sorted and labelled', and 'Queensland: Protector and Police A.R.s [Annual Reports] - Memmott corresp [correspondence] - 1898-1900 removals - 1903-1913 and [10?]'.

Contains a set of clippings, mostly from the Queenslander, 1902. Enclosed in a manila folder which is entitled 'Memmott - Qlder [Queenslander]', and 'Simpson Desert Land Claim'. The latter title is not in Diane Barwick's handwriting.

Also contains a second smaller set of clippings from the Queenslander, and a few clippings from other sources. Enclosed in a manila folder entitled by Diane Barwick, 'Memmott Qlder etc'.

Mostly A3 sheets.

Papers were originally housed in a cut-back magazine box entitled 'Material from Memmott (1)'. Further notes on the box are 'Birdsville, Bedourie, Boulia - all 1896-1964 - MISC [Miscellaneous] - sorted and labelled', and 'Queensland: Protector and Police A.R.s [Annual Reports] - Memmott corresp [correspondence] - 1898-1900 removals - 1903-1913 and [10?]'.

Contains two items of correspondence from the Chief Protector of Aborigines, Oenpelli, 1917.

Originally enclosed in a manila folder.

Contains photocopy of Honours thesis entitled 'Up the Creek: Hunter-Gatherers in the Cooper Basin' by Warwick Jones. Department of Prehistory and Archaeology, University of New England, 1979.

Originally enclosed in a manila folder.

Contains articles regarding land use in the Simpson Desert and Central Australia. One article includes a cover letter.

Originally housed in a manila folder.

Contains list of archival references regarding Aboriginal people in the Northern Territory, and other letters and notes related to archival research on this subject.

A3 and foolscap sheets.

Contains notes and references that appear to have been written by Dick Kimber for the Simpson Desert Land Claim.

Originally enclosed in a manila folder.

Contains assorted sets of photographs, some of which include accompanying references.

This item contains:
Envelope of colour photographs enclosed in two plastic sheets. Envelope is entitled 'Gregory Johnson - sites - secret [saved?]'. Sheet inside reads 'Gregory Johnson - rain - sacred sites - photos restricted';

Envelope entitled by Diane Elizabeth Barwick 'Memmott Photos (from Memmott Box 2)'. Contains numbered photographic images, plus accompanying text that appear to cross-reference the original publication, figure or plate number from which photographs were drawn. Photos and text are on separate sheets. References consist of photocopied index cards of handwritten references. Envelope holds two sets of photographs and two sets of references.

Originally housed in a manila folder.

Contains memos, lists of file references, plans, reports, a legal brief, an application under the Aboriginal Land Rights (Northern Territory) Act 1976, and correspondence regarding the Simpson Desert claim.

Mostly foolscap sized sheets and photocopied material. Originally enclosed in a manila folder.

Contains assorted articles, mostly of an ethnographic nature. Subjects include Queensland bull-roarers, physical features of Central Australia, tribal migrations and myths in South Australia, etc.

A4 and A3 sheets. Enclosed in a manila folder featuring extensive notes on front cover, additional to item sub-title.

Contains extract from the Journal of the Anthropological Institute of Great Britain and Ireland, Volume VII. Diane Elizabeth Barwick's handwritten note on cover reads 'Smallpox caused by sorcery NSW [New South Wales]'.

Contains an extract from the 1985 publication edited by Andrew Markus and M. C. Ricklefs.

Contains typed notes and news clippings regarding the Arunta Desert, correspondence mainly between Norman Tindale and David Nash, and a letter from T. G. H. Strehlow, Patrol Officer, to the Chief Protector of Aboriginals, 1937.

Moslty A4 sheets, plus one folded A3 sheet. Included with papers is a rough label entitled 'Nash - Tindale' in Diane Elizabeth Barwick's hand.

Contains assorted letters, memos, and related documents exchanged amongst people working on the Simpson Desert Claim, on matters regarding research planning; issues regarding ethics and responsibilities posed by the Warumungu decision; Diane Elizabeth Barwick's History section of the Simpson Desert Claim, etc.

Correspondents include but are not limited to:
Diane Bell [also spelt Dianne Bell], Marcia Langton, Jeff Stead, Diane Barwick, Deborah Rose.

Also includes group of papers that include:
Letter from Diane Bell, Jane Lloyd, David Nash and Jane Simpson to Jeff Stead regarding issues arising in the hearing of the Warumungu land claim;
Draft of Diane Barwick's 1982 tax declaration;
Correspondence regarding unpaid leave from the Australian Institute of Aboriginal Studies to work on the Simpson Desert Claim;
Correspondence with the Central Land Council regarding Diane Barwick's employment, etc.

Originally housed in a manila folder labelled 'Correspondence re [regarding] Simpson Desert claim'.

Contains assorted notes, handwritten and photocopied, regarding place names and locations in the Simpson Desert. Also contains two typed pages on the same subject entitled 'Report on Field Work for Central Land Council June - July 1978'.

Opening document is a one-page letter from Gavan, Darwin Community College, to Diane, 1982. Gavan's opening line is 'Some more bits and pieces from my "People and Places" file'. Letter features information such as name, age, and address for specific Aboriginal people.

Originally housed in a manila folder. Additional title, not in Diane Barwick's hand, reads 'Gavin Breen'.

Contains annotated copies of writings by Major-General G. W. Symes, including Presidential Address entitled 'The Exploration and Development of the Northern Part of South Australia Between 1850 and 1869 and The Early Life of John Ross'. Source appears to be RGSA - SAB Proc [Proceedings?] 1956-57, Volume 58.

Also contains news clipping reporting the death of Mr Alexander Ross.

A4 and foolscap sized sheets.

Originally housed in a manila folder.

Contains draft versions of 'Arrernte or Simpson Desert Land Claim: History Section' by Diane Elizabeth Barwick, regarding the history of Aboriginal employment, legislation, health, etc, in the claim area. Includes pasted, stapled and loose sections of text.

Originally housed in a blue manila folder.

Contains annotated articles relevant to the history of the Simpson Desert. Includes a biographical entry, and articles about Central Australian Aboriginal legends, Aboriginal phallic rites and initiation ceremonies in South Australia, etc.

A4 and foolscap sheets. Originally housed in a blue manila folder.

Contains three annotated extracts. Sources include articles about the Dieri people of Central Australia by Howitt and Siebert, and by R. M. Berndt, and Walter Roth's Ethnological Studies among the Aboriginal people of Northwest-Central Queensland. The latter is enclosed in a manila folder labelled 'Roth W E 1897'.

Originally housed in a blue manila folder.

Contains draft sections of Diane Elizabeth Barwick's History section of the Simpson Desert Claim. Loose papers in section entitled 'SD claim drafts' have been clipped to adjacent sheets.

Also contains photocopied extract from The Australian Aboriginal by Herbert Basedow.

Originally housed in an unlabelled manila folder.

Contains handwritten notes and draft typed sections of Diane Elizabeth Barwick's History section of the Simpson Desert Claim. Also contains maps, a typed article entitled 'The Yaluyandi Language' and a photocopied article by R. H. Mathews entitled 'Divisions of the South Australian Aborigines'.

Originally housed in an unlabelled manila folder.

Contains assorted papers compiled by Diane Elizabeth Barwick while researching and writing the History section of the Simpson Desert Claim. Papers include maps, an annotated document from A. W. Howitt's Papers, handwritten notes, and an annotated copy of 'The Dieri and Other Kindred Tribes of Central Australia' by A. W. Howitt.

Originally housed in an unlabelled manila folder.

Contains an unbound typescript copy of 'Annotated Bibliography of Sources Relevant to the Simpson Desert Land Claim' by Barry Alpher, dated January 1987. Also contains a cover letter sent with the Bibliography, addressed to 'Dick' [Dick Barwick] from 'David'. Letter is written on the letterhead of the Humanities Department of Deakin University, Victoria, Australia, and dated 11 March 1987. Letter and Bibliography are enclosed in an envelope addressed to Dr Richard Barwick.

Contains cardboard label entitled 'Simpson Desert Claim - Sources and minor drafts - Book 2'.

Loose copy of 'Part One of the Simpson Desert Land Claim Report - Traditional Ownership - Canberra, 1983 - Draft only (no 1) - Confidential - Caution: this report contains secret sacred material'. Includes maps and family trees. Includes Diane Elizabeth Barwick's annotations. Top sheet is a cover memo from Diane Bell to Mike Dillon, Jane Lloyd and John Coldrey dated 20 September 1982.

Originally housed in a manila folder.

Contains assorted papers regarding the Simpson Desert Land Claim.

This item includes:
Light-hearted typology of anthropological responses to the decision of Mr Justice Maurice, the Aboriginal Land Commissioner, that field notes of researchers on land claims could be inspected by the Northern Territory government;

'A Guide to the Preparation of Land Claim Books under the Land Rights (N. T. [Northern Territory]) Act 1976'. Photocopy;

New Practice Directions from Mr Justice Maurice, and a draft paper on Land Claim Procedures by Dr John von Sturmer. Dated 1st May 1985;

Brief typescript that looks to be the final copy of Justice Maurice's Practice Directions;

'Warumungu Land Claim - Reasons for Decision', issued by the Aboriginal Land Commissioner's Office, 1 October 1985.

A4-sized documents. Originally housed in a manila folder. Note on inside back cover of folder reads: 'Barwick 3/9/71 - Professor Stanner pp1-97 of essay for A&R case studies book for Mr [Debos?] - contents: Harrison, Beckett and Barwick (Hartwig now withdrawn) - Foreward by Professor Stanner'.

Contains four photocopied articles about Ludvig Leichhardt and other European explorers into central Australia. Sources include the Journal of the Royal Historical Society of Queensland and the Proceedings of the Royal Geographical Society of Australasia: South Australian Branch.

A4 sheets. Some articles feature Diane Barwick's annotations. Originally housed in a manila folder. Additional note on cover of folder reads 'Barry - for biblio [bibliography] and filing'.

Contains photocopied autobiographical entries by 'Jackson', a man of the Aranda Tribe in Central Australia, and Hetty Perkins from Alice Springs. Also contains handwritten research notes and typed sections of narrative, probably draft sections of Diane Elizabeth Barwick's Historical section of the Simpson Desert Claim.

Sheets range from small pieces to A4 sheets.

Contains notes, mostly typed, for Diane Elizabeth Barwick's Historical Section of the Simpson Desert Land Claim. Also contains photocopied extracts of bibliographies, articles and government archives.

From a larger group of like records housed originally in an unlabelled manila folder. Sheets range from small notes to A4 size.

Contains notes, mostly typed, for Diane Elizabeth Barwick's Historical Section of the Simpson Desert Land Claim. Some sets of notes also include photocopied extracts from published or archival sources. Some notes look to be draft sections of narrative.

Also contains two photocopied archival documents regarding the Northern Territory government policies of assimilation of Aboriginal people of mixed descent, originally enclosed in a folder entitled '1/2 c [half caste] - Tommy Doolan'. Another subject of some papers in this item is Northern Territory Reserves Adjacent to Claim Area.

From a larger group of like records housed originally in an unlabelled manila folder. Sheets range from A4 to slightly larger than foolscap size.

Contains annotated copy of extract from Minutes of Evidence and Appendices from the South Australian Select Committee of the Legislative Council on the Aborigines Bill, 1899. Also contains notes and photocopied extracts regarding land degradation in the claim area. Also contains notes made from Letters from C. Ernest Cowle to W. B. Spencer, 1894-1903, which look to be in Diane Elizabeth Barwick's hand.

A4 and foolscap sheets. From a larger group of like records housed originally in an unlabelled manila folder.

Contains several annotated, photocopied extracts from published sources and two pages of typed notes. The subject is Depopulation and Disease. Notes may be a section of draft narrative from Diane Elizabeth Barwick's Historical Section of the Simpson Desert Land Claim.

A4-sized sheets. From a larger group of like records housed originally in an unlabelled manila folder.

Contains assorted documents related to the Simpson Desert Land Claim Stage I: The Arrernte Desert.

This item contains transcripts of 'Life-History Material' ie interviews with Ruby Perrewerle and Awerrkelheleke Kemarre (George Quartpot). It also contains notes and clippings on subjects such as expeditions into the lower Finke and surrounds, archaeological artefacts in the area, Aboriginal labour in Artunga goldfields, etc. Some handwritten notes are not by Diane Elizabeth Barwick and may be those of Diane Bell. Mostly A4 or foolscap sheets.

Originally housed in a manila folder with inventory items BARI01195 and BARI01196.

Contains assorted documents related to the Simpson Desert Land Claim Stage I: The Arrernte Desert.

This item contains a document entitled 'The Simpson Desert Land Claim Stage I: The Arrernte Desert - Draft Claim Book - February 28th 1985 - D. Barwick's Copy'. Also contains Australian Dictionary of Biography entries for Herbert Basedow and H. Y. L. Brown, and assorted loose notes featuring bibliographic references, references to check, items to be searched, etc.

Originally housed in a manila folder with inventory items BARI01194 and BARI001196.

Contains assorted documents related to the Simpson Desert Land Claim Stage I: The Arrernte Desert.

This item contains maps originally housed in a folder entitled 'MAPS - Alpher to D.B. [Diane Barwick] etc copies'. It also contains a two-page print-out of bibliographic items, and a draft, annotated copy of part of the Draft Claim Book of the Simpson Desert Land Claim Stage I: The Arrernte Desert.

Originally housed in a manila folder with inventory items BARI01194 and BARI01195.

Contains three articles about archaeological sites and objects in southwest Queensland.

A4 and foolscap sheets.

Contains photocopied items and two bibliographic references on index cards regarding archaeology in Queensland and Central Australia. Also contains photocopied items regarding the Leichhardt Search Party, 1938. A4 and foolscap sheets.

Housed in a manila folder. In addition to title on tab of folder, note on front cover reads 'Campbell and Mountford - SITE stone arrangement - News clips Leichhardt Exped [Expedition] - Mountford biography - [Also search [Piece?] biog [biography] and publications - Leichhardt searches ([scout?])'

Contains photocopied extracts of Reports on the Administration of The Northern Territory, printed and published for the Government of the Commonwealth of Australia. Arranged in chronological order. Annotated. Foolscap sheets.

Originally housed in a manila folder. Further title on front cover reads 'NT Reports - 1911-1919 - qv 1912 - Mines Dept [Department] - history - Arltunga etc'.

Contains photocopied extracts of Reports on the Administration of The Northern Territory, printed and published for the Government of the Commonwealth of Australia. These Reports are not in chronological order. Annotated. Foolscap sheets.

Originally housed in a manila folder. Further title on front cover reads 'NT Reports - 1911-1919 - qv 1912 - Mines Dept [Department] - history - Arltunga etc'.

Contains photocopied extracts of Reports on the Administration of The Northern Territory, printed and published for the Government of the Commonwealth of Australia. Reports are in chronological order. Annotated. Foolscap sheets.

Originally housed in a manila folder. Further title on front cover reads 'NT Reports - 1911-1919 - qv 1912 - Mines Dept [Department] - history - Arltunga etc'.

Contains photocopied extracts of Reports on the Administration of The Northern Territory, printed and published for the Government of the Commonwealth of Australia. Reports are in chronological order. Annotated. Foolscap sheets.

Originally housed in a manila folder. Further title on front cover reads 'NT Reports - 1911-1919 - qv 1912 - Mines Dept [Department] - history - Arltunga etc'.

Contains assorted research papers and general items regarding the Simpson Desert.

Subjects of articles include bonepointing and witchcraft, pathological lesions amongst Aboriginal people of the Diamantina district, plane crash near Emu Junction in 1962.

Also includes extracts of the diaries of Philippa Bridges and Sir George Tom Molesworth Bridges; an anthropological report from a legal case entitled R v. Lindsay Anderson, Desmond Andrew Young and Kevin John Young, and extracts from Appendices to Minutes of Evidence of Aborigines Royal Commission, 1916.

Also includes assorted index cards featuring handwritten research notes.

A4 to foolscap sized sheets, and index cards.

Contains three photocopied items written by B. J. Blake and/or J. G. Breen. Subjects include the Pitta-Pitta dialects and Aboriginal languages of Western Queensland. Includes two copies of one of the articles on file.

A4 and foolscap sheets.

Contains a photocopied article by T. Harvey Johnston and J. Burton Cleland, published in Oceania, 1933.

Contains a collection of photocopied articles, archival documents, and other items. Subject is the boundaries between Aboriginal cultural and language groups in Queensland. Articles entitled 'Aboriginal Sculpture' and ''Don't You Remember Black Alice, Sam Holt?': Aboriginal Women in Queensland History' include references to Boulia, Queensland.

A4 and foolscap sheets.

Originally housed in a labelled soft-bound folder.

Contains a collection of photocopied articles, letters to the editor, and other items. Subject is boundaries between Aboriginal cultural and language groups in Queensland.

A4 sheets.

Originally housed in a labelled soft-bound folder.

Contains various papers regarding Barclay's surveying in the Northern Territory. Papers look to relate to the Simpson Desert Land Claim.

This item includes:
Map of the Northern Territory in folder entitled 'Alpher - Archival for CLC [Central Land Council] Barclay 1904 - Biblio [Bibliography] 25/4/85';

'Supplementary Report On A Portion of Central Australia' by Henry Vere Barclay;

Other similar papers.

Originally housed in a manila folder. Mostly A4 and foolscap sheets, also c.A3 sized sheets.

Contains three photocopied items from Life written by H. Vere Barclay about his expeditions into Central and Northern Australia. Copies were obtained from Australian Archives, probably by Barry Alpher.

Also contains a map of Central Australia including the Finke River and Finke Siding, a proposed site for Police Station. Also obtained from Australian Archives.

Enclosed in a manila folder. Extensive comments on the cover of the folder include: 'Material from Archives in Canberra - please keep together (I'll seek reimbursement and ultimately send to CLC [Central Land Council]', not written in Diane Barwick's hand, and 'Barclay traverse of Simpson Desert western 1/3 1904', etc.

Contains two extracts from writings by Mr Lewis about his expedition to Lake Eyre in 1874-75. Sources are Report, and Journal, both printed by the House of Assembly, South Australia. Includes maps.

Sheet size is foolscap or slightly larger.

Contains annotated extract from To The Great Gulf - The Surveys and Explorations of L. A. Wells, Last Australian Explorer 1860-1938, by Wilfred and Christopher Steele, 1978.

A4 sheets.

Contains copies of the Report from Protector of Aborigines, also Report of the Sub-Protector of Aborigines, and other extracts from official publications published by the South Australian government regarding Aboriginal people. Covers 1867-1900.

Probably collected in relation to Diane Elizabeth Barwick's History Report for the Simpson Desert Land Claim case.

Includes reference to smallpox, among other subjects.

A4 and foolscap sheets.

Enclosed in a manila folder.

Reports are continued in Inventory item BARI01271.

Contains copies of the Report from Protector of Aborigines, and of the Report of the Sub-Protector of Aborigines, published by the South Australian government. Covers 1901-1924.

Probably collected in relation to Diane Elizabeth Barwick's History Report for the Simpson Desert Land Claim case.

Originally enclosed in a manila folder. Folder, along with earlier Reports, is located in inventory item BARI01270. Front cover of folder features Report dates. A4 and foolscap sheets.

Contains two photocopied extracts from the expeditions of F. J. Gillen and Baldwin Spencer across Australia in c.1894 and 1901-02. Also contains Diane Elizabeth Barwick's handwritten notes about Gillen's diary of 1901. Annotated.

Probably collected in relation to Diane Elizabeth Barwick's History Report for the Simpson Desert Land Claim case.

A4 and foolscap sheets.

Annotated scientific and general extracts regarding the Simpson Desert, written by Cecil Thomas Madigan and other authors. Subjects include the 1939 Expedition into the Simpson Desert. Sources are the Journal and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New South Wales and the Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia.

Also includes an obituary for C. T. Madigan.

Enclosed in a manila folder. Front cover of folder features description of contents. Continued in inventory item BARI01274. A4 and foolscap sheets.

Contains two accounts by C. T. Madigan of his expeditions into the Simpson Desert and Central Australia. Sources are the Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of South Australia. Annotated.

Also contains an extensive extract from Central Australia by Madigan. Published 1936. Annotated.

Originally enclosed in a manila folder which is located in inventory item BARI01273. Front cover of folder features description of contents. A4 and foolscap sheets.

Contains annotated extract from 'Report upon the First Medical Relief Expedition amongst the Aborigines of South Australia' by Herbert Basedow.

Also includes cover note to 'Barry' from Diane Elizabeth Barwick sent with Basedow material.

Originally housed in a manila folder. Mostly foolscap, some A4 sheets.

Contains the following papers by or about Herbert Basedow in relation to Central Australia:

Annotated extract from the 'Medical Inspection of Natives of Southern Portion of Northern Territory', 1920-22. Department of External Affairs, Correspondence files, N. T. [Northern Territory] Series, Australian Archives. Includes photographs of Aboriginal people;

Obituary for Dr Herbert Basedow, Nature, 1933;

Annotated extract from 'Knights of the Boomerang' by Basedow. No publication details given.

Originally housed in a manila folder. Mostly foolscap, some A4 sheets.

Contains Charles Winnecke's accounts of his travels and explorations in Central Australia in 1877-78 and 1883. Sources include South Australian Parliamentary Papers and the Proceedings of the Royal Geographical Society of Australasia: South Australian Branch. Includes maps.

Also contains Winnecke's paper regarding Davidson's West Central Australian Exploration, read before the Royal Geographical Society of Australasia: South Australian Branch, 1901.

A4, foolscap, and c.A3 sized sheets.

Contains accounts by David Lindsay of his travels and expeditions across central Australia, including the northern part of South Australia. Sources include Proceedings of the Royal Geographical Society of Australasia: South Australian Branch. Annotated.

Also includes copies of letters by Lindsay to Minister of Education, Adelaide, reporting on his journey from Dalhousie to the Queensland boundary, dated 1886. Also includes Diane Elizabeth Barwick's notes of Lindsay's Dalhousie letters, 1886.

Small note paper sheets to foolscap sheets.

Contains assorted writings about the mission settlements and Aboriginal communities in Central Australia, including the Roman Catholic Santa Teresa Mission on Philipson Block, 55 miles east of Alice Springs. Includes a report to the Central Land Council, Alice Springs, entitled 'The Traditional Ownership of Santa Teresa' by John Morton, dated February 1984. Marked Strictly Confidential.

Other sources include the Northern Territory Admin [Administration] Welfare Branch amd Our Aim.

A4 and foolscap sheets.

Contains assorted reports by Government Geologist, H. Y. Lyell Brown of his geological exploration in South Australia (including a journey from Adelaide to Hale River), the Northern goldfields, and the Arltunga Goldfield and surrounding area. Sources include the South Australian Parliamentary Papers, the Adelaide Advertiser, Proceedings of the Royal Geographical Society of Australasia: South Australian Branch, and the Etheridge Papers. Subjects include Aboriginal rock markings in South Australia.

A4, foolscap and c.A3 sized sheets.

Contains annotated extract from 'What is Nardoo' by Sir Baldwin Spencer, published in the Victorian Naturalist, 1918, and annotated extract from 'Aboriginal Names and Utilization of the Fauna in the Eyrean Region' by T. Harvey Johnston, published in the Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia, 1943.

Probably collected in relation to Diane Elizabeth Barwick's History Report for the Simpson Desert Land Claim case.

A4 and foolscap sheets.

Contains extracts regarding journeys in Central Australia from Where Dead Men Lie by Mike and Mal Leyland, and from Bush Tracks and Gold Fields by Lionel C. E. Gee.

Probably collected in relation to Diane Elizabeth Barwick's History Report for the Simpson Desert Land Claim case.

A4 sheets.

Contains three annotated extracts of an ethnographic nature regarding Aboriginal people in Central Australia. Includes articles from Mankind and Oceania by George Aiston and an extract from Savage Life in Central Australia by G. Horne and G. Aiston.

A4 and foolscap sheets. Originally housed in a manila folder labelled in full, 'Horne and Aiston 1924: South Australia [South Australia] - L [Lake] Eyre - Wonkayura Dieri etc - Aiston 1935 - Aiston 1937 - Aiston 1921'. Possibly related to Diane Elizabeth Barwick's research for the Simpson Desert Claim.

Contains extract from article entitled 'Anthropometric Observations on South Australian Aborigines of the Diamantina and Cooper Creek Regions' by Frank Fenner, and from extract entitled 'Observations on the Teeth of Australian Aborigines, River Diamentina, South Australia' by T. D. Campbell. Former includes profiles and mugshots of Aboriginal people.

A4 sheets.

Contains assorted annotated maps of Simpson Desert, Alice Springs and the surrounding area, maps from the Burke and Wills expedition, and the Hodgkinson expedition, etc. Also includes what appear to be extracts from the journal of the North-West Explorations by W. O. Hodgkinson in 1877.

Most sheets are foolscap size or larger.

Spiral-bound document from the Simpson Desert Land Claim, containing maps and photographs, and extracts from Day, 1916, regarding his expedition into Central Australia. Maps concern tribal organisation and migration, plan of the Northern Territory, etc. Photographs depict the Simpson Desert from the air.

Contents Page of document refers to correspondence, press clippings and a bibliography which are not extant in this item.

A4 sheets.

Contains annotated copies of the Report of the Protector of Aboriginals, including Reports of the Northern, Southern, and Chief Protector, in Queensland. Covers years between 1902 and 1906.

Foolscap sheets.

Extract of article, from Australian Territories, 1962.

Contains papers of T. E. Day, Chief Surveyor of Northern Territory c.1915, also Surveyor-General of South Australia c.1922. Includes extract from Official Rough Journal dated 1915, an official Bulletin entitled 'Report and Plans of Explorations in Central Australia' dated 1916, and a lecture entitled 'Central Australia - Its Undeveloped Interior and its Possibilities' dated 1922. Annotated.

A4 and foolscap sheets.

Four printed items regarding Alice Springs and the Northern Territory. Includes historical extract by Rosemary Von Trepp regarding Aboriginal Reserves in the Northern Territory, two items that look to be official reports for the Northern Territory Administration Welfare Board (one is by F. W. Albrecht and the other has no specified author), and an article regarding the diet of Aborigines in the Northern Territory, by Winifred Wilson. Annotated.

A4 and foolscap sheets.

Contains annotated extract of The History and Problems of the Northern Territory, Australia by A. Grenfell Price, Adelaide, 1930. Foolscap sheets.

Contains three anthropological extracts written or co-written by Dr T. D. Campbell. Two of the articles are co-written by C. J. Hackett. Subjects include Adelaide University Field Expedition to Central Australia, 1927. A4 and foolscap sheets.

Contains annotated extract from Where the Seasons Come and Go by Eric Bonython, published 1971. A4 sheets. Possibly related to Diane Elizabeth Barwick's research for the Simpson Desert Land Claim.

Contains five annotated extracts. Includes anthropological articles about Aboriginal cultures in South Australia and Central Australia by T. D. Campbell and C. Mountford, Dr H. K. Fry, and A. P. Elkin. Also contains an article about the Leichhardt Expedition of 1938 by Dr A. Grenfell Price, a geological article by Norman Tindale, and an article about the pastoral industry in South Australia by James Vickery, et al. A4 and foolscap sheets.

Contains two annotated extracts from the writing of J. W. Bleakley, Chief Protector of Aboriginals, Queensland, 1928. Sources are Bleakley's 1928 Report, 'The Aboriginals and Half-Castes of Central Australia and North Australia' published by the Parliament of the Commonwealth of Australia, and The Aborigines of Australia, Brisbane, 1961. A4 and foolscap sheets.

Contains annotated extract of ' 'These strangers, where are they going?': Aboriginal-European relations in the Fraser Island and Wide Bay region 1770-1905' by Raymond Evans and Jan Walker, from Fraser Island, Occasional Papers in Anthropology, University of Queensland Museum, Number 8, 1977. A4 and foolscap sheets.

Contains three articles about the Alyawarra people whose territory is c.300km north-east of Alice Springs, and their language, territory, etc. Two of the articles are by Colin Yallop and one is by Woodrow W. Denham. A4 sheets.

Contains a book review and two papers. Authors are J. G. Breen (reviewing a book about Dharawal and Dhurga languages by Diana Kelloway Eades), T. H. Johnston and J. B. Cleland, and S. A. Wurm and L. Hercus. A4 and foolscap sheets.

Contains six articles or extracts of articles or books, written, co-written or edited by Luise Hercus, mostly about the histories and languages of Aboriginal people in Central Australia. Includes 'Notes on the Simpson Desert Trip, May 83', which feature Hercus's confidential paper entitled 'Leaving the Simpson Desert', intended for publication in Aboriginal History. Subject is Mick McLean Irinjili's account of how the Wangkangurru people left the Simpson Desert.

A4 and foolscap sheets.

This item contains an annotated copy of Register of Wards, Schedule published in Welfare Ordinance by the Northern Territory of Australia, 1953-55. Also contains Supplementary Census Details, Section "A", for Register of Wards, and handwritten notes by Diane Barwick on subjects including language classifications (three pages).

Also contains extract from Knights of the Boomerang by Herbert Basedow, Sydney, 1935.

Contains correspondence of the Welfare Branch, Alice Springs. Includes Inspection report - Loves Creek Station, 1954. Title refers to Australian Archives' reference.

Extract from item 54/801, Australian Archives Northern Territory Region, CRS: F1. Headings include Name, Sub-section, Tribe (language), R'ship ('H', 'W' etc) etc. For more from this archival item see inventory item BARI01303. Four pages.

Contains assorted records of the Northern Territory government regarding Loves Creek, Atnarpa, and other stations. Includes Returns of Employment of Aboriginals - Country Districts; correspondence; Returns of Employment in the Pastoral Industry; circulars; Inspection reports; etc. Headed by a cover sheet that reads 'Appendix 4 Eastern Aranda - See also 3 and 2 - for Strehlow material - Eastern A - Stations Records'. A4 and foolscap sheets.

Contains extract of Census. Four pages. Headings include Name, Aboriginal Name, Group Sub-section, Tribe (language), Type of Marriage (eg 'T') etc.

Contains assorted records of the Northern Territory government regarding Ringwood Station near MacDonnell Range in the Northern Territory. Includes Recognizance statement, Permit and correspondence involving Murray Collings and Phillip Jagamara, Inspection Reports, and other similar records. A4 sheets.

Contains extract of Census. Four pages. Headings include Name, Aboriginal Name, Group Sub-section, Tribe (language), Type of Marriage (eg 'Widower') etc.

Contains assorted records of the Northern Territory government regarding Allambi Station near Alice Springs. Includes correspondence, Inspection Reports, Returns of Employment of Aboriginals in the Pastoral Industry, etc. A4 sheets.

Contains assorted records of the Northern Territory government including correspondence, Census returns, Inspection Reports, etc. A4 sheets.

Contains assorted government records regarding Lucy Creek Station, Alice Springs. Includes correspondence, Returns of Employment of Aboriginals in the Pastoral Industry, Inspection Reports, etc.

Covers 1950-1956.

Originally enclosed in a manila folder of like records, arranged chronologically from 1950. Note on cover of original manila folder reads 'Sorted chronologically and indexed - D.B. 7/4/85 - See duplicate unsorted file with attached notes'. Foolscap sheets.

Contains assorted government records regarding Lucy Creek Station, Alice Springs. Includes correspondence, Returns of Employment of Aboriginals in the Pastoral Industry, Inspection Reports, etc.

Covers 1957-1962.

Originally enclosed in a manila folder of like records, arranged chronologically from 1950. Note on cover of original manila folder reads 'Sorted chronologically and indexed - D.B. 7/4/85 - See duplicate unsorted file with attached notes'. Foolscap sheets.

Contains assorted government records regarding Lucy Creek Station, Alice Springs. Includes correspondence, Claim for Maintenance of Dependents, Maintenance Schedules, etc.

Covers 1964-1966.

Originally enclosed in a manila folder of like records, arranged chronologically from 1950. Note on cover of original manila folder reads 'Sorted chronologically and indexed - D.B. 7/4/85 - See duplicate unsorted file with attached notes'. Foolscap sheets.

Contains assorted government records regarding Lucy Creek Station, Alice Springs. Includes correspondence, Inspection Reports, Maintenance Schedules, Pastoral Property Census Sheets, etc.

Covers 1967.

Originally enclosed in a manila folder of like records, arranged chronologically from 1950. Note on cover of original manila folder reads 'Sorted chronologically and indexed - D.B. 7/4/85 - See duplicate unsorted file with attached notes'. Foolscap sheets.

Contains typed narrative in draft form regarding Stations in the Northern Territory such as Marqua, Tarlton Downs, Jervois Mine, etc. May be an extract of draft version of Diane Elizabeth Barwick's 'History Section' for the Simpson Desert Land Claim. Typed, handwritten and hand-drawn notes and illustrations.

Also contains assorted records of the Northern Territory government particular to various stations, namely Huckitta, Jervois, Quartz Hill, Indiana, Numery and Loves Creek. Records include Inspection Reports, correspondence, Field Trip Reports, Pastoral Property Census Reports, etc. Arranged by station.

Mostly A4 and foolscap sheets.

Contains official letters and reports from Harold Meston, Protector. Correspondents include the Southern Protector, Brisbane; Under Secretary of the Home Office; J. F. Kidd, Manager of Galway Downs Station; etc. Subjects include opium use by Aboriginal people. Also includes maps, and lists of names and other details about Aboriginal people at the places visited by Harold Meston. Also includes letters from Archibald Meston.

Covers 1901-c.1903.

Foolscap and A3 sized sheets.

Guide to the papers of Alfred William Howitt held in the La Trobe Library, State Library of Victoria, Melbourne, 1979.

Also contains Howitt letters dating from 1898 and 1899. Also Howitt Paper 4 from Box 8, Folder 5. Subjects include tribal maps.

Photocopied foolscap sheets. Originally housed in a manila folder. Full title on cover of folder reads 'SD - Howitt 1891-Howitt and Siebert 1904 - vols [volumes] 1-5 Index to A. W. Howitt Papers areal extracts from - A.I.A.S. [Australian Institute of Aboriginal Studies] MS [manuscript] 6539 NOT FOR CIRC [Circulation]'.

Letters and papers from the Howitt collection, dating from 1892 and 1904. Includes 'Reverend Otto Siebert letter', and notes and a map from Mr P. M. Byrne of Charlotte Waters. Also extracts of the Howitt Guide inventory list.

Photocopied foolscap sheets. Originally housed in a manila folder. Full title on cover of folder reads 'SD - Howitt 1891-Howitt and Siebert 1904 - vols [volumes] 1-5 Index to A. W. Howitt Papers areal extracts from - A.I.A.S. [Australian Institute of Aboriginal Studies] MS [manuscript] 6539 NOT FOR CIRC [Circulation]'.

Annotated extracts of Howitt Guide inventory list. Names highlighted include 'Otto Siebert', 'Charlotte Waters - S. A. [South Australia] - Antakerrinya tribe', etc. Includes file note written on front cover of Guide to 'Barry' from Diane Elizabeth Barwick about photocopies made of Howitt lists. Papers are out of order. Continued in inventory item BARI01544.

Photocopied foolscap sheets. Originally housed in a manila folder. Full title on cover of folder reads 'SD - Howitt 1891-Howitt and Siebert 1904 - vols [volumes] 1-5 Index to A. W. Howitt Papers areal extracts from - A.I.A.S. [Australian Institute of Aboriginal Studies] MS [manuscript] 6539 NOT FOR CIRC [Circulation]'.

Extracts of Howitt Guide inventory list. Top paper begins 'National Musuem of Victoria - A. W. Howitt Papers - Box 5, Folder 5, Paper Number 5'. Papers are out of order. Begun in inventory item BARI01543.

Photocopied foolscap sheets. Originally housed in a manila folder. Full title on cover of folder reads 'SD - Howitt 1891-Howitt and Siebert 1904 - vols [volumes] 1-5 Index to A. W. Howitt Papers areal extracts from - A.I.A.S. [Australian Institute of Aboriginal Studies] MS [manuscript] 6539 NOT FOR CIRC [Circulation]'.