The Halford Oration

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Accession[1981.0062] Papers of George Britton HalfordIdentifierUMA-ITE-1981006200001Scope and ContentFile comprising list of orators and one copy of each oration. Published Oration titled 'The passing of the Australian Race' by W.E.L.H Crowther gives a history of the decline in Tasmanian Aboriginal population due to colonisation. Includes names, date and cause of death, extracted from a post-mortem examination report 1837; the Tasmanian crania in Australian museums and collection with table of skull number and location. Oration delivered at the Institute of Anatomy, Canberra, November 23, 1933. Reprinted from the Medical Journal of Australia February 3, 1934.Access StatusOpen for public accessRequest TypeRequest unitUnit1977.0016 Unit 0001

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CreatorHalford, George BrittonRoleProvenance

Dates

Date1920-1942

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Previous System ID1981.0062.00001

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Feature CollectionIndigenous Cultural Heritage in the University of Melbourne Archives

Subjects

SubjectAboriginal AustraliansAnthropology - Theory and criticismDeath - Mortuary customsFirst PeoplesHealth status - Morbidity and mortality ratesHistory - Frontier conflict - Tasmania - Black WarIndigenous AustraliansSubject (Place)Flinders Island (Tas Bass Strait SK55-02)Oyster Cove (SE Tas SK55-08)Hobart (SE Tas SK55-08)

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