Summary
Card from Archive - ACFC Series 3, Dorothy Howard Collection, A Dictionary of Traditional Games, Rhymes and Terminology, describing the rules to Castles, of a version of the children's game - Marbles.
Part of the Australian Children's Folklore Collection archive. Alternative archive name is ACFC.
Cards filed in boxes detailing Dorothy Howards's field notes on Australian children's play.
Physical Description
Typed catalogue card on ruled buff card with double ruled top margin in red. Diagram and annotations hand drwan in blue ink.
More Information
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Collection Names
Australian Children's Folklore Collection, Dorothy Howard Collection
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Collecting Areas
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Acquisition Information
Cultural Gifts Donation from Dr June Factor, 18 May 1999
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Acknowledgement
Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program.
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Date Used
Adelaide, Greater Adelaide, South Australia, Australia, circa 1950s
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Inscriptions
Front, typed, black ink: "MARBLES / Sea view 30 mi from Adelaide, S.A. / "Castles"" Handwritten in blue ink: "Horsham 1945 / 1 / 2/ 3/ Castle / 1 yd / 1 yd / 4 yds / 1890" Typed, black ink: 'Mrs. Edith lillie Shaw 65 / ..." and further associated text.
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Type of item
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Overall Dimensions
121 mm (Width), 75 mm (Height)
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Keywords
Children's Folklore, Games, Making History - Australian Childrens Folklore, Verbal Lore
