Summary

Note: This object includes a derogatory slur. Such words and sentiments are not condoned by Museums Victoria which considers them to be racist. Historical distance and context do not excuse or erase this fact.

Book published for the 1866 Intercolonial Exhibition held in Victoria. The book lists the dialects spoken by the First Peoples in Australia. An exhibit of traditional artifacts of the First Peoples in Australia was shown. The book was published after the exhibition in an attempt to give context to the items that had been on display and the research that had been done before, during and after the exhibition. The book contains six of the various dialects with a focus on different regions, particularly in Victoria. The English work is given in one column and the First Peoples word in different dialects are given next to it. The book was printed by Masterman, Printer, Brunswick Street, Fitzroy in 1867.

Physical Description

Blue book published for Intercolonial Exhibition 1866 with vocabulary of dialects spoken by First Peoples in Australia. It contains an introductory piece by Redmond Barry, President of the Exhibition. The language charts are in a fold-out format. The Intercolonial Exhibition 1866 was held at the Public Library, Melbourne.

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