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Collection: Archdeacon James Gunther papers, 1826-1878

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dnash
dnashTentative translation: Keep believing that one is the saviour for mankind. Jesus died before (my?) people. He/she is very kind. Don’t be wicked. Be silent (quiet). In dying, a soul ascends well to heaven. I want to be good. God makes me go...FL661809B 505: Lecture on the Aborigines of Australia and papers on Wirradhurrei dialect, 1837-1840Rediscovering Indigenous Languages
dnash
dnashThe A (annual) numbers can be manipulated to accurately derive the D (daily) numbers, but only approximately the W (weekly) numbers: A A/52 (A/52)/7 B 159907 3,075.13 439.30 S 1287070 24,751.35 3,535....FL662051B 505: Lecture on the Aborigines of Australia and papers on Wirradhurrei dialect, 1837-1840Rediscovering Indigenous Languages
dnash
dnashproposed abbreviations: A annual W weekly D daily B bullocks S sheep However, if (say) these are the numbers of bullocks and sheep in the colony, why calculate the weekly and daily versions??FL662051B 505: Lecture on the Aborigines of Australia and papers on Wirradhurrei dialect, 1837-1840Rediscovering Indigenous Languages
dnash
dnashthere are still some errors in the transcriptionFL661809B 505: Lecture on the Aborigines of Australia and papers on Wirradhurrei dialect, 1837-1840Rediscovering Indigenous Languages
Melissa Jackson
Melissa JacksonIt seems to be a bleed through from the previous pageFL661811B 505: Lecture on the Aborigines of Australia and papers on Wirradhurrei dialect, 1837-1840Rediscovering Indigenous Languages
natsa
natsaIs this page back to front? I can't seem to turn it around to read...?FL661811B 505: Lecture on the Aborigines of Australia and papers on Wirradhurrei dialect, 1837-1840Rediscovering Indigenous Languages
FMF
FMFAnother set of eyes needed to checkFL661456B 505: Lecture on the Aborigines of Australia and papers on Wirradhurrei dialect, 1837-1840Rediscovering Indigenous Languages
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