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ALF. CHAVE

21st December, 1967.

Director of the Barambah
Aboriginal Reserve,
BARAMBAH.

Dear Sir,
This will appear a very strange request.
As you probably know during the last few months
an aboriginal girl, Evonne Goolagong has won many
Tennis Tournaments and she could become one of
our finest players.

In a very small dictionary of Aboriginal
words I have been trying to find out what Goolagong means. The closest that I have been able
to get is Goolagool which means "Water holing tree".

I wonder if you could help me with your
far greater knowledge of the matter and get as
near as possible to the aboriginal meaning for
this young Tennis Champion's name.

May I wish you a Merry Christmas and
a prosperous 1968.

Yours sincerely,
Alf. Chave.