Peculiar habits and customs of the Aborigines of Western Australia
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AuthorAlexander Milne Robertson & Peter J. BridgeDescriptionReport by Dr Milne Robertson upon certain peculiar habits and customs of the Aborigines of Western Australia -- Anthropological account of the Aborigines of Western Australia. Together with the climate, the diseases & the productions of the country : thesis submitted to the University of Edinburgh, 1883 / by Alexander Milne Robertson M.B.ImprintCarlisle, W.A.: Hesperian Press, 2021Collationiv, 39 pages, 5 pages of plates : illustrations, 1 map ; 30 cm.LanguageEnglishDate Published2021Notes"A.M. Robertson, the Prison doctor for Fremantle and Rottnest wrote of the sub-incision (whistlecocking) of the natives at Rottnest. A unique mutilation, it has been the subject of interest to many over the years. This is his original published report and thesis on the subject. An appendix queries the origin of the rite and posits the introduction by Arab sailors at an unknown time. Also the story of the stolen or destroyed illustrated copy from the State Library of WA."--Publisher's website.Content NoteSee also photocopy of original M.D. thesis (University of Edinburgh) held as MS 1034.
Includes bibliographical references (page 39)
Report by Dr Milne Robertson upon certain peculiar habits and customs of the Aborigines of Western Australia originally published Perth [W.A.] : Govt. Printer (Richard Pether), 1879.ISBN9780859058810Dewey ClassQ 305.89915 ROBPublication FormatBook
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Alexander Milne Robertson & Peter J. Bridge, Peculiar habits and customs of the Aborigines of Western Australia. City of Fremantle Local History Centre, accessed 02/05/2026, https://history.fremantle.wa.gov.au/nodes/view/49929
