Edwards, Ken (2017) Play, games, amusements, pastimes and selected physical activities of the Aboriginal Peoples of northern Australia: with a bibliography of all works by Walter E. Roth which include information on these topics. CISER, Toowoomba, Australia.
Abstract
Dr Walter E. Roth was a medical doctor and a Queensland government Protector of Aborigines from 1898 until 1905. In his travels through North Queensland and Cape York, Roth acquired many Aboriginal artefacts, took many photos and gathered cultural information, all of which he recorded meticulously. In 1905 he sold his collection to the Australian Museum. The information presented here is intended to provide an extensive overview of work by Walter E. Roth covering play, games, amusements, pastimes and selected physical activities such as tree-climbing. The two main published works by Roth containing a detailed examination of games, sports and amusements of are:
Roth, Walter E. 'Chapter VIII. Recreation, Corroborees, Sports and Games.' In Ethnological Studies Among the North-West-Central Queensland Aborigines. Edmund Gregory, Government Printer, William Street, Brisbane, Queensland, 1897: 117-131.
Roth, Walter E. North Queensland Ethnography: Bulletin No. 4. Games, Sports and Amusements. Edmund Gregory, Government Printer, William Street, Brisbane, 1902.
In a separate publication various corrections and additions to the Bulletin No. 4 have been undertaken. The original publications are available from other sources. Other than listing works by Roth the main focus of this document is to outline information taken from original handwritten reports that were often used as the basis for published works. Some excerpts from published works (apart from Bulletin No. 4) are also presented. It is interesting to read the manuscript materials as they relate to specific areas. Much of the information in the manuscript materials was used in larger published works but there is some that was not. There is also, at times, some variation between the manuscript materials and what was published elsewhere.
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| Item Type: | Book (Commonwealth Reporting Category A) |
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| Refereed: | No |
| Item Status: | Live Archive |
| Additional Information: | Files associated with this item cannot be displayed due to copyright restrictions. The publication involved extensive review of manuscript material and transcribing and compiling this information as well as providing relevant information and background to the information presented. |
| Faculty / Department / School: | Current - Faculty of Health, Engineering and Sciences - School of Health and Wellbeing |
| Date Deposited: | 20 Nov 2017 01:34 |
| Last Modified: | 10 Apr 2018 05:12 |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | games; sport; amusements; north Queensland; Aboriginal Australians |
| Fields of Research : | 16 Studies in Human Society > 1601 Anthropology > 160104 Social and Cultural Anthropology 16 Studies in Human Society > 1699 Other Studies in Human Society > 169902 Studies of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Society 21 History and Archaeology > 2103 Historical Studies > 210303 Australian History (excl. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander History) |
| Socio-Economic Objective: | C Society > 95 Cultural Understanding > 9501 Arts and Leisure > 950103 Recreation C Society > 95 Cultural Understanding > 9503 Heritage > 950302 Conserving Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Heritage |
| URI: | http://eprints.usq.edu.au/id/eprint/30255 |
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