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Wiradjuri

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'Aboriginal names and their meanings' by James J. Baylis, 1914
Baylis, James John

1914
'Larmer's Vocabulary of Native Names. 1853' by James Larmer, 1832-1853
Larmer, James

1832-1853
Daniel Bunce journal, 1846 - 1849
Bunce, Daniel

7 December 1846 - 2 March 1849
John H. W. Pettit letters to his father in England, illustrated with sketches by the writer, 1852-1868
Pettit, John H. W.
Kamilaroi, and other Australian Languages, by Rev. William Ridley, 2nd ed. (Sydney, 1875)
Ridley, William
Lecture on the Aborigines of Australia and papers on Wirradhurrei dialect, 1837-1840
Letters to John Mildred Creed
Rusdin, H. K.. Mueller, Ferdinand, Baron von, 1825-1896

1905
Notebook 01: Aboriginal vocabularies obtained by C. J. McMaster, ca. 1895-1929
Webster, A.

ca. 1895-1929
Notebook 01: Aboriginal vocabularies obtained by C. J. McMaster, transcribed from his notebooks by W. Dixson, June 1929
Webster, A. Dixson, William, Sir, 1870-1952

1929

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