Preliminary Report on the Discovery of Native Remains at Swanport, River Murray; with an Inquiry into the Alleged Occurrence of a Pandemic among the Australian Aboriginals. [Contained in] Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of South Australia, Volume 35, 1911

STIRLING, Dr Edward Charles

Published by RSSA, Adelaide, 1911

About this Item

Adelaide, RSSA, 1911. Octavo, pages 4-46 plus a map and 7 plates. Wrappers slightly discoloured around the edges; spine sunned and lightly chipped at the foot; an excellent copy. This lengthy article is a real sleeper: apart from being a potted history of small-pox in Australia, it contains much local information from Mrs Louisa Karpeny (Kontinyeri), a Narrinyeri woman born around 1830. As Dr Stirling put it, 'Mrs Karpeny related her reminiscences with much dramatic vividness, and as they are interesting in themselves, I will make no apology for giving them at some length, even when they refer to other matters than the immediate object of my inquiry'. The plates include three portraits of Kontinyeri.

Seller Inventory # 20758

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Preliminary Report on the Discovery of Native Remains at Swanport, River Murray; with an Inquiry into the Alleged Occurrence of a Pandemic among the Australian Aboriginals. [Contained in] Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of South Australia, Volume 35, 1911
• Publisher: RSSA, Adelaide
• Publication Date: 1911
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition: First Edition.
• Condition: Very Good
• Seller catalogs:
  • Medicine
  • Australian Aborigines
  • Australia
  • South Australia