Dr WD Walker 'Report on the condition of the Aborigines, the bearing of their Condition on public health, and the necessity for aerial medical services in the interior of Australia'

Archive Collections / Dr William Delano Walker / Dr WD Walker 'Report on the condition of the Aborigines, the bearing of their Condition on public health, and the necessity for aerial medical services in the interior of Australia'

Date Range: 28 August, 1928 - 01 January, 1930

Collection: Dr William Delano Walker

Quantity: 10cm, 1

Arranged: Chronological

Series Identifier: AA357/01

THIS SERIES CONTAINS RESTRICTED MATERIAL.

Dr Walker, a medical practitioner, observed and treated a variety of people for an array of illinesses, ranging from dental problems to infectious diseases during his travels and professional life, some of which is documented in this report. Both typescript and accompanying photographs have been restricted because of their cultural sensitivity.

The series comprises several copies of typescripts of the report and 53 annotated photographic illustrations accompanying the report. The report appears to have been modified and resubmitted several times. A large number of related news cuttings have also been collected and are described and indexed in AA 357/11.

Also attached 2 negatives.

See also AA 357/2 for loose photos.

Photographs from the report were incorporated within Bleakley, JW Inquiry into Aboriginies of Northern and Central Australia 1930. National Archives of Australia CRS A263.