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  1. 1. Melbourne Leader dated 25 May 1901 Headline "Aboriginies of Australia. Progress of the Ethnological Expedition (by Prof. Baldwin Spencer) No 1." M'Donald Stuart, Overland Telegraph line, Sir Charles Todd, FJ Gillen (AA 108 Frances James Gillen), Mounted Trooper Chance, Purunda (Australian Aboriginal man)


  2. 3. Vic Leader dated 1 June 1901 Headline "Aboriginies of Australia. Progress of the Ethnological Expedition (by Prof. Baldwin Spencer) No 2." Oodnadatta, Stevenson River, J Angas Johnson, Arunta tribe, Charlotte Waters, Alice Springs, Prof B Spencer, FJ Gillen, Barrow Creek, Kaitish tribe, Wardaminga


  3. 5. Vic Leader dated 1 June 1901 Headline "Aboriginies of Australia. Progress of the Ethnological Expedition. From Oodnadatta to Charlotte Waters (by Prof. Baldwin Spencer) No 3." Lake Eyre, Stevenson Valley, Adminga Creek, Charlotte Waters, Alice Springs, Coglin Creek,


  4. 7. Vic Leader dated 6 July 1901 Headline "Aboriginies of Australia. Progress of the Ethnological Expedition. Strange Aboriginal Ceremony (by Prof. Baldwin Spencer) No 4." Irria, Mr Bryne


  5. 10. Vic Leader dated 20 July 1901 Headline "Aboriginies of Australia. Progress of the Ethnological Expedition. Strange Aboriginal Ceremony (by Prof. Baldwin Spencer) No 6." Hugh River, MacDonnel Ranges, Finke River, Ooraminna Range, Missionary Valley, Heavitree Gap, Mount Gillen


  6. 11. Leader dated 27 July 1901 Headline "Aboriginies of Australia. Progress of the Ethnological Expedition. (by Prof. Baldwin Spencer) No 7." Arunta tribe, Macumba River, Alice Springs, Finke River, Larapinta, Alatjunja


  7. 13. Melbourne Leader dated 3 August 1901 Headline "Aboriginies of Australia. Progress of the Ethnological Expedition. (by Prof. Baldwin Spencer) No 8." Altherta, red ochre, gypsum, Chichingalla, Dr Roth (AA 271, Walter Edmund Roth), Ilpirra tribe, Waagai tribe, Illionpa


  8. 14. Melbourne Leader dated 7 September 1901 Headline "Aboriginies of Australia. Progress of the Ethnological Expedition. (by Prof. Baldwin Spencer) No 9." quabarra undattha, Alcheringa, Unchalka


  9. 16. Melbourne Leader undated Headline "Aboriginies of Australia. Progress of the Ethnological Expedition. (by Prof. Baldwin Spencer) No 10." Todd River


  10. 17. Melbourne Leader dated 24 August 1901 Headline "Aboriginies of Australia. Progress of the Ethnological Expedition. (by Prof. Baldwin Spencer) No 11."


  11. 18. Melbourne Leader dated 7 September 1901 Headline "Aboriginies of Australia. Progress of the Ethnological Expedition. (by Prof. Baldwin Spencer) No 12." Burt Plains, Yarunpa, Hanson River


  12. 20. Melbourne Leader 14 September Headline "Aboriginies of Australia. The Spencer-Gillen Ethnological Expedition. (by Prof. Baldwin Spencer) No 13." meridian ant, Barrow Creek, Catholic toad, Kaitish tribe, Tungalla (Australian Aboriginal man)


  13. 21. Melbourne Leader 14 September Headline "Aboriginies of Australia. The Spencer-Gillen Ethnological Expedition. (by Prof. Baldwin Spencer) No 14." Tungalla (Australian Aboriginal man)


  14. 22. Melbourne Leader 26 September Headline "Aboriginies of Australia. The Spencer-Gillen Ethnological Expedition. (by Prof. Baldwin Spencer) No 15." Unmatjera tribe, Unpalliwillna (Australian Aboriginal man), Tennant Creek


  15. 24 column misplaced from September 24 item Tungalla (Australian Aboriginal man)


  16. Melbourne Leader 28 September Headline "Aboriginies of Australia. The Spencer-Gillen Ethnological Expedition. (by Prof. Baldwin Spencer) No 16." Unmatjera, Orruncha, Mr Howitt (AA 143 Alfred William Howitt), Lake Eyre, Tungalla (Australian Aboriginal man), Kaitish tribe, Arunta tribe, Warramunga tribe


  17. 26. Headline "Aboriginies of Australia. The Spencer-Gillen Ethnological Expedition. (by Prof. Baldwin Spencer) No 16." Wycliffe Creek, old graveyard "Little Edinburgh", Altunga, Tennant Creek station, Warramunga tribe, Attach Creek


  18. 29. The Leader dated 7 December 1901 page 33 Headline "The Spencer-Gillen Ethnological Expedition. (by Prof. Baldwin Spencer) No 17." illustrated with eight black and white photographs of Australian Aboriginal men


  19. 30. Leader dated 7 December 1901 Headline "Aboriginies of Australia. The Spencer-Gillen Ethnological Expedition. (by Prof. Baldwin Spencer) No 18." Murchison Ranges, Walunqua waterhole, Thapauerlu waterhole


  20. 31. Headline "Spencer-Gillen Expedition. Explorers in peril. Help badly wanted." Borooloola, Port Darwin, 10 December 1901. Headline "The relief question, Victorian Government action". Despatch steamer to Borooloola


  21. 32. Headline "Aboriginies of Australia. The Spencer-Gillen Ethnological Expedition. (by Prof. Baldwin Spencer) No 19."


  22. This item is restricted. 33. Leader 1 February 1902 Headline "Aboriginies of Australia. The Spencer-Gillen Ethnological Expedition. (by Prof. Baldwin Spencer) No 20." Warramunga tribe, Tennant Creek, Waagai tribe, tree burial


  23. 34. Leader dated 15 March 1902 Headline "Aboriginies of Australia. The Spencer-Gillen Ethnological Expedition. (by Prof. Baldwin Spencer) No 21." Attack Creek, Warramunga tribe, Banka Banka Station, Banjo Patterson, Peter Jackson, Richard K Fox, Police Gazette of New York, Mr HYL Brown (AA 41 Brown, Henry Yorke Lyell) , Geologist of SA, Alexandra Station


  24. 35. Headline "Aboriginies of Australia. The Spencer-Gillen Ethnological Expedition. (by Prof. Baldwin Spencer) No 22." Powell Creek, Chingilla tribe, Bingongina tribe


  25. 36. Headline "Aboriginies of Australia. The Spencer-Gillen Ethnological Expedition. (by Prof. Baldwin Spencer) No 23." Borooloola, Macarthur River, Newcastle Waters Creek, Brigg's Lagoon, Umbaia tribe


  26. 37. Headline "Aboriginies of Australia. The Spencer-Gillen Ethnological Expedition. (by Prof. Baldwin Spencer) No 24." Munda waterhole, Karrabubba waterhole, Grabji tribe


  27. 38. Headline "Aboriginies of Australia. The Spencer-Gillen Ethnological Expedition. (by Prof. Baldwin Spencer) No 25" Whanaluru waterhole, Pinda waterhole, Laila Creek


  28. 39. Headline "Aboriginies of Australia. The Spencer-Gillen Ethnological Expedition. (by Prof. Baldwin Spencer) No 26" Macarthur Station, Binbinga tribe, Mara tribe, Anula tribe, Constable Stott, Nimbi-Nimbi waterhole, Tambo (Australian Aboriginal man). Photograph of man and horse


  29. 42. Adelaide Register dated 15 November 1905 Headline "Rural Industries. Poultry and Kennel show at Moonta" CT James, W Methereli, WJ Trevithick, FJ Gillen (AA 108 Francis James Gillen), RJ Hughes


  30. 43. Peoples Weekly Urenla dated 18 November 1905 headline "YP Poultry and Kennel Club. Inaugral Show" FJ Gillen (AA 108 Francis James Gillen)


  31. 44. The Herald undated Headline "Revolver Fatality. Bank clerk shot dead. Fooling with firearms" Port Pirie, Brian Cyril Gillen, FJ Gillen (AA 108 Francis James Gillen), Constable Duncan, Mr Butler, Dr Leitch, Dr Carr, Mr AA Pearce.


  32. The Advertiser undated Headline "A dreadful accident. A promising life cut short" Brian Gillen, FJ Gillen (AA 108 Francis James Gillen), Rev. O'Mahoney, Rev. Kett, Dr Carr, Dr Leitch, Mr AA Pearce, Prof. Spencer, Balakalava, Mr T Gillen, Clare. Headline "The Funeral" J Gillen, T Gillen, Miss Gillen, J Butler, F Gillen, Snowtown, Miss D Buttler, R Buttler, Blyth, Rev. O'Mahony, Symons Bros. Headline "The Census - a reminder" Mr GH Knibbs


  33. 45. The Port Pirie Recorder undated Headline "A sad accident" FJ Gillen (AA 108 Francis James Gillen), Brian Cyril Gillen, Detective Dedman, Dr Leitch, Dr Harris, Wilfred Horace Buttler, FC Smyth, Mr AA Pearce, Prof. Spencer, Balaclava, Victor Wurm, Jim Martin, Victor Galasch, Harold Peake, Jim Kerrison, Jim Dowling


  34. 46. The Port Pirie Recorder dated 21 April 1911 Headline "Revolver fatality. Bank official shot dead. Son of Mr FJ Gillen SM" Brian Cyril Gillen, Dr Carr, Dr Leitch, Detective Dedman, Dr Harris, Wilfred Horace Buttler, Mr AA Pearce, Prof. Spencer. Headline "Accidents with firearms. Two youths killed" Brian Gillen, Dr Carr, Dr Leitch, Mr AA Pearce, Melbourne, Clyde Harland, Goorambat


  35. 47. Uncited undated Headline "Something worth having" glass negatives taken by FJ Gillen (AA 108 Francis James Gillen), 278 half plates, 22 quarter plates, 62 lantern slides. The Southern Cross dated 28 April 1911 Headline "Sad accident at Port Pirie. Son of Mr FJ Gillen accidentally shot" Brian Cyril Gillen, Detective Dedman, Dr Leitch, Dr Harris, Wilfred Horace Buttler, FC Smyth, Mr AA Pearce, Prof. Spencer, Mr Verran, Sir John Gordon, Sir Josiah Symon, Dr Stirling


  36. 48. The Advertiser dated 6 June 1912 Headline "Death of Mr FJ Gillen. An authority on Australian natives" Woodville, Alice Springs, Prof. Spencer, Clare, Mr Waddy, Criterion Hotel, PP Gillen. The Port Pirie Advertiser dated 8 June 1912 Headline "Obituary" Clare, Mr FJ Gillen, TP Gillen, J Beasley. Headline "Death of Mr FJ Gillen SM" PP Gillen


  37. 49. The Sydney Herald dated 6 June 1912 Headline "An Aborigines' friend. Death of Mr FJ Gillen. Scientist and civil servant" Woodville, Prof. Baldwin Spencer, 'The northern tribes of Central Australia', 'Across Australia'. Headline "Death of Mr FJ Gillen" Woodville, Clare, PP Gillen, Prof. Baldwin Spencer, MC Chance, Moonta Mines


  38. 50. The Register dated 6 June 1912 Headline "Death of Mr FJ Gillen. Scientist and civil servant" PP Gillen, Clare, Woodville, Prof W Baldwin Spencer. Headline "Anthropological research". Headline "The blacks dying out" Oodnadatta. Headline "A valuable volume" 'The northern tribes of Central Australia', 'Across Australia'. Headline "The family" J Beasley, Mt Gambier, Mr Waddy. Headline "Unique photographs" Mr T Gill, Mr A Vaughan. The Recorder dated 8 June 1912 Headline "Death of Mr FJ Gillen". Headline "The late Mr FJ Gillen" Prof. Stirling, FJ Gillen. Headline "Mr FJ Gillen SM" Port Pirie Prof. Spencer


  39. 52. The Evening Journal dated 8 June 1912 Headline "Death of Mr FJ Gillen. Scientist and civil servant" Thomas Gillen, PP Gillen, Prof. W Baldwin Spencer, Moonta, Port Pirie. Headline "Anthropological research" Alice Springs, 'The native tribes of Central Australia', Mr David Syme, Mr Reuben Spencer, Manchester, Lord Kintore, J Angas Johnson, MC Chance. Headline "A years Journeyings" Oodnadatta. Headline "The results". Headline "The blacks dying out". Headline "A valuable volume" "The northern tribes of Central Australia", 'Across Australia'. Headline "The family" J Beasley. Headline "The late FJ Gillen anthropologist and author" accompanied by a cartoon, Charles Todd, Prof. Baldwin Spencer, Port Pirie


  40. 54. The Peoples Weekly Moonta undated Headline "Death of Mr FJ Gillen" Woodville, Mr Waddy


  41. 62. The Register dated 20 July 1912 Headline "Reviews of books. The heart of the continent" 'Across Australia' Altunga. Headline "The stone age in the Twentith Century". Headline "Life in Central Australia" McDouall Stuart


  42. 64. Literature undated Headline "Among the blacks" 'Across Australia', 'The native tribes of Central Australia' 'Northern tribes of Central Australia' Lake Eyre, Gulf of Carpenteria


  43. 67. The Evening News 20 July 1912 Headline "Some prehistoric races of today. A wonderful book about Australia" by Arthur Machen, 'Across Australia'. Headline "A journey to the past". Headline "Holy grail of the Aboriginies". Headline "Arunta natives old man". Headline "The native mother in law"


  44. 69. The Argus dated 20 July 1912 Headline "Across Australia. The blackfellow at home" Prof. Spencer, Mr FJ Gillen, Lake Eyre, Gulf of Carpenteria, 'The native tribes of Central Australia', 'Across Australia', Dr Frazer, Mr Andrew Lang

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