Gulf of Carpentaria Expedition 1963

Supplementary to: 'Journal of Visit to the Gulf of Carpentaria by Norman B Tindale. 1963', AA 338/1/25

This series contains restricted material.

This items consists of magnetic tape recordings of songs, music, narratives, vocabularies, conversations and interviews in a number of Aboriginal languages of the Gulf of Carpentaria region of Queensland and English.

In 1963, Norman B Tindale travelled to the Gulf of Carpentaria with Peter Aitken, a museum scientist, to continue medical, ethnological and other natural history research conducted in 1960 during a Board for Anthropological Research expedition to Bentinck and Mornington Islands (see AA 338/1/23 'Visit to Bentinck and Mornington Islands, Queensland by Norman B. Tindale. 1960'].

Gulf locations visited include: Normanton, Mornington Island, Bentinck Island and Doomadgee.

The contents descriptions given below are taken from Tindale's handwritten annotations on the tape boxes, and are therefore brief. Fuller details of the recordings are found in the S. A. Museum Speech and Sound Collections register (relevant 'AS' reference numbers are listed below) and in the pages of Tindale's expedition field journal: 'Journal of Visit to the Gulf of Carpentaria by Norman B Tindale. 1963' [AA 338/1/25]. Note that in some cases, where Tindale's tape box annotations are not heplful, details from the S. A. Museum Speech and Sound Collections register have been added in parentheses.

Relating the S. A. Museum Speech and Sound Collections register sheets to the Transcription Tape Catalogue and CD tracks has not always been possible and more research is required. AS511-527 have been related to AA 338/11/22/6 (reel4); AS586-592, 594-597 have been related to AA 338/11/22/18 and AS601-613 have been related to AA 338/11/22/27. Please see details below.

The Gulf of Carpentaria 1963 recordings include:
AA 338/11/22/

CD 1 contains Tracks 1-8
CD 2 is a copy of CD 1, Tracks 1-2
CD 3 is a copy of CD1, Tracks 3-8

Reel 1a & 1b (1 x 3 inch reel)

  • 'Normanton, Qld, 8 May 1963'; [Normanton, Qu. Vocabulary of the Kuritjari language by Rowley Gilbert (vocab no.149) 8 May 1963
    [CD 1. Track 1. Tape No. 9625; TT82; Reel 1a & 1b (Carpentaria)
    CD 2. Tracks 1-2. Tape No. 9625; TT82; Reel 1a & 1b (Carpentaria)]



Reel 2a (1 x 5 inch reel)
  • Percy Koreruŋati kinship terms of the Kai[a]dilt, 13 May 1963]
    [CD 1. Track 2. Tape No. 9625; TT82; Reel 2a (Carpentaria)
    CD 2. Track 3. Tape No. 9625; TT82; Reel 2a (Carpentaria)]

  • Song 1. Percy Koreruŋati sings about the turtle
    [CD 1. Track 3. Tape No. 9625; TT82; Reel 2a (Carpentaria); AS500
    CD 3. Track 1. Tape No. 9625; TT82; Reel 2a (Carpentaria)]

  • Song 2. Darwin Djoragaraŋati sings about black trevally fish
    [CD 1. Track 4. Tape No. 9625; TT82; Reel 2a (Carpentaria); AS501
    CD 3. Track 2. Tape No. 9625; TT82; Reel 2a (Carpentaria)]

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  • Song 3. Jack Tadulkiŋati sings about his country
    [CD 1. Track 5. Tape No. 9625; TT82; Reel 2a (Carpentaria); AS502
    CD 3. Track 3. Tape No. 9625; TT82; Reel 2a (Carpentaria)]

  • Song 4. Alec Rokataŋati = Bokanaijarupaŋati Alec sings about burantant
    [CD 1. Track 6. Tape No. 9625; TT82; Reel 2a (Carpentaria); AS503
    CD 3. Track 4. Tape No. 9625; TT82; Reel 2a (Carpentaria)]

  • Gully Peters and Jack Tadulkiŋati discuss Jack's song
    [CD 1. Track 7. Tape No. 9625; TT82; Reel 2a (Carpentaria); AS504
    CD 3. Track 5. Tape No. 9625; TT82; Reel 2a (Carpentaria)]

  • Gully Peter's explanation of Alec's song in English
    [CD 1. Track 7. Tape No. 9625; TT82; Reel 2a (Carpentaria); AS504
    CD 3. Track 5. Tape No. 9625; TT82; Reel 2a (Carpentaria)]

  • Molly Morokonobai on her kinship terms, 13-14 May 1963
    [CD 1. Track 8. Tape No. 9625; TT82; Reel 2a (Carpentaria); AS505
    CD 3. Tracks 6-7. Tape No. 9625; TT82; Reel 2a (Carpentaria)]



Reel 2b (1 x 3 inch reel)
  • Molly Morokonobai sings about Trevally fish
    [CD 4. Track 1. Tape No. 9626; TT83; Reel 2b (Carpentaria); AS506]

  • Venus sings about dugongs
    [CD 4. Track 2. Tape No. 9626; TT83; Reel 2b (Carpentaria); AS507]

  • Percy Koreruŋati sings about a woman
    [CD 4. Track 3. Tape No. 9626; TT83; Reel 2b (Carpentaria); AS508]

  • Molly on her marriage
    [CD 4. Track 4. Tape No. 9626; TT83; Reel 2b (Carpentaria); AS508.1]

  • Molly and Phoebe discuss a quarrel over children and Gully interrogates them
    [CD 4. Tracks 6-7. Tape No. 9626; TT83; Reel 2b (Carpentaria); AS508.2]

  • Molly, Phoebe and Gully on relationship terms
    [CD 4. Track 7. Tape No. 9626; TT83; Reel 2b (Carpentaria); AS508.3]

  • Gully, Darwin and Percy discussions, ends 16 May 1963
    [CD 4. Track 8. Tape No. 9626; TT83; Reel 2b (Carpentaria); AS509]



Reel 3 (1 x 3 inch reel)
  • Darwin, Pat and Percy on verbs
    [CD 5. Track 1. Tape No. 9627; TT84; Reel 3 (Carpentaria); AS509.1]

  • Percy Koŋaruŋati sings Konara song
    [CD 5. Track 2. Tape No. 9627; TT84; Reel 3 (Carpentaria); AS509.2]

  • discussion about Njinjilki as a camping place
    [CD 5. Track 3. Tape No. 9627; TT84; Reel 3 (Carpentaria); AS509.3]

  • Barney tells the flying fox story in Jaŋga:ley
    [CD 5. Track 5. Tape No. 9627; TT84; Reel 3 (Carpentaria); AS510]



Reel 4 (1 x 3 inch reel)
  • Barney tells the flying fox story in Jaŋga:ley in English, 25 May 1963
    [CD 6. Track 1. Tape No. 9628; TT85; Reel 4 (Carpentaria); AS510]

  • Unable to relate the CD tracks to the AS sheets. Songs relate to initiation, 25 May 1963
    This item is restricted
    [CD 6.Tracks 2-6. Tape No. 9628; TT85 & Tape No. 9629; TT86; Reel 4 (Carpentaria); AS 511-527]



Reel 5 (1 x 3 inch reel)
  • Circumcision Lardiil with dugong cutting interpolated
    This item is restricted
    [CD 7. Tracks 1-4. Tape No. 9630; TT87; Reel 5 (Carpentaria); AS528-531]

  • Lardiil Gully Peter's song of visit to Thursday Island (song about a boat on the big blue sea)
    [CD 7. Tracks 5-6. Tape No. 9630; TT87; Reel 5 (Carpentaria); AS531.1]

  • Dugong cutting up, 25-30 May 1963;
    [CD 7. Track 7. Tape No. 9630; TT87; Reel 5 (Carpentaria); AS531.2]



Reel 6 (1 x 3 inch reel)
  • dugong cutting up
    [CD 8. Track 1. Tape No. 9631; TT88; Reel 6 (Carpentaria); AS531.2]

  • Pat sings a lullaby
    [CD 8. Track 2. Tape No. 9631; TT88; Reel 6 (Carpentaria); AS533]

  • Jenny sings a lullaby
    [CD 8. Track 3. Tape No. 9631; TT88; Reel 6 (Carpentaria); AS534]

  • Darwin's story of walk
    [CD 8. Track 5. Tape No. 9631; TT88; Reel 6 (Carpentaria); AS532]

  • Pat, Jack & Maurice - discussion on [the Being] Katjuruku, 31 May 1963
    This item is restricted
    [CD 8. Tracks 6-7. Tape No. 9631; TT88; Reel 6 (Carpentaria); AS534.1]



Reel 7 (1 x 3 inch reel)
  • mock circumcision ceremony
    This item is restricted
    [CD 9. Tracks 1-2. Tape No. 9631; TT88; Reel 7 (Carpentaria); AS535]

  • Maurice's description of trip to Baltae, 1-2 June 1963
    [CD 9. Tracks 3-4. Tape No. 9631; TT88; Reel 7 (Carpentaria); AS536]



Reel 8 (1 x 3 inch reel)
  • Maurice's story of 1 June 63 trip to Baltae, 3 June 63
    [CD 10. Track 1. Tape No. 9632; TT89; Reel 8 (Carpentaria); AS536]

  • account of Gully's trip to Wambuli as told by Pat, Jenny and Gully
    [CD 10. Tracks 2- 4. Tape No. 9632; TT89; Reel 8 (Carpentaria); AS537]

  • Darwin's kill of a dugong at Kalturi, 2 June 63, described by him, then by Roger in English and finally by Arthur in Bentinck Island language
    [CD 10. Tracks 5-7. Tape No. 9632; TT89; Reel 8 (Carpentaria); AS538]

  • Pat sings a lullaby song
    [CD 10. Tracks 8-9. Tape No. 9632; TT89; Reel 8 (Carpentaria); AS538.1]

  • Jack Tadulkiŋati tells the story about Barindindi, ends with a story of a fight, 1-3 June 1963
    [CD 10. Tracks 10-11. Tape No. 9633; TT90; Reel 8 (Carpentaria); AS539]



Reel 9 (1 x 3 inch reel)
  • Continuation of Jack's story about a fight
    [CD 11. Tracks 1. Tape No. 9633; TT90; Reel 9 (Carpentaria); AS539]

  • account of day's happenings by Pat, Jack, Darwin, May, Roger, 4 June 1963
    [CD 11. Tracks 2-10. Tape No. 9633; TT90 & Tape No. 9634; TT 91; Reel 9 (Carpentaria); AS540]

  • Jack Tadulkiŋati sings an initiation song
    This item is restricted
    [CD 11. Track 11. Tape No. 9634; TT91; Reel 9 (Carpentaria); AS541]

  • Darwin sings a song to help a sick person
    [CD 11. Track 12. Tape No. 9634; TT91; Reel 9 (Carpentaria); AS542]

  • Jack tells a story of a big flood on Bentinck Island, 3-5 June 1963
    [CD 11. Track 13. Tape No. 9634; TT91; Reel 9 (Carpentaria); AS543]



Reel 10 (1 x 3 inch reel)
  • Continuation of story of big flood Njinjilki, 5 June 1963
    [CD 12. Track 1. Tape No. 9634; TT91; Reel 10 (Carpentaria); AS543]

  • Gully Peters tells the story of a flood on Forsyth Island in Lardil during his father's father's time
    [CD 12. Tracks 2-3. Tape No. 9634; TT91; Reel 10 (Carpentaria); AS544]

  • Percy Korerungati sings a song about the new moon, Mornington Island, 28 June 1963
    [CD 12. Track 4. Tape No. 9634; TT91; Reel 10 (Carpentaria); AS599]

  • Jack Tadulkiŋati tells the Pleiades (Bururu) story and cries to the new moon
    [CD 12. Track 5. Tape No. 9635; TT92; Reel 10 (Carpentaria); AS598]

  • Old William on Mariwu making
    [CD 12. Track 6. Tape No. 9635; TT92; Reel 10 (Carpentaria); AS600]



Reel 11 (1 x 3 inch reel)
  • Percy Korerungati describes the day's walk at Rokoti
    [CD 13. Track 1. Tape No. 9635; TT92; Reel 11 (Carpentaria); AS546]

  • Gully Peters and Percy on totemic places on the claypan
    [CD 13. Tracks 2-3. Tape No. 9635; TT92; Reel 11 (Carpentaria); AS545-546]

  • Alec's version of above and shouted advice to fisherman
    [CD 13. Track 4. Tape No. 9635; TT92; Reel 11 (Carpentaria); AS547]

  • Paul Wanggalkoangati on the ancient tidal flood on Bentinck Island, Gully Peter's and Percy Korerungati's interpretation, 9 June 1963
    [CD 13. Tracks 5-8. Tape No. 9635; TT92 & Tape No. 9636; TT 93; Reel 11 (Carpentaria); AS548]



Reel 12 (1 x 3 inch reel)
  • Alec's speech of 9 June 63 on proposed visit to Markaruki (to demonstrate future tense); Alec - explanation of proposed journey of 10th June 63
    [CD 14. Track 1. Tape No. 9636; TT93; Reel 12 (Carpentaria); AS549]



Reel 13 (1 x 3 inch reel)
  • Alec's account of a visit to the avoided place Wamakurt with discussion
    This item is restricted
    [CD 15. Track 1. Tape No. 9636; TT93; Reel 13 (Carpentaria); AS549]

  • Gully Peters discusses some of the places visited with Alec
    This item is restricted
    [CD 15. Track 2. Tape No. 9636; TT93; Reel 13 (Carpentaria)]

  • Gully Peters gives his verson on the trip to Markarki in English
    This item is restricted
    [CD 15. Track 3. Tape No. 9637; TT94; Reel 13 (Carpentaria)]

  • Venus Kerakera wabaja ŋati tells what she knows; Gully explains Venus' story
    This item is restricted
    [CD 15. Track 4. Tape No. 9637; TT94; Reel 13 (Carpentaria)]

  • Percy's recollections of what he was told about dangers of visiting Wamakurt
    This item is restricted
    [CD 15. Track 5. Tape No. 9637; TT94; Reel 13 (Carpentaria)]

  • Gully describes and mentions Katjuruku, 10 June 1963
    This item is restricted
    [CD 15. Track 6. Tape No. 9637; TT94; Reel 13 (Carpentaria)]



Reel 14 (1 x 3 inch reel)
  • 'Cutting up of a turtle using nara knives [..] commentator's voice is P. Aitken', 11 June 1963 at Rokoti, northern end of Bentinck Island
    [CD 16. Tracks 1-2. Tape No. 9637; TT94; Reel 14(Carpentaria); AS550]



Reel 15 (1 x 3 inch reel)
  • Venus' account of the Ngao or dog legend of the Berumoi water, followed by general discussion
    [CD 17. Tracks 1-4. Tape No. 9639; TT96; Reel 15(Carpentaria); AS551]

  • Story of man who lived at Minakuri; Statement about proposed visit to Koŋara; account of visit to Koŋara (by Tindale with Dougal, Frederick and Paul) , 11-12 June 1963
    [CD 17. Tracks 5-8. Tape No. 9639; TT96 & Tape No. 9640; TT 97; Reel 15(Carpentaria); AS552]



Reel 16 (1 x 3 inch reel & a 1 x 5 inch copy)
  • Lardil hunting songs
    [CD 18. Tracks 1-4. Tape No. 9640; TT97; Reel 16(Carpentaria); AS585]

  • Dugong hunting songs
    [CD 18. Tracks 5-6. Tape No. 9641; TT98; Reel 16(Carpentaria); AS593]

  • continuation of hunting songs
    [CD 18. Tracks 7-9. Tape No. 9641; TT98; Reel 16(Carpentaria)]

  • Unable to relate the CD tracks to the AS sheets. Songs relate to hunting, 27 June 1963.
    [CD 18.Tracks 1-9. Tape No. 9640; TT97 & Tape No. 9641; TT98; Reel 16(Carpentaria); AS 586-592, 594-597]



CD 19 is not extant

Reel 17 (1 x 3 inch reel)
  • Dugal Kongarangati sings a song and a summary in English
    [CD 20. Track 1. Tape No. 9641; TT98; Reel 17(Carpentaria); AS553]

  • Percy Korerungati sings the turtle of banga song
    [CD 20. Tracks 2-3. Tape No. 9641; TT98; Reel 17(Carpentaria); AS554]

  • Dugong cutting up, 13 June 1963
    [CD 20. Tracks 4-5. Tape No. 9641; TT98 & Tape No. 9642; TT 99; Reel 17(Carpentaria); AS555]



Reel 18 (1 x 3 inch reel)
  • 'Walpu (raft) song by Percy Koreruŋati; tape is defective after 1/3rd, rest not used'
    [CD 21. Tracks 1-3. Tape No. 9642; TT99; Reel 18(Carpentaria); AS556]



Reel 19 (1 x 3 inch reel)
  • Gully Peters' on the first plane flight
    [CD 22. Tracks 1-2. Tape No. 9642; TT99; Reel 19(Carpentaria); AS564]

  • Konarangati Kulkitji speaks the words of the dugong song and a translation in English
    [CD 22. Tracks 3-4. Tape No. 9642; TT99; Reel 19(Carpentaria); AS557]

  • Venus sings her father's song and a song about a snake and Peter translates it
    [CD 22. Tracks 5-8. Tape No. 9643; TT100; Reel 19(Carpentaria); AS558]

  • Dawn and Alison report on the events of day, 13 June 1963
    [CD 22. Tracks 9-10. Tape No. 9643; TT100; Reel 19(Carpentaria); AS559]

  • Phoebe and Thelma report on the day's events, 14 June 1960
    [CD 22. Tracks 11-12. Tape No. 9643; TT100; Reel 19(Carpentaria); AS560]

  • Phoebe on a planned bird hunt
    [CD 22. Track 13. Tape No. 9643; TT100; Reel 19(Carpentaria); AS561]

  • Dougal on a planned bird hunt
    [CD 22. Track 13. Tape No. 9643; TT100; Reel 19(Carpentaria); AS562]

  • Percy reports on his fear at the sight of a plane
    [CD 22. Track 14. Tape No. 9643; TT100; Reel 19(Carpentaria); AS563]

  • Gully describes the sight of Percy on the raft from the plane
    [CD 22. Track 15. Tape No. 9644; TT101; Reel 19(Carpentaria); AS564]



Reel 20 (1 x 3 inch reel)
  • Alison and Dawn stage a quarrel about firewood
    [CD 23. Tracks 1-3. Tape No. 9644; TT101; Reel 20(Carpentaria); AS567]

  • Discussion between women about report that would give upon return to Mornington Island Mission
    [CD 23. Track 4. Tape No. 9644; TT101; Reel 20(Carpentaria); AS568]

  • Venus, Rhea and Phoebe describe a journey to Dawn's dawart
    [CD 23. Track 5. Tape No. 9644; TT101; Reel 20(Carpentaria); AS566]

  • Percy on the dugong hunt
    [CD 23. Track 6. Tape No. 9644; TT101; Reel 20(Carpentaria); AS569]

  • Cutting up of dugong, 17th June, recorded over words of malu malu hunt
    [CD 23. Tracks 7-8. Tape No. 9644; TT101 & Tape No. 9645; TT 102; Reel 20(Carpentaria); AS565]

  • Maudie lists places where birds are found
    [CD 23. Track 9. Tape No. 9644; TT101; Reel 20(Carpentaria); AS565.1]

  • Percy describes the hat used in circumcision ceremony
    This item is restricted
    [CD 23. Track 10. Tape No. 9644; TT101; Reel 20(Carpentaria); AS565.2]



Reel 21 (1 x 3 inch reel)
  • Fred tells the story of a visit to Toato (Rainbow) and Boltoko place on Dugong River
    This item is restricted
    [CD 24. Track 1. Tape No. 9645; TT102; Reel 21(Carpentaria); AS571]

  • Old William on the great tidal flood
    [CD 24. Track 1. Tape No. 9645; TT102; Reel 21(Carpentaria); AS572]

  • Big Barney on the great tidal flood
    [CD 24. Track 2. Tape No. 9645; TT102; Reel 21(Carpentaria); AS573]

  • Gammon on the great tidal flood [AS 574]
    [CD 24. Tracks 3-4. Tape No. 9645; TT102; Reel 21(Carpentaria); AS574]

  • Jenny on a trip to Bentinck Island, 25 June 1963
    [CD 24. Track 5. Tape No. 9645; TT102; Reel 21(Carpentaria); AS575]

  • Jack Tadulkiŋati on a trip to Bentinck Island, 25 June 1963
    [CD 24. Tracks 6-7. Tape No. 9645; TT102; Reel 21(Carpentaria); AS575]

  • Gully Peters will tell the Toato and Boltoko story and sing some songs, 26 June 1963
    This item is restricted
    [CD 24. Tracks 8-9. Tape No. 9646; TT103; Reel 21(Carpentaria); AS577]



Reel 22 (1 x 3 inch reel)
  • Gully continuing the Toato and Boltoko story
    This item is restricted
    [CD 25. Tracks 1-2. Tape No. 9646; TT103; Reel 22(Carpentaria); AS577]

  • Gully and Alec discussing Berumoi ŋao story
    [[CD 25. Tracks 1-2. Tape No. 9646; TT103; Reel 22(Carpentaria); AS578]

  • Alec discusses his father's name
    [CD 25. Tracks 1-2. Tape No. 9646; TT103; Reel 22(Carpentaria); AS579]

  • Darwin sings a song about his country
    [CD 25. Track 3. Tape No. 9647; TT104; Reel 22(Carpentaria); AS579.1]

  • Percy sings the Malu Malu song
    [CD 25. Track 4. Tape No. 9647; TT104; Reel 22(Carpentaria); AS580]

  • Dougal on the Malu Malu hunt
    [CD 25. Track 5. Tape No. 9647; TT104; Reel 22(Carpentaria); AS581]

  • Alec's account of trip to Wamakurt, 26 June 1963
    This item is restricted
    [CD 25. Track 6-7. Tape No. 9647; TT104; Reel 22(Carpentaria); AS582]



Reel 23 (1 x 3 inch reel)
  • English translation of Alec's story of trip to Wamakurt
    This item is restricted
    [CD 26. Track 1. Tape No. 9647; TT104; Reel 23(Carpentaria); AS582]

  • Lindsay Roughsey, Barney Bush, Gammon, Jacko and Sandy discuss the Pleiades and songs
    [CD 26. Tracks 2-8. Tape No. 9648; TT105; Reel 23(Carpentaria); AS583]

  • Halley's comet song, 26 June 1963
    [CD 26. Track 5. Tape No. 9648; TT105; Reel 23(Carpentaria); AS584]



Reel 24 (1 x 3 inch reel)
  • Continuation of hunting and dugong songs, 28 June 1963
    Unable to relate the CD tracks to the AS sheets.
    [CD 27.Track 1. Tape No. 9649; TT106; Reel 24(Carpentaria); AS601-613]

  • Joe Weipa sings the emu song
    [CD 27.Tracks 2-5. Tape No. 9649; TT106; Reel 24(Carpentaria); AS614]

  • Joe on vocabulary, 28 June 1963
    [CD 27.Track 6. Tape No. 9650; TT107; Reel 24(Carpentaria); AS614.1]



Reel 25 (1 x 3 inch reel)
  • Joe Weipa continues vocabulary, 11 July 1963
    [CD 28.Track 1. Tape No. 9650; TT107; Reel 25(Carpentaria); AS614.1]

  • waterspout songs
    [CD 28.Tracks 2-3. Tape No. 9650; TT107; Reel 25(Carpentaria); AS615-617]

  • honeybee dance
    [CD 28.Track 3. Tape No. 9650; TT107; Reel 25(Carpentaria)]

  • hunting songs
    [CD 28.Track 4. Tape No. 9650; TT107; Reel 25(Carpentaria)]

  • Waŋga dance songs [AS 618, 619, 620]
    [CD 28. Track 4. Tape No. 9651; TT108; Reel 25(Carpentaria); AS618-620]

  • Shake-a-leg
    This item is restricted
    [CD 28. Track 4. Tape No. 9651; TT108; Reel 25(Carpentaria)]

  • Lindsay's explanation of the eaglehawk dance, 12 July 1963
    [CD 28. Track 5. Tape No. 9651; TT108; Reel 25(Carpentaria)]

  • Jacko Douglas sings the aeroplane song, 12 July 1963
    [CD 28. Track 6. Tape No. 9651; TT108; Reel 25(Carpentaria); AS621]



Reel 26 (1 x 3 inch reel)
  • Mornington Island Mission concert featuring the didjeridu and the following songs: 'Old Black Joe', 'Old MacDonald', 'My Darling Emmy Lee', 'Have you ever seen a lady' and 'Put on the Armour of Light', 28 June 1963
    [CD 29. Tracks 1-2. Tape No. 9651; TT108 & Tape No. 9652; TT 109; Reel 26(Carpentaria)]



Reel 27
  • Alice Gilbert talking about Jokula country. Recorded at Doomadgee (Qld) July 1963
    [CD 30. Tracks 1-3. Tape No. 9652; TT 109; Reel 27(Carpentaria); AS622-623]

  • Jokula conversation between Alice Gilbert and Lena Diamond
    [CD 30. Track 3. Tape No. 9652; TT 109; Reel 27(Carpentaria)]; AS625

  • Bindie tells the story of the Karawa song about an aeroplane
    [CD 30. Tracks 4-5. Tape No. 9653; TT 110; Reel 27(Carpentaria)]; AS624]

  • Archie Rockland of the Booroloola talks about his country at Doomadgee, 18 July 1963
    [CD 30. Track 6. Tape No. 9653; TT 110; Reel 27(Carpentaria)]

  • Archie and Jack Diamond on Wa:nji phrases and 'corobori songs'
    [CD 30. Tracks 7-9. Tape No. 9653; TT 110; Reel 27(Carpentaria); AS 626]

  • Jack sings travelling 'corobori' series AS 627]
    This item is restricted
    [CD 30. Tracks 10-11. Tape No. 9653; TT 110; Reel 27(Carpentaria); AS 627]



Reel 27a (1 x 5 inch reel)
  • Barking frog from NWA [north-west Australia] recorded in Adelaide for Mike Tyler
    [CD 31. Track 1. Tape No. 9653; TT 110; Reel 27a(Carpentaria)]

  • Alice Gilbert talks about olden times in Jokula country near Birketown, 12 July 1963
    [CD 31. Track 2. Tape No. 9653; TT 110; Reel 27a(Carpentaria); AS622-623]

  • Jack Diamond Wanji Tribe tells his story of the Kangaroo in Wanji language, 15 July 1963
    [CD 31. Track 3. Tape No. 9653; TT 110; Reel 27a(Carpentaria)]



Reel 28 (1 x 5 inch reel)
  • 'Kangaroo story Wa:nji tribe by Jack Diamond. English version. Continued from previous reel', Doomadgee, 15 July 1963
    [CD 32. Track 1. No Transcription Tape details nor AS sheets]



Reel 28A (1 x 5 inch reel)
  • Didjeridu tune about birds by Larry Lanley of Turn off Lagoon North Queensland; Didjeridu tune about buffalo by Larry Lanley; Didjeridu tune by Larry Gavernor 48 yrs of the Jangal, Forsyth Island and comment by NB Tindale on Ingura drone pipe music, 28 June 1963
    [CD 33. Tracks 1-6. Tape No. 9654; TT111; Reel 28A(Carpentaria)]



CD 33. Tracks 7-11
  • Dugal Kongarangati sings a song and a summary in English
    copy from AA 338/11/22/20 Track 1. Tape No. 9641; TT98; Reel 17(Carpentaria); AS553
    [CD 33. Track 7]

  • Percy Korerungati sings the turtle of banga song
    copy from AA 338/11/22/20 Track 2 only. Tape No. 9641; TT98; Reel 17(Carpentaria); AS554
    [CD 33. Track 8]

  • Tracks 9 to 10 contain 'excerpts of the Lardiil or Mornington Island initiation ceremonies leading up to the rite of circumcision. These have been selected for their rhythm.
    This item is restricted
    [CD 33. Tracks 9-10]

  • Tindale announces in Track 11: 'the first half of this record consisted of didjeridu music copied from some otherwise useless concert material and is the primary document. The second half consists of replaying numbers 553 and 554 which are 2 songs from Bentinck Island. The final part consists of extracts from song numbers 510-527 of the Mornington Island circumcision series as recorded in 1963. These songs were prepared for a lecture by NB Tindale in September 1964.'
    This item is restricted
    [CD 33. Track 11]



Palm Island Series (1 x 3 inch reel)
  • Joe Lee [nn. Tjamea] and Maribi Tommy of the Keramai talking and singing in Keramai, also short vocabulary, 23 July 63
    [CD 34. Track 1. Tape No. 9654; TT111; Palm I. series(unnumbered); AS628]

  • kokolo song
    [CD 34. Track 1. Tape No. 9654; TT111; Palm I. series(unnumbered)]

  • thunderstorm song
    [CD 34. Track 2. Tape No. 9654; TT111; Palm I. series(unnumbered)]

  • two women song
    [CD 34. Track 3. Tape No. 9654; TT111; Palm I. series(unnumbered)]

  • Joe Lee speaks in Keramai
    [CD 34. Track 4. Tape No. 9654; TT111; Palm I. series(unnumbered)]

  • Harry Gordonvale (Tjeinbi) talks about a mummified burial in the Berlin Museum in Idindji
    [CD 34. Tracks 5-6. Tape No. 9655; TT112; Palm I. series(unnumbered)]



Tindale Tribes: Kunggara; Kaiadilt; Lardiil; Janggal; Jokula; Karawa; Wanji; Janjula; Winduwinda; Ingura; Keramai.

CreatorDr Norman Barnett Tindale
ControlAA 338/11/22/CDs 1-34
Date Range1963  -  1963
Quantity   28   x 3 inch & 6 x 5 inch reels, 34 access CDs
Series AA338/11