11. Nutrition Camp, Bickerton Island |
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| Title : | 11. Nutrition Camp, Bickerton Island |
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| Creator : | Mountford, Charles P. (Charles Pearcy), 1890-1976, photographer | ||
| Source : | PRG 1218/34/2881 | ||
| Date of creation : | 1948 | ||
| Format : | Photograph | ||
| Dimensions : | 60 X 60 mm | ||
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| Description : |
Camp used by Margaret McArthur on Bickerton Island, during the 1948 American-Australian Scientific Expedition to Arnhem Land. McArthur was accompanied by colleagues Ray Specht the Botanist and Howard Coates, an officer of the Native Affairs Branch. After completing her nutrition research at Hemple [Hempel] Bay, Margaret McArthur worked from this camp on Bickerton Island from June 4th - 25th. |
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| Related names : | American-Australian Scientific Expedition to Arnhem Land, (1948) |
| Coverage year : | 1948 |
| Period : | 1946-1979 |
| Place : | Arnhem Land |
| Region : | Northern Territory |
| Further reading : | McArthur, M. (ed.). 1960a Report of the Nutrition Unit, Records of the American-Australian Scientific Expedition to Arnhem Land (Volume 2). Melbourne University Press, Melbourne, pp.1-13. McArthur, M. 1960b Food consumption and dietary levels of the Aborigines at the settlements, Records of the American-Australian Scientific Expedition to Arnhem Land (Volume 2), Melbourne University Press, Melbourne, pp.14-26. McArthur, M. 1960c Food consumption and dietary levels of groups of Aborigines living on naturally occurring foods, Records of the American-Australian Scientific Expedition to Arnhem Land (Volume 2). Melbourne University Press, Melbourne, pp.90-135. Simpson, Colin, Adam in ochre : inside Aboriginal Australia, 5th ed, Sydney : Angus & Robertson, 1962. |
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