Patent specification. Mechanical motion. Sheep shears. No. 15,624, 1909. D. Unaipon, SA |
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| Title : | Patent specification. Mechanical motion. Sheep shears. No. 15,624, 1909. D. Unaipon, SA |
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| Creator : | Unaipon, David | ||
| Source : | Australian official journal of patents, 1910, p. 910 | ||
| Date of creation : | 1910 | ||
| Format : | Magazine | ||
| Contributor : | State Library catalogue | ||
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| Description : |
David Unaipon was born at Raukkan (then Point McLeay Mission) in 1872. In 1909, he developed and patented a modified handpiece for shearing. Unaipon also spent many years lecturing on Aboriginal legends, customs and social conditions, becoming a spokesperson for Aboriginal people and influencing government Indigenous policy. He published his own poetry from the late 1920s. |
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| Related names : | Unaipon, David |
| Period : | 1884-1913 |
| Further reading : | State Library of South Australia. David Unaipon, Adelaide: State Library of South Australia, 1999 |
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