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CROWTHER, Dr W.L.
On the Formation and Disposal of a Collection.
Papers & Proceedings of the Royal Society of Tasmania Hobart 1949 pp 83-92, 1 plate. Original wrappers. Very good. ISBN ***Dr Crowther amassed a fine collection of Tasmaniana in all fields - here it is his collection of Aboriginal artefacts and, most controversially, skeletal remains, which is discussed. ***Also in this issue: 'The Story of Mary Mack and her daughter Elizabeth Mary Mack', by W.H. Hudspeth (pp77-81, 1 illus) - one of the first settlers of Hobart Town in 1804, Mary Mack and her daughter Betsey were abandoned by her lover (from the Marines), and were cared for by the Rev. Robert Knopwood.
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