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    1. Re: [GEELONG] Aboriginal photos
    2. Grahame & Rosslyn Thom
    3. Hi Carollyn My first thought was the State Library of Victoria, see site http://www.statelibrary.vic.gov.au/ Also you may like to see sites http://home.vicnet.net.au/~atsilirn/ http://www.atsic.gov.au/ cheers Grahame on 16/1/04 4:28 PM, Carollyn Williams at wisteria@netspace.net.au wrote: > I am hoping the knowledgeable listers may be able to point me in the right > direction. I have 2 photos - an aboriginal man and an aboriginal woman. The > photos are aged, on photographers card but have no name or date. They show > signs of having been in a frame. They were in my late father's possession and > I believe them to have come from his place of work, Strachan and Co., > Woolbrokers of Moorabool St. I believe they may have been discarded when that > company closed. I have compared them to photos in 'The History of Geelong and > Corio Bay' but there is no match. I should like to identify them as past > local aboriginal inhabitants and give them to the appropriate archive for safe > keeping. > Carollyn Williams > > > > ==== AUS-VIC-GEELONG-DISTRICT Mailing List ==== > Geelong & District Research Centres & Museums : > http://www.zades.com.au/geelong/gdresc.htm >

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