Three bound volumes of typescript supported by black and white photographs on most pages.

Structured as a personal letter to the author as a prompt to record the events of his trip to the Northern Territory (Alice Springs - Darwin - Bathurst Island - Alice Springs) from 15 March to 6 September 1934.

The purpose of the trip was the study and research into the aetiology of Boomerang Legs and Yaws in Australian Aborigines.

The trip supported with a grant from the Sheridan Research Committee of the University of Adelaide to the cost of £275 but ultimately the gross cost came to over £700.

Support personnel and facilitators:

• Ernest E Kramer (AA669)

• Charlie Cooper (Interpretator) (Arrernte)

• CH Marshall (Radiographer)

• Dr CE Cook (Chief Medical Officer NT)

• FB Albrecht (AA4)

• Father Gzell (Bathurst Island Mission)

Volume 1 (AA122/3/1/1 - AA122/3/1/87): Pages numbered 1- 89C

Volume 2 (AA122/3/2/1 - AA122/3/2/94): Pages numbered 90 - 180

Volume 3 (AA122/3/3/1 - AA122/3/3/107): Pages numbered 181 - 293

For the purpose of digitisation the inventory is arranged by page number and the number photograph(s) per page. The photograph[s] as annotated and described by the author is also recorded. Where no annotation is given, description is provided by the listee.

The photographs in the journal have been scanned - located in separate drive Digital Assets AA122/3/1 photos.

References/Reading:

Monograph: "Boomerang leg and yaws in Australian Aborigines 1936" Transcription from Royal Society of Tropical Medicine & Hygiene.

Thesis: "Boomerang Legs and Yaws in Australian Aborigines with a Description of Bone Lesions Resulting from Yaws." Thesis in two volumes presented for the Degree of MD, University of Adelaide, July 1935

Article: "Treponematoses (Yaws and Treponarid) in exhumed Australian Aboriginal Bones" by CJ Hackett. Records of the South Australian Museum, Vol 17, No 27, 25 July 1978