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'J Mason series [1964]; Milerum; Jarildekald; Tanganekald'

Archive Collections / Dr Norman Barnett Tindale / Series AA338/11 / 'J Mason series [1964]; Milerum; Jarildekald; Tanganekald'
Supplementary to: 'Kurlge, Blackwood, South Australia. Journal principally entomological and general by Norman B. Tindale. 1 June 1964 to 11 August 1969. Adelaide', AA 338/1/48/2

This item consists of materials considered by Norman B Tindale to be part of his 'personal and study series' of tapes. These materials include original recordings made by Tindale in 1964 as well as magnetic tape copies of previously recorded wax cylinder and acetate disc recordings. The tapes arrived at the South Australian Museum after Tindale's death in 1993 in a shoebox carrying the title given above. To this material, the museum archive has added cassette copies of sections of the 1964 recordings and 3 pages of handwritten notes.

The original materials in this item are interviews with Robert Darby (Joseph) Mason recorded at Swan Reach (SA) in 1964. Details of these interviews are found in Tindale's 'Kurlge' journal, AA 338/1/48/2, pp. 599-605; 625-631; 637-639.

Tapes accessioned AA 338/11/34/6-18 have not been transferred to digital format.

The contents descriptions below are drawn from annotations in Tindale's hand on the magnetic tape boxes. The descriptions for the cassettes were produced by the archive.
AA 338/11/34/

  1. 'Interview with Robert Darby (Joseph) Mason at Swan Reach, SA, 1 July 1964 by Norman B. Tindale. 1: History of Robert Mason's father's father from desert west of Menindee to the Murray River; 2: Notes on the man ŋautŋaut, an orphan, who went to the Mt Lofty Ranges'. 1 x 3 inch reel
    [CD 1. Tracks 1-6]

  2. Interview with Robert Mason at Swan Reach, SA, 1-2 July 1964
    'His father's father & the Rainbow Corobori, Doctors business, totems, story of the orphan who died as a giant at Mt Lofty; father's father's story; water trees; gum for axes; killing of the giant men [man?] at Roonka'. 1 x 3 inch reel
    [CD 2. Tracks 1-5]

  3. 'Interview with Robert Darby (Joseph) Mason at Swan Reach, 2 July 1964 by N. B. Tindale'. 1 x 3 inch reel
    [CD 3. Tracks 1-4]

  4. 'Discussions with Robert Mason, Nganguruku Tribe', Swan Reach, 6 August 1964, NB Tindale recording. 1 x 3 inch reel
    [CD 4. Tracks 1-3]

  5. Song by Lily Mason, Maraura Tribe. Mission song from Point McLeay; Discussions with Robert Mason, Nganguruku Tribe: totems, Manuri name for ŋadjuri'. Swan Reach, 6 August 1964. 1 x 3 inch reel
    [CD 5. Tracks 1-4]

  6. Cassette copy of a section of the Robert Mason interview. 1 x cassette

  7. Cassette copy of a section of the Robert Mason interview. 1 x cassette

  8. Cassette copy of a section of the Robert Mason interview. 1 x cassette

  9. Copy of a section of the Robert Mason interview, Swan Reach (SA), 1964. 1 x 5 inch reel

  10. Copy of a section of the Robert Mason interview, Swan Reach (SA), 1964. 1 x 5 inch reel

  11. Copy of a section of the Robert Mason interview, Swan Reach (SA), 1964. 1 x 5 inch reel

  12. Copy of a section of the Robert Mason interview, Swan Reach (SA), 1964. 1 x 5 inch reel

  13. Copy of the Clarence Long series of wax cylinder recordings (cylinders 1-7), originally recorded in 1932 (See AA 338/11/5), 1 x 5 inch reel

  14. Copy of the Clarence Long series of wax cylinder recordings (cylinders 8-15), originally recorded in 1932 (See AA 338/11/5), 1 x 5 inch reel

  15. Study copies of NB Tindale's recordings of Albert Karloan (1940) and Milerum (Clarence Long, 1937-38). These stories and songs relate to the South East of South Australia (see the original recordings AA 338/11/14 & AA 338/11/12). 1 x 3 7/8 inch reel

  16. Copy of AA 338/11/34/15. 1 x 5 inch reel

  17. Study copy of Milerum (Clarence Long) recordings made on acetate disc in 1937 (see AA 338/11/12). 1 x 5 inch reel

  18. Handwritten archive notes (3pp. of A4 paper) listing partial contents of the above tapes



Tindale Tribes: Nganguruku; Jarildekald; Tanganekald; Maraura; Meintangk; Ramindjeri; Potaruwutj; Bunganditj; Marditjali; Warki.

Creator: Dr Norman Barnett Tindale
Control: AA 338/11/34/Tapes 1-18, CDs 1-5
Date Range:  1932  -  1964
Quantity:    14   x magnetic tape reels; 3 x cassettes; 3pp x A4 notes, 5 access CDs
Series:  AA338/11
Tindale Tribes:
Bunganditj, Jarildekald, Maraura, Marditjali, Meintangk, Nganguruku, Potaruwutj, Ramindjeri, Tanganekald, Warki