Prout, John Skinner, 1805-1876. Residence of the Aborigines, Flinders Island

Language group unconfirmed

MS 2296 - John Matthews

The origin of the Tasmanian Aborigines

Notes on Tasmanian Aboriginal peoples. Includes very brief paragraph on language characteristics on the second and third pages of the manuscript (N.B. This manuscript does not contain any Tasmanian Aboriginal words).

Fanny Cochrane Smith’s Tasmanian Aboriginal Songs (1903)

These recordings, held by the National Film & Sound Archive, are the only audio recordings of Tasmanian Aboriginal songs and languages.

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