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Walter Howchin - Records

Title
Walter Howchin - Records
Repository
Barr Smith Library, Special Collections, The University of Adelaide
Reference
SR 92 H853p
Date Range
1865 - 1921
Description

Notes of a voyage from London to South Australia on the "Harbinger" 1881 with a list of daily positions and distances travelled, advertisement and passenger regulations; list of negatives of photographs of geological interest taken by Howchin in South Australia; notes relating to the foraminiferal content of fermentations in the north of England 1865-90; bound volume of pamphlets and articles on Aborigines collected by Howchin entitled "Aborigines of Australia" 1888-1921; overall dates 1865-1921.

Formats
Photographs
Quantity
0.06 m
Access
Available for reference

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