Jeremy SteeleApr 255 minR.H. MathewsWho was Mathews? One of the principal figures in the recording of Aboriginal languages, particularly in the Sydney region, was Robert...
Jeremy SteeleApr 177 minBIYAL BIYAL Australian National Anthem - updatedHow did this translation come about? An Aboriginal singer-songwriter acquaintance sent an email inviting Your Amateur Researcher (YAR) to...
Jeremy SteeleNov 8, 20223 minWhere does the name ‘Native Companion’ come from?The following entry from the Macquarie archive gives basic information about the brolga but does not explain where the term ‘native...
Jeremy SteeleAug 18, 202111 minThe Ten Commandments in DIERI languageDieri is an Aboriginal language once spoken to the east of Lake Eyre in Cooper Creek country in the Sturt Stony Desert in north-west...
Jeremy SteeleMay 27, 20184 minThrelkeld working in the wildernessLancelot Edward Threlkeld, born in 1788, is, or was, exactly 150 years older than your modern-day amateur student of Awabakal, the Lake...