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F. J. Gillen F. J. Gillen i(A106935 works by) (birth name: Francis James Gillen) (a.k.a. Frank Gillen)
Born: Established: ca. 28 Oct 1855 Cavan, Port Adelaide - Enfield area, Adelaide - Northwest, Adelaide, South Australia, ; Died: Ceased: 1912
Gender: Male
Heritage: Irish
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1 1 y separately published work icon My Dear Spencer : The Letters of F.J.Gillen to Baldwin Spencer F. J. Gillen , Baldwin Spencer , John Mulvaney (editor), Howard Morphy (editor), Alison Petch (editor), Hyland House , 2001 12249560 2001 selected work correspondence diary

'The extraordinary collection of letters has remained unpublished for nearly a century. It sheds vivid light on race relations, social conditions and Aboriginal culture in Central Australia, It also documents a crucial and poorly understood period in the history of anthropology. The book makes an invaluable contribution to the understanding of central Australian Aboriginal society, and to current debates concerning land rights.'  (Publication summary)
1 Christmas, 1901 F. J. Gillen , 1991 extract diary (Gillen's Diary : The Camp Jottings of F. J. Gillen on the Spencer and Gillen Expedition Across Australia, 1901-1902)
— Appears in: North of the Ten Commandments : A Collection of Northern Territory Literature 1991; (p. 238-239) 3 diary entries about Christmas spent in Borroloola.
1 Borroloola, Capital of the Gulf Country F. J. Gillen , 1991 extract diary (Gillen's Diary : The Camp Jottings of F. J. Gillen on the Spencer and Gillen Expedition Across Australia, 1901-1902)
— Appears in: North of the Ten Commandments : A Collection of Northern Territory Literature 1991; (p. 196-199) 3 diary entries about time spent in Borroloola.
1 Camp at Barrow Creek F. J. Gillen , 1968 extract diary
— Appears in: Gillen's Diary : The Camp Jottings of F. J. Gillen on the Spencer and Gillen Expedition Across Australia, 1901-1902 1968; (p. 107-109) North of the Ten Commandments : A Collection of Northern Territory Literature 1991; (p. 51-52) The author describes the attack and killing of staff at the Barrow Creek Telegraph Station by Aborigines in 1874. Includes Geoffrey Crabthorn's poem 'The Last Message'.
1 1 y separately published work icon Gillen's Diary : The Camp Jottings of F. J. Gillen on the Spencer and Gillen Expedition Across Australia, 1901-1902 F. J. Gillen , Adelaide : Libraries Board of South Australia , 1968 Z1399420 1968 single work diary
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