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Ethnological Notes on the Aboriginal Tribes of New South Wales and Victoria
R. H. Mathews
- 01 Dec 2005
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TL;DR: A review of the above work appeared in NATURE of May 31, 1906 (vol. lxxiv, p. 100) as mentioned in this paper, to which I wish to reply briefly.
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Abstract: A REVIEW of the above work appeared in NATURE of May 31, 1906 (vol. lxxiv., p. 100), to which I wish to reply briefly. The review opens by saying that my works “have either been ignored or dismissed in a footnote by experts such as Dr. Howitt and Prof. Spencer.” Whilst the reviewer was quite aware of the obscure. “footnote,” he was quite silent regarding my reply to it, dated June 27, 19051. The opinions of the two men named do not perturb me, but when such an injurious statement appears in the “thunderer” of scientific journalism, I crave fair play and the right of reply.
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