| Author |
Oliver, W. S. (Bill) (author) |
| Title |
The great white father : the biography of a great Australian : Dr H. O. Lethbridge (1880-1944) / by W.S. (Bill) Oliver. |
| Publisher and/or associated date/s |
Terranora, N.S.W. : W. S. Oliver, 1999. |
| ©1999. |
| Description |
v, 302 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 30 cm. |
| Note |
Cover title. |
| "The title of this biography was the name given Dr Lethbridge by the descendants of the Wiradjuri tribe, in recognition of the largely honorary service he provided as their physician and surgeon for over thirty years" -- Cover. |
| Summary |
H. O. Lethbridge grew up on his father's property 'Forest Vale', on the stockroute between Roma and Tambo and watered by the Maranoa River; he is the collector and translator of the songs in 'Australian Aboriginal Songs' - songs her heard from the Maranoa people in his childhood (p. 19-20, p. 177, p. 290-294); photo and mention of Forest Vale Dick and other stockmen on the station (p. 20); Butcher and Boss Davey taught him about Aboriginal culture (p. 26-27); burial site on the Maranoa (p. 55);later in life Lethbridge was the doctor in Narrandera and provided medical services to the Aboriginal people of the area - at Warrengesda (p. 67), in his surgery (p. 142), at The Sandhills near Narrandera (p. 236-237); establishment of the Narrandera Museum with items from Lethbridge's personal collections, including Aboriginal artefacts, predominantly Wiradjuri (p.216, 220-222); how Murdering Island on the Murrumbidgee got it's name (p. 238-239) |
| Subjects |
Lethbridge, H. O.(Harold Octavius),1880-1944 |
| Forest Vale Dick |
| Butcher |
| Boss Davey |
| Hospitals -- Australia -- History |
| Race relations - Violent - Massacres, murders, poisonings etc |
| Physicians -- Australia -- Biography |
| Physicians -- Australia |
| Maranoa River (SW Qld SG55) |
| Narrandera (SW NSW SI55-10) |
| Murrumbidgee River (SW NSW SI54, SI55) |
| Murdering Island (SW NSW SI55-10) |
| Call number |
2020.220 |
