Robert Logan Jack Papers 1874-1919

Title: Robert Logan Jack Papers 1874-1919
Subject: Queensland--History; New South Wales--History; Western Australia--History; Aboriginal Australians--Australia; Mining camps; Archives; Chinese language; Correspondence
Category: 1. Settlement; 2. National boundaries; 3. World War I
Keywords: Surveyors
Creator: Jack, Robert Logan
Current holder: State Library of Queensland
Period of reference: 1874 – 1919
Link: https://onesearch.slq.qld.gov.au/permalink/61SLQ_INST/tqqf2h/alma99194343402061
Series number: 5638
Item number: 99194343402061
Access rights: Open access
Rights: Out of copyright. Copyright shared with Library Board of Queensland.
Country of origin: Australia; China
Place: Townsville
Language: English; German; Chinese
Description from source: A series and item list is available, Arranged into 23 series.

Narratives contained in the field notebooks describe interactions and observations of Aboriginal people and their culture, encountered during Jack's expeditions
This collection contains personal papers including letters as well as field notebooks, passports, diaries, maps, plans, and reports relating to his many geological survey expeditions in north Queensland and China.
Physical format: Notebook; Correspondence; Passports; Diaries; Maps; Records