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GUEST,Dominique Political songs on Aboriginal rights (65* d) RE: Political songs on Aboriginal rights 06 Mar 09

1899 - Fanny Cochrane Smith's recordings of Tasmanian Aboriginal songs

(NFSA Collection: Title No 500445 (exerpt))

The only recorded example of Tasmanian Aboriginal songs - and the only recorded example of Tasmanian Aboriginal language. Fanny Cochrane Smith was born on Flinders Island and married a sealer, William Smith. In late 1899 and 1903 she recorded for the Royal Society in Hobart all the Tasmanian songs that she knew. She recorded six cylinders in both English and the Tasmanian Aboriginal language.

Fanny cochrane SmithImage file: Fanny Cochrane Smith recording with Dr Harold Watson.

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