Person
Milerum (1869? - 1941)
- Born
- 1869?
Jungurumbar, South Australia, Australia - Died
- 21 February 1941
Adelaide, South Australia, Australia - Occupation
- Ethnologist
- Alternative Names
- Long, Clarence (Also known as)
Summary
Milerum was a one of South Australia's top blade shearers during the early 1900s. It was during the 1930s that he became interested in the anthropology of his people and began making recordings of many aboriginal languages, songs and stories. Milerum also made baskets and wooden weapons which were collected by museums around the world.
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Chronology
- 1914
- Career position - Champion blade shearer of the South-East of South Australia
- 1931
- Life event - Lived at Point McLeay mission on Lake Alexandrina
Published resources
Book Sections
- Tindale, Norman B., 'Milerum (1869?-1941), shearer and Aboriginal ethnologist' in Australian Dictionary of biography, Bede Nairn and Geoffrey Serle, eds, vol. 10 (Melbourne: Melbourne University Press, 1986), pp. 498-499. http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A100485b.htm. Details
Resources
- 'Milerum (1876-1941)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1469516. Details
McCarthy, G.J.
Created: 20 October 1993, Last modified: 3 August 2005
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