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Report of a journey on board the Prahus from 16 July 1979 - 14 August 1979 with Mrs Anne Handojo and Gavan Bromilow with Jarakaan jarakaan, a retired officer from the Bugis Kompung Sunda Kelapa at Syahbandar's Office who was sharing his knowledge about navigating with the stars, from 1933. Includes 1 page of the names of the stars, translated (Western, Indonesian and Bugis).

Includes Notes pour le voyage du Cap Baudin, source: National Library, G2157 (Microfilm)

This is a travel log for a 3,900 mile journey by car with two Aboriginal men of the 'Aranda Loritja' - Big Peter Tjupurrula and Long Jack Phillipus Tjakamarra), from Canberra - Papunya - Canberra, via Ayres Rock from 3 June 1974 - 1 September 1974:
Part I - Travel Log pp 1 - 22
Part II - Physical/spacial orientation orientation in the desert pp 23 - 45

1. Letters between David Lewis and Professor Elkin (University of Sydney) 1975 relating to the publication of Lewis' article in Oceania, and includes six (6) photographic prints of maps and sketches and five (5) black & white negatives 15.5cm x 11cm (with no accompanying prints): Enclosures:
   (a) Map 23cm x 18.5 (with cross-sectioned insert) of the cross country track taken in May 1972 from Snake Creek to the Ulowarrina Waterhole, with geographical markers and camp sites.
   (b) Map of Australia (25cm x 30cm) showing the location of the the route taken in the Western Desert by Lewis and his party in 1973, 1974.
   (c) Map (25cm x 30cm) of the route taken to Papunya, noting waterholes and place names, 1973, 1974 (plus a 'proof print').
   (d) Print of the Muaranji Rock Hole, painted by Big Peter Tjupurrula after first visit and sung and explained on second. He is Noranka Nyinanyi Loritja. This was his father's country. A Dreaming story about an old woman who killed boys (2 copies).
   (e) Graph of the six sacred places and the eight cardinal points (4 copies)
   (f) Graph of the sixteen pointings while travelling (excluding the six sacred places, the eight cardinal points and the four when not travelling). (4 copies)

2. Letter from Christopher Spencer, 2 Feb 1977

3. Australian Institute of Aboriginal Studies about an extension of his grant, 28 April 1975

Includes: three typed pages about witchcraft and relationship between the victim and the witch (could be about the Kuma).

The map records the progress of the voyage in the Solo including wind, storms, distance travelled and records Dick Smith's flight path on 6 February 1978, when Lewis spoke with family and friends on board a Qantas flight.

Collection includes field notes, newspaper clippings, research reports, photographs and maps:
Items 26 - 31: Field notebooks - Simpson Desert, Papunya, Indonesia.
Items 4 - 11: Map of the 1977-1978 voyage to Antartica in the 'Solo', including several photographs and newspaper clippings.
Items 1, 14, 17, 20: Details about the navigational techniques used by the Prahu Captains of Indonesia.
Item 21: Draft article on the Prahu Captains for 'Playboy'.
Items 22 - 24: Route-finding techniques of Aboriginal people in the Western Desert of Australia.