Bob Smith calls for a revival of interest in Percy Haslam’s work

Uncle Bob Smith calls for a revival of interest in Percy Haslam’s work on Awabakal language and culture at an Education symposium at the University of Newcastle. Director of Awabakal Newcastle Aboriginal Co op, Ray Kelly, endorses Smith’s call to action. Haslam’s work is strongly influenced by Rev L E Threlkeld’s recordings of the local Aboriginal language, history and culture of the wider Lake Macquarie region.