I, the AboriginalThe life of Waipuldanya (Phillip Roberts) of the Alawa tribe, Northern Territory, Australia. |
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Page 157
... no im- munity from them when visitors began to arrive from The Brown World and The White World and The Yellow World . Thirty tribesmen died in an outbreak of measles at Groote Eylandt . More than two hundred perished in another epidemic ...
... no im- munity from them when visitors began to arrive from The Brown World and The White World and The Yellow World . Thirty tribesmen died in an outbreak of measles at Groote Eylandt . More than two hundred perished in another epidemic ...
Page 158
... no - more catch my father . That night we find ' im alonga bush . He no - more cry out , no - more talk - talk , but properly - fright allabout . " Arright . No medical plane . No mission . No truck . Just nutting , only bush and wild ...
... no - more catch my father . That night we find ' im alonga bush . He no - more cry out , no - more talk - talk , but properly - fright allabout . " Arright . No medical plane . No mission . No truck . Just nutting , only bush and wild ...
Page 222
... no - more bin got ' im boot , no - more trouser , no- more shirt ! " " He got ' im spear ! H - a - a - a - ah ! We bin follow quick- time , see if he spear ' imself . " " Might - be good tucker , eh ? " Their ridicule was incessant and ...
... no - more bin got ' im boot , no - more trouser , no- more shirt ! " " He got ' im spear ! H - a - a - a - ah ! We bin follow quick- time , see if he spear ' imself . " " Might - be good tucker , eh ? " Their ridicule was incessant and ...
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Aboriginal Reserve Alawa Alawa tribe animal Arnhem Land Arright asked bark Barnabas Gabarla barramundi began believe billabong blackfeller blood body boomerangs bush camp ceremonial corroboree Creek crocodile Daly River Darwin dead death Doctor Blackfellow dogs Dr Langsford Dreaming Elders eyes father feller fire fish Galbaranga girls goanna grass Groote Eylandt Gudjiwa Hannah High Djungayi horse hundred hunter hunting Jimmy kangaroo kill knew Kunapipi leprosy lily roots Limmen Bight live look Malak man's Maningrida Marbunggu medicine Might-be miles missionaries mother mouth Mulunguwa murder never night no-more Northern Territory nulla-nullas paperbark perhaps Phillip piccaninny Pintubi Port Roper Rainbow Serpent Rayment Rembarrnga remember rifle Roper River seen sister skin snake spear spirit stay sticks told totem tracks tree tribesmen Ulagang uncle Waipuldanya walk walkabout wallaby watch white-feller wife woman women woomera Yabudurawa You-ai