I, the AboriginalThe life of Waipuldanya (Phillip Roberts) of the Alawa tribe, Northern Territory, Australia. |
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Page 57
... spear - spit . Eeeeee ! A - a - a - a - h - h - h ! " The goat shepherdesses watching from the bank laughed uproariously . The silly fish wriggled ineffectually on the three points of my spear . Soon we would bake it in a ground oven we ...
... spear - spit . Eeeeee ! A - a - a - a - h - h - h ! " The goat shepherdesses watching from the bank laughed uproariously . The silly fish wriggled ineffectually on the three points of my spear . Soon we would bake it in a ground oven we ...
Page 83
... spear . With infinite care he edged his eye around the side of the tree , head erect , hair bound , spear - arm poised but not yet cocked . I watched from the ground , where I remained prone , missing no detail of everything this ...
... spear . With infinite care he edged his eye around the side of the tree , head erect , hair bound , spear - arm poised but not yet cocked . I watched from the ground , where I remained prone , missing no detail of everything this ...
Page 222
... 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 insufferable . They were saying , in effect : " What does this silver - tail know ...
... 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 insufferable . They were saying , in effect : " What does this silver - tail know ...
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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