Hidden Wealth and Hiding PeopleTrip from Port Hedland to Broome, Halls Creek, Tanami and Alice Springs; numerous references to encounters with Aborigines; p.21; Circumcision, marriage groupings (information from Mr. Unmack, Pardoo Station, north of Port Hedland; p.42-44; Wallal - burning grass for hunting with firestick, food; p.113; Punishments for breaking law, fights, Kimberleys; p.116; Womens fights, eastern Kimberleys; p.128-132; Charara waterhole, Gardiner Range - native names given, charcoal rock drawings, the Granites; p.179; Remarks on burying green fruit of native orange, cooked seed cakes; p.217- 237; Hostilities (mostly Wallmulla), S.W. of Tanami; Royal Commission findings on causes of hostilities; p.263; Well at Jardaiyarda, Mount Marjorie; p.302; Wet weather well and stone arrangement, Mount Marjorie. |
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BY TRUCK AND AEROPLANE | 14 |
THE EPISODE OF DINGO BILLY | 30 |
SANDHILLS AND BLACKS | 41 |
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