The Lizard EatersIn 1957, officers from the Welfare branch of Northern Territory Administration began patrolling the Gibson and Great Sandy Deserts. Here they found the Pintubi people, who had never been in touch with white civilisation. In 1963 Douglas Lockwood, at that time the Melbourne Herald's correspondent, was invited to join a patrol into the Gibson Desert to a point about 960km west of Alice Springs and 320 kms across the Western Australia border. The Lizard Eaters tells the fascinating story of that journey and the discovery of yet more Pintubi people. Lockwood describes the thrill he felt on meeting Aborigines who had never before set eyes on a white face - and the profound respect he developed for human beings who had lived in unbelievably harsh conditions for thousands of years. |
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... perhaps twenty , perhaps fifty miles away to the north . It meant nothing to me . If alone , I would have dismissed it as a bushfire . But to these hawk - eyed aborigines bushfires don't happen . They are caused — and generally by other ...
... perhaps twenty , perhaps fifty miles away to the north . It meant nothing to me . If alone , I would have dismissed it as a bushfire . But to these hawk - eyed aborigines bushfires don't happen . They are caused — and generally by other ...
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... perhaps days , of spinifex - bashing . We would jolt along at five miles an hour with heavy loads of petrol , water and food on both vehicles , while we watched the ground and the sky for other signs of habitation . Nor could we travel ...
... perhaps days , of spinifex - bashing . We would jolt along at five miles an hour with heavy loads of petrol , water and food on both vehicles , while we watched the ground and the sky for other signs of habitation . Nor could we travel ...
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... Perhaps , after heavy rains , it is possible that a messenger travels through the country , announcing to the isolated groups the time and place for a tribal meeting . If so , the nomads would probably make it a season of religious ...
... Perhaps , after heavy rains , it is possible that a messenger travels through the country , announcing to the isolated groups the time and place for a tribal meeting . If so , the nomads would probably make it a season of religious ...
Contents
The Fringe Dwellers | 1 |
Our First Contact | 27 |
Jugudi Chooses Civilization | 45 |
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