The TerritoryGeneral ref. to physical & mental characteristics, effect of white contact, relations with early settlers; Malay influence in Arnhem Land; Brief mention of fish weirs on Daly River, census of Larrakea (in 1870); stone arrangements near MacaArthur River Station; cave paintings & skeletons in Walgandu cave near Mountain Creek (Roper River tributary); paintings near Ooraminna Rockholes; Account of organization & life of Warramunga people; General beliefs supertitions, food and birth customs; Many tribes mentioned. |
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Page 177
... called the saddler's shop , comprised the rest of the " buildings " , the only ones in from two to ten thousand square miles , and beyond these the stockyards , the blacks ' camp down on the creek . Such is the homestead still on some ...
... called the saddler's shop , comprised the rest of the " buildings " , the only ones in from two to ten thousand square miles , and beyond these the stockyards , the blacks ' camp down on the creek . Such is the homestead still on some ...
Page 201
... called in the course of a trip to the East via his station at Ord River , with him his sister and niece , Mrs and Miss Booty , among the first white women to land in Kimberley . Cushie Doo unloaded stores for the Ord at View Point in ...
... called in the course of a trip to the East via his station at Ord River , with him his sister and niece , Mrs and Miss Booty , among the first white women to land in Kimberley . Cushie Doo unloaded stores for the Ord at View Point in ...
Page 249
... called Eileen was interpreter for the police , one of Father O'Brien's most pious pupils , who never told a lie . Through her , the Daly boys said the white men had called them to bring women to the launch , promising tobacco , but no ...
... called Eileen was interpreter for the police , one of Father O'Brien's most pious pupils , who never told a lie . Through her , the Daly boys said the white men had called them to bring women to the launch , promising tobacco , but no ...
Contents
Chapter Page I WINGED VICTORY I | 1 |
LAND OF THE MOONBOW | 17 |
VIKINGS OF THE ARAFURA | 31 |
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