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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... with a reserve stock of bricą - brac inside . A coloured toothbrush handle or a broken china cup is a precious family heirloom . A Victoria River saddler told me he had to give up business because the bower - birds cleaned him out ...
... with a reserve stock of bricą - brac inside . A coloured toothbrush handle or a broken china cup is a precious family heirloom . A Victoria River saddler told me he had to give up business because the bower - birds cleaned him out ...
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Then you take your pick and swing her up on the horse behind you , put a surcingle over her knees and give her the reins to hold . You give her a good tuck - in that night , and a mirror to look at herself , but keep her tied up ...
Then you take your pick and swing her up on the horse behind you , put a surcingle over her knees and give her the reins to hold . You give her a good tuck - in that night , and a mirror to look at herself , but keep her tied up ...
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Ben offered to take the blame and do the time , his buffalo horses and his cheque for the year's hides thrown in , if Jim and Mick would give him a share in the station . The Campbell case was a great day at the ...
Ben offered to take the blame and do the time , his buffalo horses and his cheque for the year's hides thrown in , if Jim and Mick would give him a share in the station . The Campbell case was a great day at the ...
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So if this book is called The Territory - why is the cover an image of the state of Queensland?
Contents
Chapter Page 1 WINGED VICTORY I | 1 |
LAND OF THE MOONBOW | 17 |
VIKINGS OF THE ARAFURA | 31 |
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Bibliographic information
| Title | The Territory Walkabout pocketbooks |
| Author | Ernestine Hill |
| Edition | reprint |
| Publisher | Angus and Robertson, 1951 |
| Original from | the University of California |
| Digitized | 27 Sep 2010 |
| ISBN | 0725400196, 9780725400194 |
| Length | 454 pages |
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