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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... natives pound the leaves and throw them into the water to dope the fish and float them to the top , has doubtless some ... native ebony ; beefwood , red and grained as rump - steak ; bloodwood , a rich deep red and valuable for tannin ...
... natives pound the leaves and throw them into the water to dope the fish and float them to the top , has doubtless some ... native ebony ; beefwood , red and grained as rump - steak ; bloodwood , a rich deep red and valuable for tannin ...
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... native protection societies shouted down in the north with vehemence and vituperation . There was talk in the Territory of im- porting that horror of Queensland , the Black Police . " Here noble pioneers , " wrote one of the noble ...
... native protection societies shouted down in the north with vehemence and vituperation . There was talk in the Territory of im- porting that horror of Queensland , the Black Police . " Here noble pioneers , " wrote one of the noble ...
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... Native Affairs departments , anthropologists , philanthropists , psychologists , patholo- gists , research officers , patrol officers , missions , compounds , school , clerks , typists , advisers , wages awards , clothing , housing ...
... Native Affairs departments , anthropologists , philanthropists , psychologists , patholo- gists , research officers , patrol officers , missions , compounds , school , clerks , typists , advisers , wages awards , clothing , housing ...
Contents
Chapter Page I WINGED VICTORY I | 1 |
LAND OF THE MOONBOW | 17 |
VIKINGS OF THE ARAFURA | 31 |
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