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 63
Sturt , in his Central Australian expedition , against his better judgment , gave it a wide berth , rode north - west from his own living river , the Murray , to be lost in the maze of the dunes , prisoned in walls of sand .
Sturt , in his Central Australian expedition , against his better judgment , gave it a wide berth , rode north - west from his own living river , the Murray , to be lost in the maze of the dunes , prisoned in walls of sand .
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Then he rode after Harry Edwards , who was carting posts in a dray , and shot him through the heart . He chased Dutchy , firing shots , but Dutchy caught a horse and galloped off . Tommy then made for Campbell's Retreat , held up the ...
Then he rode after Harry Edwards , who was carting posts in a dray , and shot him through the heart . He chased Dutchy , firing shots , but Dutchy caught a horse and galloped off . Tommy then made for Campbell's Retreat , held up the ...
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They took a chance and rode on , life in the water - bag , to find rivers beyond the last mirage . Never pity them . Never praise them . They liked " ridin ' around lookin ' at country ” . They were neither rich nor poor , having no ...
They took a chance and rode on , life in the water - bag , to find rivers beyond the last mirage . Never pity them . Never praise them . They liked " ridin ' around lookin ' at country ” . They were neither rich nor poor , having no ...
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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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