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 45
... spears . As the soldiers fire , they " run for the woods with the speed of deer " . The first meeting with white and black in the Northern Territory has not been a success . Guns from Tamar's quarter- deck are mounted above the fort in ...
... spears . As the soldiers fire , they " run for the woods with the speed of deer " . The first meeting with white and black in the Northern Territory has not been a success . Guns from Tamar's quarter- deck are mounted above the fort in ...
Page 342
... Spears ! Campbell's blacks shrieked , then crouched and ran , Barney Flynn's Ada fat and stumbling through the mud , yelling . Jim tried to run . He tore a spear from his breast , and hurled it back , and stumbled . He grabbed Little ...
... Spears ! Campbell's blacks shrieked , then crouched and ran , Barney Flynn's Ada fat and stumbling through the mud , yelling . Jim tried to run . He tore a spear from his breast , and hurled it back , and stumbled . He grabbed Little ...
Page 367
... Spears are thrown by twos and threes , and the runners avoid them with slickness and sleight of body to send them glancing off . About six spears are thrown by each of the accusing warriors , and if a runner escapes the lot he offers a ...
... Spears are thrown by twos and threes , and the runners avoid them with slickness and sleight of body to send them glancing off . About six spears are thrown by each of the accusing warriors , and if a runner escapes the lot he offers a ...
Contents
Chapter Page I WINGED VICTORY I | 1 |
LAND OF THE MOONBOW | 17 |
VIKINGS OF THE ARAFURA | 31 |
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