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 133
... told me that by his lonely camp - fire he longed for company . So he climbed a pole , clipped on the wires of his hand - set , and called AG - Alice Springs . Somebody else was calling the Alice , an insane stuttering in Morse , no hope ...
... told me that by his lonely camp - fire he longed for company . So he climbed a pole , clipped on the wires of his hand - set , and called AG - Alice Springs . Somebody else was calling the Alice , an insane stuttering in Morse , no hope ...
Page 249
... told Ivan's story and asked about the boat . The blacks came to light with full confession . Two strapping lads , Kammipur and Mungkum , proudly announced that they were the guilty party . Alone they did it . A lubra called Eileen was ...
... told Ivan's story and asked about the boat . The blacks came to light with full confession . Two strapping lads , Kammipur and Mungkum , proudly announced that they were the guilty party . Alone they did it . A lubra called Eileen was ...
Page 329
... told a sordid story of the camp of white and black . Alligator Tommy , brooding over his wrongs , had snatched a rifle at the camp , and shot Jim Frost and a lubra dead . Then he rode after Harry Edwards , who was carting posts in a ...
... told a sordid story of the camp of white and black . Alligator Tommy , brooding over his wrongs , had snatched a rifle at the camp , and shot Jim Frost and a lubra dead . Then he rode after Harry Edwards , who was carting posts in a ...
Contents
Chapter Page I WINGED VICTORY I | 1 |
LAND OF THE MOONBOW | 17 |
VIKINGS OF THE ARAFURA | 31 |
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