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 299
The Track comes out at Top Springs of Armstrong Creek , eight miles from Montajinnie - aboriginally Meanta - jinnie , wild dog's track - farthestsouth out - station of Victoria River Downs . From there Wave Hill is another hundred miles ...
The Track comes out at Top Springs of Armstrong Creek , eight miles from Montajinnie - aboriginally Meanta - jinnie , wild dog's track - farthestsouth out - station of Victoria River Downs . From there Wave Hill is another hundred miles ...
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Once out on the Track there was no turning back — it was go or die . Jack - Dick Skuthorpe , in 1905 , whipped his cattle over without a drink for a hundred and two miles , and then with only half a drink for another fifty miles .
Once out on the Track there was no turning back — it was go or die . Jack - Dick Skuthorpe , in 1905 , whipped his cattle over without a drink for a hundred and two miles , and then with only half a drink for another fifty miles .
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Outside : Far off the beaten track . Pad : A track . Paper - yabber : The written word . Penny - weighting : Prospecting round for small gold . Peter , the : Jail . Piccaninny daylight : False dawn . Plant : A station or drover's outfit ...
Outside : Far off the beaten track . Pad : A track . Paper - yabber : The written word . Penny - weighting : Prospecting round for small gold . Peter , the : Jail . Piccaninny daylight : False dawn . Plant : A station or drover's outfit ...
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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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Adelaide Australia Billy blacks blue brought bush called camp Captain carried cattle Chinese coast cook Creek crossing Daly dark Darwin dead death deep died Downs east eyes feet fifty fire five followed four friends gave give gold gone Government half hand head hills horses hundred miles Island John Katherine killed land leaving light living look lost months native never night once party passed Pine Port race rain ranges riding River road rode round rush sailed sand seven ship spears Springs square station stones Telegraph Territory thirty thousand miles told took town track travelled tree tribes turned twenty Wave week wife wild woman women young
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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