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 353
... tribes of Australia , Warramunga , the Song Men , masters of music and mysticism , the people that manufactured Halley's Comet and produced the wisest woman in the world . H.M.A.S. Warramunga , a destroyer of the Australian Navy , was ...
... tribes of Australia , Warramunga , the Song Men , masters of music and mysticism , the people that manufactured Halley's Comet and produced the wisest woman in the world . H.M.A.S. Warramunga , a destroyer of the Australian Navy , was ...
Page 372
... tribes . These were " foot - shooters " , running the mob in the marshes and scrub . Famous Paddy Cahill , on his equally famous St Lawrence , introduced horse- shooting in the early nineties . King buff - shooter of all time , he shot ...
... tribes . These were " foot - shooters " , running the mob in the marshes and scrub . Famous Paddy Cahill , on his equally famous St Lawrence , introduced horse- shooting in the early nineties . King buff - shooter of all time , he shot ...
Page 454
... Tribe , 353 Warramunga , H.M.A.S. , 353 Warramunga Tribe , 19 , 72-3 , 110-11 , 351 , 353-8 Warren , Rev. J. , 9 Waterhouse , J. W. , 75 Waterloo Station , 174 , 299 , 399 Waterhouse River , 406 Waters , Inspector , 251 , 288 Waters ...
... Tribe , 353 Warramunga , H.M.A.S. , 353 Warramunga Tribe , 19 , 72-3 , 110-11 , 351 , 353-8 Warren , Rev. J. , 9 Waterhouse , J. W. , 75 Waterloo Station , 174 , 299 , 399 Waterhouse River , 406 Waters , Inspector , 251 , 288 Waters ...
Contents
Chapter Page I WINGED VICTORY I | 1 |
LAND OF THE MOONBOW | 17 |
VIKINGS OF THE ARAFURA | 31 |
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