Journals of Two Expeditions of Discovery in North-west and Western Australia, During the Years 1837, 38, and 39, Under the Authority of Her Majesty's Government: Describing Many Newly Discovered, Important, and Fertile Districts, with Observations on the Moral and Physical Condition of the Aboriginal Inhabitants, &c., &c. London, T. and W. Boone, 1841, Volume 2Libraries Board of South Australia, 1964 - Australia |
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Page 274
... fire is lighted ; when the sand is well heated and a large heap of ashes is collected , the hole is scraped out , and the kan- garoo is placed in it , skin and all ; it is then covered over with ashes , and a slow fire is kept up above ...
... fire is lighted ; when the sand is well heated and a large heap of ashes is collected , the hole is scraped out , and the kan- garoo is placed in it , skin and all ; it is then covered over with ashes , and a slow fire is kept up above ...
Page 326
... fire to some dried leaves and twigs , then throwing them in , they soon had a large blaze in it : during this part of the ceremony , old Weeban knelt on the ground at the foot of the grave , with his back turned towards the east , and ...
... fire to some dried leaves and twigs , then throwing them in , they soon had a large blaze in it : during this part of the ceremony , old Weeban knelt on the ground at the foot of the grave , with his back turned towards the east , and ...
Page 340
... fire . If they are obliged to move away from the fire after dark , either to get water , or for any other purpose , they carry a light with them , and set fire to dry bushes as they go along . The natives of South - western Australia ...
... fire . If they are obliged to move away from the fire after dark , either to get water , or for any other purpose , they carry a light with them , and set fire to dry bushes as they go along . The natives of South - western Australia ...
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