The Beckoning West: The Story of H. S. Trotman and the Canning Stock RouteAppendix 4 gives list of native waters and bores and wells sunk by members of Canning Stock Route party in 1908-10; p.58; Art of tracking described; p.75; Sandals made by natives found at Roy Hill; description of corroboree - songmen, dancers bodies decorated with paint and glued on down; p.87; Cooking of kangaroo described; p.88; Treatment of injuries; p.90; Brief description of circumcision method at initiation ceremony; p.127; Painted caves at Killagurra noted; method of catching spinifex rats described. |
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... head of the Ashburton River . I followed his tracks , caught up with him late that afternoon , handed him the official notification of his appointment and returned to camp where I slept the clock round . When Rudall returned three days ...
... head of the Ashburton River . I followed his tracks , caught up with him late that afternoon , handed him the official notification of his appointment and returned to camp where I slept the clock round . When Rudall returned three days ...
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... Heads we kept a look - out for a guide . It was not long before fresh tracks led me to the top of a sandridge below ... head of the Sturt . Careful scrutiny of the maps , however , showed that we were still some way from this point . We ...
... Heads we kept a look - out for a guide . It was not long before fresh tracks led me to the top of a sandridge below ... head of the Sturt . Careful scrutiny of the maps , however , showed that we were still some way from this point . We ...
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... head out- side and roared , " Get to hell out of that , you gin - loving bastards , " then closed the window , returned to his chair , and continued from where he had left off . Although much of his talk was over my head , I enjoyed it ...
... head out- side and roared , " Get to hell out of that , you gin - loving bastards , " then closed the window , returned to his chair , and continued from where he had left off . Although much of his talk was over my head , I enjoyed it ...
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Green Fields of Home | 1 |
The Beckoning West | 8 |
First Expedition | 14 |
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