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... Larrakia had made a tour of inspection , twenty - seven tall laughing huskies , splits of bamboo fourteen inches long through their flat noses , dentally perfect smiles - not a tooth missing . The Larrakia of Darwin is the only tribe ...
... Larrakia had made a tour of inspection , twenty - seven tall laughing huskies , splits of bamboo fourteen inches long through their flat noses , dentally perfect smiles - not a tooth missing . The Larrakia of Darwin is the only tribe ...
Page 98
... Larrakia added to their repertoire " Ever of Thee I'm Fondly Dreaming " , and , very appropriately , " Paddle Your Own Canoe " -also , in pure Parisian , doing the actions with a wommera , a clever cor- roboree of " Voici le Sabre ...
... Larrakia added to their repertoire " Ever of Thee I'm Fondly Dreaming " , and , very appropriately , " Paddle Your Own Canoe " -also , in pure Parisian , doing the actions with a wommera , a clever cor- roboree of " Voici le Sabre ...
Page 352
... Larrakia , Darwin country ; Woolna ( Punmurlu ) , salt- water Adelaide River and Gulf ; Minnachee , mid - Adelaide River ; Mejeelie , East Alligator River ; Kakadu , South Alligator River ; Mala - ola , Wongo - ak , Melville and ...
... Larrakia , Darwin country ; Woolna ( Punmurlu ) , salt- water Adelaide River and Gulf ; Minnachee , mid - Adelaide River ; Mejeelie , East Alligator River ; Kakadu , South Alligator River ; Mala - ola , Wongo - ak , Melville and ...
Contents
Chapter Page I WINGED VICTORY I | 1 |
LAND OF THE MOONBOW | 17 |
VIKINGS OF THE ARAFURA | 31 |
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