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Page 197
To quote records : “ The horrible crime aroused the wrath of all residents and fellow - miners , who set out in several parties and severely punished the natives , who tried to escape by seeking shelter in the waters of the billabongs .
To quote records : “ The horrible crime aroused the wrath of all residents and fellow - miners , who set out in several parties and severely punished the natives , who tried to escape by seeking shelter in the waters of the billabongs .
Page 198
They were rotten driftwood , morons with a " cowboys and Indians ” complex , or blind , bitter self - righteous men who looked upon the natives as wild beasts . With one of these a true bushman , Billy Miller Linklater , author of The ...
They were rotten driftwood , morons with a " cowboys and Indians ” complex , or blind , bitter self - righteous men who looked upon the natives as wild beasts . With one of these a true bushman , Billy Miller Linklater , author of The ...
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On a tour of the railway to Oodnadatta , he addressed a vast crowd of natives who greeted him with a corroboree . ... and cockatoo plumes : " Heads of the native tribes , " he said , “ and all other natives of Central Australia .
On a tour of the railway to Oodnadatta , he addressed a vast crowd of natives who greeted him with a corroboree . ... and cockatoo plumes : " Heads of the native tribes , " he said , “ and all other natives of Central Australia .
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Contents
Chapter Page I WINGED VICTORY | 1 |
LAND OF THE MOONBOW | 17 |
VIKINGS OF THE ARAFURA | 31 |
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| Title | The Territory |
| Author | Ernestine Hill |
| Edition | reprint |
| Publisher | Angus and Robertson, 1955 |
| Original from | University of Iowa |
| Digitized | 27 Aug 2021 |
| Length | 454 pages |
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