Witch
This page groups search-ready records carrying the label “Witch” in public source text or archive coding. It preserves a discovery term without treating the label as proof, a biological category, or a claim that distinct cultural traditions are interchangeable.
- Search-ready records
- 87
- Public sources
- 3
- States / territories
- 6
- Dated span
- 1861–1925
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- witch in Tales of the Dandenongs Third Series#1463an be y’r son’s Mother—an’ tend him—an’ do f’r him—an’ love him till ye die!” And, as two big tears of joy welled into her eyes, she added: “Oh! Father in Heav’n! ’Tis thankful I am—wid all me sowl!... Pl’ase don’t let…
- witch in Tales of the Dandenongs Third Series#1462it!” Kate firmly retorted. And she quickly turned to the counter, picked a ring from the tray and added: “There ye are me honey! Half the price, an’ just as good! Put it on me finger! an’ may the blessin’s av Heav’n fol…
- witch in Tales of the Dandenongs Third Series#1461So saying—she switched off the light; and with a murmured: “Dear God—Good-night,”—she once more pressed the ring to her lips, and so fell asleep!!!
- witch in Tales of the Dandenongs Third Series#1460That night—after a most wonderful day—Kate lay in bed thinking of her good fortune. She had not switched off the electric light, and—looking at the ring as it shone upon her finger—she whispered to herself:
- witch in Fairy Tales from Australia#1413the wicked witch walks, and when she is angry there are great streaks of fire in them, but whoever finds that stone finds bad luck too.” “I don’t like dark colours,” said the little mermaid. “I should like to make blue…
- witch in Fairy Tales from Australia#1412n kisses good morning to Mother Sea it is rosy pink, and when he kisses her ‘goodnight’ it is fiery crimson.” “Well, this is a very wicked witch,” said the bird, “and she sits on the top of a rock and makes black opals.…
- witch in Fairy Tales from Australia#1411! Why, it’s a colour. Oh! no it isn’t a colour, but it’s a sort of colour.” “I have never seen any colour called black,” said the little mermaid. “Where I live it is all blue and green and silver and gold, and when the…
- witch in Fairy Tales from Australia#1410in a most beautiful country, where everything is gold.” “Oh! I want to see it all,” she cried, “and I am only a little mermaid; I can’t walk or fly. Dear lyre bird, take me up on your back, and let me fly with you all o…
- witch in The Last Chance#2613And if there be, by a miracle, so much as one left to him, who once had many, what power can he have had?’ ‘The power of the golden key,’ said the sea-rover, looking around, as he spoke, upon wave and sky, as the freshe…
- witch in Such Is Life#2990rld would be sorry to lose; but why did n't he write one verse--just one--for the Abolitionists to quote?" "Because it's not in his nature to denounce things," objected Alf. "Neither was it in Longfellow's nature; yet L…
- witch in Such Is Life#2984are judged worthy to form a separate section of his works. But Holmes can denounce most valiantly. He denounces witch-burning and Inquisition-persecution, like the chivalrous soul that he is. He has achieved the distinc…
- witch in In Bad Company#2577wo Marriages The Laurel Bush My Mother and I Miss Tommy King Arthur: Not a Love Story About Money, and other Things Concerning Men, and other Papers _By F. MARION CRAWFORD_ Mr. Isaacs Dr. Claudius A Roman Singer Zoroast…
- witch in In Bad Company#2576the Austral wild—no malign, amorphous terror, but a benignant sylvan deity—might peer through the forest leaves and smile wonderingly at the fantasies of the 'coming race.' Hark! Is that the grey owl? With strange, unme…
- witch in The Aborigines of Tasmania#3917ee Ditto sea- side {Acacia Wave [marititna) Weak Weed Weep Well (spring) Wet (rainy) Whale What ? what's that ? When and where Whisper, speak low, let nobody hear WMiistle White Whiz (like a ball, etc.) Whore, fornicatr…
- witch in The Aborigines of Tasmania#1722t on one side, then on the other, supplied the place of oars, and propelled this rude contrivance as quickly as an English whaleboat. At each s c u stroke the rowers uttered a B. < J loud ' Ugh," like a London pavior. j…
- witch in The Aborigines of Tasmania#1721ake) Tapmita . Hamstring (the) Taialia . Owl, large {Strtx X Aid ... . . . Weep (to) Castanops) Tara . Eucalyptus tree 20 Ixxviii H. LING ROTH. — ABORIGINES OF TASMANIA. Tara, tarana ... Wallaby {Halma^ Taw wereini . Cr…
- witch in The Aborigines of Tasmania#1720H. LING ROTH. — ABORIGINES OF TASMANIA. Tara, tarana ... Wallaby {Halma^ Taw wereini . Crow turns Billardieri), Ta- win6 . Wart Kangaroo (forest- Tawna ... . Rotten wood er) Tawpenale . Opossum, ringtail- Taraba ... ...…
- witch in The Aborigines of Tasmania#1714anops) Kokeri Kokelitie Mud, sediment Kokina ... ... Hawk, (eagle) Kokolini konkua Demur (grumble) Ko-kra Twitch (pluck) Kokura ... ... Jerk Kokuina ... Beard Kole ... ... Twitch, (pluck) Koliena ... .. Orphan Komeka...…
- witch in Eaglehawk and Crow#1578n ngarambi nguruindh warui buthar googie nurrung burnna kurra koomal wagie mulliwa walga — yallebiri wadebi warrida — tula galka — wye-hoota cur-lier ween-dug-a wol-lowra {eagle) piltari pinyali tiyauwe wulde pilla warr…
- witch in Eaglehawk and Crow#1577iria (old) winylr mutchaburry m. mongan winnja yandiorn bulka, kulya pinaroo karuro mutchuchu more lariba longailinga bork darral ayna piringga pinga oolpa wattepoi waggapoi keturkekai moroigo natangmoli matua tela nurs…
- witch in Eaglehawk and Crow#1576ai Lai . . , la panyal yalok Si Ercildoime . . la kawa bar .§ Avoca R. . . lakh kauwa bor S= Broken Ji. . . niordyir •ngorak kurnung ^ Guiibower . laar ponyul yalok Warrnambool . moral — dhartum Mortlake inerri kung, ka…
- witch in Ethnological studies among the north-west-central Queensland aborigines#3214ke veritably a temporary pandemonium of the scene. At Glenormiston, the women coming up to join a fray give a sort of war-whoop: they will jump up in the air, and as their feet, a little apart, touch the ground, they kn…
- witch in Australian fairy tales#2378are far beyond the ‘Lubra Mountains,’ but I have fallen into the power of a wicked magician, who has confined me on the highest summit of the Granite Cliff. Every day I am allowed to bathe in the lake accompanied by an…
- witch in Australian fairy tales#2377robed in a superb hunting costume of the country. The gaze of Bi-ba-be-bi had no sooner rested upon him than she sprang from the midst of her ladies with a glad cry of recognition, and cast herself upon his bosom. “Prin…
- witch in Australian fairy tales#2363d the young hunter within; where he beheld one of the most lovely damsels lying asleep upon a marble couch. The sleeper seemed so divinely beautiful, that our hero stood speechless with admiration. “Here slumbers the be…
- witch in Australian fairy tales#2362men whom he had seen with Quiz the sprite. “Pray, what are you doing here?” inquired the small lady in shrill tones. “Alas, madam,” replied Bob, “I came here to attempt the rescue of a lovely maiden, who is under the sp…
- witch in Australian fairy tales#1490d the young hunter within; where he beheld one of the most lovely damsels lying asleep upon a marble couch. The sleeper seemed so divinely beautiful, that our hero stood speechless with admiration. “Here slumbers the be…
- witch in Australian fairy tales#1489men whom he had seen with Quiz the sprite. “Pray, what are you doing here?” inquired the small lady in shrill tones. “Alas, madam,” replied Bob, “I came here to attempt the rescue of a lovely maiden, who is under the sp…
- witch in Australian fairy tales#1485and laugh, and shake its fat, dimpled fists and crow too. How they had watched it when it slept, and filled its tiny brain with innocent visions pure as the setting sun! How they had caused their magic to mantle its slu…
- witch in Australian fairy tales#1477tible charm of love! How it glowed in the eyes of Princess Golden Hair, and made the bewitching face yet more charming! Like the clear notes of a flute, only infinitely softer and more thrilling, her voice came upon his…
- witch in Australian Tales#2267s collar-bone ingloriously fractured. Lucy Sperrin's grey pony kicked Chirrup in the stomach and hurt him badly. 'Serves him right for fossicking round me,' Miss Lucy had said. 'I told him the mare was handy with her he…
- witch in Nuggets in the Devil's Punch Bowl#1517on my back, and steered a southerly course towards the mountains. A young woman, who had lost nearly all her teeth, and hadn't sense enough to keep her mouth shut, showed me the Mansfield road, and told me that some ric…
- witch in Nuggets in the Devil's Punch Bowl#1516s buried, but his spirit seemed to haunt him. He felt as if it were floating by his side, and pushing him in the direction of the Devil's Punch Bowl. Bill stood in the middle of the road uncertain where to go. He took f…
- witch in Steve Brown's Bunyip#1539, besides being chief constable of his fellows, he had been a favourite at headquarters, had borne royalty itself, and was even named after Governor Gregory. Therefore, hungry as he was, Greg hesitated about demolishing…
- witch in Nevermore#2683ac grass, which rustled wiry and dry in the hoar-frost. The stars burned and scintillated in the dark blue cloudless sky. The low moon rose and stared--redly, weird, and witch-like--upon the solitary woman threading alo…
- witch in Nevermore#2679forest groves--away through the rocky defiles where the mare's bare hoofs rang from time to time as on metal--away through sedgy morass and water-laden plain--away through the long gray tussac grass, which rustled wiry…
- witch in The Aborigines of New South Wales#1824if the illness comes from fierce pains in the body, or general debility, or from a swelling of any kind, then some wicked wizard at a distance has been turning the point of a magic bone at him, with incantations, to do…
- witch in The Aborigines of New South Wales#1823e him pine away and die. In tbe firm and universal belief of our natives, a man among them dies, not because the vital machinery has got clogged or is worn out, but because he has been bewitched by an enemy. Those who h…
- witch in The Aborigines of New South Wales#1822h *^** ^® ^^®®' °' ^^ crushed to death by a falling branch of a tree, or dies from some other visible cause, his comrades do not wonder, because the manner of his death is manifest ; but it is quite otherwise when a man…
- witch in The Aborigines of New South Wales#1815ddly enough, I had never noticed before. They were daubed all over with some clammy white stuff", and Sewa, it seems, had ordered this fetich to be put into the house in case I tried to bewitch him." In these senses, th…
- witch in The Aborigines of Victoria and Riverina#1842iugum Kiurnin Pir toowa Kimowan Derbimin Tismaloonga Digitized by VjOOQIC 184 English Hunt Here Infant Ice Insects Aboriginal Kerraworidoolie Kima Neillumoom Taan Thoulum (This name is applied to all insects having wing…
- witch in Among cannibals#1803tribes. As has repeatedly been stated, the Australian tribes are constantly at war with each other. They try to exterminate one another whenever there is an opportunity. They con- stantly plan attacks, and in their warf…
- witch in Among cannibals#1802author's, 108. Water-hen, 27; iguana, 155; lilies, blue, 22. Water, precious in bush, 39 ; bad in the interior, 42. Waverley station, Gracemere, 62. Weapons, 120, 127, 332 seq. Weaver-bird, 70, 96. Western river, 44. We…
- witch in Among cannibals#1801plagues are always ascribed to witchcraft and to hostile blacks. This superstitious fear causes and maintains hatred be- tween the tribes, and is the chief reason why the Australian blacks continue to live in small comm…
- witch in Among cannibals#1800emains. In the various tribes are so-called wizards, who pretend to communicate with the spirits of the dead and get informa- 1 Transactions of Royal Society of New South Wales, 1882. 28o AMONG CANNIBALS chap. tion from…
- witch in The Mystery of a Hansom Cab#2811t let the grass grow under his feet, but rode over in the afternoon to tell Madge of his intended departure. The servant told him she was in the garden, so he went there, and, guided by the sound of merry voices, and th…
- witch in The Mystery of a Hansom Cab#2810, by Zoe." "Hardly!" said Madge, picking it up, with a look of contempt. "I want you to learn English, and not a confusion of tongues like this thing. But it's too hot for lessons, Sal," she went on, leaning back in her…
- witch in The Australian Race, volume 3#1969ood- - wiin. Beard- - ngarrang. Stone- • murrai. Thunder - - mnmdal. Camp • - worn. Grass - • botong. Ves • - ko. Tongae No . - - baangat. Stomaoh - tokong. I - nattook. Breasts - nappang. You - - - ootook. Thigh- - - w…
- witch in The Australian Race, volume 3#1968strong man ever dies except as the consequence of witchcraft; that the old alone die from natural causes; that should A and B, two strong Blacks of the same tribe, who were quite friendly, go out hunting together, and A…
- witch in The Australian Race, volume 3#1967d eaten by the Banbey and Kargilla is termed Mallera, and that of the Wongoo, Oboo or Woothera. Should a Wongoo Black, camped out by himself, dream that he has killed a porcupine, he would believe that he would see a Ka…
- witch in Diary of ten years eventful life of an early settler in Western Australia#1671ks of fire. J Jitta, s. — The bulbous root of an orchis, eaten by the natives, about the size of a hazel-nut. Jitti-ngat, s. — Seisura volitans. Glossy fly-catcher. 1 Jorang, s. — A small sort of lizard. Jow-yn, s. — Sh…
- witch in Diary of ten years eventful life of an early settler in Western Australia#1670only, who assume the marks of sorrow by drawing a streak IS of white across the forehead, down the sides of the cheeks, round the chin, and round each eye. White clay or lime is used on these occasions. When a man puts…
- witch in Diary of ten years eventful life of an early settler in Western Australia#1669table. It is cheerful-looking also, having a view of the Darling Eange of hills in front, and at no great distance. Some nights ago the natives were very troublesome there. One of the men enclosed a light in a paper lan…
- witch in Diary of ten years eventful life of an early settler in Western Australia#1668rations and planning what course I should take. Wednesday. — Have been plagued all day with natives wanting to grind wheat. At last came a hue and cry that they had stolen a quantity from some neighbours. The man most g…
- witch in Australian Aborigines: the languages and customs of several tribes of aborigines in the western district of Victoria, Australia#3247garoo—an old fur boa which she had got from the whites. Besides this boa she had a number of charms round her neck, and, in her bag portions of the bones of animals, beads, pieces of crockery, bits of brass and iron, an…
- witch in Australian Aborigines: the languages and customs of several tribes of aborigines in the western district of Victoria, Australia#1645parks like “ lighted matches” then come out of the ground, followed by several spirits. The most conspicuous of these spirits represents the person who bewitched the deceased. They then disappear for ever. Some time ago…
- witch in Australian Aborigines: the languages and customs of several tribes of aborigines in the western district of Victoria, Australia#1644n enemy, his body is put up in a tree and watched all night by a dozen or more of his friends, who conceal themselves behind alog near the body. One of them in a low tone of voice 10 66 AUSTRALIAN ABORIGINES. calls on t…
- witch in Australian Aborigines: the languages and customs of several tribes of aborigines in the western district of Victoria, Australia#1643t for the same period by their mother, and other relatives in succession. If a chief dies of disease which is attributed to the spell of an enemy, his body is put up in a tree and watched all night by a dozen or more of…
- witch in Australian Aborigines: the languages and customs of several tribes of aborigines in the western district of Victoria, Australia#1639forms a passage between the mainland and the island, When anyone dies in the neighbourhood, the body is wrapped in grass and buried ; and if, afterwards, grass is found at the mouth of the cave, it is proof that a good…
- witch in Kamilaroi and Kurnai#1603rat." This belief they had before there was any white person in the country. They believed that the spirit of the deceased father or grandfather occasionally visited the male descendant in dreams, and imparted to him ch…
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