1851-1889
This collection groups search-ready public-text records assigned to 1851-1889. Counts reflect source survival, collection coverage, publication patterns, and archive coding rather than real-world supernatural frequency.
- Search-ready records
- 870
- Public sources
- 6
- States / territories
- 7
- Dated span
- 1851–1889
Representative records — first 60
- wizard in Among Cannibals#3960lso believe that they themselves can produce rain, particularly with the help of their wizards. To produce rain they call milka. When on our expeditions we were overtaken by violent tropical storms my blacks always beca…
- devil in Among Cannibals#3959r thing. On Herbert river the natives need only to know the name of the person in question, and for this reason they rarely use their proper names in addressing or speaking of each other, but simply their class- names.…
- devil in Among Cannibals#3958rd must be in possession of some article that has belonged to him — say, some of his hair or of the food left in his camp, or some similar thing. On Herbert river the natives need only to know the name of the person in…
- devil in Among Cannibals#3957the south part of Australia is inhabited by a higher and more developed race than that in the north, is correct,, then this supplies the solution of the problem. As to the natives on Herbert river, it is my opinion that…
- devil in Among Cannibals#3956natives believe in a creator, Bhaiame, who is to judge mankind. The word is derived from baio, to cut or make — thus creator, — and is distinctly identical with Manning's Boyma. Others again, as for instance Mr. Mann (i…
- spirits in Among Cannibals#3955tward, thus : ' ) ( ' • This external evidence that the boy is of age is given to him with certain ceremonies, and the strips of skin, which gradually fall off from the wounds as they heal, are gathered in a little bask…
- supernatural in The Aborigines of Victoria and Riverina#1846fellows with. They, however, never put this pretended power in practice on members of their own tribes, at least they pretend never to do so ; upon the Bukeens f on the other hand, they are continually trying the potenc…
- giant in The Aborigines of Victoria and Riverina#1845of mussels, which Digitized by VjOOQIC 88 were also intended (after having been partially roasted to> facilitate the opening of their shells) to form baits for the hooks. Half an hour devoted to this fun, accompanied by…
- giant in The Aborigines of Victoria and Riverina#1844s and nets are made, as also nets for taking ducks. It makes a most serviceable netting twine, having the power to resist the rotting influence of water to a great extent ; in fact, it is superior in that par- ticular t…
- giant in The Aborigines of Victoria and Riverina#1843vast •expanse of the lower river, they have perforce to spread themselves out on each side, until many hundreds of square miles are submerged. All over the submerged country, cooking mounds stand up out of the flood, pe…
- 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…
- devil in The Aborigines of Victoria and Riverina#1841each lyoor as a matter of course carrying her mocre mocre (bag), contain- ing all sorts of notions, comprising the most incongruous assemblage of articles, ranging from a fishook up to the Digitized by VjOOQIC 87 carefu…
- ghost in The Aborigines of Victoria and Riverina#1840heir wirrangim (dogs) into the loondthals, thinking thereby to prevent us from having a chance to administer the baits, and when we told them, that we had come for the express purpose of killing their dogs because of th…
- spirit in The Aborigines of Victoria and Riverina#1839spirit, and their unbounded FAiTff THEREIN. ARORIGINAL RELIGION AS COMPARED WITtt THAT PROFESSED BY CHRISTIANS FROM AN ABORIGINAL. point OF view. Bang ah (doctors), and their powers of spiritual intercourse. In matters…
- spirit in The Aborigines of Victoria and Riverina#1838f their being reserved for the delectation of animals, possessing a higher organisation than the giant codfish of the Murray River. oooooooooooo CHAPTER XI. Relating to their spirit, and their unbounded FAiTff THEREIN.…
- spirit in The Aborigines of Victoria and Riverina#1837arted in the morning. The result of our day's sport was ninety-three fish, beside* those demolished at our midday meal, and a few lobsters, whose aldermanic proportions were the means of their being reserved for the del…
- spirit in The Aborigines of Victoria and Riverina#1836ith the utmost impunity — that is, they have no fear of meeting with hostile tribes during such journeyings, and even although they have •difficulty enough at these times in procuring a sufficiency of food, still they l…
- supernatural in Among cannibals#1808laid on the wound, which is sucked as soon as the skin becomes cold. The opossum is warmed a second time, and the process is repeated until the patient is out of danger. The operation usually lasts about forty- five min…
- giant in Among cannibals#1807variegata, 294. Moreton Bay, 16. Mosquito nets, 56. Mosses, note on, 374) 375- Mound-builder, 97. Mount Morgan, gold, 324. Mountains, Blue, 15 ; Coast ; lOl, 102, 116, 140; Great Dividing Range, 34, 102 ; Cordilleras, 1…
- giant in Among cannibals#1806pothesis is absolutely necessary in order to explain certain facts connected with the Australian fauna. As already stated, remains of remarkable gigantic marsupials have been found. They lived chiefly on grass, and are…
- giant in Among cannibals#1805n odour as the real cardamom, and hence the tree is called insipida. VII JUNGLE-HENS AND CASSOWARIES 97 the, scrub, and like several other varieties of birds, had just arrived from the northernmost part of Queensland an…
- giant in Among cannibals#1804ring-barking." To get the grass to grow better, the settler removes a band of bark near the root of the tree. In a country where cattle-raising is carried on to so great an extent this may be very practical, but it cert…
- 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…
- wizard in Among cannibals#1799CHAPTER XXn Unpleasantnesses at Herbert Vale — New expeditions — Hunting human flesh — Cannibalism — Human flesh is the greatest delicacy of the Australian blacks — Superstitions in connection with the eating of human f…
- wizard in Among cannibals#1798se their proper names in addressing or speaking of each other, but simply their class- names. The wizard is, as a rule, a man far advanced in years, but I knew a youth of only twenty who enjoyed a great reputation for h…
- devil in Among cannibals#1797ola [subst. and adj.], anger, angry. KoUe, hush ! Komorbory, many, large multi- tude. Kona, excrements. Konka, unharmed, raw, not roasted. Kontagan, nice weather. Kontdhberan, dark, dark night. Koonduno, thunder. Koridd…
- wizard in Among cannibals#1796is feared. Of the spirits of those long since departed there is no dread. Upon the whole, it may be said that these children of nature are unable to conceive a human soul independent of the body, . and the future life o…
- wizard in Among cannibals#1795ants of food lying near the camp, and to warm itself by their night fires.^ A similar belief has been observed among the blacks of Lower Guinea. On my travels I, too, found a widespread fear of the spirits of the dead,…
- ghost in Among cannibals#1794countries, that they never utter the names of the dead, lest their spirits should hear the voices of the living and thus discover their whereabouts. There seems to be a widespread delief in the soul's exist- ence indepe…
- ghost in Among cannibals#1793." Here we are given nearly all the modes of burial which have existed both among civilised people and among barbarians, and strange to say, we find all these modes represented among the savages of Australia. The native…
- devil in Among cannibals#1792, the cicada, produces in the summer a very shrill sound in the tree-tops, but it is impossible to discover it by the sound. It is this loud shrill sound, which comes from every direction, and which is not to be traced…
- devil in Among cannibals#1791, are gathered in a little basket, which he subse- quently carries for some time about his neck until he finally throws its con- tents out in the woods — gives it to the " devil " as it is called. This is the only trace…
- devil in Among cannibals#1790ot so much to find the way, as for the reason that they are afraid to leave the camp in the dark. They are partly afraid of their devil, who is supposed to be prowling about at night, and partly they fear attacks from o…
- spirit in Among cannibals#1789ad made them accustomed to have entire con- fidence in my words — induced him to go out in the dark night and procure more fuel. By being thus perpetually disturbed they acquired the idea that the " white man " was alwa…
- spirit in Among cannibals#1788and modest a boat really could contain so mighty a man, when my eyes fell upon one of the crew, who looked more accommodating than the others. I told him who I was, and that I was bound for Herbert Vale, where I was to…
- spirit in Among cannibals#1787peared past its greedy teeth, and the rest of it soon slipped down. I allowed it to swallow about one -third of the dead serpent ; then I stepped forward and gave it a blow across the back. It now tried with all its mig…
- spirit in Among cannibals#1786CHAPTER VIII Pleasant companions — Tv,'o new mammals — Large scrubs in the Coast Mountains — The lawyer-palm — "Never have a black-fellow behind you" — I decide to live with the blacks — Great expectations — My outfit —…
- 1889 - Kiama Independent#1025Public AYR report page for 1889 - Kiama Independent. Location cue from public page title/path: Kiama, New South Wales. Body excerpt retained for review: WRITING to the editor of the Kangaroo Valley Pioneer on the above…
- 1889 - The Illustrated Sydney News Article#683Public AYR report page for 1889 - The Illustrated Sydney News Article. Location cue from public page title/path: Australian Capital Territory, Australian Capital Territory. Body excerpt retained for review: The Illustra…
- 1889 - Bowral Free Press, Australian Gorilla#682Public AYR report page for 1889 - Bowral Free Press, Australian Gorilla. Location cue from public page title/path: Bowral, New South Wales. Body excerpt retained for review: To the Editor of the Kangaroo Valley Pioneer.
- spirit in Madame Midas#2960large white yellow-crested cockatoos who, in their captivity, pass their time like galley-slaves, chained by one leg. Billy, however, never submitted to the indignity of a chain--he mostly sat on Slivers’ table or on hi…
- ghost in Madame Midas#2956r to its warm bosom. The country was of an undulating character, divided into fields by long rows of gorse hedges, all golden with blossoms, which gave out a faint, peach-like odour. Some of these meadows were yellow wi…
- little woman in Robbery under Arms#2633the way the pirate captain ruled 'em. Chapter 34 We were desperate fidgety and anxious till the day came. While we were getting ready two or three things went wrong, of course. Jim got a letter from Jeanie, all the way…
- devil in Robbery under Arms#2632see it.' 'You're hard on George,' says Jim, 'there's no pleasing you to-day; one would think there were lots of chaps fighting how to give us a lift. Good-bye, George, old man; I'm sorry we can't wire in with you; we'd…
- devil in Robbery under Arms#2631they'd put in a bit about the cows walking through the river in the hot summer afternoons; or they'd go describing about a girl, until I began to think of sister Aileen again; then I'd run my head against the wall, or d…
- devil in Robbery under Arms#2630all the trouble; and if a few nobblers make him feel as if he might have some good chances yet, and that it doesn't so much matter after all, why shouldn't he drink? He does drink, of course; every miserable man, and a…
- spirit in Robbery under Arms#2629ou still care for me! You have put the cap to your villainy now. And, as God made me, you shall have cause--good cause--to fear the woman you have once betrayed and twice scorned. Look to yourself.' She gazed at me for…
- spirit in Robbery under Arms#2628a handsome uniform like a cavalry officer; and if he's a smart, soldierly, good-looking fellow, as he very often is, he's run after a good deal and can hold his head as high as he pleases. There's a bit of risk sometime…
- spirit in Robbery under Arms#2627went there regular. Some of them didn't mind spending fifty or a hundred pounds in a night if the fit took them. The house began to do a tremendous trade, and no mistake. Old Mullockson was a quiet, red-faced old chap,…
- spirit in Robbery under Arms#2626like sheep in a race. We led our horses behind them, and the dog walked along, saving his sore feet as well as he could, and never tried to bite a beast once he got within the walls. He looked quite satisfied, and kept…
- spirits in Robbery under Arms#2625e same sort--talked a good deal of nonsense and gossip; what was worse played at all-fours and euchre, which we had learned from an American harvest hand, at one of the large farms. Besides playing for money, which put…
- spirits in Robbery under Arms#2624sed to show us when he was in a good humour. But two or three times a year he used to set-to and drink for a week, and then school was left off till he was right. We didn't think much of that. Everybody, almost, that we…
- haunted in Robbery under Arms#2623r saw him so down in the mouth this years.' 'Poor old Jim, he's a deal too good for the place. Sad mistake this getting married. People should either keep straight or have no relatives to bear the brunt of their villain…
- ghosts in Robbery under Arms#2622's arm--it was his wife, and she had been there all the time, firing at us as like as not, or at any rate helping. The others followed, and they all walked quite solemn and steady-like down the stairs together. It was a…
- haunted in Robbery under Arms#2621the horses we were to ride. They camped about twenty miles on the line we were going, at a place where there was good feed and water, but well out of the way and on a lonely road. There had been an old sheep station the…
- ghost in Robbery under Arms#2620t was like the side of a house, and that full of slate-bars all upon edge that you could smell the hoofs of the brumbies as the sharp stones rasped and tore and struck sparks out of them like you do the parings in a bla…
- ghost in Robbery under Arms#2619hat couldn't hold the reins--and him walking down as steady as an old mountain bull or a wallaroo on the side of a creek bank. I hadn't much time to look him over. I was too much taken up with the rider, who was lying f…
This collection contains 870 search-ready records. The complete record set remains discoverable through the paginated public record index.