Bunjil in Eaglehawk and Crow
ers. At King George * Genesis, xlix. t Daniel, vii. 3. + Isaiah, li. 9. § " Kamilroi and Kurnai," p. 288. II " The Australian Race," vol. ii. p. 165. 18 i:agli:iia\\ K and cuow Sound, among a connnunity of the Meenung blacks, the white cockatoo is substituted for the eaglehawk as one of the primary…
- Record ID
- 1,584
- Year
- 1,899
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- Internet Archive
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- Public search-ready
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- Record ID
- 1584
- Source
- Internet Archive
- Publication
- Eaglehawk and Crow; John Mathew
- Published
- 1899
- Narrative type
- Spirit-Person Narratives
- Public-text label
- Bunjil
- Archive period
- Federation Era
- Location
- Australia (Australia): B
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ers. At King George * Genesis, xlix. t Daniel, vii. 3. + Isaiah, li. 9. § " Kamilroi and Kurnai," p. 288. II " The Australian Race," vol. ii. p. 165. 18 i:agli:iia\\ K and cuow Sound, among a connnunity of the Meenung blacks, the white cockatoo is substituted for the eaglehawk as one of the primary- divisions, the crow being the other.* In central Victoria, Bunjil {ea;/hha,rk) was the name of a deity as well as a class-name. In Gippsland, N'ictoria. it was a title of respect applied to men. A.t the most easterly point of Australia, between the Albert and Tweed Rivers, the equivalent of "blacks" is Meebin, which also signifies.
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