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supernatural in Kamilaroi and Kurnai

YEAR
1880
PLACE
Victoria
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supernatural in Kamilaroi and Kurnai

e ancestors of the Kurnai. In this case Yeertino- would have been a totem 324 SUMMARY AND GENERAL CONCLUSIONS. of the Bunjil (Eaglehawk) class. Hence, every descendant under the partially-changed descent in the male line would be Yeeriing, and also Bunjil. We might thus understand how Bunjil, meani…

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1,611
Year
1,880
Source
Internet Archive
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Record ID
1611
Source
Internet Archive
Publication
Kamilaroi and Kurnai; Lorimer Fison and A. W. Howitt
Published
1880
Narrative type
Spirit-Person Narratives
Public-text label
supernatural
Archive period
Gold Rush Colonial
Location
New South Wales and Victoria (NSW): B; Port Phillip, VIC (VIC): high
State or territory
VIC
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e ancestors of the Kurnai. In this case Yeertino- would have been a totem 324 SUMMARY AND GENERAL CONCLUSIONS. of the Bunjil (Eaglehawk) class. Hence, every descendant under the partially-changed descent in the male line would be Yeeriing, and also Bunjil. We might thus understand how Bunjil, meaning Eaglehawk in the Western Port tribes, would appear as the supernatural being living in the moun- tains at the source of the Yarra River — the eponym, as it were, of their tribe.* The customs of the Port Phillip tribes, as recorded by Buckley, the " wild white man," have a remarkable resemblance to those of the Kiirnai, especially as.

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