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witch in The Aborigines of Tasmania

YEAR
1899
PLACE
Tasmania
SOURCE
Internet Archive
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witch in The Aborigines of Tasmania

ake) 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 . Crow turns Billardieri), Ta- win6 . Wart Kangaroo (forest- Tawna ... . Rotten wood…

Record ID
1,721
Year
1,899
Source
Internet Archive
Index status
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Record ID
1721
Source
Internet Archive
Publication
The Aborigines of Tasmania; H. Ling Roth, Marion E. Butler, James Backhouse Walker, J. G. Garson, E. B. Tylor
Published
1899
Narrative type
Ghost and Apparition Accounts
Public-text label
witch
Archive period
Federation Era
Location
Tasmania (TAS): B
State or territory
TAS
Source voice
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ake) 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 . Crow turns Billardieri), Ta- win6 . Wart Kangaroo (forest- Tawna ... . Rotten wood er) Tawpenale . Opossum, ringtail- Taraba ... ... Tasmanian Devil ed {Pkalangista {Dasyurus ursinus) Cookii) Tarabibie ... Come Tawtaburana .. . Walk Tara kuna ... Switch, a Tekananga wine Ghost Tara kuni ... Shrub Tebrikuna . Cape Portland Taralangana ... Oysters (language) Tarlagna ... Oyster Tedeluna . Ship Taralia ... ... Kangaroo.

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