witch in The Aborigines of Tasmania
t 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. jj 2 3 The boats have been known to " s K live in very rough seas. An old „ I £ w…
- Record ID
- 1,722
- Year
- 1,899
- Source
- Internet Archive
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- Public search-ready
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Record context
- Record ID
- 1722
- 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
- Retellings and Adaptations
- Public-text label
- witch
- Archive period
- Federation Era
- Location
- Hobart, TAS (TAS): high; Tasmania (TAS): B
- State or territory
- TAS
- Source voice
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t 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. jj 2 3 The boats have been known to " s K live in very rough seas. An old „ I £ whaler told me he had seen one ^^ S j_ o of them go across to Witch ^^» ° ^ Island, near Port Davey, in the ■* E S midst of a storm. No cata- 5 u ^ marans were used on the northern ^ * B side of Tasmania." a X a li> the Hobart Museum there X ^ * sre three small models of canoes . y 2 made by aborigines. Each of s S ^ the three is made of.
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