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Baiame in Queensland, Australia

YEAR
1861
PLACE
Queensland
SOURCE
Internet Archive
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Baiame in Queensland, Australia

. They speak of Him by the name " Baiame ; ** and those who have learnt that " Gk>d ** is the name by which we speak of the Creator, say that " Baiame is God." Some of them say that Baiame formerly appeared to their fathere ; and a white man assured me that the blacks had told him of laws given by…

Record ID
1,784
Year
1,861
Source
Internet Archive
Index status
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Record context

Record ID
1784
Source
Internet Archive
Publication
Queensland, Australia; John Dunmore Lang
Published
1861
Narrative type
Spirit-Person Narratives
Public-text label
Baiame
Archive period
Gold Rush Colonial
Location
Queensland (QLD): B
State or territory
QLD
Source voice
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Publicness
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. They speak of Him by the name " Baiame ; ** and those who have learnt that " Gk>d ** is the name by which we speak of the Creator, say that " Baiame is God." Some of them say that Baiame formerly appeared to their fathere ; and a white man assured me that the blacks had told him of laws given by Baiame to their forefathers. But I never heard them speak of Baiame as a ruler, nor ascribe wisdom and goodness to Him. They also believe in the existence of many demons, of whom Tnrra- mullun is the chief. They say that Turramullun .is the author of disease and of medical skill, of mischief and of wisdom also ; that he appears in the.

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