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
- Public search-ready
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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
- Source Grounded Section Record
- Publicness
- Public Text Item
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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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