witch in The Australian Race, volume 3
strong man ever dies except as the consequence of witchcraft; that the old alone die from natural causes; that should A and B, two strong Blacks of the same tribe, who were quite friendly, go out hunting together, and A, on 28 THE AUSTRALIAN RACE: returning to the camp, be taken suddenly ill and di…
- Record ID
- 1,968
- Year
- 1,886
- Source
- Internet Archive
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Record context
- Record ID
- 1968
- Source
- Internet Archive
- Publication
- The Australian Race, volume 3; Edward Micklethwaite Curr
- Published
- 1886
- Narrative type
- Retellings and Adaptations
- Public-text label
- witch
- Archive period
- Gold Rush Colonial
- Location
- Eastern Australia: B
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strong man ever dies except as the consequence of witchcraft; that the old alone die from natural causes; that should A and B, two strong Blacks of the same tribe, who were quite friendly, go out hunting together, and A, on 28 THE AUSTRALIAN RACE: returning to the camp, be taken suddenly ill and die, the tribe would believe that B had killed him by means of witch- craft, and demand his life accordingly ; and that B, in dread of the consequence, on the first sign of serious indisposition, would take to flight and seek the protection of some other tribe. The result of this unusual custom is that one or two strange Blacks are found.
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