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spirit in Kámilarói, and Other Australian Languages

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1875
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spirit in Kámilarói, and Other Australian Languages

was formerly an evil spirit called " Mullion" (eagle) who lived in a very high tree, at Girra on the Barwan, and used to come down and seize men and devour them. The people often tried to drive away Mullion, by piling wood at the foot of the tree and setting fire to it. But the wood was always push…

Record ID
2,070
Year
1,875
Source
Internet Archive
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Record ID
2070
Source
Internet Archive
Publication
Kámilarói, and Other Australian Languages; William Ridley
Published
1875
Narrative type
Spirit-Person Narratives
Public-text label
spirit
Archive period
Gold Rush Colonial
Location
Kamilaroi country, NSW/QLD: B
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was formerly an evil spirit called " Mullion" (eagle) who lived in a very high tree, at Girra on the Barwan, and used to come down and seize men and devour them. The people often tried to drive away Mullion, by piling wood at the foot of the tree and setting fire to it. But the wood was always pushed away by an invisible hand ; and the fire was of no avail. Baiame, seeing their trouble, told a blackfellow to get a " murru- wunda" (red mouse) and put a lighted straw in its mouth, and let it run up the tree. This set fire to the tree : and as it blazed up, they saw Mullion fly away in the smoke. He never returned. The smoke from the.

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