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- evil spirit in Notes on the Aborigines of New South Wales#2026t the aboriginal name of Manly proper was " Cannae." The aboriginal race have no idea of a Supreme Being, and, in my opinion, are not susceptible of religious impression, but have a strong universal belief in evil spiri…
- Boonbolong in Notes on the Aborigines of New South Wales#2025was represented as being an 4 NOTES ON THE ABORIGINES OF NEW SOUTH WALES. animal very much like a camel, but much larger. Their theory was that this " Devil Devil" would devour any blackfellow whom he found asleep, m th…
- evil spirit in Notes on the Aborigines of New South Wales#2024in password, he was let go, but if not he (or she) would be devoured. The belief was that when the " Devil Devil " met a black, the latter would be accosted as follows, in the native tongue — " Name your mother" ; if th…
- evil spirit in Notes on the Aborigines of New South Wales#2023n evil spirits. Though the belief in these spirits is general, each district or tribe has its own particular theory as to the shape in which the dreaded phantom appears. In every instance, however, the blacks believe th…
- evil spirit in Notes on the Aborigines of New South Wales#2022nation, Governor Phillip called the place "Manly." As before stated, the spot where the spear was thrown was called in the native tongue " Kayeemy," but the aboriginal name of Manly proper was " Cannae." The aboriginal…
- supernatural in The Aborigines of New South Wales#1835ir uhuJcweta^ including their ' karosses,' bandages, <&c., is collected inside the hut, and the whole is burned. The boys, having been smeared with fat and red clay, are presented with new * karosses.* They then proceed…
- giant in The Aborigines of New South Wales#1834ndship, witnessed by that celestial orb which looks down on and observes all the deeds of men. In Persia, at this day, in the southern parts of it, which were originally inhabited by a Hamite race ol: a negroid type, th…
- medicine man in The Aborigines of New South Wales#1833of the craft, and thus needs no more. In any case they are used as talismans, and are carried in his waist belt during the whole of the man's life. A * karaji,* in the presence of a friend of mine, swal- lowed three or…
- medicine man in The Aborigines of New South Wales#1832, the use of gesture language and, masonic signs ; (4), the numeration of the aborigines. rpi VKarabari' is an aboriginal name for those dances which our natives jy- , ^ . often have in the forests at night. Hitherto th…
- devil in The Aborigines of New South Wales#1831ng the enemy, begin to hop away, they find a spear or a club every- where near enough to stop their career. ^ / • / • As a rule, the blacks do not care to eat fatty matter ; hence J F^ li^ *^®y reject pork ; they say it…
- devil in The Aborigines of New South Wales#1830r that these dances partake of a semi-religious character. For them the men dress themselves with great care in their own way, and often dance ail night long, and in very dark niohts, too, to the light of a blazing fire…
- devil in The Aborigines of New South Wales#1829f themselves, a brother ! Now, in the ancient rituals, white was the colour sacred to the sun — the benign god before whom darkness flies away. In India, white agates rep- resent Siva, the eternal cause of all blessings…
- giant in The Aborigines of New South Wales#1828Christ, was to attribute diseases to the machinations of the powers of evil. At the head of this malignant host stood Satan, the prince of the world, and he was surrounded by a multitude of inferior spirits. Many of the…
- giant in The Aborigines of New South Wales#1827spirits. Many of these demons were believed to be the souls of the dead who roamed through the air, haunting tombs and desert places, in a disembodied form. The ghosts of the giants who lived in antediluvian times, the…
- ghost in The Aborigines of New South Wales#1826e work of evil spirits, or as punishments inflicted upon men by the immediate decree of an offended God. But the main tendency of Jewish thought, in the time'of Christ, was to attribute diseases to the machinations of t…
- ghost in The Aborigines of New South Wales#1825eal one, and therefore restless and miserable—a foul, wandering ghost, '* unhouseled, disappointed, unaneled,'* — so miserable as to have delight in doing mii^erable acts, and taking revenge on all living creatures. Hen…
- witch in The Aborigines of New South Wales#1824if the illness comes from fierce pains in the body, or general debility, or from a swelling of any kind, then some wicked wizard at a distance has been turning the point of a magic bone at him, with incantations, to do…
- witch in The Aborigines of New South Wales#1823e him pine away and die. In tbe firm and universal belief of our natives, a man among them dies, not because the vital machinery has got clogged or is worn out, but because he has been bewitched by an enemy. Those who h…
- witch in The Aborigines of New South Wales#1822h *^** ^® ^^®®' °' ^^ crushed to death by a falling branch of a tree, or dies from some other visible cause, his comrades do not wonder, because the manner of his death is manifest ; but it is quite otherwise when a man…
- wizard in The Aborigines of New South Wales#1821and over- taken, and brought back, and the sick man lives again. But an evil wizard, even when the man is well, may come during the night, and }sy his arts take out his kidney fat. Then the man is sure to die aeon. Thes…
- wizard in The Aborigines of New South Wales#1820as when he is in a faint or in a sleep. After sleep he remembers that his * geist ' left him during the night, and went forl^ on its own business or pleasure. After a faint he knows that his spirit went from him on some…
- wizard in The Aborigines of New South Wales#1819art ceases to exist after death, but the other lives on. But, even in his lifetime, the ' anima ' or * geist * may leave his body for a while, and then come back again, as when he is in a faint or in a sleep. After slee…
- ghost in The Aborigines of New South Wales#1818puts loam in great fear ; but towards daybreak he is always brought back, and placed quietly in his own ' gunya.* He firmly believes that this kind of nightly pastime is the pleasure of the evil spirit, and so he takes…
- ghost in The Aborigines of New South Wales#1817pose, there has been too much kangaroo or wallaby at the evening meal, a demon visits him and carries him away roughly and rudely to its abode, drags him about, and puts loam in great fear ; but towards daybreak he is a…
- wizard in The Aborigines of New South Wales#1816was safe. Qwestion : Who was this old woman ? Do you give it up ? Well, then, it was a porcupine.*^ Now, although there is not much ingenuity in this riddle, yet it reveals two things — the existence of cannibalism, and…
- witch in The Aborigines of New South Wales#1815ddly enough, I had never noticed before. They were daubed all over with some clammy white stuff", and Sewa, it seems, had ordered this fetich to be put into the house in case I tried to bewitch him." In these senses, th…
- devil in The Aborigines of New South Wales#1814their houses to keep away devils ; and so with many other examples in Aryan lands. "I said to King Sewa at Talaber, on the Niger,' so writes Mr. W. Winwood Eeade, * if I die may my blood be on your head.' ' Ah, take car…
- medicine man in The Aborigines of New South Wales#1813oy by the arms and lead him along the track, and set him in the middle of the other enclosure. As soon as this is done the women rise from their prostrate position, and begin to dance and sing. The Murringgari tribe, on…
- spirit in The Aborigines of New South Wales#1812a, are ceremonies of initiation, and not only bring a youth to a knowledge of his country's gods, but qualify him to commune with spirits and to hold civil power and authority in the State ; all the uninitiated are to h…
- spirit in The Aborigines of New South Wales#1811. Now, before I go on to examine the ceremonies of the Bora, it may be convenient to say here that the negroes of Upper Guinea had, and still have, certain religious mysteries singularly like those of the Bora. These, l…
- spirit in The Aborigines of New South Wales#1810cessary, at this point, to say more about the origin of the Australian black man ; I now proceed to examine him in his native environ- ment, as he grows up from birth to manhood, and thence from manhood to old age. If t…
- spirit in The Aborigines of New South Wales#1809an negroes — races who now live in regions so far apart, and in outward circumstances so very different — I would simply ask him to think of the relation which he himself, as a native- born American, bears to many of us…
- 1892 - Sydney Mail Yowie Article#863Public AYR report page for 1892 - Sydney Mail Yowie Article. Location cue from public page title/path: Sydney, New South Wales. Body excerpt retained for review: # pyramul yowie, escaped ape, coolah, leadville,
- 1892 - Maitland Mercury#685Public AYR report page for 1892 - Maitland Mercury. Location cue from public page title/path: Maitland, New South Wales. Body excerpt retained for review: A correspondent writes thus to the Armidale Express:
- supernatural in A Colonial Tramp#2238a party and had to pass through this particular street. There, just as I had dreamt it, I looked across to see this woman dragging along the drunken man (probably her husband) and to be received with the evil glance. An…
- supernatural in A Colonial Tramp#2237s own taste, settling the question by taking the woman himself ; so that the youths have to go and ' look out ' once more for something not so tempting, while the old warrior takes to himself the finest young women he c…
- witches in A Colonial Tramp#2236n a Titanic scale. We now come to the highest point on our journey — Victoria, 8,422 feet above sea-level— where we find English trees growing in unity with Australian produce — the chest- nut, oak, hawthorn, elm, popla…
- devils in A Colonial Tramp#2235all through the night, the hourly waking up as the warders march along the passages and shout, ' All's well.' What has been taken from him in exchange for this daily providing for the animal ? liberty — the being able t…
- devils in A Colonial Tramp#2234the cups as she passed ; then came the GIPPSLANI) 201 hash, or stew ; and each one helped himself to sugar, bread, and potatoes, when he saw a chance. It was rough, but hearty, and plenty of it, as there was of customer…
- ghost in A Colonial Tramp#2233t the foot of the tree and ascended it. On removing the opossum rug from the face he found that it was a friend. He wept for a long time, then came down and went away ; but he had not gone far before he heard some magpi…
- ghost in A Colonial Tramp#2232stone and flew away the three spies came down and removed it and took a drink and a bath, remarking, 'King gnakko gnal' — 'we have done him.' They flapped their wings with joy, and the water rose till it formed a lake.…
- ghost in A Colonial Tramp#2231NE 91 my brave hero; as it was, I drew a line between the different accounts, and entitled my doggerel ' Carracioli.' I had not reckoned upon that skeleton when I dreamt of my conception, neither did I take into conside…
- ghost in A Colonial Tramp#2230her, stronger lights, from ships and beacons, red, yellow, and green. These star-like jets of gleaming in front of that looming Indian-ink- like waste, against the mellow depth of the upper space, where the blazing worl…
- ghosts in A Colonial Tramp#2229put my candle upon the table, undressed myself hastily, plunged into bed, and blew out the light. How long I lay there shivering, anticipating horror, I can hardly tell ; but at last I must have dropped asleep, for I wo…
- wraiths in A Colonial Tramp#2228ne ; he comes in the lightning, and destroys the trees, and kills the people and eats their children. The owl is his special messenger, tout and spy, so that they abhor this bird of evil omen. Muuruup lives below the gr…
- 1891 - Indiana Democrat Yowie Article#1076Public AYR report page for 1891 - Indiana Democrat Yowie Article. No state or locality is asserted in the public page fields; retained as an Australia-level corpus record for dashboard/density only and excluded from str…
- 1891 - Bathurst Times Article#684Public AYR report page for 1891 - Bathurst Times Article. Location cue from public page title/path: New South Wales, New South Wales. Body excerpt retained for review: A weird tale comes to us (Lithgow Mercury) from Obe…
- devil in The Aborigines of Tasmania#2053t of animals. Religion. — ^Belief in Supreme Being doubtful. — Good and bad spirit. — Inferior spirits. — Women's religious chant. — The moon a deity. — Polytheism. — Bones as charms. — Immortality of soul. — Name appli…
- apparition in The Aborigines of Tasmania#2052geapa hokoleeny kongua talk to shout, yell {j>alla man) do noise to shout, yell mouth to talk loud {langhta much) to whistle to whisper, speak low to belch to yawn to wail {Jagara tear) to displease (make angry) to demu…
- apparition in The Aborigines of Tasmania#2051e for toe (Norman gives lugamer for toe, which is of course identical with luggana). The Tasmanian name for black man is pugga-na, the same as the word for five, and as the Europeans on first arrival all wore boots, whi…
- apparition in The Aborigines of Tasmania#2050Royal tribes use timy (no) instead of iack, thus : never timeh or timy bachelor lawatimy (lit. womanless) barren woman lavoa puggatimy (lit. woman manless) beard beardless cowinni cowintimy (leaf ( leafless proii paroyt…
- ghost in The Aborigines of Tasmania#2049to have invested even these last with attributes of benevolence, although they reposed unqualified trust in the tutelar agencies of the spirits of their departed friends and relations. To these guardian spirits they gav…
- Warrawah in The Aborigines of Tasmania#2048ar used for cleaning shells, 144. Vision, keen, 27. See Sight. Vocabulary, copious, 31, 175. Voice, sweetness of, 149 ; melodiousness of, 149. Voracious devouring of food, 99. Waddy, 18, 80. Waggish trick, 36. Waists, t…
- devil in The Aborigines of Tasmania#2047nds to the devil, who, they say, tells them this or that, and ta whom they attribute the power of prophetic communication. It is not clear that by the devil they mean anything more than a spirit ; but they say he lives…
- devil in The Aborigines of Tasmania#2046p. 181- 182): "These people have received a few faint ideas of the existence and superintending providence of God ; but they still attribute the strong emotions of their minds to the devil, who, they say, tells them thi…
- devil in The Aborigines of Tasmania#2045hink would know. According to West (II. pp. 89-90) : " Their religious ideas were exceedingly meagre and uncertain. To Mr. Horton*s inquiries, in 1821, they answered, * don't know,' with broad grins. They appear to have…
- evil spirit in The Aborigines of Tasmania#2044ves England). He tried to convince them that England was not the home of the departed, but did not argue them out of their belief. This simple reply shows that they quite believed in a life . . . after the destruction o…
- evil spirit in The Aborigines of Tasmania#2043y happens, that the sealers . . . are compelled to leave their [native] women for several days together. On these occasions, these aflfectionate creatures have a kind of song, which they chant to their imaginary deity,…
- evil spirit in The Aborigines of Tasmania#2042n are very obscure. However, they believe in two spirits; one, who, they say, governs the day, and whom they call the good spirit ; the other governs the night, and him they think evil. To the good spirit they attribute…
- evil spirit in The Aborigines of Tasmania#2041r hand, most writers who touch on this subject agree in attributing some idea of religion to them. Thus, Mr. Leigh says (III. p. 243) : " Their notions of religion are very obscure. However, they believe in two spirits;…
- spirit in The Aborigines of Tasmania#2040s, 160. Baskets of grass, IX. X. 114; reed, 155; making, 154; theft of, 52. See also Bags. Battlepiece, drawing of, 150. Ixxvi INDEX. Beard, 14, 16; strong, 26; thick, 26; allowed to grow, 137; grey, 137. Beasts of burd…
- Warrawah in The Aborigines of Tasmania#2039ercourse with Europeans, distinctly enterteiined the idea of immortality as re- garded the soul or spirit of man ; their legends proved also their belief in a host of malevolent spirits and mischievous goblins, whose ab…
- spirit in The Aborigines of Tasmania#2038ccount of Milligan, taken from Papers Roy. Soc. of V. D. Land for Jan. 1855, is as follows: "Mr. Milligan said he had ascertained that the Tasmanian aborigines, previous to their intercourse with Europeans, distinctly e…
- spirit in The Aborigines of Tasmania#2037rney they are accustomed to sing to the good spirit for the purpose of securing his protection over their absent friends, and that they may be brought back in health and safety." Speaking of the aborigines of both New S…
- spirit in The Aborigines of Tasmania#2036lightest idea of a Supreme Being." Breton (p. 349) says : '* They do not appear to have any rites or ceremonies, religious or otherwise." On the other hand, most writers who touch on this subject agree in attributing so…
- spirits in The Aborigines of Tasmania#2035erland. 2 vols. 4to. and folio atlas. London, 1814. Fumeaux. — See Cook. Gell. — See Tasm. Joum. Science. Gervais, Paul. — Zoologie et Paleontologie Generales. 4to. Paris, 1876. In Vol. II. (Second Series) pp. 1-8, the…
- spirits in The Aborigines of Tasmania#2034t's testimony. — Occasional generosity towards enemies. — Ross's testimony. — Friendly when well treated. — Gratitude. — Cruel treatment of animals. Religion. — ^Belief in Supreme Being doubtful. — Good and bad spirit.…
- spirits in The Aborigines of Tasmania#2033— ^Evidence in Government notice and in Report of Aboriginal Committee. — Ingratitude and treachery. — ^A barbarous murder. — ^West's testimony. — Occasional generosity towards enemies. — Ross's testimony. — Friendly wh…
- ghost in The Aborigines of Tasmania#2032ood, 109. Geese, 37. Generosity for foe, 64. Genital organs, 11. See Natural and Private Parts. Genius, personal, 29. Geographical knowledge, good, 165. Geranium parviflorum as food, 110. Gesticulation, habit of, 176. G…
- Warrawah in The Aborigines of Tasmania#2031. Wanton savage spirit inherent, 62. War, intertribal, 19; trespass, cause of, 71; internecine, 83; un- accompanied by children, 89; improvement in, 49; of ex- termination, 60, 170 ; arts of, 83 ; colonist, cause of, 83…
- Warrawah in The Aborigines of Tasmania#2030ountain tops, etc. ; and that they con- sidered one or two spirits to be of omnipotent energy ; but that they do not seem to have invested even these last with attributes of benevolence, although they reposed unqualifie…
- wizard in Among Cannibals#3960lso believe that they themselves can produce rain, particularly with the help of their wizards. To produce rain they call milka. When on our expeditions we were overtaken by violent tropical storms my blacks always beca…
- devil in Among Cannibals#3959r thing. On Herbert river the natives need only to know the name of the person in question, and for this reason they rarely use their proper names in addressing or speaking of each other, but simply their class- names.…
- devil in Among Cannibals#3958rd must be in possession of some article that has belonged to him — say, some of his hair or of the food left in his camp, or some similar thing. On Herbert river the natives need only to know the name of the person in…
- devil in Among Cannibals#3957the south part of Australia is inhabited by a higher and more developed race than that in the north, is correct,, then this supplies the solution of the problem. As to the natives on Herbert river, it is my opinion that…
- devil in Among Cannibals#3956natives believe in a creator, Bhaiame, who is to judge mankind. The word is derived from baio, to cut or make — thus creator, — and is distinctly identical with Manning's Boyma. Others again, as for instance Mr. Mann (i…
- spirits in Among Cannibals#3955tward, thus : ' ) ( ' • This external evidence that the boy is of age is given to him with certain ceremonies, and the strips of skin, which gradually fall off from the wounds as they heal, are gathered in a little bask…
- supernatural in The Aborigines of Victoria and Riverina#1846fellows with. They, however, never put this pretended power in practice on members of their own tribes, at least they pretend never to do so ; upon the Bukeens f on the other hand, they are continually trying the potenc…
- giant in The Aborigines of Victoria and Riverina#1845of mussels, which Digitized by VjOOQIC 88 were also intended (after having been partially roasted to> facilitate the opening of their shells) to form baits for the hooks. Half an hour devoted to this fun, accompanied by…
- giant in The Aborigines of Victoria and Riverina#1844s and nets are made, as also nets for taking ducks. It makes a most serviceable netting twine, having the power to resist the rotting influence of water to a great extent ; in fact, it is superior in that par- ticular t…
- giant in The Aborigines of Victoria and Riverina#1843vast •expanse of the lower river, they have perforce to spread themselves out on each side, until many hundreds of square miles are submerged. All over the submerged country, cooking mounds stand up out of the flood, pe…
- witch in The Aborigines of Victoria and Riverina#1842iugum Kiurnin Pir toowa Kimowan Derbimin Tismaloonga Digitized by VjOOQIC 184 English Hunt Here Infant Ice Insects Aboriginal Kerraworidoolie Kima Neillumoom Taan Thoulum (This name is applied to all insects having wing…
- devil in The Aborigines of Victoria and Riverina#1841each lyoor as a matter of course carrying her mocre mocre (bag), contain- ing all sorts of notions, comprising the most incongruous assemblage of articles, ranging from a fishook up to the Digitized by VjOOQIC 87 carefu…
- ghost in The Aborigines of Victoria and Riverina#1840heir wirrangim (dogs) into the loondthals, thinking thereby to prevent us from having a chance to administer the baits, and when we told them, that we had come for the express purpose of killing their dogs because of th…
- spirit in The Aborigines of Victoria and Riverina#1839spirit, and their unbounded FAiTff THEREIN. ARORIGINAL RELIGION AS COMPARED WITtt THAT PROFESSED BY CHRISTIANS FROM AN ABORIGINAL. point OF view. Bang ah (doctors), and their powers of spiritual intercourse. In matters…
- spirit in The Aborigines of Victoria and Riverina#1838f their being reserved for the delectation of animals, possessing a higher organisation than the giant codfish of the Murray River. oooooooooooo CHAPTER XI. Relating to their spirit, and their unbounded FAiTff THEREIN.…
- spirit in The Aborigines of Victoria and Riverina#1837arted in the morning. The result of our day's sport was ninety-three fish, beside* those demolished at our midday meal, and a few lobsters, whose aldermanic proportions were the means of their being reserved for the del…
- spirit in The Aborigines of Victoria and Riverina#1836ith the utmost impunity — that is, they have no fear of meeting with hostile tribes during such journeyings, and even although they have •difficulty enough at these times in procuring a sufficiency of food, still they l…
- supernatural in Among cannibals#1808laid on the wound, which is sucked as soon as the skin becomes cold. The opossum is warmed a second time, and the process is repeated until the patient is out of danger. The operation usually lasts about forty- five min…
- giant in Among cannibals#1807variegata, 294. Moreton Bay, 16. Mosquito nets, 56. Mosses, note on, 374) 375- Mound-builder, 97. Mount Morgan, gold, 324. Mountains, Blue, 15 ; Coast ; lOl, 102, 116, 140; Great Dividing Range, 34, 102 ; Cordilleras, 1…
- giant in Among cannibals#1806pothesis is absolutely necessary in order to explain certain facts connected with the Australian fauna. As already stated, remains of remarkable gigantic marsupials have been found. They lived chiefly on grass, and are…
- giant in Among cannibals#1805n odour as the real cardamom, and hence the tree is called insipida. VII JUNGLE-HENS AND CASSOWARIES 97 the, scrub, and like several other varieties of birds, had just arrived from the northernmost part of Queensland an…
- giant in Among cannibals#1804ring-barking." To get the grass to grow better, the settler removes a band of bark near the root of the tree. In a country where cattle-raising is carried on to so great an extent this may be very practical, but it cert…
- witch in Among cannibals#1803tribes. As has repeatedly been stated, the Australian tribes are constantly at war with each other. They try to exterminate one another whenever there is an opportunity. They con- stantly plan attacks, and in their warf…
- witch in Among cannibals#1802author's, 108. Water-hen, 27; iguana, 155; lilies, blue, 22. Water, precious in bush, 39 ; bad in the interior, 42. Waverley station, Gracemere, 62. Weapons, 120, 127, 332 seq. Weaver-bird, 70, 96. Western river, 44. We…
- witch in Among cannibals#1801plagues are always ascribed to witchcraft and to hostile blacks. This superstitious fear causes and maintains hatred be- tween the tribes, and is the chief reason why the Australian blacks continue to live in small comm…
- witch in Among cannibals#1800emains. In the various tribes are so-called wizards, who pretend to communicate with the spirits of the dead and get informa- 1 Transactions of Royal Society of New South Wales, 1882. 28o AMONG CANNIBALS chap. tion from…
- wizard in Among cannibals#1799CHAPTER XXn Unpleasantnesses at Herbert Vale — New expeditions — Hunting human flesh — Cannibalism — Human flesh is the greatest delicacy of the Australian blacks — Superstitions in connection with the eating of human f…
- wizard in Among cannibals#1798se their proper names in addressing or speaking of each other, but simply their class- names. The wizard is, as a rule, a man far advanced in years, but I knew a youth of only twenty who enjoyed a great reputation for h…
- devil in Among cannibals#1797ola [subst. and adj.], anger, angry. KoUe, hush ! Komorbory, many, large multi- tude. Kona, excrements. Konka, unharmed, raw, not roasted. Kontagan, nice weather. Kontdhberan, dark, dark night. Koonduno, thunder. Koridd…