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- spirit in The Booandik Tribe of South Australian Aborigines#3560ught Tennateona would not come near them« They put up their wurlas, bmlt their oven, and began to enjoy themselves ; but one night, when the oven was empty, the voice of the bullin (mooning) came to them a second time,…
- spirit in The Booandik Tribe of South Australian Aborigines#3559in peace. They made their oven, gathered their roots, roasted and ate them, and lived happy. At length, one day, they had made np their oven, put tiieir roots on the stones, coyered them up with earth, and went to rest;…
- spirit in The Booandik Tribe of South Australian Aborigines#3558QJ 14 THX WOOAJFDJK TBIBK OF CHAPTER II. ^rabitions anb %tqtritB. — (tscthst dbtnts* Ths First Blacks. XJL was the name of the great giant or ancestor of the tribe, and his first camping groond was Moont Mnirhead. The g…
- spirit in The Booandik Tribe of South Australian Aborigines#3557akes with a feeling of extreme lassitude, which continues to increase day by day until death ensues. For burial the body is doubled up into the smallest possible compass, and secured by suitable bindings. Soon after dar…
- spirit in The Booandik Tribe of South Australian Aborigines#3556esting. The grave is dug about three feet deep, and made quite round. A fire is made in it to warm the earth, but not hot enough to heat the body. The corpse is bent together, rolled in an opossum skin, and laid in the…
- ghosts in Kamilaroi and Kurnai#3402songs and dances from the " ghosts " of the ancestors of his tribe, or instead of calling them back to the presence of the living in the dim evening, might become the bard, the soothsayer, or, as the prophet, deliver th…
- ghosts in Kamilaroi and Kurnai#340108. Fraser, Rev. J. G., 125, note. Friend, Mr. P. S., 65, note. ■ Fuller, Rev. E., 62. Funeral ceremonies, 243, Ganowanian system, diagram showing, 96. Gason, Mr. S., 25, 55, 61. Geawagal tribe. Appendix G, 279. General…
- ghosts in Kamilaroi and Kurnai#3400ed the common right to procure food over the territory claimed by the division or the clan, might develop into the common right to depasture or to cultivate it. Under such changed conditions, the division, the clan, and…
- spirit in Kamilaroi and Kurnai#3399e middle status of savagery to the end of ancient civilization. Consequently, the Aryan nations will find the types of the condition of their ancestors when in savagery in that of the Australians and Polynesians." KURNA…
- ghost in Kamilaroi and Kurnai#3398uelty, and finally, disregard of human life. It should not surprise us that the Kurnai is superstitious. His belief that the dead survived as a ghost, in a form usually invisible, when taken in connection with the know-…
- ghost in Kamilaroi and Kurnai#3397and mtelh- aborigines generally, also lie ao-ainst the Ktirnai. The pence of * . . . . , theKurnai. •counts of the indictment may be said to be — Superstition, untruthfulness, selfishness, ingratitude, immorality, cruel…
- spirit in Kamilaroi and Kurnai#3396followed by the ghosts. A voice was then heard in the gloom, asking, in a strange intonation, "What is wanted?" Questions were put by the Birraark, and replies given. At the termination of the seance, the spirit voice s…
- spirits in Kamilaroi and Kurnai#3395corroboree songs and dances from departed spirits. They also professed to learn songs for the dead, which wei'e sung to make happy the departed who were gone to another country to live for ever, but to return no more."…
- ghost in Kamilaroi and Kurnai#3394urvival as a " ghost," another belief would follow — namely, that those of the deceased, who in life were possessed of highly magical powers, might as ghosts exert their evil influence upon their enemies. But I have no…
- ghost in Kamilaroi and Kurnai#3393ted, "Never the sharp barn (shall catch me)." This is incessantly' repeated in a monotonous chaunt. There can, I think, be little doubt that, given the belief in the magic powers of the individual and in his survival as…
- ghost in Kamilaroi and Kurnai#3392ted to me his counter-charm, but I cannot remember if he obtained it in a dream. It runs: — " Numba jelliing barnda," or, freely translated, "Never the sharp barn (shall catch me)." This is incessantly' repeated in a mo…
- ghost in Kamilaroi and Kurnai#3391ief in Before the white men entered Gippsland, vague rumours rimg mri. of their existence had passed from tribe to tribe. " Lewin" had described them with the exaggeration natural to rumour. The strange sight of ships s…
- ghost in Kamilaroi and Kurnai#3390artly because it was " so very pale. " In Central Australia 1 have, when exploring, frequently been greeted with cries of "Kuchi!" when coming suddenly upon the natives. It was occasionally varied to " Pirri-Wirri Kuchi…
- ghosts in Kamilaroi and Kurnai#3389t For Bulk, see p. 251. + [I could give many similar instances which have come within my own knowledge among the Fijians ; and, strange to say, the dying man, in all these cases, kept his aj^pointment with the ghosts to…
- ghosts in Kamilaroi and Kurnai#3388o believe or think ; ugarinda = to hook or catch ; mri = eye ; miirrawun = throwing-stick. The throwing-stick is supposed to have magical properties. t For Bulk, see p. 251. + [I could give many similar instances which…
- spirit in Kamilaroi and Kurnai#3387have initiated into the secrets of spirit land ; of these people, called birraark, I shall speak more fully later on. They are also believed to occasionally communicate with their descendants in dreams.*" These " ghosts…
- spirit in Kamilaroi and Kurnai#3386n the flesh, and may be properly spoken of as ghosts. They are believed to be able still to communicate with the living, through persons whom they have initiated into the secrets of spirit land ; of these people, called…
- spirit in Kamilaroi and Kurnai#3385ed about with them. di-eams. 246 THE KIJRNAT. Ancestral Tlie deceased was supposed by the Kiirnai to pass to supposed the clouds, as a spirit. But he did not necessarily remain to visit the ,»,,„, Kiirnai iu there, lor…
- ghost in Kamilaroi and Kurnai#3384cret magic ; and, naturally, that the latter can only be met by counter- charms." And, of a like belief in ghosts, he gives the fol- lowing instance of a native mistaking a living European for a ghost : — " A BrabrolCin…
- ghost in Kamilaroi and Kurnai#3383wn. Death by accident they can imagine — death by violence they can imagine — but I ques- tion if they can, in their savage condition, imagine death by mere disease. . . . Thus the belief arises that death occurs only f…
- spirit in Kamilaroi and Kurnai#3382345. Rooney, Rev. J., 176. Rusden, Mr. G. W., Appendix G., 279. Savages, their method of reasoning, 70, 132; morality of, 102 ; not descended from civilized ancestors, 162. Scars, ornamental, 192. Sister-marriage, 99. S…
- spirit in Kamilaroi and Kurnai#3381with complete power of life and death as regarded the members of his family. The wandering ghost of the ancestor, instead of visiting his descendant in dreams, and teaching him forms of incantation to guard the Mungan a…
- spirit in Kamilaroi and Kurnai#3380ung ladies would most certainly never have consented to devote them- selves to a single life for no better reason than that an old law stood in their way. Mr. Howitt has told us how ready they wei'e to brave spear-thrus…
- spirits in Kamilaroi and Kurnai#3379f the iire, his wife behind him, and her young children behind her. There are doctors among these aborigines who profess to cure disease by charms and sucking the part of the body where the person suffers. When a doctor…
- spirit in Kamilaroi and Kurnai#3378he Hunter, and the Kamilaroi w^ere spoken of as Myall blacks by the Geawe-gal, so that myall was almost synonymous with fierce. "Although I do not recollect all their class divisions, they had distinctly the great divis…
- spirit in Kamilaroi and Kurnai#3377distant reply was heard, and shortly afterwards the sound as of persons jumping on the ground in succession. This was supposed to be the spirit " Baukan," followed by the ghosts. A voice was then heard in the gloom, ask…
- spirit in Kamilaroi and Kurnai#3376ance : — On a certain evening, at dusk, the Birraark commenced liis invocation. The audience were collected, and silence was kept. The fires were let go down. The Birraark uttered the cry "Coo-ee" at intervals. At lengt…
- spirit in Kamilaroi and Kurnai#3375camels. My blackboy, from the Darling River, rode up to me, with the utmost alarm exhibited in his face, and exclaimed, "Look at those wild blackfellows!" I said, "Well, they are all right." He rei^lied, " I am sure tho…
- spirit in Kamilaroi and Kurnai#3374art" was there hidden on the watch, they became afraid, and ran away to their camp. Mr. C. J. Du Ye, a gentleman of much experience with the aborigines, tells me that, in the year 1860, a Maneroo blackfellow died when l…
- spirit in Kamilaroi and Kurnai#3373, near the cLins. Stratford, about the years 1856-7, was related to me by Bunda-wal,-f- otherwise Bobby Brown, a Gnarrawut Tatun- golung, who, it will be seen, bore a prominent part in the events narrated. I give it in…
- spirits in Kamilaroi and Kurnai#3372e also. It is now almost too late to collect all the particulars of their former life. For instance, the remarkable class of " birra-arka," wdio professed to communicate with the dead, has been long extinct, and with it…
- spirit in Kamilaroi and Kurnai#3371ithout gaining a place in the other line. If any one of them do not marry, she may remain in her own gens, but she cannot transmit its blood. She cannot have a legitimate child, and therefore she cannot become an ancest…
- devil in Kamilaroi and Kurnai#1615had better consult again ; I do not think your Catechism teaches you that." They then consulted somewhat longer, when he said, " We have talked about it, and we think it must be the devil, "f The usual charsfes which ar…
- supernatural in Kamilaroi and Kurnai#1614ficulties. There are but few facts upon which an opinion may be formed. In the Western Port tribes the word Bunjil was Eaglehawk ; and, also, as I have pointed out (p. 210), Bunjil was regarded as a supernatural being l…
- Bunjil in Kamilaroi and Kurnai#1613equivalent to the baukan of the Kurnai. A Westernport blackfellow once told me that Tungil was an old man wlio lived in the mountains at the sources of the Yarra river, where he possessed great numbers of cattle. We hav…
- Bunjil in Kamilaroi and Kurnai#1612s of his clan, and was designated " boldain," he acquired a new name. The designation which he received as a child became his " secret name " when he received a new one at initiation, and this again often gave way to so…
- supernatural in Kamilaroi and Kurnai#1611e ancestors of the Kurnai. In this case Yeertino- would have been a totem 324 SUMMARY AND GENERAL CONCLUSIONS. of the Bunjil (Eaglehawk) class. Hence, every descendant under the partially-changed descent in the male lin…
- supernatural in Kamilaroi and Kurnai#1610tion took place along the coast, either from the direction of Twofold Bay or from Western Port. Access from either place would be attended with much the same difficulties. There are but few facts upon which an opinion m…
- supernatural in Kamilaroi and Kurnai#1609right side or near his father's; and from whatever cardinal point they arrive, they accordingly fix their camps at some distance from the former. In the camp the husband sleeps at the right-hand side of the fire, his wi…
- wizard in Kamilaroi and Kurnai#1608open daylight, but at night. It might not happen for years. " The best man in war would be recognized by them as principal adviser, and would have authority by consent of the elders. I have known the office to be heredi…
- devil in Kamilaroi and Kurnai#1607for instance, of Kerup might marry a woman of Kertip, Direk, Bdm, or Gilger, (phascolomys jillocenusj, occur; and in the clays mainly of the same age, where more widely extended about Colac, we find several other extinc…
- devil in Kamilaroi and Kurnai#1606ligent savage and a scamp. I said, " What is Brewin ?" They consulted, and after a few minutes one of them said, " We think that he is Jesus Christ." I said, " Well, I think you had better consult again ; I do not think…
- Bunjil in Kamilaroi and Kurnai#1605hey expected was that the victim, where- ever he might be, should rise and walk to them in a trance — "like it * Named from the barn — the casuarina. Two varieties occur — one, C. sithero^a, having an erect, and the oth…
- Bunjil in Kamilaroi and Kurnai#1604ne to a division. For instance, of the last Birraarks one belonged to each of the following places: — Wurnungatti (Kroatun), Bruthen (Brabia), Bunjil Kraura (Braiaka), Bimjil Nellting (Braiaka), Dairgo (Brabra), Delin (…
- witch in Kamilaroi and Kurnai#1603rat." This belief they had before there was any white person in the country. They believed that the spirit of the deceased father or grandfather occasionally visited the male descendant in dreams, and imparted to him ch…
- witch in Kamilaroi and Kurnai#1602and that there was a man at that place who took care of the world and of all people. The good place was called " Mumble-Mirring." There was also, according to them, a dark place where bad people were punished after deat…
- Kurnai in Kamilaroi and Kurnai#1601ieve him ahlo to communicate with rfhosts, when we recall that he believes his own ancestral ffhosts visit himself in dreams. We should be loth to- o reproach him with superstition when we reflect upon the extraordinary…
- Kurnai in Kamilaroi and Kurnai#1600learned. I can only say that their qualities, so far as I can ascertain, are negative. They are not so bad as Brewin. They are not very powerful, and arc, consequently, not much feared. The teachings of the missionaries…
- Kurnai in Kamilaroi and Kurnai#1599most inaccessible tree, apparently asleep. It was alleged that the ghosts had transported him there at their departure. At this seance the questions put related to individuals of the group who were absent, and to the su…
- ghost in Kamilaroi and Kurnai#1598s and dances which he taught the Ktirnai ; and it was from the ghosts that he obtained replies to questions con- cerning events passing at a distance, or 3'et to happen, which might be of interest or of moment to his tr…
- ghost in Kamilaroi and Kurnai#1597interesting to note how widespread has been this belief. Among the Gournditch-mara of Western Victoria, according to the Rev. J. H. Stiihle, there were the precise analogues of the Birraarks. The Rev. Julius Kuhn, of Bo…
- Kurnai in Kamilaroi and Kurnai#1596ajerak, but I do not rely upon the evidence, as he might have unconsciously- been influenced by ideas imbibed from Christian teaching. Such being the belief held by the Kurnai as to the * Tundting, supposed to be a subs…
- witch in Kamilaroi and Kurnai#1595ranslated — "Oh * Since this essay was written, the Rev H. Stiihle, of the Lake Condah- Mission, Victoria, informed me, iu answer to a query as to the tribe Mara, that "they believe the spirit of the deceased father, or…
- witch in Kamilaroi and Kurnai#1594heard him use to cure pain in the chest, by singing monotonously over the sick person, runs thus: — " Tundunga Brewinda niindu tinga ugarinda mri miirriwunda ;" or, freely translated — "Oh * Since this essay was written…
- ghost in Kamilaroi and Kurnai#1593pirit. But he did not necessarily remain to visit the ,»,,„, Kiirnai iu there, lor male and female spirits are also Lelieved ta wander about in the country which they inhabited in the flesh, and may be properly spoken o…
- ghost in Kamilaroi and Kurnai#1592would be in the male line; and this is in accordance with the fact that descent follows the father's class so far as boys are concerned. '• It seems difficult to reconcile this feeling with the practice of carrying the…
- spirit in Kamilaroi and Kurnai#1591change of descent from the female line to the male explains the facts that the household god is always a male, and that the celebration of his worship is limited to males. Professor Hearn observes — "It is remarkable th…
- spirit in Kamilaroi and Kurnai#1590nto all the relation- ships belonging to true-born members of the gens.^f* The fact that ancestral worship is consequent on the change of descent from the female line to the male explains the facts that the household go…
- spirit in Kamilaroi and Kurnai#1589ined that they (the class divisions) are identical as far south as the north of Pentecost at any rate ; that a Banks Islander knows, or easily learns, which is his ' side of the house' (i.e., class) in all that group, a…
- spirit in Kamilaroi and Kurnai#1588regard to the custom called Murdu :— " After the creation, brothers, sisters, and others of the closest kin, intermarried promiscuously, until — the evil effects of these alliances becoming manifest — a council of the c…
- 1880's - Arthur Bicknell ' Wood Devil ' Story#671Public AYR report page for 1880's - Arthur Bicknell ' Wood Devil ' Story. Location cue from public page title/path: 's, Queensland. Body excerpt retained for review: Late 1880s. Einasleigh River, north Qld.
- 1880 - The Express and Telegraph, 7ft Yowie#670Public AYR report page for 1880 - The Express and Telegraph, 7ft Yowie. Location cue from public page title/path: South Australia, South Australia. Body excerpt retained for review: The Express and Telegraph (Adelaide,…
- 1880 - Sydney Morning Herald#669Public AYR report page for 1880 - Sydney Morning Herald. Location cue from public page title/path: Sydney, New South Wales. Body excerpt retained for review: Constable Morgan, of Blicks River, reports to Sub-Inspector C…
- 1880 - Southland Times (NZ)#668Public AYR report page for 1880 - Southland Times (NZ). Location cue from public page title/path: South Australia, South Australia. Body excerpt retained for review: A STRANGE ANIMAL – An Adelaide telegram states that p…
- 1880 - Melbourne Argus#667Public AYR report page for 1880 - Melbourne Argus. Location cue from public page title/path: Melbourne, Victoria. Body excerpt retained for review: For the past three years the Tallarook district has been possessed of a…
- 1880 - Gippsland Times, 7ft Yowie#666Public AYR report page for 1880 - Gippsland Times, 7ft Yowie. Location cue from public page title/path: Gippsland, Victoria. Body excerpt retained for review: Additional particulars have been received of the existence o…
- 1880 - Clarence Examiner, Hairyman Search#665Public AYR report page for 1880 - Clarence Examiner, Hairyman Search. Location cue from public page title/path: New South Wales, New South Wales. Body excerpt retained for review: From the far north comes a story of a w…
- devil in The Native Tribes of South Australia#3283riekirra^IUiiibow DitchiecooniAwoorkoo— The ton's meri- dian alflo north on ttt declension WathararknnA — ^The sonth, the ^narter from which the wind is most mrevslent Ditchiedoonknna— Snnrise Ditchiewirmna— Sunset. PIL…
- devil in The Native Tribes of South Australia#3282native who has seen the devil, when a child (the devil is called Kootchie), and is supposed to have received power from him to heal all sick. The way in which a man or woman becomes a doctor, is, that if when young they…
- devil in The Native Tribes of South Australia#3281as many old men and women are pockmarked in the face and body. They state that a great number have been carried off by this disease, and I have been shown, on the top of a sandhill, seventy-four graves, which are said t…
- devil in The Native Tribes of South Australia#3280k, and sometimes I thought I saw the Digitized byN^UUy IC 140 FATHER AND SON. wmdering light of merkani (enemiee), and tiien I ikonght I saw a blackfeOow standing not far oE, and the oold sweat ran down my faoe, I was a…
- spirits in The Native Tribes of South Australia#3279o roam about armed with a rope, with which he catches people. All the Naninyeri, old and young, are dreadfully afraid of seeing ghosts, and none of them will venture into the scrub after dark, lest he should encounter t…
- spirit in The Native Tribes of South Australia#3278grief for the dead) Mongamuna — Striking on the head Moonmananie— Punishment of elder brother for yonnger's crimes Moonyirrie— A circle, current in a stream Mopa— Collect Mopami — To collect Mopamarow — Collect (imperat…
- spirit in The Native Tribes of South Australia#3277fathandraparawwina— Crazy, insane Moomroo — Quantity, great many Moolthabuna— Soakkiff in water Moola — Quiet, tractable, harmless Mooka — sleep Mookalie — Sleepy (sleep us) Mookooparuna — Sleeping Mookoothoorana— Lying…
- spirits in The Native Tribes of South Australia#3276five hundred yards, for the purpose of arranging with the old men who are left behind, to build wurleys (Bookatoo Oorannie), for the reception of the party when it returns. The site being selected, and instructions give…
- spirit in The Native Tribes of South Australia#3275ve they to subsist on. The parched earth yielding no grass, the emu, reptiles, &c., are so poor as to be nearly value- Digitized by VjUUy IC THE MAKING OF RAIN. 277 less for food; it is, therefore, easily perceived that…
- spirit in The Native Tribes of South Australia#3274ul, the boy or girl never winces. KURRAWELLIE WONKANNA. (Circumcision.) As soon as the hair on the boy's face makes its appearance, a council of old men, not relatives to the boy, is held; but no warn- ing is given to h…
- spirit in The Native Tribes of South Australia#3273r of small black lizards (these are still to be met with under dry bark), and being pleased with them he promised they should have power over all other creeping things. The Mooramoora then divided their feet into toes a…
- spirit in The Native Tribes of South Australia#3272its services and their affection for it, fares very badly, receiving nothing but the bones. Hence the dog is always in very low condition, and consequently peculiarly subject to the diseases that affect the canine race.…
- spirit in The Native Tribes of South Australia#3271band. Yerloo, yerlo a lake or sea. Yemayema... undulating ground. i YerribbOla ... four. Yerroo ... whirlwind. ! Yerta ... ground, earth, | country. Yerta mayoo one's countryman. Yerta ummaiche one's countrywoman Yertan…
- spirit in The Native Tribes of South Australia#3270out to make an attack. At that instant he felt something grapple with him, but yet he saw nothing. Strong arms were put round him, and a great invisible being hugged him in his grasp. He had heard that Melapi sometimes…
- spirit in The Native Tribes of South Australia#3269haa gone to after it has left the body; they say that it goes westward to Nuronderi. Then we believe in other spirits who walk about tiie earth, and who can make themselves to be seen or unseen as they like. There is Na…
- spirit in The Native Tribes of South Australia#3268people lived after death. We call the spirit of a man pangari,* The old people often talk about where the spirit of a man haa gone to after it has left the body; they say that it goes westward to Nuronderi. Then we beli…
- spirit in The Native Tribes of South Australia#3267tion of the natives, I t^ill relate as nearly as possible in his own words: — NouNAiTPONi's Story. We have always believed that people lived after death. We call the spirit of a man pangari,* The old people often talk a…
- spirit in The Native Tribes of South Australia#3266and the river itself, yielded wildfowl and crayfish in abundance. One day, when I was conversing with Ngunaitponi, he told me the following singular story, which, as it illustrates the superstition of the natives, I t^i…
- spirits in The Native Tribes of South Australia#3265k door and begged to see me. I went out and found him armed to the teeth with all sorts of native weapons, but he was suffering from severe toothache. He wanted me to give him something to relieve it. I did so, and afbe…
- spirits in The Native Tribes of South Australia#3264nt Macfeay, Vocabulary of Rev. Mr. Mr. Rev. FROM WHENCE M. Moorhouse, M. Schurman*B OBTAINED. South Australia. Teichelmann. S. Australia. Vocabulary. Digiti ized by Google SUPERSTITION. 133 CHAPTER XI. SUPPLEMENTARY. An…
- spirit in The Native Tribes of South Australia#3263only attribute any good results to a Divine power working with us; overcoming aversion and opposition; changing opinions and habits; winning love and devotion to Christ as Lord. Often, the most unlikely persons, those f…
- spirit in The Native Tribes of South Australia#3262it all ended in threats, and by-and-bye they gladly acquiesced in the marriage. During 1865-6, we had many cheering tokens of the power of Divine truth. One youth, named David, died, and he evidently was a Christian. My…
- spirits in The Native Tribes of South Australia#3261ce of the medicine. The first two ounces produced no efiect. The third prevented the sinking. The fourth made her almost drunk. I now knew that she was s^a I am sure that under ordinary circumstances one ounce of Digiti…
- spirit in The Native Tribes of South Australia#3260e- ceiving a dangerous and weakening wound in battle. His head had been no doubt much injured by previous blows. In his delirium he sat up and looked around with a smile of defiance, then started to his feet and called…
- spirit in The Native Tribes of South Australia#3259i and Pepe. They say that the former assumes any shape he pleases; sometimes he is like an old man, at other times he will take the form of a bird, or a burnt stump, and always for the purpose of luring individuals with…
- spirit in The Native Tribes of South Australia#3258d that their strength was insufficient, and that they must have another damper. With a sigh the wife handed over a second fee. They then danced about still more vigorously, and made demonstrations which might fairly be…
- spirit in The Native Tribes of South Australia#3257ith his wife to make a couple of dampers for their dinner. This was soon accomplished, and two dampers and a small cake awaited the return of their owner to his mid- day meal. Just then a lot of kuldukke men passed the…
- spirits in The Native Tribes of South Australia#3256ithamb,'* whidi is to say, 'My tendi — or judg- ment — is up there.' It was a remarkable recognition of a judgment to come, by one in heathen darkness. My informant, who is a believer in Jesus, said the words of the old…