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The Aborigines of Victoria : with notes relating to the habits of the natives of other parts of Australia and Tasmania / compiled from various sources for the Government of Victoria by R. Brough Smyth.

Smyth, R. Brough (Robert Brough), 1830-1889. ; Smyth, R. Brough (Robert Brough), 1830-1889. ; Ward, Melbourne, 1903-1966, former owner.

Rare Book

RB D305.89915/SMY/RARE BOOKS

Melbourne : John Ferres, Government Printer,

1878.

Aboriginal Australians - Victoria. ; Aboriginal Tasmanians. ; Aboriginal Australians - Social life and customs. ; Aboriginal Australians - Australia - Victoria. ; Indigenous people - Australia. ; Indigenous peoples - Social life and customs. ; Language - Vocabulary - Word lists. aiatsiss ; Language - Vocabulary - Plant names. aiatsiss ; Language - Vocabulary - Place names. aiatsiss ; Human biology - Physical anthropology. aiatsiss ; Social organisation - Kinship. aiatsiss ; Material culture. aiatsiss ; Costume and clothing. aiatsiss ; Technology. aiatsiss ; Body - Decoration. aiatsiss ; Daily life. aiatsiss ; Children - Care and nurturing. aiatsiss ; Death - Mortuary customs. aiatsiss ; Technology - Stone. aiatsiss ; Weapons. aiatsiss ; Language - Linguistics - Grammar and syntax. aiatsiss ; Language - Linguistics - Vocabulary and grammar. aiatsiss ; Gamilaraay / Gamilaroi / Kamilaroi people (D23) (NSW SH55-12). aiatsisl ; Brabralung people (S45) (Vic SJ55-07). aiatsisl ; Brabralung language (S45) (Vic SJ55-07). aiatsisl ; Djadja wurrung / Dyadyawurung / Dja Dja Wrung language (S31.1) (Vic SJ54-04). aiatsisl ; Diyari / Dieri people (L17) (SA SH54-01). aiatsisl ; Ngarrindjeri / Narrinjeri people (S69) (SA SI54-13). aiatsisl ; Woiwurrung / Wurundjeri / Woiwurung people (S36) (Vic SJ55-05). aiatsisl ; New Zealand (NZ). aiatsisp ; Pacific Islands. aiatsisp ; Papua New Guinea (PNG). aiatsisp ; River Murray (SW NSW, N Vic, SE SA SI54, SI55). aiatsisp ; Port Lincoln (West SA SI53-11). aiatsisp ; Gason map area (NE SA SG54-13). aiatsisp ; Queensland (Qld). aiatsisp ; Western District (W Vic SJ54-07). aiatsisp ; Bung Yarnda / Lake Tyers (E Vic Gippsland SJ55-07). aiatsisp ; Tasmania (Tas). aiatsisp ; Victoria (Vic). aiatsisp ; Ebenezer / Lake Hindmarsh (NW Vic SJ54-03). aiatsisp ; Wimmera (NW Vic SJ54-03). aiatsisp ; Barnawartha (N Vic SJ55-02). aiatsisp ; Echuca (N Vic SJ55-01). aiatsisp ; Gunbower (N Vic SI55-13). aiatsisp ; Hattah / Kulkyne (NW Vic SI54-11). aiatsisp ; Tyntynder (NW Vic SI54-16). aiatsisp ; Mildura (NW Vic SI54-11). aiatsisp ; Yelta (NW Vic SI54-11). aiatsisp ; Glenorchy (NW Vic SJ54-04). aiatsisp ; Richardson River (NW Vic SJ54-04). aiatsisp ; Avoca (W Vic SJ54-08). aiatsisp ; Daylesford (Vic SJ55-05). aiatsisp ; Loddon River (NW Vic SJ54-04, SI54-16). aiatsisp ; Balmoral (N Sydney NSW SI56-05). aiatsisp ; Sandford (W Vic SJ54-07). aiatsisp ; Hamilton (W Vic SJ54-07). aiatsisp ; Portland (W Vic SJ54-11). aiatsisp ; Warrnambool (W Vic SJ54-11). aiatsisp ; Wickliffe (W Vic SJ54-08). aiatsisp ; Carngham (W Vic SJ54-08). aiatsisp ; Camperdown (W Vic SJ54-12). aiatsisp ; Colac (W Vic SJ54-12). aiatsisp ; Yarra River (Melbourne Vic SJ55-05, E Vic SJ55-06). aiatsisp ; Western Port (Vic SJ55-09). aiatsisp ; Lake Wellington / Ramahyuck (E Vic Gippsland SJ55-11). aiatsisp

2 v. : illustrations, maps ; 28 cm.

Includes bibliographical references.
Ferguson, J.A. Bibliography of Australia,
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V.1 p.xvii-lxxii; Introduction surveys Aboriginal life all over the Australian mainland and Tasmania; p.1-21; Physical character, portraits of natives Vic., Qld., Tas.; Comparison with other races (Maori, Mongolian, Chinese, etc.) and other parts of Australia; Half-castes; p.22-30; Mental character; p.31-45; Numbers and distribution of many tribes; p.46-58; Birth and education of children, infanticide, naming children; p.58- 75; Initiation ceremonies for men and women; Quotes Thomas, Howitt, Green, Taplin; Tooth avulsion, names for initiands at various stages, Narrinyeri ceremony (including depilation, prohibitions, body painting), ceremony at Port Lincoln - bloodletting, cicatrisation, ornaments - circumcision; p.76-97; Marriage, abduction, trial by ordeal, exogamy (quotes Grey), division into four classes among the Kamilaroi, quotes Bridgman on Queensland kinship system and brief notes of classificatory kinship terms; Mother-in-law avoidance; p.98-122; Death and burial of the dead; Mourning, tree platform burial, cremation; Extensive footnote on Dieyeri vengeance party; Quotes Taplin for Narrinyeri burial customs and Howitt for Dieyerie customs; p.123-165; Encampment & daily life; Quotes Bulmer for daily life at different seasons, fishing with torches at night, hunting kangaroos, use of canoes for fishing, in Southeast Victoria; Property; Fights (quotes William Thomas on an inter-tribal conflict, preliminary tactics, women fighting when men had finished); p.166-182; Corroborees, amusements, trade; p.183- 191; Food; Hunting methods (spears, pits, nets, decoys) for kangaroos, wallabies, opossum; Lists native names from Lake Tyers area for different varieties; p.191-197; Methods of procuring birds (native names from Lake Tyers); p.199-208; Fishing, (by hand, nets, spearing, weirs, hooks) shellfish; List fish eaten in Gippsland with native names & method used for each Bees; Foot

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