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by a Blackfellow named Tommey = he was never
taken but was traced up Gloucester way and
the time this happened wa about the time that
Johnston's first saw anything of the signs of a
solatary Black being about. It may have been him
or perhaps a madman from some other tribe - but
it is strange that he should give the name of
Tommy = I have never heard of any human remains
being found up the Dingo, but it is not much
looked over to this day I should fancy. It was
noticed that he looked very frightened when
the horse went over any of the culverts on the
Road as if he were not acquainted with them.
The memory of him is lost except amongst a few
of us Old Blokes, that is the reason I have
writen about it = Now about their honesty, we
never used to hesetate to leave tools or anything
about in the Bush = they were never interfered
with, and about the house they came about = came
into our kitchens as they liked and nothing was
taken = but they sometimes would help themselves
to green Maize in the field and roast the
cobs and call it Mutti, perhaps they did not think
that ws stealing as the Maize grew = but the
young ones now are not to be trusted, I met
with an instance of Blackfellows honesty at the
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