Some had been found in sinking a post hole
somewhere up Dingo Creek, he had forgotten where,
and could not remember who brought them, they
were found (3 or 4 of them) with a lot of Blackfellow's
tomauks, He did not think anything of them and
gave them away, he could not tell me if there were
any marks on them = realy did not bother about them
now about this time Mr Vernon broough me some
photo's from his Brother John asking me if I had
heard or seen anything like themn amongst the Blacks
here = These were photo's of peculiar shaped stones, or
rather like stones, made of a kind of concrete, but they
had marks scratched on them, they were found
in the graves of some of the Blacks out West, and
were supposed to have some connexion with
the man making[.] [T]hese balls might have been
something of the same sort but in a diferent form
The worst of it is there are no Old Darkies left
to ask anything of = all are dead in this district
There are a few full bloded young fellows left
but they know nothing and can hardly speak
their own language, If this is kept it may interest
some of the Allan's in years to come = that is why
I have written all this. I am sorry I did not make
notes long ago, as I think it is a shame the truth
about them should be lost
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