Aborigines of Van Diemen's Land, 1830-1840 - Page 116
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On another occasion, when some of the Aborigines entered a hut where they found a lone woman they were about killing her, but a venerable Chief hastily stood up to between the poor creature and the Blacks, forbidding them to molest her. She happened to be in a delicate situation, and, said the chief you cannot kill the woman, for you will also destroy the Pick-a-niny.
Mungo, so named by the whites, who accompanied Mr Jorgenson's parties, seems to have been a most ingenuous lad, about sixteen years of age, and of a kind disposition. He was of a merry temper, but could not bear restraint. When in Campbell Town he was desired to accompany a strange roving party, to which he objected, and to frighten him into compliance he was placed with the jailor for a night. On his release next morning he decamped and made
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Religion - burials - etc. and Black War