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from the sound I should take it that it was
from some of the Southern tribes = there were a lot
of words used in talking to Darkies that were
not used by the Manning Blacks in talking their
own language = "Bail" for No, "Mimdoe" for foot
"Putter' for eat or food "Piellow" for talk, "Cobon"
for big, Boomarang, Nunanulla, Womera, were
all introduced words, understood all over the
Conony, When the Whites were talking to a Black
or they to a White this sort of jargan was always
used = I have heard them use an odd word of the
"Commellaroy" that was used by all the BLacks over
the ranbge = The Darkeys were very proud if they
could speak "Comleroy" as they called it, it was
it was spoken all down the Namoi & Barwon and and those Rivers
But to go back "Coolamans" were made out of
those big worts or excresences that are found on
the Gumtrees, these are almost always hollow, but
if not were easily cleaned out, and were used
for carring wter, I have seen some that would
hold a good bucket full of water = but they
could not boil in them = For bad cuts or a sore place they used a leaf of the Arum - "Cungaway["]
as the Whites call it (Beautuck) bound onto the
cut or sore and for a boil I do not know
anything so good or so comfortable = it acts as
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