Blacks of the Manning River District, New South Wales, 1851-1912 - Page 76

with her feet = what I suppose is giving him  

her bleßing no big fight after it, I have forgoten

to say that after the first one I saw there was

a fight = but as spears, and Boomerangs particularly

go wide sometimes, I cleared out = no one was much  

hurt, I think "Minner Minner [?] Possum" was dispenced

with, I never heard of its taking place, Some

of the Darkies that were not Pipeclayed but went

to bring the Boys to the Fire Place had sashes

on like Orangemen, It was a very poor imitation

of the first I saw, and it was the last ever held

in this district = never to be held again, as in a

few years there will not be a full blooded Black

here = I hve written all this to give you as

corect an idea of what they where, those left

now are a poor lot = I don't think I have told

you before that they often gave Whites native names

For instance - there was a sawyer here when we first

came Called "Tullumbak" I never heard any other name

for him = it was twisted by the Whites from "Towenbak"

I suppose he used a canoe from the name = another

sawyer Old Bracket was called "Tinna  Coyal"

burnt foot, another "Terra midge" little leg or

rather thigh, Mr Witere[?] was called "Coyenbak"

from "Coyeck" a bird - realy "Birdman", Mr Rouly

of Bungay was "Beautichuck" hairy Arm

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