Notes on Aborigines by William Scott, 1871-1928 - Page 9

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The only one I ever saw

           The duel - a bloodless fight to a finish

Big Jimmie who had a wife became jealous of
Little Jimmie who had none. The result was
a challenge and a duel of a rather peculiar
unusual  sort - The
principals took their stand about twenty yards
apart - The jealous husband holding only
a stick about eighteen inches long and about
as thick as an ordinary broom handle - His
opponent on the other hand was armed with
the usual woomerah or throwing stick - The
fight (save the mark) commenced by a
vehement speech by Little Jimmy who suddenly
threw his boomerang fair for
the other man's  Big Jimmy's throat - but he merely ducked
his head allowing the boomerang to pass
harmlessly over - Then after another violent
harangue Little Jimmy fitting the
womerah to his spear sent the latter swift
as an arrow straight for the other mans
breast - but tanding quite upright and
still he quietly turned the spear aside
with his stick and the duel was over -
The men then went to their respective
camp fires and appeared quite friendly
afterwards honour had been satisfied