Pioneering days of Miriam Vale and district', Queensland by W. G. Blomfield, 1946-1947 - Page 57
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Their marriage laws are very much more strict than ours are, mostly to prevent in-breeding, cousins being considered brother & sister. (Abos consider that white fellow can marry anyone, there are no marriage laws) Their law (with variations) seems to be universal all over Australia, under different local names, & about MIRIAM VALE the four families are called
DEROINE BALGOYNE. BARANG & BUNDA
A man DEROINE can only marry a woman BALGOYNE & their children are BARANG.
A man BALGOYNE marries a woman DEROINE children BUNDA.
A M(an) BARANG marries a W(oman) BUNDA & children DEROINE.
A M(an) BUNDA marries a W(oman) BARANG & children BALGOYNE.
Like the BRUCE LOWE figure system for blood horses the WOMAN is the only influence? (Very wise)
An illegal marriage for instance, where a BALGOYNE married a BARANG the girl & boy children were BALGOYNE. The boy weighed 30 lbs at 5 months old, & as a man was about 6 ft1in & about 16 stone & was a very hansome(sic) man. His second wife was a DEROINE & her children are BUNDAS. He died in 1945 & had 62 descendants alive children grand children & great grand children all half castes.