New Hope

ABORIGINES
ON

Old Australians

for

should

Why

PROGRESSIVE
ASSOCIATION
LEGAL
PROPER
FOOTING.

FORMED

little

these

be

ones

UNITED

WE

STAND

penalised-

from
W.
'corroboree'
Despite
opposition
Ferguson, the well-known
of Dubbo,
the
their
organiser
held
Aborigines
successfully
import
ant
General
at Easter-time,
and
Meeting at La Perouse
adopted
and

Constitution

proper

Rules

for

the

Aborigines

we

is

a s

with

on

for

campaign

our

Full

Citizen

attempted
Sunday Meeting

wreck

to

by moving

Executive

vote

The
?

Rights.

business

of

of the

overwhelming

against
and
of
held
in
the
air
to
the meeting
being
open
and
wreck
it
to)
by moving about
try
it
like
a
white
In fact,
was
shouting.
faction
in the
Aus
man's
political
fight
Labour
or
United
Aus
tralian
Party
It
seemed
as
the
tralia
though
Party.
like
white
when
are
men,
Aborigines
just
'rebels'
start
a
a
few
disturb
creating
to

disturbance,

interrupt

taking

advantage

'

ance.

'Fergie's'
of time,

Meeting'
following
notices
to

all

rebellion
wasted
so
and'! caused
confusion,
had
to
be adjourned
until
little

that our
know
what

where

had

would
adjourned

The

24th
April
Perouse,
business.

in

and

meeting
'The
Palms'-

happened.
held

was

Hall

down

settled

the

posted
every

f viends

so

the

Printed

Sundayj
24th
April.
the adjournment
were

of

districts,

lot

to

on

La
at
serious

Constitution

the

strict

trol

under

.tightening
the new1
Association

up
Rules.

of

financial

con

The
is
now
formed,
legally
full
and will
with
its
for
fight
proceed
in
Citizen
for
Rights
Aborigines
every
State
of the Commonwealth.
thous
We think
that the fate of eighty
is
too
for petty
and Aborigines
important
arguments.'
personal
Our
job is to arouse
to
the white, community,
the awful
of
ise
plight
of Australia
under
the
Acts
'Protection'
and
We
do not
want
Id
time

in

selves.

of
the conscience
make
them
real
the dark
people
present
Hoards.

so-called

waste
more
any
our
personal
arguments
among
Let us all stand
shoulder to shoul
for
the
work
ahead
of
unity
great

der

in

our

Organisation.

National Library of Australia

,..?--?

McKENZIE,
C.
JOSEPH
TIMBREY,
The

Our Huge Task.

huge task is to organise

to

which

all

W.

out

President,
Secretary,
authorised
by the
Committee
for purposes
of the Associa
tion.
account
books
will
be
Proper
kept
under
the supervision
of an Auditor.
We
intend
to do this
There
has
thing
right.
in
been
too
much
hit-or-miss
finance
the past.
The Committee
to keep a strict
intends,
of finance,
so as
to put a stop
supervision
to
individuals
using the Abo movement
for personal
benefit.
un
For
there
have
been
150 years
for
scrupulous
using the Abos
persons
and
In
religious.
particu
chanty
appeals.
Missionaries
have
lar
the
of all
kinds
used

by

to

of
from

our

put

are

now

the
and

as

people
the public.
Association

Progressive

for

fight,

.and

stop to this
entering
of
uplifting

The
in

by

shall

accept

sympathetic

tions
ditions

must
or

This

spect

If
you
Progressive

donations
offered
dona
but
such
without
con
freely,

be given

i)i(fs),
is,

'person

eligible
not
want

for

and
only.

will

be,

No

'by

white

from

Member's
A
Ticket,
signed
by the
and Treasurer,
President,
and
Secretary,
on
be sent
with your
name
it,
will
to, you,
with
of
Rules
of
the
Book
together
Association.

and
make

justice

to

deal

are

to

when

only
united

the

join
that
in

so

names,

we
our

we

can

organisation

progress.
that
of

with

to

in

office

an

we

Sydney,

is

to

own,

intended
districts

establish

have

can

our

the

re-.

of 'In'',

complaints

Aborigines.
this
year it
to
various

to send
through-

everywhere
are

people
rely

so

*
%

hind^

Warning.

Special
A

is
issued
against
collectors
who may
seek to use
the name
of the Association
for the benefit
of their
own
pockets.
To guard against-this,
send your
Mem
ber's
and
immed
Subscription
by post,
advise
us
if.
iately
any unauthorised
per

warning

special

to

son

tries

not

attend

and

which

meetings
'

collect

any

in

your

district.

conferences
bogus
to
attempt
split

Do
or

the

Association.

We

Post
Office,
N.S.W.

is

permit,
so
leased,

and

blood

Associa
Our
among
Aborigines.
that
we
must
scattered,
on
and
Abo
'The
Call'
post-office*
-Xo
our
to
carry
message
many places.
We ask all whq read this
to
'pass the
word'
around
among
Aborigines.
'At
are
our
funds
and
present
limited,
we
will
be able to 'get
if
results'
only
the Aborigines
themselves
come
in
bc
Movement.
this

Sydney,

scriptions
tion
will

It

headquarters

tion

to:

Association

of

list

funds
be

state

proper

Membership.

big

strong
will

proper
'ceive

Join.

Progressive
1924 KK,

During

the
to
join
Aborigines
Association,
please send your
with
Annual
together
for the year
shill
1938 (tzuo

Secretary,
slboriyines
c/o Box
General

bogus organisers

The

membership.

for

give

now
Aborigines
without
delay,

oiganisers
out
Australia,

.wish

post

all

Book.

we

will

con

want
we
jus
charity,
All
the
white
sub
people.
and donations
to
the Associa
be used
for
the progress
and*
of Aborigines
emancipation
by our own
the
laid
down
in
united
efforts,
on
policy
our
We ask all
Constitution.
Aborigines,
to
the
Association
for
the
sake
of
join
themselves,
and of their children.

We do

tice

show
that
As

and address,

Subscription

restrictions.

by Aborigines
is

name

to

ask

Members'

.'

us.

How

any
whites,

Association

Drive
We

Association
can
show

contact

trust.

We

in

full
equality.
y
Pro
Such
is
the aim of the Aborigines
and
we
intend
to
Association,
gressive
that
no
matter
work
for
aim,
steadily
it
We
have
how many
years
may take.
and
also educate
to
educate
ourselves,
the white
community to make them re

political

our

Only
eligible

as
people
not
allow
individ
to make
for
money

uals,

postal
?

we
will
whole,
white
or
black,
themselves
out
of our
Cause.
great
The
Associa
Aborigines
Progressive
tion
is
a movement
of self-help.
We
rely
the
themselves
for
finan
on
Aborigines
our
and we
will
not
cial
support,
betray
a

up-to-date.
born and reared
have no need

please
half

also

etc.,'
quarter-caste,
were
and
you
born,
address.
of Aboriginal
persons
for membership.

where

with
civilisation
for 'protection'.
We
want
full
-and
education,
of modern
ideas.
No
Aus
the benefit
tralians
are
more
Australian
than
we.
has been a joke
for
'Jackey-Jackey'
too
cruel
We
have
been
a
long
joke.
for too
of missionaries,
long the victims
and
comic'
cartddnistsr
anthropologists;
The white
be made
to
community must
realise
that
we
are
human
the
beings,
same
as
themselves.
Persecution
of
here is worse
than the perse
Aborigines
of Jews in other
countries.
cution
We
have been called
a
race',
'dying
We
but we
do not
intend
to die.
intend
take
in
the
to
and
to
our
live,
place
with
Australian
community as citizens

humbug.
on

caste,-

brought

never

Aborigines

as

the
sufferings
for 'cadging'

edu

Citizen
full
and
respect

cate

has
ar
into
account,
received
will
be paid.
be
made
only
by

will

cheque signed
and
Treasurer,

When
applying for membership,
whether
are
you
full-blood,

state

and

ourselves
for
Rights.
We
must
win
the
support
of the white
community by showing how
in the past
we
have been treated
unfairly
im
under
the stupid
Laws,
Aboriginal
than
posed on us. more
fifty
years
ago,

SIMS.

banking

open
amounts

Payments

Our

CHARTERS,

Committtec

Executive

ranged

Rights

.Treasurer:

R.

trolled

and
Citizen

are:

tends
We

Adopted.

These

Secretary
G. SHERRITT

-?'.???

Aborigines

in
and enthusiastic
gathering
large
Palms'
hall
to
'The
gave full
support
President
and
carried
the
new
Patten,
Constitution
and Rules
after
dis
proper
of all
clauses.
cussion
did not
The Minority
like
Movement

by
Committee

FOSTER
Committee

bait

Opportunity,

controlled

now

THOMAS

majority

continued

arid

create

Pro

Aborigines

is

President:
T.
PATTEN

J.

W.
?

the

Executive

claim

we

Education,

Committee.

Association
gressive
a
properly-elected
of seven
members.

'

them,

as

ourselves

the

President
T. Patten,
and
on
J.
that he was
Patdeclared
going to expel
ten
from
the Association
Ferguson a1so(
declared
himself to be President!
This
took
but
everybody
by surprise,
was
a
the matter
there
big laugh when
was
to
the
and
had
vote,
put
'Fergie'
for his
only seven
supporters
attempted
President
order',
'expulsion
against
consisted
of
These,
Patten.
.supporters
and three
three
ladies,
son,
Ferguson's
Dubbo
district.*
from
friends
personal
the Ferguson
After
the vote
was
taken,
abide
refused
to
by the decis
Minority
ion

we

for
that

'

for
children

our

push

can

Ferguson
Easter
of censure

-?

Progressive

Association.
Now

It

*?*-

birth?

from

Mean

Business.

Now
all
then,
you Aborigines,
get to
behind
for
this
gether
great
njpvement
and
show
the
let
us
white
progress,
mean
that
we
business
this
time.
people
All
in together,
to
form
a strong
and
united
Association
!

.,

J.T.

PATTEN.

.,

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The

JUDGE

WELLS

ADVOCATES

FLOGGING

OF

LISMORE.
who was
'Packsaddle',
given his name
has now
been tried
by whitemen,
by
of
whitemen
in
with
Darwin,
jury
on
the Bench.
whiteman,
judge
Wells,

four
in
got whiteman's
justice,
years
and was
not
tried
prison,
'by a jury of
his peers'.
As the citizens
of Darwin
of

talking

whether

this

If
the Aborigines
tion
had sufficient
for.
hole'

peal,
mad

than

was

of

papers

in

21st

he

is

the

Syd

that,
saying
not
order
a

to

reported

have

an
Aborig
only punishment
inal
would
appreciate.'
The
Learned
Judge said that mission
advocated
aries
and anthropologists
hacl
for
as
a
suitable
punishment
flogging
offenders.
Aboriginal
kind
One hundred
years
ago, the Same
considered
suitable
of punishment
was
in
the Convict
for white
men
Colony of
South
Wales.
The
of
New
Aborigines
were
horrified
when
Botany Bay district
tied
to a post
and flogged,
men
they saw
men
and other
hanged by the neck until
they died.
cruel and barbarous
Such
punishments
our
been
of among
had never
thought
in their
state
of Primi
Aboriginal
people
tive
to
the,
coming of
prior
Ignorance,
the Europeans
here;
and the anthropologist's
Judge Wells;
him
in
and
who
missionaries
support
to
be
that
ought
thinking
Aborigines

ABO

THE
Letter

from

Reuben

'as

A.P.'A.
I

own

insular,
contact

Arnheim
influence

born

was

a,

famous

April,

in

this

control,
death.
It
is
business
o.f
been gathering
them
setting

father,

station

the
me

ambition

to

upon
make

his

I
shall
Progressive
Association,
rigines
on
these matters.
report
could
five
'Abo
received
Caljs'.
our
It
have
distributed
fifty.
gladdens
that
we
have
a
hearts
to know
greatly
And
to live!
may
May it continue
paper.
Easter
be
a
Conference
starting
your
of our
in the uplift
point of real
progress
people.
and Aboriginal
of myself
On b.ehalf
I.

brothers,

Yours

'

fraternally,

COOPER.

REUBEN
ABO

THE

CALL
from

'Letter

IN

MELBOURNE.

Doug.

Nicholls.
5th

April,
1938.
the 'Abo
of
such
a
I
feel
Call'*
it
will
arouse
the in
I
feel
sure
paper.
the
who
know1 not
terest
of people
yet
our
disabilities
under
people are
suffering
You can
send
the present
administration.
I'll
me
spare.
along as Aany as you can
best
to
them.
sell
do my very
Sorry I
at
to
can't
come
meeting
along
your
me
Will
Easter.
holds
up.
My position
of you
on
that
and
be thinking
all
day,
in
of co-operation.
the
,with
you
spirit
Yours
of our
in the upliftment
people,
Thank

you

for

sending
quite
proud

me

DOUG.. NICHOLLS.

National Library of Australia

should

We

not

to

CLARENCE

the

and

When

'you

ABO

CALL

IN

from

We

Cherbourg.

Abb

'The

sent

Call'

to

not

are

in

living

our

wild

The

at night.
The doors
are
8.30
six
o'clock
next
It
morning.
opened
lives
is
a pity
to see
how Aborigines'
are
We
seem
to
be
far,
wasted.
going
being
into
the background.
far;
We
arc
worse
off
now
than
150 years
want
We are
still
ago.
kept in darkness,
man
to
see
the
but
the white
light,
ing
at

quarters

at

not

let

for
Believe

us

in

me,

your

ROY

Note:

Editor's

so
we
forward,
and freedom.

step
justice

our

fight

from

must

fight,

CHARLEVILLE.

to

our

South

'protection.'

death.

to

people

power

The?
^nd

Many

Test

let

Cherbourg

the

next

aged

son

to

disgrace
in

man,

huts'
a

civilised

or

Cricket

N.S.W.
Baryugil,
returned
soldier,
Priv-.
of the nth
Battal
at
the
and
war,
ion,
now
at Baryugil,
lives
informs us that his
not
for
allow
wife is
maternity
eligible
because
she is ,an
She
ance,
Aboriginal.
of this benefit
on
three
has been deprived
occasions.
We drew the attention
of the Returned
and
Soldiers'
to
this
injustice,
League
the
a

meeting

branch
of
1 6th
April:
'That
who

of
the

all

was
resolution
passed at
the City
of Sydney sub
R. S.S.I. L. A. on
Saturday,

men

of
the

Aboriginal
bipod
A.I. F. be granted
and
all
full
citizen's
social
rights,
be made available
to them;'
services
As
ed

Mullagh,

Cap,

Peter,

ing big
matches.

served

in

there
arc
ReturnAboriginal
many
we
now
call
the Re
Soldiers,
upon
Soldiers'
League to take up the
of Tom
Robinson and of all other

were:

players

King

Tiger,

Crow,

Jim

Cole,

in

Bull
Red

Twopenny,

and

They

for

were

several
adver

winning
wonderful
and were

Australia,

popular

everywhere.
The first
Australia
ten

whiteman's
to

AN
The

cricket
team
did
not
go

England
in

later,

years

ECHO

from
until

1878.
THE

FROM

Accusing

Finger

PAST

of

History.

The following
is an
extract
from
a let
ter
written
Lord,
by
John
Russell,,
to Sir George
English
Colonial
Secretary,
Gipns,
of New
South
Wales.
Governor
dated
21st
December,
1839.
The
letter
is
in
the
official
preserved
records
of
New
South
at
the
Wales,
Mitchell
Library,
Sydney:
Lord
wrote:
John Russell
'You
cannot
over-rate
the solici
tude of Her
Majesty's
Government
for the natives.
It
to
is
impossible
the conditions
and
the
contemplate
of that
unfortunate
race
prospects
the deepest
without
commiseration.
It'
that the Government
is
impossible
fhould
that
the original
forget
ag
;

gression
have
sacred
atic

was

our

and

own,

that

we

the
performed
making any, system
considered
to
attempt
impart

never

yet

of

duty

or

the
former
New
of
occupiers
South
Wales
the knowledge
of arts
and the advantages
of civilised
life.'
As in Lord
so
it
John Russell's
day,
to

is

today.
The white

formed

community
sacred

its

of

owners

We

Ada,
on

April

also
wife

15th
at

to

not

yet ?performer
'

the

OBITUARY.

to

grieve
the wife of
Cronulla*
on
at Rookwood

case

has

duty

land.

this

We

turned

Aborigines.

consist

This
was
???..-?;.

only.

the

attendances,

tisement

Aboriginal

following

matches

of

names

ocky,

Thomas Robinson,
wounded
who was

ate

test

visit

which

team

CHarlie,
Cozens, Mosquito,
Dick-a-Dick/
and Shepherd.
Tarpot,
This
team
the M.C.G.
played,
against
at
Lords
and
Sussex,
against
Surrey,
attract
Kent, and other
teams,
English

bag

RETURNED
SOLDIER
VICTIMISED.

This?

Australian

first

'

1867-68.
The

com

15.

Know

You

ed England
to play
ed of Aboriginals

two-room

very
poor quarters.
the
Government
How
can
describe
such
conditions
as
these
as
'protection'
of Aborigines?
We appeal
to the
white community to
us
the A.P.
Board.
protect
against

An

The

Moonah
Cullah
is
The
worst
case
at
that of an old lady, said to be more
than
100
of
has
to
water
carry
years
age, who
distance
of sixty
and
lives
in
a
yards,

rest

issue.

Cullah.

house,
has
six
besides
himself
and
children,
one
bed-room
in
the
with
wife,
only
other
house
over
is
'humpy'.
Every
worse
than
a
These
crowded,
slum.
city
reserves
are
like
slums
out
in
the bush.
A
returned
soldier
at
Aboriginal
Moonah
Cullah
has been waiting
for four
for housing relief
years
promised to him
by the A.P. Board.
In another
there
is
an
case,
Aboriginal
woman,
aged 54, who has nine persons
with
roomed
'tin
her
in
a
twoliving
and a
three
hut',
including
girls,
grown

other
We have several
but we
Cherbourg,
publish

knozv the
of Australia
truth
about
Jerome.
famous old ferry.
name
recalls
battles
in
the
His
great
he
has
set a standard
for many
ringtin\d
an
Aboriginal
contending
against
fighter
to
conditions.
Greetings
Jerry
difficult
Jerome
More
I May he get
about
justice!
this

One

munity.

we

to
our
own
We
want
handle
money,
know
whatrwe
are
so
that we
spending.
We
do not
like
to
have our
earnings
seized by the Superintendent,
and handed
out
in
orders.
don't
us
a
decent
White
people
give
chance.
They always keep us down.
is
like
a
The
girls'
Cherbourg
jail.
with
have a wall
ten
feet
quarters
high
barb
wire.
The
are
taken
girls
away
from
and locked up in these
their
parents

the over-crowding!
houses
are
'tins

structures,

There
and

yet
We

letters

to

at

correspondent

Imagine

state

arc
a big
has edu
majority
white
as
well
as
a
speaks
can't
for
looking
go out
red
have to, get .a
called
paper
jobs.
our
soil.
We are
a permit
to walk
own
treated
if
are
as
a bad
Aborigines
people,
which
not.
We are
we
are
good natured
people.
Why don't they let us live just
like
white
live?
people

will

New

in

of

poor
and
sick
will
shiver
and
Aborigines
freeze
to death
this
winter,
through offic
ial
callousness
and cruelty.
The
matter
is
urgent
There
is
not
one
Manager in New
South
Wales
had
real
who
has
any
to
fit'him
for
the position.
The
training
education
of children
is
being neglected
the
of
these
through
incompetence
and
their
wives
who
act
as
Managers
Matrons.
We ask and implore
the white
citizens
of New
South
Wales
to
come
to
the
rescue
of
ill-treated
invalids,
women,
and children
on
Aboriginal
Reserves.
Give
us
a
us
Royal Commission,
give
the chance
to bring
evidence
on
oath
our
and prove
our
charges.

living.

man,

starve

Moonah
Cullah,
near
are
Deniliquin,
spates that there
79
on
the
and
Reserve,
Aborigines
only fif
teen
houses.
Another
312
Aborigines'
work
home at week-ends.
away and come
Our.

and
he asked
me
to
let
you
is
with
in this
you
great
fight.
made
thousands
of pounds
in
Jerry
Brisbane
and Sydney stadiums,
and now
he has not
bed to sleep on,
got a decent
and he wants
a stove
to cook
his tucker.
It
is
time
for
wake
the
to.
somebody
and
let
them
know
how
we
people
up,

cation,

can

April,

DENILIQUIN.
at Moonah
Over-crowding

it
to
the boys,
Jerome, he passed
to write
and say it is
they asked me
the thing.,
Jerry
Jerome is getting

now.

have
managers
literally
life
and death
over
Aborigines.
withhold
rations
or
blankets

of

the

see

out

mal
misuse

manager
he sets on
for
they v ask
sure
that
the white
realise
the atrocities

here

right
the name

Wales,,in
These

for
this
valuable
little
of
ours,
paper
'The
Abo
and will
start
out
with
Call',
to
a dozen
also send subscription
papers,
Association
as
a
Aborigines
Progressive
member
for twelve
months.
for
success
in
our
Wishing
great
fight,
ARTHUR
GAYTON.

just
old now,
know
he

are

to

am

and
and

when

not

does,

occurring

ton

Wales'.

able.

are

they

Aborigines,
We
feel

community

you

RIVER.

Gay

an

aged

rations.

ROBERTS.

Arthur

if

prove
corruption
also
cruelty
On one
station
Alsatian
dog, which

Did

Letter

and

hope

South

Jerry

from

pleased
and 1

am

taken,

pre

they

to

Abo

Wishing

them,
can

keeps

7th
1938.
have
steps you
help you in any
1 can.
1 have
been for three years
way
to
the coloured
on
trying
people
organise
the Clarence
River.
Now
will
see
they
that what
1 have
said is coming
true.
I
called
little
in
different
meetings
parts,
and at Woodenbong 1 was
off
the
put
settlement.
I was
described
as
an
agitat
or
and
from
all
in
Reserves
expelled
at
N.S.W.
I would
like
to give
evidence
Commission
a Royal
about some
of these
1 am
managers.
prepared to be an agent
I

Compound

the

up

say
the

New

in

administration,
of power.

op

to
regret
attending
We all

Tabluam,

con

in
North
is
said
that
Aborigines
do not
mind
If
going to jail.
comment
on
the con
what
a terrible
ditions
under
which
live
in
'freethey
dom'!
or

smash
Board.

is

We

keen

Reserves

for a Royal
Commis
urgently
that we
make
our
may
charges
where
these
place
Managers can
call

answer

here.

luck,

Letter

It

jail

will

FRANCIS

so,

Jail

with
progress
at
Lismorc

fight.

of
so

sion,
in

prepared

am

help in this
for
sale

Call'

Destruction

rigines

Australia

fer

will

to the A. P. Board.
finance
from
stops me
meeting at La Perouse.

good

Wells
so
persistently
recommend
of Aborigines?
On
flogging
one
recent
occasion
he advocated
cas
are
tration.
Both
these
punishments
and beyond
the law.
gruesome
We ?thinkthe administration
of jus
tice
in
the
Northern
needs
a
Territory
severe
and humane
overhaul.
Aborigines
of sadistic
ought not to be at .the mercy
officials.
have proper
bar
should
The}'
risters
to
defend
them
when
accused
of
crime.

Why

lines.

watching
Everybody

gala
the Association

the

an'offender.
docs Judge

demning

see

agers
We

1018
April,
Association

8th
the

posed

trial.

when

race,

all

interest.

con

all

amazing

whole

are

that

review

this

of

...

He

by the

punched
into
making

was

to

pleased

are

Roberts.

Frank.

formed
on
proper
to do anything
that
Please
send
'Abo

QUEENSLAND

my
have
use
to
Aborigines.
and
Halfcaste
youths
up
to
work
on
a
co-operative
lime
them
at
the same
basis,
teaching
their
race.
their,
to
responsibilities
educated
am
an
man,
,! myself
having
in
Adelaide
been sent
to
by my
College
late
father.
righted
There are many' wrongs
tp.be
The influence
of the miss
in my district.
natives
is
ions on the wild
very bad in
is
a
haven
of refuge
deed.
My station
If you
will
make
to
such unfortunates.
official
of the, Abo
me
an
representative
nry

uals,

1038.

My

locality.

from

the

has often
expressed
strong
hostile
to
as
a
race
opinions
Aborigines
offenders.
We
when
trying
Aboriginal
think
the Judge goes beyond
his
juris
diction
in making
such pronouncements,
as
he should
confine
himself
to individ

ask

established
pioneer,
and
left
it
to

Court

High

THE

for appoint
you
of the
representative
am
an
Halfcaste,
I
Aboriginal
on
Coburg Pen
sawmiilirie
plant
and am in
to the east
of Darwin,
in
with
all
the Tribes
practically
under
the
those
Land, including
mission
stations.
of the coastal
to
writing
a. Darwin

am

The

Cooper.

isth
I
ment

for

evidence.

giving

that
he
threatened

circumstances
Judge Wells

DARWIN.

IN

CALL

witnesses

We

fession.

ap

as

April,
could

he

regretted

flogging.'
'Flogging,'
'is
the
said,

in

reported,

stated
and
police

trial.

the

were

also

'colour-

less

some

Prosecution

Associa
would

we

Darwin.

Judge Wells
ney
'he

funds,

re-trial

fair

Progressive

when

lies!'

um

doubt

we

'lynching',
Aboriginal
got

Letter

in

ising

He

were

civil
flogged,
give an
example of white
methods.
Pack
.We do not know the facts about
but
saddle,
the Sydney, newspapers
re
that
bin tell
ported
he exclaimed
'You

Associa
evidence/
and
in
bv man

Aborigines
Progressive
has a great
deal of written
hand
concerning
shocking
humane
treatment
of Aborigines
tion

ABORIGINES

report

death

the

Monty
8th

Tickell,
and
April

Cemetery
to
grieve,
of
Bertie
and

April,

Botany

on

who
was

9th

of

Mary,
died

at

buried
April.

the death of
report
who
died
Oatley,
buried
on
16th

was

Cemetery.

http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-page4536070

when
the men
they saw
into pur
and the men
hut,
them got off their
horses
and
had a rope,
which
was
around
a

'The,

The

Massacre
ONE
have

Attempts
the

early

iable

been

'The

days.

historical

The

taken

is

that
intends

to

book

ly

this

The

series

of

did

massacres

entitled

in

massacred
unden

tells

the

from

Judge
to

impossible

are

Therry

book,

's

after
1

the arrival
counsel
with

was

to

dren

the
the atrocious

General
to

in

of

late,

which,
give

am

oi
am

therefore,

to

position
case,

prosecution
crime

about
.1

'has

that

parties
to

been

implored
a

is

It

written

and

and in a tone
con
spoken of lightly,
of the conduct
of Government
demnatory
in
whose
the
some,
breasts,
by
gain that
is
mode of clear
reaped from the terrible
the
massacre
of
the poor
ing
country by
owners
of
original
due appreciation
the tell
If
guilt.
in any
de
can
aid,
story
this
of crime
checking
species

natives,
helpless
the .soil,
has
of the enormity
sad
ing of this

the

stifled

of

its

in
gree,
jn the remote
(1 fear still
prevalent
parts
who
have the
of the Colony)
by those
to restrain
1 shall
and authority
it,
power
all
the end
aim
at
have accomplished
in
its
narration.
foul
In
the
facts
of
this
detailing
them
I
shall
endeavour
to
state
deed,
it is
with
Indeed,
from
judicial
accuracy.
of the trial
the Judge's notes
and reports
is
taken.
that the. statement
of the case
Early in the .month1 of June, 1838, Mr.
of Mr.
Hobbs, superintendent
Dangar's
distant
about
station
at Myall
Creek,
350
in
northern
direction
from
miles
a
Syd
the
for
a
few
At
home
days.
ney, left
time of his departure
about
or
fifty
forty
of
black
natives
were
at
the
station,
1

whom

from
ten
to
twelve
were
women,
the same,
number. of children;
of various
the rest consisted
of men
ages.
who had been
Whilst
these natives,
there,
for the previous
on
the station
fortnight,
themselves
had behaved
inoffensively.
the
Mr.
Hobbs'
about
On
return,
middle
of the same
month, these natives

and about

had

to inquiry
and, in reply
disappeared,
he was
told
where
were,
they
by Kil
the estab
an
servant
on
meister,
assigned
he
'did
not
know.'
lishment,
information
Mr.
Hobbs
soon
received
a
which
induced
him
next
day to visit
mile
his hut.
distant
half
a
spot
from,
his
were
directed
To this
by
spot
steps
the hovering
of eagles,
hawks, and other
in the air.
birds of prey
and
the mangled
There, he discovered

of at least
half-burnt
remains
twenty
native
blacks.
Amongst these dis
eight
he recog
of mortality,
figured
fragments
heads
that
he
nised
ten
or
twelve
small
and a large
took to be, those of children,
believed
be that of one
which
he
to
body,
black of a remarkably
a native
'Daddy,'
^

frame.
large
the heads were
For the most
sep
part
the rest of the bodies,
arated
from
though
he could
not
ascertain,
by what process
the
were
marks
of lire
and there
upon
limbs.
disjointed
were
Native
and
birds
of
dogs
prey
the
-flesh
the
bones;
devouring
upon
and
the
of
blood
were
traces
about;
and
of
the
tracks
of
horses'
feet
naked
human
feet
of
trampling
many
in
were
discernible.
Burnt
logs of wood
effort
had been made
to
that
an
dicated
of the dismal
deed by
efface
all
evidence
of the bodies
the consumption
by fire.
ascertained
that,
It
was
subsequently
some
had
been
first
of
these
natives,
were
hewn
down
with
swords,
some
shot,
thrown
and their
bodies
burning
upon
that
Such
was
the scene
logs of wood.
his first
visit
to
Hobbs
witnessed
on
Mr.
.

the

spot.

to the
He returned
place the next
day.
the advanced stage of decomposition
admit
of his ap
in
the victims
did not
On
the spot
closely.
coming
proaching
his
back to his hut, Mr. Hobbs intimated
what
he had seen
of reporting
intention

but

to

the

Government.

and
he wrote
a statement,
Accordingly,
and
for
KUmeister,
and Burrows
other
Anderson,
two
stockmen, and read
to
them
statement
he had
written.
the,
sent

National Library of Australia

Afterwards
that
while

Kilmeister
he

was

been out
spearing
of the blacks
that
he

did

not

home

turn

his
had

days

Hobbs's

and

It

days.'
As to the

mode in which
this
massacre
it
is
disclosed
in
the
perpetrated,
evidence
of the principal
Ander
witness,
the
trial
of
the
seven
men
on
son,
charged
with
which
took
at
murder,
place
Syd
on
the
It
November,
ney,
15th
1838.
was
corroborated
in its
features
principal
several
witnesses.
by
This
is
his
which
cite
from
evidence,
the notes
o'f
the judge
on
(Dowling),
cor
the first
trial
of the prisoners.
It
with
the notes^of
responds substantially
who
tried
the Judge
W.
(Sir
Burton)
them
for a separate
offence.
was

'GEORGE
ANDERSON
examined:
'I am
servant
to Mr.
assigned
Dangar;
I
was
at
his station
at
as
Creek,
Myall
for
five
in
months,
hutkeeper,
June,
1838.
Mr.
there as superintendent;
Hobbs lives
he left
home
to go to
in
the Big River
the
of June;
when
he
left
beginning
native
I
there
were
some
blacks
there;
said
have
there
were
but T am
twenty,
and upwards;
sure
there was
that number
would
not
swear
there
were
not
forty.
white
'While
master
was
some
away
men
about
came
on
a
Saturday
evening,
ten
in
number
cannot
how
many
say
after
on
master
left;
came
clays
they
armed
with
horseback,
muskets,
and
all
were
armed
swords, and pistols
was
at
home
when
and the
came,
they
was
with
Kilmeist
stockkeeper;
sitting
er,
the stock-keeper,
in
the hut
saw
them coming up
they came
up galloping,
with
and pistols
towards
guns
pointing
the hut
did not
attend
to
what
they
Kilmeister
said
were
to
they
talking
outside.
'1
know
Russel,
Toulouse,
Foley,
Palis
johnstone,
Hawkins,
Kilmeisler,
About
ser,
Tamb, and 'Gates.
ten
came
to
the
as
near
as
could
tell.
hut,
up
will
not
swear
was
not
of s the
Parry
did not
see
I
never
number, but
him.
saw
of
them
Kil
before,
any
except
meister.
cannot
which
came
say
up
were
all
about.
first;
they
spread
'The
blacks
were
all
encamped ready
for the night;
were
not
more
than
they
two
the hut
was
about
this
yards from
an
hour
and
a
half
sundown.
before
There
were
of women
and
chil
plenty
dren
amongst them.
1

same

there

were

walk;
boys and

there

cry

went

hi;

that

small
were

tied,

rope

out

rope
with
had
on

chil

ask

black
drew

two

were

the

little

creek

water

in

it;

out

they left
her because
said so;
I

woman]

[i.e.

left

the)'

good-looking;
they
which.
Another
black gin they left
forget
that was
with Davy, another
black
fellow
that was
with
me.
'There
was
a, little
child
at
the back
-this
of
the hut
when
were
they
tying
and
when
the blacks
and .party
party;
this
little
'were.
as
I
goingchild,_
away,
was
the party
thought,
going to follow
with
its
but
I
took
hold
of it
mother;
and
the hut,
and
it
put it into
stopped
from
going.
'I
had two
little
child,
boys, the small
two
and Davy and Billy;
all
gins,
they
went
the
children
away
except these;
were
after
their
mothers.
going
'There
was
an
old man
named
Daddy;
the oldest
of the lot;
he was
called
Old
This
Daddy; he was an old, big, tall man.
Daddy,

Josey,

in

same

it

back
to
the
direction

over

hut.

saw

went;
they
with
the
back 1 do not

after

soon

all

was

time
Davy and Billy
the
about
an
hour

went

had

witness,
did not

on

hear

subsequent

of

Kilmeister
cattle.'
their

by

rushed

com

any
that

the
,

away.
'About
a quarter
of an hour,
or
twenty
minutes
at
the outside,
heard
the re
one
after
the other;
pistols,
pnrt of two
the reports
the same, direction
came
from
the second, was
went;
they
quite
plain
for any one
to hear
heard two
Iv
only
did not
hear
else
but those
anything
two.
It
was
before
just
^sundown.
'Next
the same
men
after,
came
night
back
to
the hut
where
took*
the
they
blacks
from
were
of a
they
altogether
who
was
left
lump, except Kilmeister,
One
of the party
Kil
behind.
gave, me
meister's
saddle
off
his
and
ask
horse,
ed where
he
came
in
Kilmeister
was;
about
twenty minutes after.
and Kilmeister
'They slept all night.
in one
the rest
slept
berth
all
together
in
the
were
I
slept
hut;
they
talking;

came

the

in

'Note.
This
staled
he
made

went

men

me;

that
hut;

trial,

the

was

plaints
blacks

to

it

During
to

one

except

back,
Foley
of the case

killed

were

'

and
anotherold
man
named
never
tied
with
the
they
along
want
were
and
did
not
rest;
crying,
they
to go
made
no
resistance.
they
'Some
of the children
were
not
tied;
others
were
followed
the rest
that
they
were
tied.
The small
two
ones,
or. three,
were
not
the women
carried
able to walk;
them
on
their
backs
in oppossum-skins.
The
children
were
not
tied
that
small,
followed
the mob;
were
in
they
crying,
and out of the hut till
out
of
they got
my
the west
hearing;
they went
up towards
from
the hut.
t
'Kilmeister
horse
got his
ready after
he had done
to
them, and just
talking
before
were
he went
they
going to start
with
them
on
and
took
the
horseback,
with
him
he was
to them
pistol
talking
five
or
minutes.
did
ten
I
not
take notice
of what
he said
I
was
F
frightened
did not
attention
to
what
pay any
they
were
about.
talking
'Hall's
had a pistol.
Jemmy (Oates)
know
he had a pistol
in
his
Foley;
at
the
door
while
the
hand,
standing
blacks
were
inside.
did not
take any
notice
of swords
at
first
at
a
distance,
when
were
saw
off,
they
galloping
swords
and pistols.
Kilmeister
went
with
them
when
were
not
started;
they
they
in sight
above
a minute
or
so
after
they

they
When
they came
what
they said.
and
'They all got upon their horses;
told
Kilmeister
to
go
Fleming
up bye
of wood
to
and-bye and
put the logs
and be sure
all
was
1
consumed.
gether,
do not
recollect
his saying
more.
anything
Some of them
were
in the
hut and must
have heard
it.
after
the
parly
'Kilmeister,
directly
went
from
the station,
went
in
the same
back the horse
he
and brought
direction,
he
left
behind.
He said in the morning
'he left'
down
was
his horse
going after
the creek.
'The
smoke
was
from
the
creek.
I
went
to
the place;
1
did not
like
never
to
back.
go.
Davy went, and he came
Kilmeister
was
in
the middle
of
:away.
the day; he said the horse
was
knocked
and not
able to walk.
I saw
him
he
up,
could
catch
him
anywhere.
'I
saw
the smoke
well all
day;
pretty
at
the first
there
was
a
great
begining
smoke; in the after
part of the day there
much.
was
not
'I was
there
Kil
when Mr.
Day came;
meister
at
when
the
was
home
police
were
the morning
after
In
they
coming.
went
a
sword was
away
piece of broken
it
was
broad
found;
a
all.
piece,
dirty;
?T
saw
no
blood
on
it
was
in
the hut.
it;
Hobbs
when
the police
gave it to Mr.
went
from
the
It
did not
station.
away
it
came
with
the
belong to my station
it
looked
like
a piece
of a handle,
party;
as
a
one
guard.
gave it to him
night
when he was
in bed; he returned
it.
This
was
after
the police
went
aWayr
'When
the
Kilmeister
came,
police
was
at
home.
He said,
'For
God's
sake,
mind
what
and
not
to
you
say,
say I
with
went
but
in
a
of
an
them,
quarter
hour
after
them.'

black gin
in the hut

I
away
had
blacks
that
he
none

were

of
the
he said

recollect

'One
with
me
she was

they

firesticks.

part.

away.

came
party
the swords*
out

of

one

other

were
coming up they
boys and they jumped in
was
thereby the hut
they
escaped at a dry

close

escape
said all

showed

came

their

made

rest

as

me,

were
they
the hut
to

in

were

the

biood.

brought

While

Foley.
and

the

with

gin.

and

this

they
that

left

'Before

smoke

rope;
two,

their
he

saw;

were

they
o( the

those

was

the
time
'During
if
Foley
any

asked,
made

and
behind,
who had the

left

was

men

One

and

gether,

things
good;

their

a
very
long
whole
except
escape as the men

with

leg-rope
Kilmeister

cows.

with

Foley

tied

is

no

the

bring

went

named

guard,

'away,

Russel

saw

the

rust

firesticks.

were

they
and

of

the

all

girls.

were
they
end of the

tied

to

to

the

ropes

'One

in
going
heard
the
assist
or

Kilmeister;
mother
as
a

the

this

were

them'

them
all
fast;
they
hands
one
black
fellow
of
handcuffs
a
pair
were
all
fastened
with
one
it
they
rope;
was
a
for horses
in
a
field
tether-rope

re

Mr'.
to have acted
Hobbs, who appears
then
said to Kil
creditably
throughout,
'Now
have
told
me
that
meister,
you
and.
the blacks
have
the
cattle,
speared
with
that
there
were
some
on
the run
will
and
in them, you
me,
spears
go with
show
me
the cattle.'
went
out
on
the
run
with
Kil
He then
meister:
out
four or five
they were
days,
but
Mr.
Hobbs
states
'I
found
no
of cattle
satis
signs
being disturbed.
fied
no
cattle
myself there were
speared.'
Kil
Mr.
Hobbs
further
'It
was
stated,

eral

Kilmeister

him

before.

to
meister
who
had brought
the blacks
the station,
to my
orders.
contrary
They
were
conducted
themselves
quietly;
they
not
offensive
in any
not
the slight
way,
Kilmeister
est
that
I
saw.
always told
to' do with
and I
me
he had nothing
it,
him
until
I
I
innocent,
thought
always
heard
evidence
of
the
he
the
witnesses,
so
familiar
with
the blacks;
not
a
being
from
his
run
that
day that he returned
he
was
not
dancing,
laughing,
joking,
used
and playing
with
these blacks.
He
to
the children
to
and
the
dance,
get
women
to sing.
I have
seen
that on sev-

told.

ed me
for the leg-Trope,
and I gave it to
direction
him, and they went
in the same
and that I heard
as
they took the blacks,
the two
pieces.

and give
it
to one
men
with,
on
one
of the horses,
1 cannot
say which.
The
then
went
with
the
party
away
blacks
the man
who took
the rope from
went
and the others
be
Russel
in
front,
all
the blacks
were
tied
hind;
together,

Mr.

they
and

frighten

two

or

tied

he spoke
murdered

been

on

this,

say
two

the
cattle

to

range
one

not

small

'After*
the

Mr. Hobbs
blacks
had

told

away

the

could

bring

said,

this,'

port

re

in

am

details.

accurate

aware,,

the

Kilmeister
became
very, un
'I
hope you will not re
and earnestly
and repeatedly
him not
to do so.

and

easy,

the

some

and

me

would

that

Thereupon

of

and

moaning

16, page

deny.

of Sir
George
the Attorney

back

it

man)?

Soon
Gipps,

hut.

took
notice
of Russel
only
while
the blacks
were
in.
I
of
the
for relief
blacks
crying

entire

story

Chapter

the

in

undo
While

to

began

written

Victoria,'

the
'Russel

of

'Reminiscences
and

he
were

them/

occur.

ance

extract

facts

and
neck,
the blacks

was

over

I
asked
what
undoing
it,
were
the blacks,
going to do with
Russel
said
'We are
to
take
going

records.

official

We, print
271.

he

were

print

such

Years'
Residence
in New
Wales
South
Thirty
Court
a Supreme
by Judge Therry,
Judge, who
from

horse's

recollect
what
they said.
three
of them,
'Next
after
morning
had breakfast,
took
firesticks
out
they
the hut, Russel,
and another.
,of
Flentfhg
Before
took
the
fire'sticks,
they;
Fleming
cannot

ran

of

all

Russel

AGO.

Aborigines

that

prove

from

then

whilst

Call'

to

Greek

Myall

YEARS

deny

to

Abo

retords,

following

at

HUNDRED

made

blacks,

coming^

There
were
two
trials
of
the same
but on a charge of the murder
prisoners,
of different
On the first
trial
persons.
of these
were
stockmen,
they
acquitted,
the
evidence
not
to
being satisfactory
the juryjas
to the identity
of Daddy,
the
in
mentioned
remarkably
large black man
Anderson's
with
whose
murder
evidence,
were
There
is
no
reason
they
charged.
now
to
doubt
that
he was
one
of the
but the body was
murdered
men,
so burnt
the figure
that,
and size
corres
though
and his alone,
the
ponded with
Daddy's
witnesses
could
not
to
swear
undertake
whether
it
was
the body of a man
or
woman.

On the second
trial
was
ad
evidence
duced
which
did satisfy
a fresh
that
jury
black aboriginal
with
the murder
child,
of whom
the same
men
were
charged,
u.is
of the murdered
one
party.
They
were
and
exe
convicted,
subsequently
a

cuted.
Note:
lite

The

blacks,
record.

Massacre

occasion

first

urcrs

on

brought
hence the

zverc

at AJya/l
Creek zuas
which
white murd
to

official

trial

(or
evidence

shootimj
is

on

This Mussacre
occurred
exactly
fifty
the white-'
in
men
landed
years
after
Australia,
We
shall
details
another
publish
of
massacre

in

our

June number,

http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-page4536071

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.clever

or

too,

such

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EXTRACT

FROM

thrower

PRIZE

COMMONWEALTH

Call''

Abo

'Capricornia',,
won
Novel
novel

of

the

the

We

The

of

an

209a

NOVEL.

book

published by
Sydney

is

of

as

of

Northern

Now

read

and

by saying,

half

'1

with

prig
about
him.
a

went

never

blinked

and
I

and

'Eh

said,

'

And
he
cried
Norman.
'It's
a.
'I
to
the others
and went
on,
turned
got
back.
Hoods.
1
couldn't
get
trapped
by
it
was
an
accident.',.
the stare
his eyes before
He dropped
the
fire
for
a
at
of
Ramble,
looked
lie!'

then

'It's

said.

turned

Andy

to

hear
sayin'
for slander.'
tut!'
'Tut!

it

Sonny.

said
aint

to

take

I'll

again

Andy.

court

nuthen

ering.'

asked Andy
be ashamed

?'

Sonny
you

to

got
gulped.

gentle

same

Old

with

wrong
in

and

tone,

'Let's
a

and

put
went

gently.
of 'em

his
oiv

consider

and

jiffy,

see

the ones
Forget
starved
They're

civilization.

sickened

head,
for
'em.

People

live

Andy

moment.

\Torman's

and

kicked

hand
the
the
what's
that

tribes

one

is

and
and

stupefied

of

by any
Then

families,,

there's

Demand.
with
stocked
arid

farm.

tlieir

'

is
no-one
entitled
to bully
-and grab.
right.
laws
their
regardin'
Supply
area
They have a certain

in-

sort

game,

People

It's

and

vegetables.
'em of
accuse

being*

to
husbandry.
Quite
stupid
practise
it
in
the
contrairy.
They practise
clever
fashion.
They
most
amazin'ly
fruits
their
and
preserve
game
simply
on
'em carefully,
and things,
by drawin'
of havin'
the labour
'emselves
and so- save
of gettin'
to till
and sow
and the trouble
over
stock
their
all
mixed up financially
do; You
might call that Primitive.
as we

sin

'our
fulness,

at,

it

closely,

of

system
T dunno

and comparing

sweat and
but what

good.

it

and
worry
aint'quite

The

printed

National Library of Australia

for

it

to
at
what
look
is,
point
arc
we
for?'
Is.it
to Create
intricate
livin'
a
after
that
all
become
obsolete
systems
with pain
while -and have to be changed
as

in

way
possible
us?
What

enjoy

as

as

to

culture

our

by

the

all

off

him
if
with
his

us

he
luck

would'
to

pick

could

we

get
No

knowledge.
become

ve

up from
Is he any

to

him

as

we.

Sit

and

pipe

I've

in

drank,
ed his

breath
of
the perfect
the one
in which

John

Well,

machine
(lew over
course
we
all
jumped
and had a pike at it.
As it was
passin'
two
hun
out
of sight,
travellin'
at about
cl red
mile
an
a
blackfeller
workin'
hour,
white
there
like,
says dreainy
'By cripes
too
And
that's
man
him
much!'
clever
felt
But he was
the way
we
about it.
None
of
us
were
a
more
bit
wrong.
than
that
cleverer
half -starved
poor
before
learnt
out
of
we
Binghi
things
of
books that had in 'em the learnin's

thousand years
in a million
whiteman

or

more.

Only

one

clever
any more
black
he's
than
the, average
And you may bet your boots
piccanin.
have
that
some
of the piccanins
genius
when

Thomas

is,

born

Paltcn,

Alfred

Road,

Dec

Why,

by

killin'

off

the

throat

are

soon

in

your

drink
raw.'

Joe'

Old

seconds'.

down

their

as

that
that

his

Andy
smack

glass,

Ramble
said quietly,
'By
that was
a
great
wongi.'
him!'
said
old Andy with
a

Jack
Andy,

Cripes,
'Hear
,-?

'

the .Aboriginal

'Speakin'

laugh.

!'

tongue

tellin'

had

races

Halfcastes

as

more

him

regarding

was

to

wide-eyed.

'1 aint
said
it
'And
kiddin','
Andy.
aint
nuthen
new.
of
Plenty
people've
discovered
the worth
of your
Old People.
And
more
will.
Listen
plenty
Sonny,
the day'll
come
in your
own
time
when
Old
be
our
as
3'our
People'll
recognised,
Old People too,
ds
the Fathers
of the
and'll
be raised
to
of
Nation,
a|
place
honour.
No exaggeration.
There's.
signs
of it now.
was
Twenty years ago they

lately

three

Norman

.the

lips.

Then

he
He
went
on,
Again
paused.
'There's
no
need
to
more.
If
say any
about
in their
you know anything
Binghis
native
can't
but
honour
state,
you
help
'em, unless
a fool.
But 1 must
you're
say
there's
of
fools
about.
You've
plent)'
been
to'
listenin'
what
those
fools
sav,
Sonny. You've been readin'
newspapers,
which
from
start
to
finish
fit.
are
only
for
the purpose
we
bushwhackers
use
'em for when
we've
read
'em. Take
my
and think
advice,
Sonny, see for yourself
for yourself.
Learn
all
can
about
you
Old
then
the
your
People,
go and tell
world
about
it.
It's
nuthen
to
certainly
be ashamed
of.'

the

old
for

reigned
set
sighed,

to.

parliament

me

rasped

proud.

case,

the days
Well,
put
Give's
it.

Silence

Be

their

in
in

See?
smoke

come.

races

he'd

if

other

honour.

representative

those

primtive
the African
Negro in the wild state?
1
don't
think
so.
look
at
the
Well,
Negroes in America
today !'

is

up

the'

Butlookin'
with

that's

to

just

too
to

simplest

Or

which

boss,

learn

the

of the overstockin'
of the paddicks.
And
the pad
the more
made the more
they
for
reason
dicks
overstocked
some
got
machines
had
to
be
or
other.
More
One led to another.
But they was
made.
without
all
mothered
by the steam-injin,
which
there
been any at all,
wouldn't've
the
race'd
still
be livin'
in
ynd-'
white
it
was
when
it
much
the same
as
way
believed
in witches
and the Divine
Right
of
Now
our
machine-worked
Kings.
But we
system is very clever.
ordinary
sort
of fellows
kiddin'
our
aint.no
right
selves up on the strength
of it.
Give you
an
mean.
Remember
example of what
that
from
that
Hew
aeroplane
England
over
here a couple
back? Well
of months
at
1
was
in
a
contractor's
clown
camp
the
Bamboo
Creek at the time.
When

in

out
all
recognition.
generally
jiggered
state.
'cm in their
natural
Let's
consider
find
'em?
strong,
do
we
Big,
How
fel
laughing,
broad-browed,
keen-eyed,
of livjii'.
their
Consider
manner
lows;
which
no
in
are

Their

the

see.

about?''
Norman
After

reconstruction?

till

And

on

men,

?
I
That's
thinkin',
got
you
one
invented
mail
it,
only
thousands
of
of
idleness
in
after
years
that direction.
Then
several
smart
pretty
and
fellers
got the guts of the invention
on
it.
made
a
ma
So they
improved,
that'd
do all
sort
of things
that was
chine
before.
Well, a lot more
smart
impossible
fellers
that'd
gathered up all the thinkin'
been
clone
durin'
the
three
thousand
and turned
it
this'
Here ma
years,
upon
All
and
made
a
lot
of
chine,
things.
needed
account
these new
on
things
was

get
the

','Don't1

sayin',

'Why,

white

That's
I heard.
just what
contrairy.
all
the more
and
believed
it,
thought
ashamed of the
of you
for it., So you arc
eh?'
Old
People,
the lire.
His
was
at
Norman
staring
his nostrils
quiv
hands
were
-clenched,

'What

two

'

at
him
Andy, staring
'Are
ashamed of the Old
fixedly.
you
all
then?'
People after
his
Norman
dropped
eyes.
,'Eh?V
persisted
Andy.
Norman
looked up and cried
angrily,
And
lie!
'I
tell
a blunny
anyone,
you it's

asked

hid

what
to

'The

the Binghi,
which. has
except
from
the
rest
of
the
away
No tellin'
what
we
could
always.'

been
world
trust

also

again and

lie!'

blunny

'What?'

wild,.

who

of society?
Aint
it
equally
fed?
everyone's
happy and well
If
it
is,
then
Brother
has it. And
Binghi
as
to.
the
Primitive
business
well,
had
the mighty
\o
they've
good sense
limit
their
to suit
the natural
population
food
That
idea is only just
oc
supply.
to
us.
to
that
all
currin'
It
seems
me
has only
our
intricate
system of society
been brought
about by the. fact that we've
our
with
the
overstocked
paddocks
human
herd.
J f
we'd
of birth
thought
control
a, thousand
years
ago,
providin'
we
allowed
a
few greedy hounds
hadn't
to
rule
and
rob us,
today we
might've
been livin'
as
'em
simply as the Binghis
selves.
Do you think
a Binghi
livin'
out
in the
bush in his own
style would
swap
his
lot
for
if
he knew
the
full
ours,
of it?'
strength
Old Andy looked
around
audience.
his
himself.
'He'd
a
He
answered
be
fool
if
he
said.
'Look
he
did,'
blunny
'ere
most
of us aint
a
higher
scrap
animals
and there's
than
the Binghis
of us a dern
lower.
Find
me
a lot
sight
a
whitemah.
in
all
this
that's
continent
of in'ventin'
not
a steam-injin
capable
makin'
but inventin!
not
it,
it;
knowing
that it was
ever
You'd
thought of before.
have to look a dern
Cos only
long way.
whiteman
one
out
of millions
of 'em in
thousands
of years
was
of that.
capable
Arc we a scrap
than
the
more
intelligent
Ancient
Greeks?
it's
three
Well,
thous
or
their
time.
and years
since
sumpen
invent
a steaminjin
Why didn't someone

it.

walkabout.

him

at

reckon

all

moment,

McRANDY,

state

he ended

which

asked Andy, surprised;

turned on him wide-eyed,

they

caste,

ful
life

'No!'

Andy

of

the

castes.

But

Half

acquirin'
the earth

Be. their
help 'em.
leader.
Lead
'em

'

the

in

Sonny.

humane

that'll
people
Be- their
spokesman!

long
than

Publish

present

doubt

no

of your
Old
People,
Boast
of 'em.
Take

round
here
like
The Government
did
they
dingoes.
n't,
mind at all.
But
the Goyernment'd
come
down heavy on you if you
did it
now;
It's
a long
while
since anyone
made
war
on
'em on the grand scale, of the old
I'm
vef err in' to private
day.
individuals,
of
course.
The
are
still
police
pretty
'em up if they get the
handy /at shootin'
chance.
Course you can't
class a police
man
as
a
normal
citizen.
It
takes
ab
normal
men
to
catch
abnormal
men,
know.
But
even
the jonnops
don't
you
treat
the Binghis.
like
anything
they used
to.
Last big shoot-up
of niggers
by, jon
was
in
the. West
Coast.
nops
1928 on
Last
that
was
made
I
big one
public,
mean.
No tellin'
what
they get up to on
the'
And
it's
to
remain
the
sly.
likely
last.
There
was
a
row
about
it.
The
of
the
South
wanted
to
know
people
What
For.
Time
will
come
when
jon
for knockin'
nops'll
go to jail
Binghis
about,
I'll
bet me
boots.
The
of
people
Australia
wakin' up to the fact that
are,
a
in
Brother
they've
got
responsibility
That'll
lead
'em
to
to
Binghi.
gettin'
know
him.
And gettin'
to know
him
will
lead to gettin'
to honour
him
him, gtvin'
the
that
it's
to the
everlastin'
citizenship
of the country
he's been denied
disgrace
so
and
education,
as
a human
long,
rights
and the chance to learn
bein',
this
new
of
that's
been
system
society
dumped
down
in
and
his
so
far
done
country
nuthen
but .wipe
him
The
black
out.
feller
a
His
aint
colour's
Negroid
type.
eross-breedin's
Three
only skin-deep.
and you'll
out, with
get the colour
right
never
You're
the risk
of, a throw-back.
an
what
can
be
done
with
example
pf
the crossin',
Sonny. And you aint unique.
seen
as
I've
hundreds
of half castes
just,
fine
of face', and'-: form
as 'you.
Ami I
reckon
as
smart
the.
all
been
in
-they'd've
'ead if they hadn't
been treated
like
they,
was
half-bred
Look
dingoes.
down
Anchor
was
a
full-blooded
Bay there
workin',
He was
Binghi
as a missionary.
a
a
full-blown
one
with
a
parson,
B.A.
and all.
And
another
there's
in
Bulimba
is
a lawyer's
clerk.
and there's
a
Yes
halfcaste
of
took out
boy what someone

Binghis

was

One

By

than

on

He
what
1
admire
That's
aint
his Old
People as you might
forgot
from
On the contrairy,
right,
expect.
doin'
all
them
he went
a
walk^?
things
with
all
the
Wet
about,
stayed
away
of
mob
of
livin'
as
one
'em,
a
Binghis,
to work
then come
back and got straight
for
his
uncle
Red Ochre
again.'
managin'
Norman
wast
appalled.
asked Andy cheerfully.
'Aint
that so?'
Norman
After
a
moment
gasped,

gasped,
got lost.'

ANDY

spear

again.
he
went
on,
and play
and such things,

astronomizin'

are

much

and
shoulder,
'And
he aint

his

Norman

to
and

possess

quite
good
ancient
we
come
of not
so
people
a dern
better
ago, and probably
sight
what
we
could
think
ourselves
up
without
assistance.
We've
been assisted
of

best

Territory.

NORMAN,

with
ex
in
a
glowing
Andy broke
which
of Norman's
cleverness,
position
while
he delivered
and
bending forward

'Eh?'

the

camp-fire.

.a

patting

book

and

which

this

for

Publicist
(Price
6/-).

Aborigines

speech, by

from

Herbert;
250

The

wonderful

Australian

tells
the

of

Street,

of

extract

Prize

Literary

Elizabeth

to

extract

privilege
printing
Australia,
by Xavier

treatment

speaking

another

North

'Capricornia'

better

is

of

The

year.

following
old 'Combo'

He

by

Novel

recommend
for

case

is

the

Commonwealth

Company,

ing

has

to

the

looked
round
Andy
have
their
Binghis
arts,'
'their
and
music,
story-tellin'
actin'

'The

their
people
as
contraptions
the boomerang?'

come

It

is

man,

said
that
and
God
but

woman,
caste.'

This
Devil

the

why

is

of
in

As Dr.

the

white
black

the
the

made

have

Halfcastes

20,000
Australia,

to
certain
Australia.

made
made

Devil

are

castes

Them.

Halfsuch

time.

There

of
God
also

increase,,

Half
Aboriginal
and
the number
is.
in
North
particularly

so-called
of
'protector'
out:
pointed
a
matter
of a few
only
before
the Halfcaste
popula
will
that
of .the
approximate

Cook,
has

Aborigines,
'It

is

years
tion
white

population.'
Dr.
Cook
stated
that the white popu
lation
of the Northern
is
Teritory
4,060
and the Halfcaste
is
population
already
.'

900,

mostly

young.

Destiny

of

the

Race.
held
at
Canberra
last
at
which
'Protectors'
from
year,
all
were
States
the
present,
following
resolution
was
carried:-^'That
the destiny
of the natives
of Aboriginal
but not
origin,
of tlie
lies
in their
ultimate
ab
full-blood,
of the Com
sorption
by the people
monwealth.'
This
that
there
has
been
a
means,
At

conference

the

'

of mind recently
as
Half
regards
who are
now
going to be 'recogas
suitable
for
inter
subjects
with
the white community.
marriage
extend
the
idea
rnot
same
to
full-^
Why

change
castes,

nised'

bloods?
In New
South
Wales there
are
y.ooo
Halfcastes
and
than
less
1,000
Full
bloods.
The
Halfcastes
are
'half'
that
white,
is,
they have the virtues
of both races.
A Halfcaste
has the inherited
intellect
of the white
man
as
well
as
the noble
of the Aboriginal.
ancestry
As things
arc
at
Halfcastes
present,
.

are
left
to
the
tender
mercies of- the
Board
and
are
forced
back
into
and
Reserves.
Aboriginal
Camps
Nine
thousand
children
of white
men
in New.
South
Wales, and twenty thous
and throughout
are
at
the
Australia,
moment
of education,
present
deprived
citizen
;ancl
:?
opportunity,
rights.
The
white
man
is
proud of his Harb
our
but he is not- proud
of his
Bridge,

A. P.

greatest
product
As R. H. Groll
'Wide
Horizons':

says,

Halfcastes.
20,000
in his recent
book,
***

1 saw
more
than
recently
hundred
of these
a
in
unfortunates
the home
the Government
has made
for them
at Alice
'I
wish
Springs.
mother
had
me
at
my
strangled
said one
woman,
birth,'
young
about
old.
She
had been
twenty
years
brought up to white ways,
educated,
a taste
of the refinements
of
given

'Quite

civilisation
civilised
in

The

Halfcaste

was

questions
full

us

her,

citizen

that

no

except
(

'intolerable.'

?.

solve.

Give

find

is one
question
that
Australia

?'

biggest

to
only
wanted

people
that
way

of

has

the
to,

rights

Rhodes.
ramp
got
to Oxford,
went
come
back
Scholarship,
a
full-blown
His
mother
was
engineer.
a lubra
same
as
No doubt there's
yours.
mere
Tf
aint
well
there
it's
examples.
in

the

Cooksland,

'The
Copies

will

Agents,

price

fault

not

mean-hearted
Stafford

Printcry,

of

the

white.
13

blackmail
?

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Don't
Street,

Send

be
2/-

cash
??'

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dozen,

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order

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