all

Calling

Aborigines
Talk

Straight
THE

by
Will
lowliest

of

in

ines

ask

race,

my

the

themselves,

to

of

that

the

so

live,
have

How

yourselves

position

Brothers

say,

fared

we

from

the

Aboriginals?

rebroadcasting
of
people
white
the Aborig
which
of
and
Sisters

under

conditions

true

lifted

be
poverty
Australian

the

responsible

the
know
are
forced

country
will
of Australia

and

community

Aborigines

the

EDITOR.

misery

of

the

Aboriginal

an

voice

/'?this

of

section

As
the

shackles

the

ever

whiteman's

the

under

The

Aborigines
EXECUTIVE

Administration?
Look

at

ion?

Starvation,

ion.

It

to

men

have

together

150

against

isting

have

We
ant

ashes,

get
and

Nation

of

Board

Foster

the past to
of
conscious

for
the

become
in

their

march

in

Australia

who

for

to

compounds!

the

Say

movement.
and

Australia,

the

progress,

find

that

and

bene

we

wives

their

ABORIGINES
Head Office:

and

to

PALMS'

come
for all Abo
time has now
and
of
Aboriginal
persons
rigines,,
the Aborigines
to
blood,
join
Progress
for
in
the coming
ive Association
fight

The

Citizen
ed the
war

and

of

of

name

fair

that

has

tion

Soon

of

White

our

to

In

is

only
shall

The

the
to

of

Repeal

2.

Enactment

ON

following
before

place

1.

all

POLICY

meeting

States,

we

the

of

the

con

men,

justice

notice

con

up

policy
of
New

reforms

our

South

the

in

Wales,
to

atention

we

other
in

are
liberated
Aborigines
the Commonwealth.

until

of

is

draw

Government

get
State
of New
our
then
turn
of
our

aim,

Aboriginal

have

missionaries,

utter

was

Australia's
on

type
to

new

become
do

Stone
march
Our
en
the

and

we'

blood

invite
to

ever.v

join

National Library of Australia

us,

wish

not

Age,

progress
are
people
chance.
ask

the

this
us
give
Australians
no
than
we!

of

Civil

the

and

good

white

back

to

join

to

the

people
chance
of
are
better

of

if

giv

all

our

people.

Associa

Progressive
Wales:

regarding
Aborigines.
for:
provide

to

annual

an

RIGHTS
the

including

benefit
of
white

of

quota

commun

'

whereby

who

Aborigines
similar

on

so,

to

Aborigines

young

social

all

by the

enjoyed

principles

to

ei/able

and

High

sibilities

of

Constitution

of an
nominated
in
expert

or

full

in

employment

RESERVES

ABORIGINAL
Aboriginal
present

of the
infirm
Aborigines,
to adapt
themselves

ion,

one

with

Reservations

as

for
who may
Aborigines
to the opportunities
suddenly

or

sanctuary
be

for

unable

and

or

respon

citizenship.

Administration
Board, to consist of three
Aborigines
in
educat
expert
by the Government,
namely one
and
in
land
one
settlement;
health,
together
expert
to be nominated
Progressive
Aborigines,
by the Aboi'igines
Act should
and that all Inspectors
under the proposed new

three

Association;
be persons

of

blood.

Aboriginal

ASSOCIATION
ARE
ATTEND
THIS
TO
GENERAL
MEETING.

ALL

THE
MEMBERS
OF
URGENTLY
REQUESTED
SPECIAL
IMPORTANT

civilisation.

learners,

Executive

ADMINISTRATION.

thfe

in

the

by

Service.

persons

Australians.
go

a.m.

WALES

SOUTH

of the Aborigines
of New
South

for all Aborigines,

education
privileges

unwilling

aged

BY

ADMISSION

Australia

that
Australians

proving

the Asso
join
you Aborigines,
and
to
without
delay,
help
put
to
the cruel
system of 'protecwhich
is
but surely
exterm
slowly

So,
ciation
end
an
inating

to

want,
and

we

to

We

tion'

modern

and

NEW

submitted

...

Retention

to

10

at

1938,

FOR

legislation

legislation

Rights

Admission

perse

scientists,

SYDNEY.

EDUCATION
education
for
children
of Aborigines,
Special
Scholarships
them
to attend
Technical
Colleges,
Colleges,
Agricultural
of receiving
for
the purpose
Schools,
occupational
training.
TO
CIVIL
ADMISSION
SERVICE.

ordinary

that
1688,
lowest
'the
been subjected

year

ordinary

as

at

LAND
SETTLEMENT
Land
Settlement
Plan
for Aborigines,
Special
be assisted
do
desire
to take
to
up land shall
Soldier
or
to
Schemes.
,Settlers
Immigration

existing
freedom

as

Sydney.

MEETING

ity-

Our
has been taken
away
self-respect
to
from
and
we
have
been driven
us,
wards
extermination.
to raise
Now
we
are
making an effort
in the community,
our
own
status
by de
citizen
and
equal
manding full
rights,
of
white
with
the
children
opportunity,

to

can

State
every
Such
is
person

by
strength
be able to

of
of

Policy.
to

treated

Citizen
industrial

Full
and

of

Extermination.
'

of

hundreds

column

adjoining
a

by

all

the

restricts

be

sake
Associa

repeal

to

are

we

We

submit
to
South
Wales.

shall

earth',
cution

(Secrotury).

ASSOCIATION.
Street,

PEROUSE,

be
will
Committee:

be the Policy
the Government

existing

of

held

LA

June,

RESOLUTION

following

'THAT

officials.

of affairs
Associa-

state

Australians

to

Mother

Aborigines

admixture
treated
as
the land
of

cause.

vening

If

in

the

in

ed,

the

Progressive
of

the
which

at

Aborigines.
We
demand

for

and
Australian
citizens,
human
beings.
Ever
since
libel
Dampier's

up

the Association.
have
thousands

we

New
',

are

Progressive

joining

It
members.
that
numbers

vince

'any

Australia,
are

expect

we

to

formed.

been

Throughout
Aborigines

the

in

died

Australia.
and Halfcastes,

this

remedy
the Aborigines
to

is

of

join

(A.l.F.)

have

these

Yet today,
Aborigines
and all
persons
having
of
blood',
Aboriginal
outcasts
and
as
dingoes
their
ancestors.
Jt

Halfcastes

Australian
Army
'for
freedom'.

the

aims

legislation

Hundreds
hold

children.
The
Aborigines

tion

Rights.

Many Aborigines
last

his

and

sake,

own

Sherrltt

Business:

RESOLUTION

children

TODAY!
his

G.

(Commltteemen).
absent)

on

the

be

HALL,

CITIZEN
for

W.

Snr.

GENERAL

Sunday, 26th

and
damper
the
to
be
absorbed
into
in the
of our
forefath
land

ASSOCIATION

Tloibrey,
unavoidably

tion,

THE

1938.

(President),

J.

PROGRESSIVE
209a
Elizabeth

SPECIAL

terms.

JOIN

Patten

will

domin-

the

privileges

goodbye

We want
survive

thus

But

plight.

want

(Treasurer),
C.
Charters,
(W.* Sims

T.

(Notice)
THE

nationhood.

to

of

welfare

the

this

our

COMMITTEE,

Aborigines,
ex
conditions

that

hoping

wait,

Association

Progressive
J.

McKenzle,

abolished?

is

and facilities
organisation
and
fairplay
justice,
find
inhumane
Rule',

behind

equal

on

T.
R.

ap

in
condition
through
!
Extermination
What

'protection'

in

forgotten

civilisation

should

ers,

content

Aborigines

of

fits

object

reserves

Row:
Row:

tactics.

bullying

physical
one

oppress

general

some

Front
Back

'THE

would
been

So all

on

investigat

on

us.

been

race

have

we

only
so-called

'Christian

of

years

with

our

has

all. the
whiteman's
with
of
his boast

,With
after

of

us

greets
and
education,
Board

mentally

us

wrecking

supply,
lose if this

to

we

that

'Protection''

food

adequate

it

and

housing

torture
the

with

This,

is

What

poor
that
the

seems

points

Reserves!

our

THE
J.

VV.

T.

(signed)
ABORIGINES

For

President.
PATTEN,
G. SHERRITT,
Secretary.

T.

FOSTER,

19th

May,

Treasurer.

TICKET

and on
behalf
PROGRESSIVE

ONLY
of

ASSOCIATION.
Committee:

R.
J.

C.

McKENZIE,

TIMBREY,

Snr.

CHARTERS,
W.

SIMS.

1938.

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would'
'rather,
put
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there
gel a fair
go.

years.

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in

five

of

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to

in

put

the
tins.

sani'tary
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used to knock
out
For
40 tins a month.
that
extra
tobacco,
butter,
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and sugar,
and, at times
1
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was

died

being

also
of

sent
a

separated
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shows

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sent

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get

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parents
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us.
in
We
Queensland.
and
he
is
brother,
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he will
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than
Queensland.

separated

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but could
not
get
aplied
asked
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be allowed,
to
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outside
the
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The

'

South

New

and

worry

Executive

Macleay

in

treatment

Aborigines

'draught-

Bellbrook

strong
A.P.

of ;lhe

tactics

Kempsey.

to

from

Our
be
of

dissatisfaction
among
treatment
at
at
their
is
thought that this bad
to
the
is
intended
reconcile
the idea of leaving
Bell
to

brook
and going
Several
letters
Abo
make
Call'
these,

on

pieces

against

protest
Board.
do. not

tion
want

people
say they
moved
from
the district,
where
to
them
were
born,
away

Bridge

to

They

are

at

One
at

letter

'If

says:

Kempsey,

Kempsey, and

we

labour
a

would

is

be

by

the'

Aborigines

Progressive

Association.

Abo Call'
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be
supplied
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order
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name

are

MEN

Letter

James

Our
Board
cattle,
serve,
can

ride

he
the

the
all

cut

are

of

Some

us

A.P.

run

sheep,
ReAboriginal
the feed,
we
so
to

children

the
around
down.
falling

and are
tried
to grow
vegetables,
but
the
by the river-side,

potatoes
cut
down the fences
and
people
their
in
to
stock
down and
trample
what
we
lab
with so much
planted
All
our
work is gone for nothing.

white
let
eat

large

our.

Note:

The Aborigines
Progressive
advocates
farm settlement

ciation

as

Aborigines,
ers,

when

present

what,

the

and

selves,
this,
-

as

people arc
Reserves
sanctuaries

our

the

given
Reserves

are

whites
badly

tlie

above
alloxvcd
ivhich

for

people
chance.
on

arc

don't
watered.
letter
to

fann
of

land,

the
fust

them
for
On lop of
white

shozvs,
trespass

supposed
Editor.
Aborigines.
are

for

keen
Most

poor
zvant

Asso

on

to

the
he

too

too

unimaginative,
and in desire

'

lacking

them).

does

Publicist

Aborigines
but

certain

are

not

believe
to

be

that

exterm

if
does believe
the
that,
themselves
Aborigines
make no concert
ed
to
effort
improve
their
conditions,
and are
without
for survival,
desire
then
would
extermination
be their
end.
logical
'If
the Aborigines
trust
Aus
'White'
tralians
to
the Aborigines
better
condit
ions,
that
through
spontaneous
impulse,
trust
would
reveal
a
mere
supineness

inated,

the

to

night,

N.S.W.

that

is

men

for
our
keep horses
to
school.
The fences

reserve

corn,

here

complaint

allows
white
and horses,
on
and they
eat

Thursday
KJ38.

for improve
to
of the present,
take
advantage
for 'further*
any
future,
opportunity'
interest
of the Aborig
ing the particular
ines generally
in
of. their
spite
having
children
and
grand-children,
they
may
have no
desire
for survival,
positive
but
desire
may
unconsciously
extermination
(which'white'
Australians
and
expect
desire
for

Walcha.

May,

or

Yarry

Campbell

%'

Sydney,

ment,

TRESPASSING

from

JJY

PUBLICIST'

Perousc,

'The

WHITE

now

for

Progressivt

Aborigines.

if

in

La

contented,
in ambition,

legal

him

cause.

njth

to

of

the

our

Australian
as
defin
Aborigines,
the1 law
of New
South Wales, if
of their
they desire
improvement
condit
should
make
for themselves.
ions,
effort
The
of La
the
Aborigines
Perouse arc
best
located
make
to
effort
for
all
the
in
New
South
Aborigines
and
Wales,
also for all
the Aborigines
in Australia;
are
the best conditioned,
but, as .they'
the
of La
Perouse
be too'
Aborigines
may

disruptive

acts

209a

'The
ed by

their
diffi
declares
that
in
who
the

that

have been
Publish

Elizabeth

STATEMENT

Executive

be warned
in writing
will
be taken
against
or
otherwise
money

made
Abo

are

'THE

in

Australia
freedom, and

good

been
'The

Before
final
making
arrangements,
Mr.
W. J. Miles
and Mr.' P. R: Stephen
'The
sen,
of
had a confer
Publicist',
ence
with
the
of
Executive
Committee
the Aborigines
Progressive
Association,
when
the following
statement
was
read
by Mr. Miles:

the

in
a
engaged
recruiting
membership.
to
centres
trips
Organising
country
be undertaken,
It has been
will
in June.
that
no
will
decided
be
made
approach
Io
the
white
community for donations
such
ui: til
time
as
the Aborigines
them
selves
have
shown full
support
by join
as
ing the Association
paid-up members.
Afler
the Special
General Meeting
of
it
is
to
launch
a
2(3th
proposed
June,
to
for
the
Parliament,
asking
petjifon
the
of
policy
Aborigines
Progressive
to be
Association
put into effe'et.

drive

of

newspaper.
some

have
of

'

supports

At

damaging

are

to

Street,
of
'The
publishers
that is 'loyal
paper
This
firm
also pub
First'.
the great .novel
of
lished,
'Capricornia',
and
Halfcastes
in
North
Aborigines
Australia.
'The^
Publicist'
considers
that no question
can.be
more
Australian
than
the
and
so
Aboriginal
Question,

Association.'

until/

is
Meeting
printed.
attended
to
formalities
liaving
all
for
the proper
of
neeesary
establishing
the.
the Executive
Association,
Commit

tee

Ferguson

for

fight

action

interest

to

W.
Aborigines

Ferguson

209a Elizabeth
to
the' Associa

Building,
Letters

This
the

matter.
any
declares
that

of

blow
for
under

monthly

Publicist',
to Australia

in

Association

'of

who

Sydney,

made for regis

Application
of
the
tration
the
Association,
under
Charitable
Collections
Act.
The
has
decided
to
a
Association
call
General
for 26th
Special
Meeting
June,
to
discuss
for
New
South
1938,
Policy
on
1
where
Wales,
as,
reported
page
notice
the
convening
General
Special

breaks

while
at
Bellbrook
Instead
and healthy.
high
we
want
ed away
from
our
own
place,
be
on
the
to
conditions
improved
here,
spot.'
To coax
the people
to
is
it
Kenipsey,
said thai
there
is
of rations
there.
plenty
Our
ask
there
not
.are
people
why
plenty
rations
at
Bellbrook?
have
been held, and further
Meetings
will
be watched
with
developments
great
out.

& ,G.

Constitution

no

wiped
is
the
ground
of being mov
all

T.

the

for

recognizance
thanks

Company,

ing

as
a
Ferguson,
person
Aborigines
by organisr
past has utilized
is not
a
fit
corroborees,
ing showground
and proper
to speak in
the name
person
of
the
of
on
a
Australia
Aborigines
serious
political
question.'
'THAT
of the
(2)
copies
foregoing
resolution
be sent
to
the press,
to
the
of Charitable
and
Registrar
Collections,
to W.
of
Ferguson, and to the Secretary
the
Public
Hall
and
at
that
Dubbo,

Stationery
has been printed,
including
letterheads,
Membership
Application
of
Forms, Members'
and Book
Tickets,

there.

plague

at

Street,
Sydney.
should
be sent
tion
further
notice.

live

Keiiipsey
much
unemployment at
casual
chance
of getting
out

to
most

.Burnt

among
strangers.
also'
afraid
of the bad watei
and they know
that there

the
cult
W.

Macquarie
Place,
Sydney.
have been made
for the
Arrangements
accommoda
lime
being for Mead Office

'The

to

tactics

last,'

excitement,
following
that
to
the A.I'.
Bpard
intends
them
and
move
all,
stock,
barrel,
lock,
to
Burnt
Bridge,
Kempsey.
We
have
Board will
hope the A.P.
more
sense
than
to do
this
moving of
like
people,
board.
There
is
great
the
Aborigines
and it
Bellbrook,

Meetings.

.the

Since

rumour

our

Committee

General
ot
24th
Meeting
when
the
&
Constitution
April
Rules
were
elected,
adopted and officers
the Executive
Committee'
of the
Asso
ciation
has held regular
weekly meetings,
each
to
continue
Thursday
evening,
of the Association.,
organisation
Careful
Minutes
of all
are
meetings
kept, 'and
may be inspected
by members.
A Bank
Account
has been/ opened with
the Commercial
Bank of Australia,
Lim
Park
ited,
'and
an
45
Street,
Sydney,
Auditor
has been appointed,
namely Mr.
1-1.
F.C.A.
of 33
J.
Titchen,
(Aust),

state

of

that,

The necessary
recognizances
into
Publicist
by The

La

name

shows

entered

of
meeting
Aborigines,
any
not
entitled
to speak
in the
name
Associa
Aborigines
Progressive

and is
of the
tion
on
further

300
However,

convening

ABORIGINES
PROGRESSIVE
ASSOCIATION

BELLBROOK.
Removal.

oi Bellbrook',
Wales
are

Aborigines

.River,

of

of

the

use

knock-out

and

,,Gall',

friends,
arrangements
to
continue
publication
Call'.

residence,
Secretary's
on
5th May:
Executive
'THAT
the
Commit
Asso
the Aborigines
Progressive
acand elected
ciation,
duly established
to law,
declares
that
the
cording
hereby*
of Aborigines,
con
advertised
meeting
vened
in
the name
of W.
Ferguson,
by
circular
dated
2nd
May, to be held at
the
Public
on
Hall,
Dubbo,
30thJune
is
not
a
next,
meeting of the Aborigines.
Association,
and is hot con
Progressive
vened- in accordance
with
the Constitut
ion & Rules
of the Association.
Further
that
W.
riot
more,
Ferguson,
being an
entitled
officer
of the Asociation,
is
not

happens

almost

was

Abo

up

if

of

the

at

re

Australian
since
existing
press
laws,
the year
man
has no hope
1898, the poor
of
a
or
starting
newspaper
practising
'freedom
of the press'.
The Aborigines
of Australia
are
unable
to
certainly
put

(1)
tee
of

'

'J

This
'The

Perouse,

to

Dubbo,

meeting

Pat

letter

our

not
held, will
the -Aborigines
and
Association,
Progressive
be bogus if called
or
will
held
name
of the
in the
Association.
The
Resolutions
following
regarding
W.
were*
carried
Ferguson
unanimously
the Executive
Committee
of
at
Meeting
the Aborigines
Association,
Progressive
held

people.'

at

T.

Call',

J.

Abo

amount.

or
as
it
is
to
otherwise,
necessary
the white
community as well as
protect
the Aborigines
activ
from
irresponsible
ities
of this
type.
The
Meet
so-called
'General

May),

(12th
of 'The

publisher

a
from
the
Registrar
him
to enter
into
General,
calilng
upon
as
recognizances,
required
by the News
the
amount
Act,
of
the
papers
1898,
recognizances
being
300,
together
with
two
or
three
sureties
for
like

funds

ing'
be

report.

days later

as

ceived

'

brok
from

from
one
to
not
another,
place
knowing where they are half the' time.
'I
will
hope that the Movement
grow
the Queensland
well
on
as
?strong
side,
as
in
New
South
Wales.
'We
are
all
in'
of
conditions
living
and only by working
to
slavery,
together
the
Association
will
we
be
able
to
join
wake
the conscience
of the white
com
io
the
terrible
of
our
sufferings
munily

AND

Cherbourg

10

,live

and

punishment

through

was

Two
ten,

to

Association',

to

more

ing

be held
at
Dubbo
on
This
circular
was
30th June.
'W.
al
signed
Ferguson,
President',
is
not
an
officer
of The
though Ferguson
Association.
Aborigines
Progressive
The
Executive
therefore
Committee
in
decided to take steps to restrain
this
dividual
from
the name
improperly
using
43 f
the Association,
for
the collection
of

Woorabinda.,
'You
can
imagine how the Queensland
mothers
are
their
worried,
having
.daughters
kidnapped
by the Government

for
my
used to

sisters
my
where
she

caling

Progressive

to

?
:

spoke
and

of

one

rations,
I had

dayi

'Then

my sis
and
1
made
to
feed on air

put

lar,

South
but
Wales with
my- mother;
my
four
sisters
are
on
a
still
Queensland
tried
Mission.
One of them
to run
away
from
Purga, but she got caught and sent

there

was

years.

'The
a

ines

the rest
of our
family.
you
what
a
is
on
tough place
Queensland
the Mission
Stations.
'After
her death,
I made up
my mind
to run
and*!
am
here now
in New
away

Border

five

and

heart

en

Purga
Army,

of

who carefully
in
Department,
the Constitution
& Rules
and
Book
of the Association.
The
visit
was
of two
hours
duration,
and, as
was
in
is
there
noth
everything
order,
vestigated
Minute

on
and,
received

tion,

Police

the'

be the

to

ing

'One

Cherbourg,

14

into

\vith
accord,
one
boy,
myself.
by the Salvation
own

fifteen

ions.

of

Meeting,

whitemen's
claim
meetings,
'President'
of the Associa
2nd
Aborig
May, several
circu
by post a 'roneo'd''
a
meeting of 'The
Aborigines,

addressing

handle
their
own
money,
they never
The
white
get the opportunity.
manag
ers
can
do what
with
the poor
they like,
blacks.
The
white
have
outside
people
idea what
is
no
going on in these Miss

was

went

the

my
that up in Queensland,
say truly
can
do what
like
with
they
If
the darkies
want
to go out
people..
can

and

Australia.
is
and we
only too
genuine,
it
to
let
the
white
publish
community
see
the truth
about
in
fair
'Democracy'
and sunny
White
Australia.
Man
Who
as
follows:

sisters.

see

Overcome.

The
interest
of the Government
in the
of the Aborigines
Progressive
Association
was
well demonstrated
when
the President
honoured
bv
;i
visit
was
of inspection
from
two
senior
officers
of

Resolutions.

General

appeared

Managers

ilie

native
under
the slave
persecution,
called
are
'Protection
'Acts
to
the unfortunate
original

far further
laws
which
that
apply
natives
of
The
case

The
writes

to

GAUL'

ABO
Difficulties

last,
17th and 24tli
April
severaL^reports
in
the
'whitemen's'
news
that
W.
claimed
to
be
papers
Ferguson
'President
of the Aborigines
Progress-:
ive Association';
also
of
Reports
appeared
Ferguson

tormentors.

'THE

activities

.the

Following
sational

of

Ferguson

that

it

would

lead

logically

to

exterminat

ion.

'If

the

were
to
Aborigines
make ef
fort
to
help
themselves
towards
better
'The
Publicist'
conditions,
would
give
them
what
it
help
without
could,
making
or

obligatory
In

any

accordance

ditions,
pany

the
has

claim.'

with

Publicist

the

foregoing

con

Com
Publishing
the
lodged
necessary
recognizances
and has assumed
responsi
for
bility
'The
Abo Call',
publishing
until
such time as the Aborigines
them
selves
may be able to provide
the recog
and
nizances
make other
arrangements
for

now

publication'.

The

will
to
paper
continue
be edited
T. Patten,
and will
be 'The
Voice
of the
the point
Aborigines',
expressing
of .view
of the Aborigines
themselves.

hy

J.

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The

Massdlcres

RELATED.

AS

As

BY

W.

HON.

H.

soon

W. H. Suttor
of parliament,

and

and

Suttor
sidered

of the
President
reliable
witness.'

was

'a

entitled

1877,
Life.'

Post

from

is

the

In
February,
breeding
ewes,
and
dray,
direction
the

the time
Legislative

of

make

we

1822,

few

by high,

and
eat.
to
steal
blacks
did eat, and died in hor
wonder
No
repris
agony.
took place,.

Our

hut

were

of

means

no

on

own

to

resistance,

so

let

and

suddenly

part

as

they
them

came.

The
that

is.

miles

some

where,
called

is

distant

rumoured,
for

laid

had been

oned bread

at

men

was

it

(was

killed

the

all'

the
the
them.

to

,'

with
business,
of justice
not
rendered
our
has
which
races
with the inferior
dealings
a
of
much
congratula
source
extermination
of the
the
tion,
decreed,
and almost
was
tribe
carried
out.
completely
all

After

They
beast
himself

'of

father's.

my

if
or

have

friend
at

on

this

If
urst,

sleep

drop
small,

travels
one
north-west
he

sixteen
the

city

passing
ranges
granite-crowned
descent
into
a
in
long
will,

pretty

Embosomed

lulls

and

occas

of

most

it,

deep

dells

place

killed

we

them
the
some

of
hills,
series
of

and
musket

The

but
into.

was
placed
of
range
blacks
were

on

the
in

it.

'

The

named

for

off

them

by

is

its

cheerfulness

and

and

merry
place,
uncomfortable

life

on

-..'?'..'

several
there
with
blacks
their
The
most
notable
wives.
among
the ladies
Soldier',
is
Maria, alias 'The
mascu
mother.
She
had her
Jackey's
line
nickname
from
her majestic
Walk,
and tall,
A Roman
em
upright
figure.
full
of
the
of
press,
pride
royal
beauty
and of imperial
could
not
have
power,
and digni
moved
with
a
more
graceful
fied

are

freedom.
She could

ami
swim
too,
duck,
once
in time
of high flood
had saved the
saw
life
of a young
she
gentleman whom
mid-stream
and
from
a
canoe
in
upset
V
like
to
drown.
fur
She dropped
her
cloak
opossum's
her should
her only garment
from
for a mom
and posing on
ers,
the bank
like

and

breathing
the water,
and,
bronze,
to
the half
him, seized
swimming out
and
him
all
landed
drowned
lad,
gasp
the grass at his father's
but alive,
on
ing,
a

splendid,
nude,
she plunged
into

she donned
her
Wet
and glistening,
her hands
her
and wringing
with
cloak,
from
hair,
dripping
squeezed the water
with
much
of
'Yuccai!'
it,
shouting
and
breathlessness
and
('Oh Dear!')
,

great

black

offensive
for
offered

that
his

leader
alias

lielpful

sense

dutiful

innate
feeling
her at once

pity,

put

to

'most.

superior
The

'of

500 acres
capture.

of.

the

Saturday

little

must

on

querulousness

and peevish

FISHOOK

He

groaning.

day.

When

was
were

camo

lived

the

to

public

Governor.
visit

Charles
in
1847,

Sir
Bathurst

institutions

lie

inspected

()lle

was

his

us

let

his

'

tottering.
and
he

maniac.

raving

innocent
charge.

his

was

confinement,

to

when

that

then,

reason

always

master

believed
by his
have
been per
of the crime
laid

He
was
clothed
and
but
for
a
fed,
considerable
could
be made of
time little
him.
He was
full
of revenge
apparently
for the wrongs
done
to
him.
He
used
to
stand
the
on
take, his
brow
of a hill,
and shout
and gesticulate
and throw
and spit,
imaginary
weapons,
in the
of his gaolers
for hours
direction
Now
and
he would
every
day.
again
off
all
his
and
at'
such
throw,
clothes,
times
he was
a
fearful
and
altogether
terrific
and
would
take no
notice
object,
of any' people belonging
to his new
home,
but would
walk
with
rapidly
past them
clenched,
light
springing
step, his hands
and muttering
incoherently..;
and
kindness
However,
time,
liberty
ancK when
worked
he
wonders,
grew
calmer
and
more
he
became
rational,
Me lived
with
us
useful.
for some
very
fifteen
until
he died.
years

?'

'

THE

OF

PEOPLE

These
'ories
of

who
people
the 'Great

THE

PLAINS.

mem
my
early
Main'with
kindest

fill
I

all
A
nearly
gone.
here
and
there
slowly
to the
common
level,
sinking
trees
scarred
over
with
with
adjacent
rude
armorial
bear
deep-cut
markings,
are
all
will
remain
to
remind
that
ings,

recollections
of
tmound
and surely

us

It
as

arc

earth

that they ever

has been the
the most
being

consider

the

were.

fashion

natural

that
surroundings,
a continual
struggle;
be hunted for;
that;

them
decry'
When
we

to

degraded.

of
meagreness
life
with
them

their
was

meal had to
the dog, there
except
were
no
nat
no
animals to domesticate,
of cultivation
to sup
ural plants
capable
of food,
and, added, to these,
ply a store
to
call
for Jittle
a
climate
so
as
genial
it
sur
exercise
of ingenuity,
need not
us
that
were
not
more
'ad
prise
they
every

vanced.

character

In

human.

They

garly
manner.

Civility

ensured

them.
them,

part

of

to

the

in

white

very
vul
knew

never

offensive
in
towards
them
from
respect
?'?''??'
s
mimics.

splendid

were

seen

were
never

be purposely

to

one

they
were

intrusive.

their

corroborees,

men

having

I
act

have
the

peculiarities,

life.
very
had
a

fund
of
common
large
or
seldom said or did foolish
I
have
seen
them exhibit
things.
love and affection
for each other.
great
So far as crime and immorality
are
of our
with
concerned,
the revelations

They

and

sense,
silly

courts

justified

my

'

was

to

own

Fitzroy

to
was
save

wild.

wonder,

no

fectly

level'

IMPRISONED

to

of life
that
his
imagination
have
had
the
remotest
con

always

saw

some

fellow!,
time

in

in
longer
have become

They

last

Like

to

new

guidance,
of unselfish

Saturday,;
of- land

came

without
any
but
from
an

just

was

he

laughter.
cheery
of the plains
With
nat
Poor daughter
for her only rule,
she risk
ural instincts
mort
to save
ed her life
that of a fellow
An
act
so
and performed
al.
sublime,

'??

Windradyne,

It

not

meant.

There

gaol

of.

ception

squalor,
reign
laughter

silvery
The
good-natured
supreme.
gentle,
Boney is there, with soft hands; tapering
and filbert
if
which,
white,
nails,
fingers,
were
shapely enough to be the envy of
refined
the
most
of
drawing-room
and Jackey
Beecham, a thin,
'dandies';
old
face,
why lad, with a prematurely
could
throw.
He seems,
whom
no
horse
to
ride his steed all
when
at
full
gallop,
like
Alban
also is there,
over
a monkey.
from
the wild
a
man
tribes,
just
young
few words of English,
to say
a
.learning
that
clothes
and
and
food
discovering
are
to the
and a horse
to ride
preferable
life
has 'provided
for
him.
Poor
nature
fellow!
He
was
to
the
of
vices
copy
and
after
kill
his
mate
the whites,
years,
in a drunken
and learnt ??'?what
row,
pris

him
He

brought
Poor

.place.

and
mode
could
not

withstanding

to

he was
animal,
too
old and much
in savage
too settled
habits
to understand
the confinement
and
and to him the horrible
discipline
solithe prison.
tude.of
It
was
a
restraint

the

worn
her,
time
very
the fruits
of her en
down with disease,
she,
was
with
vironment,
placid
nursing,
and tending
as
best she could
endurance,
bark, a poor
under sheets of propped-up
and
blind
and
helpless,
aged sisiter,
with
much
slowly
dying
miserably,

did
they
women
and
principally
As
children.
they gathered
up
the
they
white
men's
presents
shot
were
down
by a brutal
without
regard to age or
volley,
sex.

cut

feet.

there.

friendly,
entered

were

hutkeeper.
The
camp

ent,

are

apparently

is

Unsuspectingly

some

share,

as

as

policeman
of

reason.

rains,

of

although

and,

by the winter
close
under the

come,

to
miles
of Bath

National Library of Australia

the

treacherous,
Food was
prepared,
the ground
within
station
buildings.
vited
to come
lor

shown

encircled

into

country,
were
many

really

so

the

time,
hostile
abo
several
were
kill

of a camp
writing
The
of
blacks
had been
established.
law
was
as
un
of martial
proclamation
them
hiero
to
as
decipherable,
Egyptian
This
to the
mattered little
whites
glyph.
had
forth
and must
be
the fiat
gone
acted
of soldiers
was
So a party
upon.
with
those
at
this
to
deal
despatched

certainly

over

place,

of

worst

camp.
Negotiations,

or

valleys.
in

escaped,
At the

LAW.

some

the

out

Capertee

him.

from'
after

short

Europeans,

as

proved

they

hostility,
killed

man

previous
he.
had

time

MARTIAL
the

either
He
had

molested

their

distrust

would

sense

never

but

ions,

this

peculiar

our

respect..

any

made

Hut'

well

Getting

very

pois
This

of
of

commencement

of a
taken

course

having

out

of
just

settler's

'Murdering

the

day.

that

swollen

river,

hut.
sluggishly;
by,
a
distant
is
the blacks'
few. yards
as
several
of them
are
camp,
employed
to
with the cattle.
help
They get new
suits
of
clothes
occasionally,
blankets,
and as much
as
con
tobacco,
they can
sume
of bread
and beef
and tea. When
meals are
on
come
to the door,
and
they
their

To
put a stop to these pro
law
martial
was
pro
ceedings,
claimed
through all the country
west
of
Mount
York.
lying
Under
this condition
of things
the blacks
were
shot down with

as

not

it
a

se

On

year

as

rigines,
ed.

de

noiselessly
known
-thing

is

stone

depredations,
killing
solitary
shep
of
numbers
destroying
large
and they
actually
got possession
ammu
stand
of arms
and some

Tn .the

My
and

the place
ranges,
romantic-looking.
stands
an
old

A
out

At

nition.

friendly

as

next

they

retribution?)

regard

above
a
mentioned,
Antonio
had cultivated
of land on the Macquarie
River,
the town
of Bathurst.
Among

contests

inquired
into
there
were
the guilt
of
the
of
evidence
to
identity
(strange
often
say,
the weakest
evidence)
being not
at all
he was
liberated.
strong,
governor
case,
and

doubts
grave
the
prisoner,

the

father's
The

was

?'?????'

The

the

describes

LACHLAN

THE

then
a member
Council
for
a*'
large
host)
and

(who
elected

first

Fishhook.

to

old Romans
said,
'They made
and called
it
The last
peace.'
doomed
race
was
thus ended.

ON

sheep,
of seven

of eighteen
a lad
years,
the premises,
met
them
door.
He spoke to them
in such
a manner,
language,
he anticipat
them
suppose
from*
them.
They stood

evil
any
silent,
motionless.
there,
sullen,
and
cheerful
father's
courage
tone
disarmed
animosity.
consult
in an' undertone,
They

place

year

named

patch'

herds,

the

at

-ed

this

the

solitude
of

the

and the Governor's

country district
far
for
liberty
begged
Fishhook,'
of him.'
promised to take care

run
is

whites
father

My
of

result.

effort

Country

extracts,

very,

the

eral

of their
great
named
by the

then

alone

place
place

As
a

opposite
Other
he grew
potatoes.
things
number
of the
One
as
a
day,
large
black
tribe
of the
came
by, An
place
moved
of good nature,
tonio,
by a spirit
to these
of his tubers
people.
gave some
the
Next
having appreciated
day,
they
the
and
at
potato
patch
gift,
appeared
commenced
to
help themselves.
This
to Antonio's
who
was
not
liking,
of the settlement
on
roused
the people
behalf.
down and at
his
They rushed
some
of whom
were
tacked
the blacks,
killed
maimed.
and others
After.
the blacks
commenced gen
this,

day surrounded
by a
for
equipped

one

of blacks,
fully
the leadership
and
wat'rior,

father,

not

the

In

'Saturday'.

fearlessly
in their
as

was

party
under
chief

There
my
and

be

*s

foreigner

had

law
martial
its
extermination
course,
word
that most
aptly

in
area
the
story
1824 a considerable
land
about
these valleys
had been grant
the
ed to an
from
emigrant
gentleman
old land:
Peaceful
and quiet as the spot
is
at
the time
of our
it
present
writing,
mass
has been the scene
of a dastardly

rible
als

and

acre.

by the

??_.,'...

When

District.

knoll
sloping
walled
cottage.
At
of the
time

had
been
dampers
purposely
exposed in shep
huts
in
to
herd's
order
tempt

whites

the

in
of

Sketches

bullock
under

Poisoned

fierce

Bathurst

rocky

cluded

one

cattle,

loaded

left

war.

fine

really
,

being a. member
Mines,
Justice,
in 1915, Mr.
death,
He
must
be con

following
Bathurst

the

hundred

horned

some

'Sally,'
convict

some

the

in

Aborigines

whites.

large

later

and

business,

by one of his own

He, is said to have
specimen of the manly

duel.

for

at
and

Re-told,

They

life,

of his
Council.

published

servants,
of
the
principally
young
their
arduous
started
on
journey
lad,
Blue
Mountains.
Some
sixteen
over
the
occupied in the passage of the
days were
which
the railway
now
hills,
over
passes
in half
hours.
as many
at length
our
Bathurst
Plains
reached,
themselves
on
the west
settlers
located
the
the
ern
built
edge of
open
land,
and yards,
and
huts
patiently
necessary
of the surveyor
to
awaited
the arrival
define
their
boundaries.
were
troublesome
at
Bath
The blacks
the cause,
urst
in those
clays
very. f re
was
ill-treatment
their
by the
qiiently,

the

who

1834,

law

killed
a

.in

???-....
savage.
time
before
his
death
he
For
some
with
and
lived
in
the
whites,
peace
stories
told
of
his
are
.and
goodnatured
affectionate
conduct
the child
towards
ren
of his former
foes.
.,..:?

DAMPER.

??

named

that

book

this

massacre

POISpNED

been

station.

At

book,
Stories

countrymen

WILLIAM

was

martial

this
through,
was
afterwards

ran

It

ing

mare

Office.

of
author
'Australian

the

was

Suttor
the year

well-known
in public
very
at different
times'
Minister

was

Education,

He

'

M.L.C.

SUTTOR,

the

as

A grandson
of the
George
original
in
HENRY
SUTTOR, born at Bathurst
came
the
of Alloway
Bank
'squatter'

Bathurst

at

the Blue Mountains

was
NOTE
road across
discov
a 'rush'
to take
land
on
the
was
Western
Plains.
ered, there
up
One' of the
was
a
farmer
of
Baulkham
pioneers
George Suttor,
1822 took
400 sheep
and
a
few
Parramatta,
who, in the year
.Hills,
cattle
on
and
settled
at Brucedale,
the
Winburndale
near
Creek,
Bathurst.
the
With
aid of his son,
he
extended
his
to
holding
and
his
far
acres,
flocks
roamed
towards
10,000
afield,
Mudgee and
down
the
and
rivers.
Lachlan
Macquarie
:

In it was
a
a
black
gaol.
prisoner,
from
the Bogan,
who
was! suphave- committed
some
ppsed?to
depredat
could
ion there.
He
or
no
speak little
and
and
was
wild'1
English,,
altogether
There
at the
was
no
savage.
interpreter
so
that
the whole
was
trial,
proceeding
mere
dumb
show
to
him.
He
belonged
to
the Wongaibun
tribe.
He
(Redant)
called
himself
Peeshoo, a name
altered,
fellow

in

before
throwing

unfortunate
en

more

vices

us

doubt

any

to whom
race,
than
virtues.

stones
we

if

we

are

at

this

have

giv
?.'?'.

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printing
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the novel
which
Herbert,
won
the Common
150th
'best
Australian
novel'
at Australia's

Xavier
the

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OF
has

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Abo

by
of

PRIZE

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THE

for

Annineranru.

deals

with

and

is

The

Publi

novel
North
at
Australia,
published
209a. Elizabeth
Street, Sydney ( price
6/-).
three
extracts
are
the first
following
tajc en from
chapter of CAPRI
refer
to incidents
of pioneering,
CORNIA,
and
showing how the Aborig
the
ines looked
upon
coming of the whitemen
This
cist

I.

of

The
cornia
which

Capri

fertile

the northern
horizon.
The tribe
used the
island
at
certain
times
as
a
Corroboree
Ground.
Krater
had
it
visited
already
before
he came
into
contact
with
the
owners.
They first saw hirri when, wak
from
heavy sleep fol
ing one
morning
of corroboree,
lowing a wild night
they

and on the bones of half the Karra

of
Tribe.
It
was
the resentment
pillua
to what
the Karrapilluas
probably seem
intrusion
that
ed to them
an
inexcusable
choice
for
the
of
the.
was
responsible
of Treachery
After
name
having
Bay.
times
been
driven
several
with fire
off
coast

the

arms,

Tribe

came

to

smiling,

up

found

his
the salt
lugger
drifting
up
creek
on
which
they were
camped.
on
the
deck
in
all
his
standing
their
golden glory.
They snatched
up
and flew to cover.
arms
One of Krater's
who
natives
Tikka
crew,
were
of the
lalla
Islands
and
old
enemies
of
the
told
the ambuscade
at
Yurracumbungas,
the top of his voice who Krater
and
was
what
would
with
hos
happen if it was
tile
intent
that they
then
took up a
hid,
rifle
with
of shots
set
the
;and
a
volley
and the cockatoos
echoes ringing
yelling
and the hearts
of the Yurracumbungas
Krater
then went
ashore.
After
quaking.
hours
spending some
sneaking about and
to and occasionally
peeping and listening
the assurances
shouted from
answering
time
to
time by Krater's
the Tribe
men,
came
back shyly
to their
gunyahs, among
which
the Man
of Fire
had
a
pitched
water

He

all

to
and
unarmed
intending
their
dragging
spears,
with
their
toes.
ground
The^
was
havoc.
The*
result
of this
strategy
were
extermin
practically,
Karrapilluas
in
ated
neighbours
by unc&mprehending

appearances
surrender,
along the

but

domains
driven.
The
whose
they were
strict
isolation
that
was
tribes
lived
in
in the cause
of
war.
broken
except
rarely
that
Primitive
were,
people
they
they
as
sacred.
rights
regarded their territorial

SETTLEMENT
OF PORT
ZODIAC.
the
Larrapuna
Tribe).
(End of

II.

Cor
site
of Port
Zodiac
was
a
The
Tribe,
roboree
Ground of the Larrapuna
most
of
their
left
the
bones
of
who
number
to
manure
it.
it,
They called
or
the Birth
Place,
believing
Mailunga,
of Eden
and
it
to
be a sort
of Garden
it.
The
war
they
apparently
revering
of this
bar
waged to retain possession
ren
perhaps the most
desperate
spot was
in
ever
had
to
that
whitemen
engage
,

with

Australian

an

routed

utterly

in

ed

the

first

Thenceforth

not
kangaroos,
sharp enough

ferocity

must

for
pioneers
that increas
Then
some

heritage,

defend

to
it

relinquish

or

OF
SETTLEMENT
FOX
ISLAND.
of the Yurracumbunga

III.

(End

teeth

having

or

their

die.

The tribes

FLYING
Tribe.)

first

visited

by

the
of

the

come

leg

be
carroty
might
quietly
faces
and
in these
days of clean-shaved
but
that
heads,
blazingly,
close-clipped
ex
a period
when
manliness was
being
with hair.
When the Yurracum
pressed
that
he was
mortal}'
bungas discovered
a

man

or
dubbed
him
The
Munichillu,
Man
of Fire.
Ned
Krater
a base
wished to establish
for his trepang-fishing
on
a certain
little
to the Yurracumbungas
island
belonging-

they

and
.the

called,

Gift

by

of the

them
Sea.

Arrikitarriyah,
This island lay

Published

for

J.

T,

or

with

Putten

National Library of Australia

the

was

the

of

locality

custom

were
divided
When
visited
anoth
allow
them tem
hordes'.

or

horde

one

to

the

The
were
same
islanders
privilege.
to
the
definitely
unqualified
according
laws.
The
of such a privilege
granting
to them
mean
of
the
wopld
a
violation
the
of their
traditions,
weakening
sys
the
demoralisation
of
their
tem,
youth.
The
argued.
said
the
order
had
islanders
that
old
and to prove tt, one
of them seiz
passed;
and ravaged her.
ed a lubra
The violent
that
resulted
was
settled
.?quarrel'
by
who hurled
into the mob,
himself
Krater,
and firing
his
revolver.
Then
bellowing
ordered
the Yurracumbungas
to
/Krater
what
wanted.
give his men
they
The
were
struck
Yurracumbungas
;

dumb,
fell.

Krater
after
after
tresses

by

the

Publicist

Yurracumbungas

appalled

They
they
of

by their impotence.
Night
at
by their
fires,
staring
his men.
They stared long
to his tent,
had retired
long

sat

and

Krater

had

relaxed

hark.
Publishing

to

TTniirs
Co.

their
nasspri.

200a

mat

own

Elizabeth

All

rose,

mate,
heard

went

rf

Street,

peculiar,
in

rifle

hair.
throb.
But- he did not
move
a
death
had been trained
to look
upon
oneself
To do so was
to prove
warrior
of having
lived.
His
a
worthy
mind'
Corroboree
ee
sang the Death

yah,

ee-yah,
ee-tullyai
ee-tukkawunni
BANG!
Kurrinua
of the
writhed,
sand,

'

moment,
few
of
which

fought
fiercely
and
wavered,
turned

for
fled.

prowled
find

the

fore

he

could

reach
the
the water's

the

the

through

of

Storks.
Corroboree
great
which
for
the
were

It

of
of

men

tracks

looked

skyline.
around

Another

at

the

the
which

At

Sydney,

him,

Soon

und

pointing,

hunters

They

printed

by

Stafford

to

trip

CLIVE

Cherbourg
and

to

'The

saw

Island.
Station
Abo

with* great interest.

me
at
Stradbroke

are

Board,

Protection
abolish.

Aborigines
we

to
trying
there

cannot

Board,
We

the

all

our

the

bellies.

in

minds

Queens

of the A.P.
South
Wales.
and ask

New

in

as

prove

to

half -starved.

needed

is

administration

same

can

enough
up

with
empty
their
little
are

they

enquiry

big
into

little

poor
not

stand

develop

when

properly

The
have

present
cannot
they
school
hours

of

A
land

is

generation.
so

They

charges,

for

to visit
Baram
to take
evidence
the people themselves,
without
be
ing bullied
by managers.
Please
make
me
a
Member, also send
a
Royal Commission
bah and other Missions,

gilded

from

They danced

Levey

SIMPSON.

FROM
MARTIN

at

food,
strain

.-

'Abo

came,

Frlntery,

Cherbourg

younger
children

kicking

Munichillu

in

you

deal of
great
as
the
favour
favouritism,
managers
do without.
while
have
to
some,
others
The
not
of
is
standard.
teaching
good
The
food
issue is very
Hundreds
poor.
of thousands
of pounds
are
held by the
Government
of Queensland,
the earnings
cannot
of Aborigines,
people
get
yet our
decent
On
food
and
conditions.
Cher
the
is
on
bourg
spent
building
money
faster
than
churches and other buildings
the population
is breeding.
We
want
for
our
education
proper

sand in his
and with
the
of
as
him
light
day,
though that too
belonged to the like of him. At his ap
the east
(lamed suddenly,
so
that
pearance
the sand was
gilded
and fire
in
flashed
eyes.

on

was

to

Yurracumbunga

his
last
shout.

behind

right

have good
as
a lot
of our
people
Island,
to
know
all
about
and want
education,
this
movement.
great
1 will
that
will
guarantee
you
get all
the support
from
this
of
you want
part
the Commonwealth
to
our
younger
uplift
Conditions
here are
not
too
generation.
children
but
bad, and our
get schooling,
about
brothers
on
what
our
and sisters
those
It
is
a disgrace
mission stations?

gathering.
its
the sky lost
stars
and the
found
A
individuality.
Footsteps.
When
found
blood
and
the
they
of crawling.
pattering.
Footsteps

Kurrihua

are

Barambah
Creek,
I read
Call',
which
Please
send copies

Swiftly
scrub
shout

sons

movement.

on

the time
of the
the Circumcision,

was

My

and
education,
the work
which
to better
condit

Stradbroke

scrub,

the

in

TOM

they would
be
crawling
creek.

good

District

great

A LETTER

edge, crashed
the hill
crept
among
went
far away.
ocks, never
The dark
creek
The
silvered.
hunters'
torches
in the
bush.
Birds stirred
paled.
A Jabiroo
flew
in from
on
the sea
great
with
a
swerved
swish
creaking
wings,
and a croak
at sight
of the hunters.
Jabi
roos
were
at
the Ya-impitulli
gathering
for
the nesting.
The Nesting
.Billabong

along

splashed

children.

follow

this

the mainland.
Surely he had
from
than
from
crocodiles
Still
he dared
and his men.

the hollow
While
the beach,
because
wide
track
of his

two

have

has

great ?help
of Aborigines,

Burnett

too

leave

not

Tineoora.
wonders
for

doing

is

as
timber
work,
such
up
and
and
scrub
yard building
and
other
work.
I
have
had
axe
falling,
and
was
farmer
for
fifteen
a
farm
a
a
member
of the Queens
1 was
years.
I
land
Producers
Association.
Primary
contract.
have
also had a mail
are
This
is to
show
that
Aborigines
able to become
good and useful 'citizens,
if
I
wish
to
the
given the chance.
join
and
will
wake
Association,
up
plenty
to do the
also please
send
others
same;
Call'
me
six
of
'Abo
every
copies
is
that
I
wish
month.
The
reason
my
to
have
a
children
and
grand-children
chance
in life.
in the
proper
Aborigines

night

Munichillu

and

daughters

now

and
fear

Call'

squaring

was

to

ABO
IN
CALL'
QUEENSLAND
from Tom
Simpson

ions.

for the hunt

passed,
slowly
for
the hunted.
No
swiftly
of escaping
The
by canoe.
hunters
had
the
vessels
dragged
high.
But
swim
if
he could
Kurrinua
might
not
swim
walk,
by way of the sea to the
less

out

died.
he had

your
round

be
ahead

is

all

shuddered,

is
like
spreading
message
here.
I
am
a
Halfcaste,
Cattle
Station.
Barambah
My
and my mother
father
was
a
Scotsman,
One
full-blood.
I have
seven
children.
a
married
to
white
of my
is
a
daughters

will

the islanders
rushed
to
the tent,
and sprawling
about
collapsed
landed
devil-fish.
They pounced
on
it
and
dragged it clear of the men
free
of
beneath,
Kurrinua
dragged
Krater's
grip.
like
Kurrinua
rolled
over
and over
a
in a
sea-urchin
of clutch
gale,
got free
hands
and
feet,
and
ing
kicking
rose,
with
blood spurting
from
his back
and
into
the scrub,
followed
belly,
plunged
of bullets.
His
lost
by a hail
pursuers
him.
a.
They spread, passed within
yard
of where
he lay with
thigh-bone
snapped
crawled
towards
the
He
by a bullet.
that
the creek
isthmus
and
lay between
the sea, bent on reaching
the canoes.
He
heard
cries
and shots
other
as
fugitives
were
found.
He was
in sand hillocks
out
of the
shelter
of the
scrub
when
the
now
rushed
on
hunters,
carrying
torches,
to
the beach.
He
rolled
into
a
hollow
and buried
himself
'to
the neck.
like

Abo

man,

and

rushed,

'The

and

roared

Letter

and
wildfire
born
on

Rifles
whizzed.
The
howled.

Spears
Men

us,

Uproar!

heaved

gasped,

Krater

'THE

crashed.
horde

mungallinni

In his opinion
spat.
know
no
He did not
why
wrong.
had
him.
He
attacked
savages
their
of
which
treachery,
thought
only
intolerable
as
it
was
to
such
as
he was
to
such as they.
natural

the
to
Louder
camp,
investigate.1
Kurrinua
and young
Impalui
crackling.
rose
with
stones
in
hands
and sped to
wards
like
The
shadows.
the.
guards
knocked
senseless
without
a
guards were
sound.
The horde
rose
to knees,
women
and children
and ancients
ready to fly,
warriors
in arms.
Kurrinua
and Impalui
snatched
the tent.
the rifles,
to.
up
crept
Kurrinua
at
the flap
of
was
crouching
with
rifle
raised
when
the
tent
BANG!
bullet
tore
a
his
through
the tent,
crashed
into
the
body,
through
fire.
had
fired
Impalui
accidentally.
Kurritiua
fell
into
the tent.

Ned
done
the

sound, and
backs turned

pattering
with

the

fearlessly.

Then
the man
sound
without
a
the scrub.

hand,

in

He

to

passage

use

the

foot

the face
revolver.

at

his

heart
His
beat, painfully.
hot.
The pain of his wounds,
eyes grew
which
he had kept
in
check
for
hours
he was
bred
to use,
by the power
began

it.
as
of
he heard
Tiny crackling
leaves.
He
on
treading
stealthily
and with
the movement
roused
his
who
Both
listened,
whispered.

Again

The

were

Thus

creek
with
silver.
Kurrihua
crawled
the clearing
to

hope

oi such of the womenfolk

as
entitled
to
call
Wife
by their
of marriage.
Because
re
they
Krater
as
a guest
and a qualified
.garded
the
did
not
person,
Yurracumbungas
mind his asking for the comeliest
of their
did
offer
him
not
lubras,
though
they
him
one,
perhaps because
they
thought
above
one.
But
wanting
they objected
when
his
black
crew
asked
for
strongly

in

monsters
as
or
perhaps more
rightly
of legend,
since
had, heard enough
they
When
about
them
to fear
them
greatly.
of
the
in
the
one
shape of
monsters,
Edward
a
Krater,
trepang-fisher,
Captain
materialised
for
them,
they
suddenly
from
the
he was
a
devil
come
thought
first
him
in
the
because
saw
sun,
they
he
was
of
dawn
and
carroty.
ruddy light
of fine
Krater
was
a man
and
physique,
as

it

of

sections,

men

shot olit
of the
nut,
of the dozing
guards
He looked
about.
The
silent
and the
was
but
for snores
camp
of the wind
in
the trees.
Then
a
sigh
sound
in
drew
the
the
scrub
slight
attention.
listened
He
guard's
intently.

ers,

system

end,-

not

or

they

neigh
of

family

man

porary

whitemanv

1885.
By that time
year
tell
habitants,
having only heard
from
survivors
of the
invaders
of Karrapilluas,
were
bouring tribe
whitemen
as
creatures
to regard

into

er,

called
Yurra
of the coast
part
which lay
cumbunga by the Aborigines,
to
the
east
of
Port
about
miles
150
Was

misunderstanding

with
after
hav
prowess
spear and kylie
with
rifle
what
could
be done
ing seen
and dynamite?
Far from
the in
hating
the
welcomed
vader,
Yurracumbungas
one
him,
that he would
become
thinking
of them
and teach them
his magic arts.

That

Zodiac,
in
the

tillr

the Yurracumbungas
in the
stayed
and his strange
at .Krater
staring
camp,
and learning
from
his men
possessions,
all,
could
tell
about
who
whitemen,
they
it
mere
raiders
like
were,
seemed, not
brownmen
who
used
sometimes
to
%the
come
to them
from
the north,
but super
men
who
had
come
to
and rule.
stay
And
learnt
a
little
about
they
shooting
with
and
fish
with
nets
rifles
catching
and dynamite
and making fires
by magic,
arid
came
to
understand
why witnessing
such
had
and
de
things
disorganised
moralised
the vanquished
tribes
of whom
the islanders
said
As the islanders
spoke.
could
one
ever
boast
'of
How
again

desperation.
that they were
one,
discovering
hard-put
the warring
had scared
for
food
since
from
the game
their
domains, conceived,
with
friends
them
the
idea
of making
them
several
and
giving
bags, of flour
is
cruel.
with
Nature
arsenic.
spiced
the
to a waterhole,
When
dingoes come
ancient

arose,1

Although
encounter,
they

their

with

tent.

tribe.

harass
the
to
continued
months, exercising
cunning

was

to

on

looked
raised

He

to

es

fl

A tiny
casuarina
struck
one
scrub,
and roused
him.

along

beard.

and hair}'
as
Krater.
In the middle
of
the night
he nudged the man
next
to him
and whispered.
His
neighbour
passed
the whisper
on.
Before
the whole
long
knew
of his
intention.
No-one
camp
stirred
till
the tip
of the old moon
ap
the
above
the
bush
and
peared
splashed

across

rifle-shot
of the mainland
and
was
well
and
wooded
watered
and
stocked
with
and
sheltered
from
the roll
game
of the ocean
by the Tikkalalla
Islands,
which
in an
extensive
lay
group

of Treachery
Bay
New
Westminster
was
up on what
perhaps
of the
and pleasant
part

set

was

most

in

that
called

was

his

sand,
grunted,
Kurrinua's

next

in

Tribe)

settlement

white

first

NEW

Karrapillua

the

afterwards
the

OF

SETTLEMENT
WESTMINSTER

(End

before

dozed

the tent, * f el]

asleep,
meal of fish.
great
The headman
of the horde
was
Kurri
nua.
He had argued fiercely
vio
against
lation
of the laws.
He was
a man
as
big
ri

gorged

inky

Bookshop,

The

who

two

except

men,

over
:?

Call'

ines

here

this

great
Your

trcet,

each
are

month,

as

all

to
know
more
eager
for
progress.
sincere
friend,
MARTTN.
COVE

Aborig
about

move

Chippendale,

N.S.W.

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