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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Dec 23, 1936
Page
4
A scene from the riverbank shows Kumunga alone in a canoe pursuing a massive crocodile. After a brutal struggle, he wedges the beast, tears open its throat, and drives a spear through its heart, signaling his mastery and tribal pride.
Read like a colonial-era voyage piece the fragment recounts village fear along the Middle and Upper Sepik floodplain. Rumors of a white demon and a deadly hunt ripple through tribes as Kumunga Matened leads a brutal display to avenge a border conflict. A girl battles a pig amid chaos and a crowd of watchers. the scene blends superstition, danger, and raw village life.
At Queanbeyan Court Mr W Brits Clement Chartes Manley Collin Street Queanbeyan was charged with holding an unlicensed premises after hours. Sergeant North testified that about pm on November 1 he went to the Kee Hotel where suspicious activity was noted and a fine of £1 8s was imposed for the offence.
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