The Dead, Mourning, and Burial Customs of Australian Aborigines
The article details Aborigine funeral rites across regions such as Darwin Port Lincoln and Murray River. It covers burial methods for men women and children, bone handling, bone burial with bone gathering rituals, and elaborate lamentations. It notes post burial camp shifts and beliefs about the dead returning at night to trouble the living.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wryall
South Australia
Hans
Elise
Euslime
Thia
Nous
Awhdole
Woana T Tava
Gumu
Jude Ewes
Pathe
Sim
Murray River
Ingivien
Wiida
Uartiog
Murray
Vietnam
New Year Goods and Mourning Customs Described
The piece blends observations on native mourning practices with a fiction excerpt. It notes communal wailing rituals and individual displays of grief among the described people, then shifts to a scene at The Welcome Rest where characters Gilbert Scudamore and Miss Sutton interact with Ethelwyn Ludlow and others, culminating in a tense, uncertain arrival.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Janeoualy
Tade
Gil
Jove
Ethelwyn
Miss Sutton
Rehelwyn
West Hornley
Alpy
Scudamore
Tate
Ethelwyn Ludlow
The Way of Honour on a Bare Plain Journey
Mrs Dumford describes a damp arrival and obstinacy as Scudamore doubts the tale. He muses on the foolish journey across the Bare Plain and contemplates guiding the woman himself if she stays or travels with a hooded ride.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scudamore
The Dragonette at the Inn and the Neighborly Plan
A muddy evening scene unfolds with Mr. Dunford arranging for a mysterious young lady to join him. the landlady Mrs. Dumford hints at a striking beauty while the young man Gilbert waits, fatigued, to meet the woman he calls Tam. The lamp light reveals her form as she stands at the table, coldly poised and elegant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Castle Wod
Damford
Gilbert Scudamore
General Scudamore
Tom
Wold
Mr. Scudamore
Gilbert
Hinself
Houy Lady Algy
Peregrine Fleetwood
Castle Wold
Gil
Lethhingham
Georgie
Lady Algy
Mrs. Dumford
Mr. Dumford
Dunford
Tam
Gir
Lym
Fragmented legal notice on publication duties and penalties
A damaged text outlines publication obligations for notices and the consequences of failing to publish. It references court rulings on refusing or delaying publication and the potential liability of publishers for delays or omissions. The fragment mentions localities, publishers, and penalties but lacks complete specifics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aevel
Gem
Itv
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Australia
Charles WW Alte
New South Wales
van Ligmen
Hayes
Russell
Queanbeyan
Behelwyn
NS Kwala
Ernest EF
Mielhy
Fame Ipudves
Carrington Buildings
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