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Newspaper
Queanbeyan Observer
Location
Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Nov 15, 1904
Page
4
A San Francisco authored exploration depicts Aboriginal camp life on the Australian plain. It recalls nightly treks, camp building, women gathering roots and shells, men weaving nets and boomerangs, and the tribe’s social order including territorial rights and duels.
Chapter excerpt details various Aborigine weapons including spears of heavy weight for war and lighter hunting spears, barbed points, and spear designs using flint, quartz, or wooden heads. Describes throwing technique, range, and effectiveness, plus specialized lances for emu hunting and fishing spears eight feet long with barbed tips.
A lengthy account details spears, throwing sticks, waddies, boomerangs, shields, and stone axes used by Upper Murray and Darling natives. It explains spear construction, throwing techniques, the wommera mechanism, barbed tips, shield use, and the boomerang’s flight, return, and war roles, plus notes on stone hatchets and intertribal trade hints.
A sermon discusses Jesus as our Advocate with the Father, highlighting His intercession on the cross and in heaven. It draws an analogy with Aaron and St Paul, emphasizing Christ’s unique qualifications as mediator and savior while noting the demanding standards for any earthly advocate.
The fragment warns subscribers about duties to pay, cancellation rules, and publisher actions if mailed items are not collected. It also includes scattered ad copy about low price novels, gift baskets, prayer books, and stationery from various sellers, all amid a dated public notices flavor.
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