Aborigines of Victoria With Notes Relating to the Habits of the Natives of Other Parts of Australia and Tasmania Compiled from Various Sources for the Government of Victoria
Book contents
- Frontmatter
- PREFACE
- Contents
- LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
- INTRODUCTION
- PHYSICAL CHARACTER
- MENTAL CHARACTER
- NUMBERS AND DISTRIBUTION OF THE ABORIGINES
- BIRTH AND EDUCATION OF CHILDREN
- MARRIAGE
- DEATH, AND BURIAL OF THE DEAD
- A NATIVE ENCAMPMENT AND THE DAILY LIFE OF THE NATIVES
- FOOD
- DISEASES
- DRESS AND PERSONAL ORNAMENTS
- ORNAMENTATION
- OFFENSIVE WEAPONS
- DEFENSIVE WEAPONS
- WEAPONS AND IMPLEMENTS OF THE WEST AUSTRALIAN
- IMPLEMENTS AND MANUFACTURES
- STONE IMPLEMENTS
- NETS AND FISH-HOOKS
- METHODS OF PRODUCING FIRE
- CANOES
- MYTHS
- Plate section
Book contents
- Frontmatter
- PREFACE
- Contents
- LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
- INTRODUCTION
- PHYSICAL CHARACTER
- MENTAL CHARACTER
- NUMBERS AND DISTRIBUTION OF THE ABORIGINES
- BIRTH AND EDUCATION OF CHILDREN
- MARRIAGE
- DEATH, AND BURIAL OF THE DEAD
- A NATIVE ENCAMPMENT AND THE DAILY LIFE OF THE NATIVES
- FOOD
- DISEASES
- DRESS AND PERSONAL ORNAMENTS
- ORNAMENTATION
- OFFENSIVE WEAPONS
- DEFENSIVE WEAPONS
- WEAPONS AND IMPLEMENTS OF THE WEST AUSTRALIAN
- IMPLEMENTS AND MANUFACTURES
- STONE IMPLEMENTS
- NETS AND FISH-HOOKS
- METHODS OF PRODUCING FIRE
- CANOES
- MYTHS
- Plate section
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- Aborigines of VictoriaWith Notes Relating to the Habits of the Natives of Other Parts of Australia and Tasmania Compiled from Various Sources for the Government of Victoria, pp. ix - xiiPublisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2010First published in: 1878