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NATIVE TRIBES OF SOUTH-EAST AUSTRALIA

Diagram XXVI. Exogamous sections of community, 285

XXVII. Do. do. 286

XXVIII. Descent under Salic Law, 288

XXIX. Do. do. 291

XXX. Plan of burial arrangements, Wotjo nation, 454

XXXI. Yuri-ulu legend, 654

XXXII. Kurnai camping rules, 774

XXXIII. Wurunjerri camping rules, 775

Dieri tribe, 44; Murdus, 91; Perigundi legend, 95-6; distribution of, 96; tabulated marriages and descents, 158-9; relationship terms, 160-8; diagram of marriages and descents, 163; diagram of classes and totems, 175; marriage rules, 175-81; diagram of marriages and descents, 176; betrothal, 177; diagram of class and totem relationships, 179; group marriage, 179-87; elopement, 183; abhorrence of irregular unions, 187; diagram of marriages and descents compared with Urabunna, 189; diagram of Dieri and Kamilaroi marriages and descents, 201; tribal government, 297; Pinya, 297, 326-32, 680; Headmen, 297-300; tribal council, 320-23; Kunki (medicine-man), 358-9; "pointing the bone," 359; rain-makers, 394-6; ceremonies to influence food supply, 399, 798; Milky Way, 431; Kutchi, 446; burial practice, 446-9; cannibalism, 448; Mura-muras, 475; legends of, 476-82; initiation ceremonies, 655-64; knocking out of teeth, 655-6; Kara-weli-wonkana ceremony, 656-8; Wilyaru ceremony, 658-61; Mindari ceremony, 661-2; Kulpi ceremony, 662-4; Wilpadrina ceremony, 664; messengers, 679-85; Pitched expedition, 710-11; red-ochre expedition, 711-12; Yutchin, 713-14; barter for skins, 714; smoke signals, 720; widow, 724; gesture language, 727-35; cicatrices, 744; cannibalism, 750-1; fire drills, 770; camping rules, 773; Murdu legend, 779-80; legend of Mandramankana, 781-3; legend of Anti-etya, 796-7; legend of Darana, 798-800; Tirari legend of Palungopina, 800; legend of Ngura-wordu-punnuna, 803-6

Doenbauraket tribe, 55

Dora ceremonies, see Maryborough tribes

Doyle, Cyrus E., 104, 200, 207, 208, 362, 439, 467, 494, 595

Dreams, see Beliefs

Dungog tribe, burial custom, 464-5; ceremonies, 574-6


Earl, Geo. W., 26

Earth believed to be flat, 426, 432

Elopement, Dieri, 183; Kurnandalmri, 193; Wiimbaio, 194; Theddora, 196; Ya-itma-thang, 197; Ngarigo and Wolgal, 198; Wiradjuri, 211; Geawegal, 216; WoUaroi, 217; Wakelbura, 222-5; Maryborough tribes, 233; Wide Bay tribes, 236; Wotjo nation, 245; Gournditch-mara, 249; Wurunjerri, 254-6; Yerkla-mining, 258; Narrang-ga, 259; Narrinyeri, 261; Yuin, 264; marriage by, in Kurnai tribe, 273-9

Emon tribe class system, 109; compared with Bigambul and Ungorri, 109

Encounter Bay, ceremonies of tribe, 672-3

Enumeration, of Bunjil's sons by Kulin, 128; Wotjobaluk, 697-8; Wurunjerri, 701-2; of stages of a journey, 702-3; Wudthaurung and Jajaurung, 702; Yuin, 718; of children by Wakelbura, 748

Etheridge, R., jun., 6, 13, 17. See also David, and Grimshaw

Eucla tribe gesture language, 727, 732, 733, 734, 735

Everett, A., 19

Evil beings, Wulle of Chepara, 354; Brewin of Kurnai, 356; Ngarrang of Wurunjerri, 356 ; Kutchi of Dieri, 446; Tulugal of Yuin, 462; Coen of Port Stephens tribe, 496

Exogamy deliberately instituted to prevent incest, 284 sqq.

Expeditions, tribal, see Dieri and Yantru-wunta

Eyre, E. J., 3

Eyre, Lake, tribes, 44-49


Fat, human, used in magic, Wiimbaio, 367-8; Wotjobaluk, 368-9; Jajaurung, 369; Mukjarawaint, Jupagalk, 372; Kurnai, 372-3; Wurunjerri, 373-5; at Omeo, 373; Yuin, 373, 376-7; Wolgal, 373; Wiradjuri, 374-5; Kamilaroi, Dungog, 376; belief as to, 410-11

Father, care of wife's, Wurunjerri, 256; Kurnai, 279-80, 756, 758, 760

Feehan, M. J., 99

Female captives, Ta-tathi, 195; Keramin, 195; Kamilaroi, 208; Geawe-gal, 216; Kuinmurbura, 220; Wakelbura, 225; ceremonial, 233-4; Maryborough