The Native Tribes of South Australia

by George Taplin, James Dominick Woods, William Wyatt, Heinrich August Edward Meyer, Clamor Wilhelm Schürmann, Samuel Gason and John William Ogilvie Bennett

THE

NATIVE TRIBES

OF

SOUTH AUSTRALIA,

COMPRISING

The Narrinyeri		By The Rev. GEORGE TAPLIN.
The Adelaide Tribe		By Dr. WYATT, J.P.
The Encounter Bay Tribe		By The Rev. A MEYER.
The Port Lincoln Tribe		By The Rev. C. W. SCHÜRMANN.
The Dieyerie Tribe		By S. GASON
Vocabulary of Woolner District Dialect (Northern Territory)	$\scriptstyle {\left.{\begin{matrix}\ \end{matrix}}\right\}\,}$	By JOHN WM. OGILVIE BENNETT.

WITH

AN INTRODUCTORY CHAPTER

BY J. D. WOODS.

Adelaide:

E. S. WIGG & SON, RUNDLE STREET.

1879.

MELBOURNE
M^cCARRON, BIRD AND CO., PRINTERS
37 FLINDERS LANE WEST

TABLE OF CONTENTS

			PAGES
I.	INTRODUCTION		vii
II.	THE NARRINYERI		1—156
	Chap. I	The Narrinyeri, or Tribes of Aborigines Inhabiting the Lakes Alexandrina and Albert, and Lower Murray	1
	Chap. II.	Social Customs—
		Section 1—Marriage	10
		Section 2—Infanticide	13
		Section 3—Initiation to Manhood, called Narumbe	15
		Section 4—Funeral Rites	18
	Chap. III.	Sorcery of various kinds—
		Section 1—Ngadhungi	23
		Section 2—Millin	26
		Section 3—Neilyeri, or the Poison Revenge	29
	Chap. IV.	Tribal Customs—
		Section 1—Chiefs—The Tendi—Ngai-ngiampe	32
		Section 2—Games and Amusements	37
	Chap. V.	Weapons—Manufactures—Taking Game—Cooking—Diseases—Medical Treatment	40
	Chap. VI.	Relationships—Systems of Kinship	48
	Chap. VII.	Mythology	55
	Chap. VIII.	The History of the Mission at Point Macleay	66
	Chap. IX.	The Primitive Condition of Mankind	119
	Chap. X.	Language	123
	Chap. XI.	(Supplementary). Illustrative Anecdotes, &c.	133
	Chap. XII.	The Future of the Aboriginal Races, and Feasibility of Christian Missions to them	145
	Appendix.	The Wreck of the Maria	151
III.	SOME ACCOUNT OF THE MANNERS AND CUSTOMS OF THE ADELAIDE AND ENCOUNTER BAY TRIBES		157—168
IV.	VOCABULARY OF THE ADELAIDE AND ENCOUNTER BAY TRIBES		169—182
V.	MANNERS AND CUSTOMS OF THE ENCOUNTER BAY TRIBES		183—206
VI.	THE ABORIGINAL TRIBES OF PORT LINCOLN		207—252
VII.	MANNERS AND CUSTOMS OF THE DIEYERIE TRIBE		253—307
	Part. I.	The Tribe—Its Country—Neighbours—Good and Evil Qualities—Love of Bartering—Food—Dogs—Traditions of the Creation and of the Sun—Subdivision into Families	257
	Part. II.	Councils—Treaty—Mode of Reception—Armed Party—Laws—Ceremonies—Hole in the Nose—Extraction of Teeth—Circumcision—To Procure Harvest—To Invoke Peace—Operation of the Koolpie—Funeral Rites—Death Spell—Making of Rain—Making Wild Fowl lay Eggs—Making Iguanas—Superstition about Iguanas and Trees—Remedy for Accidents—Expedition for Red Ochre—Diseases—Doctor—Cure for Disease or Wounds	262
	Part. III.	Catalogue of Animals, &c.—Rats and their Congeners—Reptiles—Birds—Fish—Vegetables—Insects—Manufacturing Products—Weapons and Personal Ornaments	285
	Part. IV.	The Dieyerie Dialect—Key to Pronunciation—Outline of the Construction of the Language—System of Notation—Astronomical Terms—List of Names distinguishing Age or Relationship—The Ten Commandments—Parts of the Human Frame—Vocabulary	290
VIII.	VOCABULARY OF THE WOOLNER DISTRICT DIALECT		309—316

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS.

Native Encampment	Frontispiece
Portraits of Aboriginals	Page 1
Holding Native Inquest	20
Drying a Dead Body	75
Teenminnie	114
Interior of a Native Hut	118
Stage Bearing Dead Bodies	200
Corroboree	241