Among cannibals; an account of four years' travels in Australia and of camp life with the aborigines of Queensland; . Votel, sleep. Vukka, thigh. Wainta, where ? Ydbby, Pseudochirus lemuroides. Ydkkan, 2. Y^lla, remain. Yamina, a monster (p. 201). Yanky, a kind of fig. Tdggin, many, much, also the Ydrri, Dasyurus. numeral 4. Ydri, honey. Takolgoro [a word of exclamation], Yeergilingera, star. poor fellow ! Yokkan, fog, rain. Tdlgoro, human flesh. Yongul, I. , tongue. Yopolo, Hypsipryrnnodon Tamin, fat. chatus. Names of Men. Eergon. Kawri. Morbora. Poko. Ganinddly. Mdngola-Mdggi. N^ngo-M
Among cannibals; an account of four years' travels in Australia and of camp life with the aborigines of Queensland; . Votel, sleep. Vukka, thigh. Wainta, where ? Ydbby, Pseudochirus lemuroides. Ydkkan, 2. Y^lla, remain. Yamina, a monster (p. 201). Yanky, a kind of fig. Tdggin, many, much, also the Ydrri, Dasyurus. numeral 4. Ydri, honey. Takolgoro [a word of exclamation], Yeergilingera, star. poor fellow ! Yokkan, fog, rain. Tdlgoro, human flesh. Yongul, I. , tongue. Yopolo, Hypsipryrnnodon Tamin, fat. chatus. Names of Men. Eergon. Kawri. Morbora. Poko. Ganinddly. Mdngola-Mdggi. N^ngo-Maddal. Yinky. Gongola. Mangoran. Nilgora. Ydwra. Kal-Dubbaroh. Mawa. Pingaro. Yokkai. Names of Women. • Gonbaro. Kelanmi. M6lle-M611e. OMnga, CHAPTER XXVII Frozen meat—Again at Gracemere—Australian scenery—In a carriole—Huntingthe dugong—Cosmopolitan quarters for the night — Cure for nervousdiseases—Poisonous rabbits—Marry only a person with good teeth—Bushgirls—Mount Morgan. After a voyage of a few days I arrived in safety at Grace-mere. On the journey from Herbert river down the coast you. THE FREEZING ESTABLISHMENT, LAKES CKEEK, NEAR ROCKIIAMPTON. pass two estabHshments for freezing meat for export, and Rockhampton. This comparatively new industryin Australia has recently been largely developed, and is nodoubt destined to become of great importance to the country,which will in this manner be able to dispose of its great CHAP. XXVII HUNTING THE DUGONG 3^5 surplus of meat. The largest amount is exported from New-Zealand. Gracemere was now in its winter dress. How poor Cen-tral Queensland looks to a person coming from the charmingtropics of Northern Queensland ! But here in the south thegenuine Australian landscape is found, the characteristicfeature of which is the fantastical and the gloomy ; solemngum-trees, which lose their white bark in winter just asEuropean trees shed their leaves, stiff grass-trees, solemn-looking acacias, can hardly give
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