. Across Australia . ed our stores of knives, tomahawks,looking-glasses, bead necklets and pipes, and displayedthem before a deputation of the natives, with the resultthat they at once returned to their camps and spread thenews amongst the others. In a very short time we werebusily engaged, bartering our goods in exchange for nativethings. A stick of tobacco or a single-bladed knifereadily purchased a shield, spear or pitchi. Half a stickwas quite enough for a boomerang or a bunch of neck orarm ringlets. Knives and hatchets were most in request, but thesewere only given in exchange for somethi
. Across Australia . ed our stores of knives, tomahawks,looking-glasses, bead necklets and pipes, and displayedthem before a deputation of the natives, with the resultthat they at once returned to their camps and spread thenews amongst the others. In a very short time we werebusily engaged, bartering our goods in exchange for nativethings. A stick of tobacco or a single-bladed knifereadily purchased a shield, spear or pitchi. Half a stickwas quite enough for a boomerang or a bunch of neck orarm ringlets. Knives and hatchets were most in request, but thesewere only given in exchange for something really good, orto secure the goodwill of some old man whose sympathywe wanted to enlist. The oldest man amongst them, whowas evidently much looked up to by the others andwhose native name was TunguUa, we attached to our remuneration consisted of three meals daily, and aliberal supply of tobacco. Barrow Creek station was opened in 1872, when the southern and northern sections of the overland telegraph 318. 1 il;. I S7- li \i<; Al |ii\.
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