. Across Australia . •-1. Ml \ ( !■. Kl.\h |\^■ I I i\ I !■. M Willi MM-, W < 1 1 I \i MI t I I LM, \\ \kl< \M (■ \< ; \ I l< I i; Th. Vdiuh in ilir Ikuand i^ w iiiiL-^^ii \\y\ wnli hi^ hair Ueil u[i has hL-un ifCL-nll\ niUiateil-■ciiLs m| saciL-d Cl:^r(:■mwlllL-■^ hir ihc iii.^l nnic, (p. 45I-). XVII THE GREAT WOLLUNQUA 405 peace for a little time, but suddenly some old veteranwould rise to the occasion and with a hoarse squeaky noteset them off again. This went on till four oclock, and as soon as everthe first streak of dawn appeared, a signal was givenand every man rose t
. Across Australia . •-1. Ml \ ( !■. Kl.\h |\^■ I I i\ I !■. M Willi MM-, W < 1 1 I \i MI t I I LM, \\ \kl< \M (■ \< ; \ I l< I i; Th. Vdiuh in ilir Ikuand i^ w iiiiL-^^ii \\y\ wnli hi^ hair Ueil u[i has hL-un ifCL-nll\ niUiateil-■ciiLs m| saciL-d Cl:^r(:■mwlllL-■^ hir ihc iii.^l nnic, (p. 45I-). XVII THE GREAT WOLLUNQUA 405 peace for a little time, but suddenly some old veteranwould rise to the occasion and with a hoarse squeaky noteset them off again. This went on till four oclock, and as soon as everthe first streak of dawn appeared, a signal was givenand every man rose to his feet. Then the old Kingilliman gave the word, and amidst frantic yells they hackedthe mound to pieces,until all that remained was a longrough heap of sandy soil. The fires died down, and fora short time there was silence. This did not last long,however. Everybody was very excited, and just atsunrise we went across to another ceremonial groundabout half a mile away, and brought an extraordinarynights performance to a close with the final initiationceremony of three youths. The mound and ceremony connected with it are called IVIiniimburu, which means laying the snake to rest,and is associated in the native mind partly with the ideaof propitiating him, and partly with that of forcing himto do what they w
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