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paper, the women, assisted by the men who remain with them, 

 start away to the locality which has been agreed upon. 



On the present occasion, the site chosen for the new camp was 

 on the right bank of Warril Creek, about ten or eleven miles in a 

 south-westerly direction from the main Bora encampment, and 

 about seven or eight miles south-south-easterly from the camp of 

 the kooringal on Gurardera Lagoon, already referred to. 



On arriving at the new site, each tribe selected their quarters 

 on the side nearest their own country, the camp of the local 

 Tallwood tribe being the initial point. The people obtained 

 water from a dam in Warril Creek, about a hundred yards above 

 the camp. Every night, by the camp fires, the mothers of the 

 boys sang bobbarubwar songs, and the relatives and other women 

 danced. 



Down the same side of Warril Creek, 496 yards from the camp, 

 and about two chains from the right bank of the creek, the 

 thurrawonga was erected. Forked saplings were inserted in the 

 ground, and rails consisting of long poles extended from one fork 

 to another, and boughs were then piled up against the rails, to 

 form a dense fence. The shape of this partial enclosure resembled 

 that of a horse-shoe or segment of a circle, being twenty-seven 

 yards across the open end — the distance from there to the back 

 of the fence being sixteen yards. The height of the fence was 

 about four feet, and the convex end faced in the direction from 

 which the novices were expected to approach — the open end being 

 towards the new camp erected by the women. 



Takitig away the Boys. — As soon as convenient after the 

 arrival of the last mob of natives who are expected to join in the 

 proceedings, the head men discuss among themselves as to the date 

 on which the assemblage shall be broken up, and the initiation 

 ceremonies commenced. There are several matters which have to 

 be arranged among all the head men present before this date can 

 be definitely settled, therefore these important deliberations, 

 which may occupy two or three days, or may perhaps be disposed 

 of in one, are conducted at the Goo/nee, where there will be no 

 chance of interruption. All the people proceed to the large ring 

 in the afternoon, and go through the ordinary daily performances,* 



* Journ. Anthrop. Inst., xxw, 326. 



