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PROCEEDINGS OF SECTION F. 



The class system of the Upper Murchison tribes is as follows 

 (Boorguloo definitely taking the place of Banaka) : — 



Male. Female. OflEspring. 



A. Boorong = C, Kaimera . . D. Paljari 



B. Boorguloo = D. Paljari . . C. Kaimera 



C. Kaimera = A. Boorong . . B. Boorguloo 



D. Paljari = B. Boorguloo . . A. Boorong 



The head waters of the Upper Murchison and Upper Gascoyne 

 are not far apart, the two rivers — the south branch of the Gas- 

 coyne and the Murchison near its source — apparently junctioning 

 somewhere near the Robinson Ranges (Peak Hill district, see map), 

 and the Lower and Middle Gascoyne system appears to be followed 

 in the following tribes: — Ngarga wonga, Nang'a wonga, Ngaiu 

 wonga (south), Ngana wonga and Yira wonga, Bardu wonga, Ditu 

 wonga, and Manjinji wonga. 



The districts in which these tribes are situated cover collectively 

 a very large area, for they extend along the Upper Gascoyne 

 towards Lake Nabbern. At Wiluna, Lake Way, Mt. Sir Samuel, 

 and Lawlers, the south Ngaiu wonga have their " burna " (home), 

 and north-east, east, and south of Laverton are the Bardu wonga, 

 Manjinji wonga, and Ditu wonga. 



Amongst the Bardu wonga and Ditu wonga tribes Tharuru (or 

 Jaruru) takes the place of Paljari, -and Ibarrga of Banaka. 

 Their class system is, therefore — 



Male. 



A. Boorong 



B. Ibarrga 



C. Kaimera 



D. Tharuru 



Female. 



C. Kaimera 



D. Tharuru 



A. Boorong 



B. Ibarrga 



Offspring. 



D. Tharuru 



C. Kaimera 



B. Ibarrga (ee'barrga) 



A. Boorong 



The Manjinji wonga, east of Laverton, bring another change 

 into the class names— Milanga taking the place of Kaimera, as 

 follows : — 



Male. 



A. Boorong 



B. Ibarrga 



C. Milanga 



D. Jaruru 



Female. 



C. Milanga 



D. Jaruru 



A. Boorong 



B. Ibarrga 



Offspring. 



D. Jaruru 

 C. Milanga 

 B. Ibarrga 

 A, Boorong 



The Manjinji, Bardu wonga, and Ditu wonga are in the spinif ex 

 area, the so-called " desert " interior, but the springs and water- 

 holes in the territories of these people are numerous. 



The Bardu wonga equivalent for totem is kordorm. 



