
ABORIGINES OF THE SOUTH-EAST OF SouTs AUSTRALIA +79 
‘When white men appeared on the scene, there was vegetation everywhere, 
or else bracken and scrub and interminable forests of eucalypti. Fifty years ago 
kangaroos swarmed all over the country, sometimes herds of hundreds together. 
The pastoralists yoted them a nuisance, drives were organized, aud as many as 
two thousand were killed in a single battle.’’ 
Aecording to Mr. D. Sehulz’s informatits, women and the men nsed to drive 
kangaroos and emus along the narrow strip of land between Lake George and the 
sea (near Beachport) and the younger men would wait in ambush to spear the 
game as it. came slong the constricted area. (This feature of ‘‘strategic’’ loca- 
tions has already been described in several of the camp sites mentioned in Part I). 
Ptt Traps. Another example obtained by Mr. Schulz of trapping animals hy 
organized drives was the method aflopted in the Woakwine Range about a mile 
east of Woakwine Station, There a large pit was excavated at the end of a gully 
(the pit, Mr. Schulz states, is still to be seen) and hidden by brushwood. Kanga- 
roos were driven off the flats and manceuvred towards the gully and the hidden 
pit trap. Often several beasts were secured in this manner, 
Red-necked Wallaby, Brusher (Wallabia refogriseus). L, 952-1,050 mm., about 
30 lt. (Schulz), prevalent, 
Toolach Wallaby, Grey’s Wallaby (Wallabia greyi). L. 810-840 mm., probably 
common, 
Rufons-bellied Wallaby (Thylogale dillardierc). L, 525-650 mm., prevalent. 
Black-tailed Wallaby (W. bicolor). L. 820 mm., rare. 
Common Australian Wombat (Phascolomys mitchelli). Moo-taa, W, up to 70 lb. 
(Brough Smyth) ; av. 40 lb. (Schulz), prevalent. 
G. French Angas (p. 63) says: ‘‘At the upper end of the Coorong the natives 
caught wombats by stopping up all the entrances to their burrows and lighting a 
fire of greenwood at the aperture, thus suffocating the animals.’’ He tives (p, 
132) Mr, Bonney’s diseription of how the Lake Albert tribe dig the wombat from 
its burrow, by making a shaft about ten feet deep and then cook it whole between. 
hot stones in sand. They gave him some roast wombat to eat which tasted likd 
young pork and was very palatable. Near Rivoli Bay (p. 156) Angas saw two 
large wombats. roasting in the native ovens, 
Common Native Cat (Dasyurus vwerrimys), Kee. L, 285-457 mm,, prevalent. 
Tiger Cat, Spotted-iailed Native Cat (D. maculatus). L. 610 mm., sparse. 
Short-nosed Bandicoot (Jsoodon obesulus). L. 340 mm., prevalent. 
South Australian Barred Bandicoot (Perameles myoswra), lL, 240 mm., sparse. 
Common Opossum (T'richosurus vulpecula). Koor-amo. L, 455 mm., about 4 lb, 
(Schulz), prevalent. 
South Australian Ring-tailed Opossum (Pséeudochirus laniginosus), L. 300-880 
mn, about 14 tb. (Schulz), prevalent, 
Koala, Native Bear (Phascolarctus cimereus), L. 750-810 mm., W. about 40 Ib. 
(Brough Smyth), rare, 
Lesuer’s Rat-Kangaroo (Bettonyia lesweri), LL. 870-457 mm., sparse. 
Tufted-tailed Rat-Kangaroo, Squeaker (B. penicillata), L. 890 mm., sparse, 
Potoroo or Common Rat-Kangaroo (Petorus trddctylus). L. 320-410 mm., 
sparse, 
Hare Wallaby (Lagorchestes leporoides), L. 450-490 mm,, sparse. 
Spiny Ant-eater (Hehidna aculeata). Sparse, 
Ceracea (Whales, Dolphins). Wunt-ar-bool, a whale. 
Whales and dolphins were occasionally washed up on the shore and unqties- 
tisnably proved an ample source of food, probably until decomposition was far 
