THE ABORIGINES OF NEW SOUTH WALES, 225 
time and he is warned each time of throwing ; his relatives stand 
‘byin his interest. In some tribes if the offence is not of any 
‘magnitude, the offender’s gin is allowed to stand beside her 
husband armed with a conny (“yamstick”) ; with this she strikes 
down the spears as they approach. Many grievances, however, 
are settled without the intervention of the magistrates, in the 
instance, 
4man has been found stealing from his neighbour, or two men 
quarrel about women ; a fight ensues, and with any weapons 
Which may happen to be at hand ; the one or the other gets his 
head broken and there the matter ends. In a set duel, the one 
man with his llah pounds away at the other, who defends 
himself with his heelaman ; he continues showering blows until he 
is tired ; then his adversary sets to work with his nwllah in the 
‘She manner, until the one or the other succumbs. Sometimes 
ako, in more serious matters the chiefs are not required to inter- 
vene. Ifaman has by force married a woman in violation of 
tribal law, the woman’s relatives complain to the man’s class ; 
Written nearly fifty years a d is copied f rivate journal. 
pre go, and is copied from a p jourr 
ie Oth September, 1833.—I was to-day present for the first time 
) dere of natives, ten men being engaged on each side. A 
: pars mmenced in which words got higher and higher until in 
‘Side: tion two or three boomerangs were thrown frem the one 
! MO wig the others returned the challenge in the same way, 
7" othe parti ’ 
; the « h 8 unmercifully with their waddies ; three or four of 
thowed that . ae soon prostrate, and the blood on their backs 
Ade 
tee ere now heard, spears were got ready for ation, eal 
woman ; her ¢ judge from 
Weleda ; her eloquence was tif we may ju 
tae na 4 * suited ih it to the word and the 
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as he a 
“tags the first intruder ; she, however, was not to be so 
