44 THE ABORIGINES OF THE LOWER MURRAY, LOWER 
than those already described, therefore it is only used for making 
very thick coarse cord, which is worked up into nets for capturing 
emus. 
e em 
150 yards long, the mesh being 6 inches wide. When completed, 
an emu net looks exactly similar to our sheep nets and quite as 
strong. 
EnMEsHING Emus. 
signal to startle the game towards the net prepared for their 
reception. 
The signal being given, the scouts rise from their concealment, 
and with shout and gesture so frighten the gigantic birds that 
they start away with the velocity of a locomotive engine, the thuds 
from their great feet as they run almost making the very ground 
line show themselves, whilst now the panting scouts coming up 
make as much noise as their labouring lungs will allow 
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