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not in good health, but I persuaded him to sit on a chair 
in front of his hut while a photographic acquaintance took 
a picture of him. As this isthe last photograph of the last 
man of the Yarra river tribe, I submit it for publication. 
Billy Bérak, the last of the Yarra River tribe, Victoria. 
(From a photograph taken four months before his death). 
In 1886, Rev. G. W. Torrance, contributed a short article 
to the Anthropological Institute of Great Britain on 
‘Music of the Australian Aboriginals,’’ in which he supplied 
the music of some songs which were sung to him by “‘ Billy 
Bérak.’’ Mr. Torrance says the man’s voice was “‘a bari- 
tone of average compass.’* | | 
‘= For the music and words of several songs of the aborigines 
of the south-east coast of New South Walés, see my ; 
‘‘Aboriginal Songs at Initiation Ceremonies.’” 
THE LEWURRU DIALECT. 
This tongue prevails about St. Arnaud and surrounding 
country, and is somewhat similar in grammatical structure 
to the “‘ Tyattyalli Language ’”’ reported by me in 1902, 
* Journ. Anthrop. Inst., London, Vol. xv1., pp. 335 — 340. 
? Queensland Geographical Journal, Vol. xvir., pp. 61 - 63. 
