Includes: A catastrophic new world -- First impressions -- Social organisatiion and population -- Languages -- Possessions -- Food-gathering -- Marriage and the family -- Illness and its treatment -- Death and its consequences -- Religion -- Inityiation -- Artistic expression
Summary
Economic and social life of Sydney clans, including language, material culture, family life, attitudes to illness and death, justice, religion and initiation ceremony, art; mentions Gamaraigal, Cadigal, Wangal, Walumedegal, Bidjigal and Bediagal, Garigal, Gweagal, Buruberongal, Booramedigal (Burramattagal), Borogegal, Tugagal (Toongagal), Cahbrogal, Norongeragal, Turramurragal bands
