Title Memoirs of Simpson Newland, C.M.G. sometime treasurer of South Australia / With foreword by the Hon. Sir Langdon Bonython

Published Adelaide : F. W. Preece and sons, 1926 Adelaide, South Australia : F. W. Preece and Sons, 1926

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ADPML SPALF	994.2302092 Newlan New/Mos		LIB USE ONLY

Description 215 pages, 1 unnumbered leaf of plates : illustrations ; 22 cm Summary Personal experiences and reminiscences -- The Aborigines : Encounter Bay tribe (Ramingaries) -- Shelters -- Clothing -- Weapons -- Territory Inter-tribal relations with Rapid Bay & Adelaide tribes -- Mortuary rites --European contact and attempts at acculturation -- Natives of the upper Darling (Parkengees, Wampangees and Barrengees) -- Tribal territories -- Marriage and kinship -- Vengeance -- Rain making -- Medicine man -- After death belief -- Plant foods, hunting methods for duck, pigeon and Emu, Fishing methods : infanticide, mourning, funerary rites, initiation, spirit beliefs Notes Signed by author Also issued online Subject Newland, Simpson, 1835-1925. Politicians -- Australia -- South Australia -- Biography. SUBJECT South Australia http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79100617 -- History. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh99005024 Genre/Form Biographies. LC no. 11916589

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