Tom Petrie's Early Reminiscences of Early Queensland is a truly fascinating and exciting read. Tom's father was the appointed Superintendent at Brisbane in the mid 1800s, Tom became respected among the local aboriginals and had the priviledge of interacting with them. His daughter created this book from a collection of his notes, articles, memoirs and the like, and in 1904 it came to publish.
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Tom Petrie's Reminiscences of Early Queensland (2)
SEQ History advises that some of the content in these articles contain graphic descriptions of violence and cannibalism. SEQ History recommends that the content is not suitable for those under the age of 15 years old, and should not be read without the approval of a parent or legal guardian.
Tom Petrie - Andrew Petrie - Moreton Bay in the Thirties - Petrie's Bight - First Steamer in the River - "Tom's" Childhood - "Kabon-Tom" - Brisbane or Turrbal Tribe - North Pine Forty-five years ago - Alone with the Blacks - Their Trustworthiness and Consideration - Arsenic in Flour - Black Police - Shooting the Blacks - Inhuman Cruelty - St. Helena Murder - Bribie Island Murder
Bonyi Season on the Blackall Range - Gatherings like Picnics - Born Mimics - "Cry for the Dead" - Treated like a Prince - Caboolture (Kabul-tur) - Superstitions of the Blacks - Climbing the Bonyi - Gathering the Nuts - Number at these Feasts - Their Food while there - Willingness to Share
Sacrifice - Cannibalism - Small Number killed in Fights - Corrobborees - "Full Dress" - Women's Ornaments - Painted Bodies - Burying the Nuts - Change of Food - Teaching Corrobborees - Making new ones - How Brown's Creek got its Name - Kulkarawa - "Mi-na" (Mee-na)
"Turrwan" or Great Man - "Kundri" - Spirit of Rainbow - A Turrwan's Great Power - Sickness and Death - Burial Customs - Spirit of the Dead - Murderer's Footprint - Bones of Dead - Discovering the Murderer - Revenge - Preparations for a Cannibal Feast - Flesh Divided Out - A Sacred Tree - Presented with a Piece of Skin - Cripples and Deformed People
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