Van Diemens Land. Governors outward despatches, 1828-1841
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Van Diemens Land. Governors outward despatches, 1828-1841
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- Van Diemens Land. Governors outward despatches, 1828-1841
- Subject
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- Family - Widows and widowers
- Hunting, gathering and fishing - Tracking
- Batman, John, 1801-1839
- Technology - Wood - Fire sticks
- Reproduction
- Sex relations - Extramarital
- Family - Mothers in law
- Gender relations - Polygamy
- Buckley, William, 1780-1856
- Weapons
- Cannibalism
- Wedge, John Helder, 1793-1872
- Settlement and contacts - Colonisation - 1788-1850
- Gender relations - Betrothal
- Language - Vocabulary - Place names
- Religion - After death beliefs
- Summary
- Jan. 28, 1836; Refers to Batmans contact with natives at Dutergallar on south coast of New Holland; William Buckley, a convict who absconded in 1803, discovered still living with Aborigines; copy of report by J.H. Wedge of Survey Dept on excursion to Port Phillip and south coast of New Holland mentions friendliness of natives; marital links with Sydney natives; practice of cannibalism in time of war; treachery within tribes; murder of newborn babies common; polygamy common; women subservient to men, often chastised with firestick; link with mosaic law in what widows become property of deceaseds eldest brother or next of kin; infidelity can be bought; daughters promised in marriage at birth; men prohibited from looking at mother-in-law, although no penalty for doing so; no permanent enmity between tribes; dexterous in use of weapons and in tracking; lists food consumed and mentions enormous quantity consumed; no apparent religious observances, after-death beliefs; gives native place names
- Location of originals duplicates
- Held in State Archives of Tasmania
- Series statement
- O.D. 6, 7, 8
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