Chapter viii. 
Effects of contact with Europeans—­attempts at improvement and
civilization—­account of schools—­defects of the system

Chapter IX. 
Suggestions for improvement of system adopted towards the natives 458

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EXPLANATION OF THE PLATES OF NATIVE ORNAMENTS, WEAPONS, IMPLEMENTS, AND WORKS OF INDUSTRY

LIST OF PLATES.—­VOL.  II.

Distribution of flour at Moorunde, G. Hamilton
Arrival at King George’s Sound, J. Neill
Plate I.—­Native Ornaments
Kangaroo Dance of King George’s Sound, J. Neill
Woodcut of a Standard used in the Dances performed by day
Plate ii.  Native Weapons
Plate iii.  Native Weapons
Plate IV.  Native Implements
Plate V. Native Works of Industry
Mode of disposing of the Dead of the Lower Murray
Murray River at Moorunde
Plate vi.  Miscellaneous Native Articles
1.  Head of war spear of the North Coast, barbed for 3 feet, total length
9 1/2 feet.
2.  Head of fish spear of the North Coast, barbed for 18 inches, total
length 8 3/4 feet.
2.  Head of spear of the North Coast, barbed for 18 inches, total length
8 3/4 feet.
4.  Head of war spear of the North Coast, with head of quartz, 6 inches,
total length 9 1/2 feet.
5.  Head of war spear of the North Coast, with head of slate, 6 inches,
total length 9 1/2 feet.
6.  Two handed sword of hard wood, North Coast, 3 1/2 feet.
7.  Throwing stick of North Coast, 3 feet 1 inch.
8.  Throwing stick of North Coast, very pliant, 3-16ths of an inch only
thick, 3 feet 6 inches.
9.  Broad short throwing stick, 2 feet 2 inches.
10.  An ornament of feathers for the neck.
11.  Five Kangaroo teeth in a bunch, worn round the neck.
12.  A net waistband or belt, from Murray River, 8 feet long 6 inches
wide.
13.  Plume of feathers tied to thin wand, and stuck in the hair at
dances—­New South Wales.
14.  War club.
15.  War club.
16.  Bag of close net work.
17.  Band for forehead of Swan’s down.
18.  Root end of a kind of grass, used as pins for pegging out skins.
19.  Sorcerer’s stick.
20.  Sorcerer’s stick.

VOLUME I

JOURNAL OF EXPEDITIONS IN CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN AUSTRALIA IN 1840.

Chapter I.

ORIGIN OF THE EXPEDITION—­CONTEMPLATED EXPLORATION TO THE WESTWARD—­MEETING OF THE COLONISTS AND SUBSCRIPTIONS ENTERED INTO FOR THAT PURPOSE—­NOTES ON THE UNFAVOURABLE NATURE OF THE COUNTRY TO THE WESTWARD, AND PROPOSAL THAT THE NORTHERN INTERIOR SHOULD BE EXAMINED INSTEAD—­MAKE AN OFFER TO THE GOVERNOR TO CONDUCT SUCH AN EXPEDITION—­CAPTAIN STURT’S LECTURE—­INTERVIEW WITH THE GOVERNOR, ARRANGEMENT OF PLANS—­PREPARATION OF OUTFIT—­COST OF EXPEDITION—­NAME A DAY FOR DEPARTURE—­PUBLIC BREAKFAST AND COMMENCEMENT OF THE UNDERTAKING.