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Are there any legends about X J Dick Richards waa - or Bunjil (1) What is the Gean Gean or grey crow? (2) Were there any superstitions about the Soldier Bird = [Bil-bil-man - crossed out] Bil-bil- maneri (3) Marnang-eik-[cabm- crossed out] porkwading (4) Tug-gan-Kow-an waterbird - a bird that makes a howling noise (5) Ko-Kurn Ko-Kōn - who was shut up in a tree by Bunjil - because he pegged two boys inside a Kangaroo skin - what bird - mopoke - or owl - ?Būbūk (6) What about a mans shadow - what is it - can anyone hurt a man by injuring his shadow (7) Is [the - crossed out] Binbeal the same as Tundun? (8) Did he hear of Binbial living in a cave near Cape Schank (9) What is the legend about Karween the crane? - Karwin was the second man and Bunjil stole his two wives? Wang made a corroboree + Bunjil speared Karwin in the leg so that became [??] and miserable + became a crane + Bunjil kept his two wives. (10) [Who he - crossed out] Did Bunjil have a wife? - what was she? (two wives + αγ crucis) (11) Who was Mindi? RBS says a large serpent that lived partly under ground - it lived in a mountain called Bu-Ker-bun-nel near Pitfield beyond Wedderburn. Bunjil could order Mindi to come and affect people with sickness He speaks about [blacks - crossed out] a Wirrarap having been arrested by the Police and put in Melbourne gaol and the blacks saying if [they - he - crossed out] were not let go Mindi would come This wirrarap [was - crossed out] belonged to tribe of Murrni-brum-brum who lived in Mindi country - at Buckra-banyule.
Parker a dance or ceremony called Yepene Amydeet - dancing holding boughs in each hand - then all sinking down in a mass reputing death - then revive + come to life
Mindi Rude images cut in bark and painted one large figure + two small figures - men + [??] women drew in bough danced in single file each with a small hand with tuft of feathers - touched the figures [revelentally - crossed out] reverential with hand - the purpose of getting mindi to kill their enemies.
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Notes for Berak
(12) Has he ever heard of people being [?shown?] Lohan as a final ceremony in the marine bek Smyth says the strangers are taken within sight of the Promontory but not allow ed to look at it until permitted to by the Karek or throwing stick of one of the con ductors. The weapon was slowly moved round till pointing at the mountain when the form of Lohan was seen. For a few seconds half veiled in mist.
(13) Who was wi-won-der-rer a half stone half human creature who devoured people at a mountain called "narn" at the north east of Western Port. It could only be speared in the nostrils or eyes.
(14) What is the legend about the Buk-ker-til-lible a hole or chasm [in the - crossed out] at Narneian on [the - crossed out] Brushy Creek running into the Yarra It is said that Bunjil threw a star down to punish people and made the hole
[written in left side margin] Does not know
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15 Palyan said by Thomas to be brother to Bunjil + ruler of sea made two women to match Bunjil's 2 men [made - crossed out] What about Bunjil making one of the men lighter than the others, and giving them curly or straight respectively? What about Djurt Djurt and Thara pursuing Waa when he stole the fire from the Karat gūrk? Thomas says Thara came back with it that Djurt Djurt was buried to death into mountain called munnis [munis written above] and was after made by Bunjil into a star which glows like fire.
(16) Murena Kooding At a gathering south of Yarra Goulburn, Mt Macedon, Barrabool Yarra a Western Port tribes were present. Some Goulburn women quite naked stole behind [some - crossed out] young men and placed their hands on their heads no soon was this done than the men became quite helpless and insensible when a lock of hair was taken from the head of each with their head ornaments.
Next morning the drs had them carried to the fire by 2 friends each. Then they scraped their hair off from head to feet - singing finally rubbed them all over with red ochre
[written in left side margin] Thomas
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17 Bimbeal Who was he - the son of Bunjil? Bimbeal is said to be the rainbow + the second rainbow - his wife - what is her name marine Bek -exact meaning of + if used by the inhabitants speaking of their own country Tharangalk (meaning of? 18 Gerer the sun from R. Howitt's Impressions of Australia "Pungil held out his hand to the sun and warmed it. The sun (gerer) warmed the earth which opened and blackfellows came out and danced a corroboree called "gaygip" a dance which the blacks now have and at which they dance before images carved curiously in bark."
19 Karackarrak who was? "R. Howitt gives legend "At first it was very cold and the country was full of snakes. K the daughters of Punjil killed them all with her yam stick which broke and fire came out of it. Wang the crow flew away with the fire but K. brought it back? Did Waang the crow steal the fire for the Kulin?
20 Berwool and Bobniger son + daughter of Punjil survived the flood which occurred when Bunjil +Co were carried up in a whirlwind + became the ancestors of the Kulin, and Wang became the crow. How did Bunjil cause the flood?
[written in left side margin] marine excellent eg marine [?Kuley?] = Emu
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