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of the language of the
Maneroo tribe. I did not
think of the importance of
gaining a knowledge of their
social manners + customs
except in so far as regards
their various modes of capturing
animals or in procuring
food. The knowledge
I possessed of the language
was obtained from a black
boy of about my own age
who drifted waif like down
from Manaroo with a lot of
cattle and who remained
for some years - in fact
until his death upon either
my father's or the adjoining
station. I much regret