3 July camp eleven, Wallal. Hear that Browny, a european who had entered the reserve, was attracting Australian Aborigines to collect dog scalps. Description of termites and ant nests. Describes overcoming language barriers - a night possum hunt with Fatty (Australian Aboriginal man) and recalls an episode while travelling in a railway carriage at Marchegg. Reference to the 'tooth and claw' code.

1. Photograph: Australian Aboriginal man on top of a rock outcrop looking back towards the Musgrave Ranges from near Umbukula

Places mentioned: Umbukula; Musgrave Ranges (Central Australia); Wallal; Marchegg (Austria);

People mentioned: Harry Lauder (Australian Aboriginal man); Browny (European man); Fatty (Australian Aboriginal man); Allan [Brumby] (See AA 42)

Fauna mentioned: Dog scalps; termite nests; ants; possum (Phalangeriforme)

Flora mentioned: Desert Oak needles (Allocasuarina decaisneana);

CreatorCecil John Hackett
ControlAA 122/1/1/37
Date Range1933  -  1934
Quantity 0.01cm,   1   B&W photograph 55x80 mm
FormatsMounted Photographic Prints
Series AA 122/01/01