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Rh female descent, 120, 240, two-class system and male descent, 126, 252; anomalous social organisation and male descent, 129, 257; without class systems, 134, 269

Tribes, coast, 65, 81

Turrbal tribe, 86, 136; betrothal, 237; marriage, 237; mother-in-law, 237; remarriage of widow, 237; tribal council, 323; punishment of offences, 333; weather-changers, 398; Kundri (medicine-men), 399; burial, 469-70; Kurbin-aii ceremony, 595-9; message-stick, 694; names from youth to age, 740; perforation of nose, 741; mutilations, 747; caimibalism, 752-3

Tylor, Dr. E. B., 8, 29

Umba ceremonies, see Wakelbura

Unghi tribe, 57; class system, 108; betrothal, 217; marriage rules, 218; tribal government, 303; burial, 467

Ungorri tribe, 58; class names, 110; compared with Bigambul and Emon, 109

Universe, see Beliefs

Urabunna tribe, 48; murdus, 94; Arunta class system altered by Urabunna, 139; marriage rules, 175; totemic marriages, 188; comparison with Dieri, 189; legend of Pirha-malkara, 787-9; of Kakakudana, 800-1

Vernon, E. R., 689

Victoria, tribes of South-west, 54, 69; totems, 121, 125; betrothal, 251; marriage rules, 250; tribal government, 306-7; Headman, 306; punishment of offences, 335-6; burial, 455-8; cannibalism, 457; tribal All-father, 489; ceremonies of initiation, 615; messengers, 690; message-sticks. 699; food rules, 765

Vogelsang, H., 727-35, 737, 745

Waang, Kulin class name, 126, 127

Wakelbura tribe, 62; class system, 112; marriage rules and descent, 221; elopement, 222-5; punishment of unlawful marriage, 222-3; female captives, 225; tribal council, 302; tribal government, 303; rain-makers and weather-changers, 399 ; burial, 471, 474; Umba ceremonies, 607-9; messengers, 691; message-sticks, 694; counting of children, 748; food rules, 769; camping rules, 776-7

Wallace, Dr. A. R., 12, 13, 15

Wamba-wamba tribe, 52

Waramunga tribe, class system, 239; marriage rules, 240; Diagram XXI., Waramunga marriages, 240

Warrara ceremonies, see Parnkalla

Water, obtained from roots of Mallee, 51; customs connected with drinking, 402

Wathi-wathi tribe, 50, 52; burial, 452; tribal All-father, 493-4; Burbung ceremonies, 590-3

Weapons, various, 265; murriwun, 277; stone axes, 311-12; shields, 337; boomerangs, 339; used in nungi-nungit, 347; spear-throwers, 457; of Yuin, 718-19; of Yerkia-mining, 761

Wengen-marongeitch tribe, 55

White Cliffs tribe, see Muruburra

Wiantunga tribe, 69

Wide Hay tribe, marriage rules, 236; elopement, 236

Widow, remarriage of, Kurnandaburi, 193; Ngarigo, 199; Kaniilaroi, 207; Wollaroi, 217; Kuinmurbura, 220; Wakelbura, 224; Dalebura, 227; Maryborough tribes, 236; Wide Bay tribe, Turrball, 237; Wotjoljaluk, 248; tribes of South-west Victoria, 250; Buandik, 252; Wurunjerri, 257; Yerkla-mining, 258; Yuin, 266; Dieri, period of mourning, 724

Wife's father, care of, see Father

Wiimbaio tribe, 51-3; class system, 100; betrothal, 194; marriage, 194; elopement, 194; female captive. 195; tribal council, 301; Headmen, 301; punishment of offences, 334; Mekigar (medicine-man). 366-8, 380, 404; evil magic by projectile, 366; human fat in magic, 367-8; food-supply superstition, 399; burial, 451-2; tribal All-father, 489; messengers, 686; barter, 717; names from youth to age, 739; nose flattening, 743

Wilkinson, C. S., 16

Williams, H., 65, 450, 667, 728, 729-35, 745, 749, 762

Wiipadrina ceremony, see Dieri

Willuri and Hilleri tribes, smoke signal, 720

Wilya tribe, 49; class system, 97, 98

Wilyalkinyi ceremony, see Parnkalla

Wilyaru ceremony, see Dieri

Wiradjuri tribe and nation, 55, 56; class system, 106; marriages and descents, 208-11; betrothal, 210; exchange of sisters, 211; Headmen, 303; tribal council, 303; tribal government, 303; punishment of offences, 332; magical pointing, 360-1; belief in clairvoyance before death, 371; Wulla-mullung