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);