Journals of Two Expeditions of Discovery in North-West and Western Australia, Volume 2Grey, George
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Journals of Two Expeditions of Discovery in North-West and Western Australia, Volume 2
Grey, George
Natural history -- Australia -- Western Australia; Western Australia -- Discovery and exploration
Yiee, nap yongar Perth bak-ad-jee yuado--Moon-dee Moondee gurrang,
gurrang boola: Mir-ga-na, Mir-ga-na gurrang, gurrang boola: Yal-gon-ga,
Yal-gon-ga, gurrang, gurrang boola; yarn bal?
Buck-il-bury Wattup gidjee, yam bal gurrang boola?
Bun-bury gurrang, gurrang boola.
Golam-bidie gwab-ba: Mam-me-rup wan-gow-een boola.
Goo-lam-bidie wilgey nab-bow, yago mial, Goo-lam-bidie donga broo:
mam-me-rup meno been boola, mam-me-rup gurrang gaduck, golambidie
gid-jee; Dule.
Waumma Governor yool: yahi Perth yongar bak-ad-jee yu-a-do;
gwab-ba-litch.
MIAGO'S SPEECH AS GOVERNOR.
Henceforth this people of Perth must not fight. Moon-dee, Moon-dee, you
are always quarrelling. Mir-ga-na, Mir-ga-na, you are always quarrelling.
Yal-gon-ga, Yal-gon-ga, you are quarrelsome--what is the reason of this?
Bucklebury speared Wattup, what reason had he to be in such a passion
(or, why was he so very angry)?
Bun-bury, you are very quarrelsome.
The young men behave very well, the old ones are always wrangling.
The young men paint themselves, and the women look at them; the young men
are not aware of this, but the old men are very jealous--and being in a
passion spear the young men--this is very wrong.
Now another Governor is come, and you people of Perth must fight no more.
This is very good.
...
WARRUP'S ACCOUNT OF HIS JOURNEY WITH MR. ROE.
The following is Warrup's account of his journey with Mr. Roe in search
of the party left by me under Mr. Walker. (See above.):
1st day.
At Dundalup we ate fish; then onwards, onwards, onwards, till we slept at
Neerroba.
2nd day.
Onwards, onwards, till we reached Nowergoop, where the horses drank
water; then onwards, onwards, onwards, until Manbabee, where we ate flesh
and bread. Onwards, onwards, onwards, until Yungee, where we shot ducks,
and the horses drank water. Onwards, onwards, onwards, onwards, to
Boongarrup, where we slept one sleep.
3rd day.
Onwards through a forest, onwards through a forest, onwards through a
forest. We slept at Neergammy, a pleasant resting-place; the land was
good, the herbage good; pleasant was our resting-place, and our hut was
good.
4th day.
Onwards, onwards, onwards, we entered a woody country. Onwards, through a
forest, onwards through a forest; we now see the waters of Kajeelup: we
eat flesh and bread. Onwards through the forest, onwards through the
forest, onwards through the forest. We see the tracks of natives; we
shout aloud, and then proceed conversing with natives; they sit down.*
(*Footnote. They halt or remain.)
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