blackfellow

From their account it has a head and neck like an emu, with a long and flowing mane — feeding on crayfish (with which the river abounds) [yabbies] and occasionally on a stray blackfellow; that it inhabits the darkest and deepest parts of the river, and in some of the lakes and lagoons that longest retain water.

Archive 2009-03-01 2009

This has apparently been used by them for smoke-drying a dead blackfellow.

The Journals of John McDouall Stuart 2007

His name not really Toomai, he being African blackfellow.

Death Stalks The Ruins Adams, Stephen 2005

People said he was as good as a blackfellow, but I never saw one that was as good as he was, all round.

Robbery Under Arms 2004

He can mostly track like a blackfellow, and tell you whether the cattle or horses which he sees the tracks of are belonging to his country or are strangers.

Robbery Under Arms 2004

I can ride anything — anything that ever was lapped in horsehide — swim like a musk-duck, and track like a Myall blackfellow.

Robbery Under Arms 2004

And how the young villain laughed till the tears came into his eyes, while he danced about like a blackfellow.

Robbery Under Arms 2004

If, on the other hand, the animal or reptile took shelter in a hollow part, the white blackfellow would dig him out of his retreat, if he could not haul him from thence with a forked stick.

Ralph Rashleigh 2004

Father living in the Hollow, like a blackfellow in a cave, afraid to spend the blessed Christmas with his wife and daughter, like the poorest man in the land could do if he was only honest.

Robbery Under Arms 2004

Gin or blackfellow, it was all the same to Warrigal.

Robbery Under Arms 2004