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'He came all the way from Mingaru which is a place on Melville Island...'
Notes
Footnote: (First landing by British at Fort Dundas on October 21st 1824. The garrison lasted only until 1829 because of the ill health of the military guards.)
Tiwi Translation on page 8, titled Ngirramini Ngini Tambu
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
'Stories of Aboriginal Australians from Melville Island, Bathurst Island, Roper River, Darwin, Maningrida, Groote Eylandt, Katherine, Alice Springs and the Flinders ranges. Two stories are printed in Tiwi and English.' (Source: TROVE)