Origin—Language—Marriage formalities—Infanticide—Relationships—Population—Spitting Tribe—Encounter Tribe—Tribal divisions—Intelligence—Laws—Customs—Ceremony of Depilation—Funeral customs
Religion—Massacre of the crew of the “Maria”—Traditions—Cave Figures—Superstitions—Sorcery—Diseases—Poison revenge—Native songs—Wit and humour—Fidelity—Amusements—Corroborees—Weapons—Manufactures—The Bogan Tribes—Native Fruits—Dwellings
First settlement of the Colony—Claims of the Aborigines—Extracts from Collins’s works—Bennillong and Cole-be—Dangerous proceedings of the Aborigines—Frightful massacre by the Blacks—Notes by a University Man—Mr. Trollope’s remarks—Aboriginal Police—Doom of the Queensland Savage—Massacre on Liverpool Plains—South Australian Aboriginals
Efforts made to civilize the Aborigines—Rev. L. E. Threlkeld—Results of Missions—Government support of Missions—Society for propagating the Gospel in Foreign Parts—Population in the Port Phillip District—Examination before the Legislative Council on the Aboriginal Question—Lieut. Sadleir’s evidence—Rev. L. E. Threlkeld’s evidence—Captain Grey’s opinion
Aborigines of Victoria—Mr. Westgarth’s remarks—Mr. Lloyd’s remarks—Buckley’s residence among the Aboriginals
Aboriginal Friends’ Association—Mission to Lake Alexandrina—Rev. Mr. Binney’s remarks—Extract from Mr. Foster—The Bishop of Adelaide’s visit to the Native Institution—Report of the Committee of the Legislature—Evidence of the Bishop—The Chief Protector—The Right Rev. Dr. Hale’s Mission—The Poonindie Mission—The Queensland Mission—The Maloga and Warangesda Missions—The Government appointments—The Church of England Board of Missions—The Queen’s Instructions—The assistance rendered to the Aborigines by the Government
The last of the Sovereigns of the Sydney tribe, “King Bungaree”—His son
The aboriginal Jackey Jackey
Tasmania—The Blacks—Mr. G. A. Robinson—The capture and transportation of the Aborigines to Flinders Island—Their gradual decay and extinction—Lalla Rookh, the last native