The ngurungaeta of the Marin-Bulluk of the Wurundjeri people, who dwelt on the western side of the Saltwater River (Maribyrnong River). Barak told Howitt how Bungerim was the person to whom Billibelleri 'gave his word' and stood beside him- that is that Bungerim acted as Billibellari's spokesperson in negotiations, for example with the Wadawurrung (See Howitt: 1904, p. 341). Barak described how he 'had beside him' Robert Wandin, Tom Mansfield and Tom Donnelly. Historian Penny van Toorn has written of how Barak used this practice during the petitions and protests at Coranderrk (see Penny van Toorn, Writing Never Arrives Naked: Early Aboriginal Cultures of Writing in Australia, Aboriginal Studies Press, Canberra, 2006, pp. 123-151)
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Notes by Howitt on the Kulin NationPages 1Registration Number hw0390Author Howitt, Alfred WilliamPhysical Description Handwritten notes, titled, undated and with some subheadings. Pages are numbered 1-10. The second page , numbered 35 is unrelated - geological notes. Annotations in the left hand margins, and a diagram on the page numbered 9.
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Chapter VI Tribal GovernmentsRegistration Number XM689Author Howitt, Mr Alfred WilliamPhysical Description Draft notes, typed and handwritten, undated. 59 pages consisting of 47 foolscap sheets, 8 half-pages, and 3 slips. With annotations, attachments and corrections throughout. Condition: some sheets with torn and tattered edges; some with foxing.