Beliefs

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The belief in a land on the other side of the sky
where the immaterial part of man has a home
after death is as I have shown common to all
the tribes in South Eastern Australia from the Murray
Mouth to as far as the Bunan/Bunnan ceremonies reach.

This limit is fixed as I have shown to the Hunter
River on the coast (1) and to the northern + western
boundaries of the ~ [crossed out - are] Burbung ceremony of
the Wiradjuri and the Bora ceremony of the Kamilaroi
tribes. But there is some evidence that also
included the Chepara. [crossed out - and] The belief of
the tribes about Maryborough that the dead went
to an island to the northward many point to
another range of beliefs as to which I have little
information.

[Left margin note]
Ask Siebert
where did the dead
go to ?

Connected with the beliefs referred to above there
is also that in existence of Supernatural beings who
either had their abode in the sky country permanently [underlined] 2
or occassionally. [underlined]
1

As to the former the Kurnai offered a good
example. I have referred to the Mrarts as ghosts. -
[crossed out - There are these other] Next is a being called Brewin
[crossed out - He is anot] The [account- crossed out] belief in him represents what
may be described as the embodyment of evil magic,
and yet he is anthropomorphic for he takes part
even if he does not preside at the Gūnyeru (1)
of the Mrarts. [crossed out - He] Tulaba's protective chant which
I have given shows that he is credited with what we know
as the [??]. He is described as "being able to go any where
like the wind."

[Left margin notes]
(1) Festive songs
& dancing
Commonly spoken of
as corrobborees

qu ch K&K

Then there are Baukan + Bullumdūt.
I have here [?alluded to these both to the direct office?] and
the legends [??] no more that they are [??]
anthropomorphic beings [word crossed out - ?] mother & son who in the