Letter from John Bulmer 10 October 1878

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got. I dare say wombat meat
would be considered the best in
fact Muk jeak.
The term Muk is a very measuring one.
It is something very decided. I should
say it is very really great and
decidedly so. I think Nga would
be equal to "I heartily agree
with you”, or decidedly yes. Muk
then would be my very or real
name as a man was not
called by his name but was
usually referred to as the
father of so and so to the Brother of
so and so +ccc.
With regard to the Birrarark I
have not been able to find
that there was any society among
the Blacks who professed to hold
commerce with spirits. There
was seldom more than one
of that class at at [sic] time among
the Blacks of one part. I dare
say he was generally a knowing