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18TH CENTURY LIVING HISTORY IN AUSTRALIA.

Thursday 14 August 2014

Australian Native Carry.

Dilly Bag.

 “The women make string out of bark with astonishing facility, and as good as you can get in England, by twisting and rolling it in a curious manner with the palm of the hand on the thigh. With this they make nets ... These nets are slung by a string round their forehead, and hang down their backs, and are used like a work-bag or reticule. They contain all the articles they carry about with them, such as fishing hooks made from oyster or pearl shells.”
- From the diary of an early 18th century settler in the Port Stephens area.

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