The Victorian naturalist . ate the ire not ofMindi, but of Bunjil, who wouldthen order Mindi to desist from hiswork of destruction. It is most unfortunate that the exactlocality where this ceremony was per-formed was not given by historians and naturalists haveso far only found two localities wherethis could have taken place. One is ona level stretch of ground south of theCairn and west of Mt. Franklin, onthe east side of the alternative roadwhich leads from the Cairn to Dayles-ford, and on the south bank of a smalltributary to Jim Crow Creek. Thisplace has always been referred to
The Victorian naturalist . ate the ire not ofMindi, but of Bunjil, who wouldthen order Mindi to desist from hiswork of destruction. It is most unfortunate that the exactlocality where this ceremony was per-formed was not given by historians and naturalists haveso far only found two localities wherethis could have taken place. One is ona level stretch of ground south of theCairn and west of Mt. Franklin, onthe east side of the alternative roadwhich leads from the Cairn to Dayles-ford, and on the south bank of a smalltributary to Jim Crow Creek. Thisplace has always been referred to bylocal tradition as the corroboreeground. No signs of aboriginal activity isdiscernible there, and none shouldbe present, since corroboree groundswere kept clear of all that could im-pede the performance of the , fires were lit, but thesewould hardly leave an impressiontoday, especially since the ground hasbeen cultivated. It may be argued that Parkerstated that the ceremony was held in February, 1968 37. a secluded spot, and that the placenow under review was too close tothe Station to be secluded. However,no date was given by Parker, and thisceremony could have taken placeduring his early days amongst thenatives, when he was still at Neeri-man, some miles away. It is certainthat no such ceremony would havebeen permitted by him after he waswell established amongst the abori-gines. The second locality where the cere- mony could have taken place is onthe south-west foot of Mt. Franklin,where there are still some stonesarranged in an orderly manner, thussuggesting the work of man and notof nature. This conclusion was alsoreached by the eminent archaeologistMr. D. A. Casey, who visited this siteduring a recent field-day staged bythe Daylesford Historical Society. The arrangement consists of 5 largestones, measuring roughly 15 inchesto 18 inches on average in length,
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