The Sydney Morning Herald - 21 May 1927
National Library of Australia (here)
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Saturday, October 9, 2010
CANBERRA BLACKS - IN EARLY DAYS
An article about what Europeans called the Kgamburry tribe of Aboriginals on the Limestone Plains of present day Canberra. Mr John Blundell, who lived in the Canberra region for 85 years in the 1800's records his reminiscences of the century and describes in detail his memories of the Aboriginal society that existed at Limestone in his time...
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Very interesting, thanks.
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Your welcome Keith.
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