The belief is commonly held in southern Australia that, physically and otherwise, the aboriginal belongs to about the lowest grade of humanity. But different authorities agree that., in the physical sense at least, there are. some magnificent specimens of manhood among the aboriginals inhabiting the north-west portions of Australia (says the Melbourne Age.) The State development party which visited Kirnberlcy district a few weeks ago was informed that there were uo fewer than 00,000 aboriginals inhabiting this outback district, of whom hut a very small proportion were in any way civilised. The/party came across a few of the natives, and some of the men whom tl'ey saw were close unon seven feet in height,
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Taranaki Daily News, 20 October 1920, Page 5
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114Page 5 Advertisements Column 5 Taranaki Daily News, 20 October 1920, Page 5
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