North Queensland Ethnography. Bulletin No. 13. Fighting weapons
Abstract
Spears—North-West and Lower Gulf Districts; Pennefather River Districts; Princess Charlotte Bay, Cape Bedford, Bloomfield River, and Palmer River; Lower Tully River District; Rockhampton District; Brisbane. Spear-throwers (Wommeras)—Pennefather River District; Palmer and Laura Rivers; Cape Bedford, Endeavour and Bloomfield Rivers; Princess Charlotte Bay; Lower Tully River; North-West Districts. Boomerangs—Lower Tully River; Mackay District; Rockhampton District; Brisbane; North-West and Lower Gulf Districts. Shields—Peninsula and North-West Districts; Tully River and Cardwell Districts; Bloomfield and Endeavour Rivers; Rockhampton District; Brisbane. Throwing-sticks(Nulla Nullas)—North-West Districts; Tully River; Rockhampton District; Brisbane. Fighting Poles. Two-handed Swords. Single-handed Swords. Manner of Fighting—Inter-tribal and Individual.