Blackfellow
a term used to refer to an Aborigine of Australia.
Historical Examples
The Book of the Bush George Dunderdale
The Moving Finger Mary Gaunt
Denis Dent Ernest W. Hornung
Missing Friends Thorvald Weitemeyer
Missing Friends Thorvald Weitemeyer
Dot and the Kangaroo Ethel C. Pedley
The Childerbridge Mystery Guy Boothby
The Australian Explorers George Grimm
Journal of an Overland Expedition in Australia Ludwig Leichhardt
Sheilah McLeod Guy Boothby
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