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A policeman called Gordon Stott travelled from Timber Creek.

dat murnungku im-in kam-ap kaarrayin.

He arrived at Waterloo Station and the Aboriginal workers asked his policeboy Kurnmali, "Why are the two of you here"?

im-in kam-ap la Waterloo an ngu-lu yangki marni nyila ngumpin Japalyi, ngumpit-tu jam-bala-lu Waterloo-ngarna-lu, +" nyampa-wu-warla-npula yani?

We came to register a rifle.

+" ngu-wula yani ngu-rliyarra yani murlu-wu, raiful-u ngu sign-im-bat yuwarru raiful.

"He's got to sign for the rifle," said Kurnmali.

+" ngu paper-la yuwarru raiful, kuya.

But he wasn't telling them the truth.

kula-yina jutuk marni.

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The policeman had really come for those stockman.

ngu yani nyila-ma yaluntirl-u ngumpit-ku stock-camp-kula-wu.

Some Aboriginal men had speared a killer somewhere.

yalu-ngku ngumpit-tu ngu-lu pani ngarin jam-wei.

And some other people had reported that the Aboriginal workers at Waterloo had done it.

an ngu-yinangkulu piyarrp na kanya nyila-ma Waterloo boi-ma.

OK, so then the policeman and tracker camped overnight.

alrait ngu-lu tirrip karrinya na.

The Waterloo mob questioned Japalyi in the evening after supper.

ngu-lu ask-im kaputa-la-ma abta supper ngu-lu yangki marni nyila-ma Japalyi-ma.

"Have you two brought any news from the north".

+" nyampa-warla eni jaru ngu-npula kanya wal im-in nyampa nyanta.

"No we just came to register the station manager's rifle," he said.

+" lawara nyawa-ma ngurliyarra yani murlu-wu-rni-warla turlk-kaji-wu, sign-im-bat-ku yuwarru paper-la, kuya.

But he was lying to them.

ngu-yina marni kurany-karra.

He wasn't telling the truth.

kurany-karra ngu-yina marni.

In the meantime, Gordon Stott was talking to the head stockman who was a whitefella called Don McLaughlin.

ngu-rla marni nyila-ma murnungku-ma yalu-wu-rni head-stockman-ku-rni kartipa-wu ngu-rla marni.

McLaughlin told him to talk to the Aboriginal stockman.

ngu-rla marni kuya yala-ma kartiya-ma manyja-yina yalu-wu-ma ngumpit-ku-ma.

He told him the names of the Aboriginal stockman.

ngu-yina xxx yiniyini marni ngumpit-ma na nyila-ma marntaj.

Early in the morning after breakfast, McLaughlin grabbed a bridle.

an kaputkaput-ma ngu tirrip-ma karrinya ngu-lu bridle mani after breakfast-ma.

And headed across to the stockman.

ngu-yina yani cut-across nyawa-ma stockman-ma.

He picked out some stockman saying, "You, you, and this one and that one and this one too".

ngu-yina marni stockman-ma +" nyuntu nyuntu an nyawa an nyila nyawa.

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"You mob go with the policeman," said McLaughlin, "The policeman wants to talk to you".

+" nyurrulu yanta-lu-rla murnungku-ku ngu-nyjurra malu.

"I don't know what policeman wants with you mob".

+" nyatpa-nyjurra malu murnungku-wu?

"He's got some news about you mob," he said to them.

+" im garram jaru la yubala jeya, kuya, ngu-yina marni-ma.

The men walked over to the policeman and formed a line.

ngu-lu yanani na ngumpit-ma, yani kurlpap one-line ngu-lu waninya.

Kurnmali told them to form a line next to the policeman.

+" kartiya-la kuya na one-line, ngu-yina marni nyila Japalyi-ma Kurnmali-ma.

"You mob stand near him like that".

+" kuya na karra-lu-rla.

"Yeah, he's got something to say to you," said Japalyi.

+" yuu ngu-nyjurra malu.

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"He's wants to talk to you mob," he said.

+" nyatpa-nyjurra malu, kuya.

But instead Gordon Stott said to Kurnmali, "Get that bag and bring it to me," There was a long chain in the bag.

bat ngu-rla marni yalu-wu-ma nyanuny-ku-ma police-boy-yu-ma Japalyi-yu-ma, +" nyila wananga manta, murla-ngka-wu kangka-yin nyila wananga garra long chain darran.

He brought the bag to him.

im-in bring-im-ap na.

And left on the ground there.

ngu wanyjarni jeya kanyjurra.

He brought it and left it.

ngu kanya ngu wanyjarni.

The policeman opened up the bag and then started pulling the chain out.

ngu wirr mani kuya-ngku murnungku-lu-ma yalu-ngku-ma marntaj ngu mani.

The pair of them got the chain out - both Gordon Stott and Kurnmali.

ngu-wula mani kujarrap-kulu murnungku-lu an yalu-ngku Japalyi-lu.

Then they chained the stockmen together by the neck.

ngu-yinangkulu yuwani ngirlkirri-la na.

They were all standing there in a line with a chain around their neck.

ngirlkirri-la ngirlkirri-la ola-wei nyawa-ma ngumpit-ku-ma, kutitij-ja-ma one-line-ta-ma.

And the policeman and the tracker also chained their hands together.

alrait an wartan-ta ngu-yinangkulu yuwani police-boy-lu an murnungku-lu.

They chained them together.

ngu-yinangkulu yuwani marntaj.

Then policeman spoke in Kurnmali's ear so the others couldn't here.

rait ngu-rla, ngu-rla jarrakap na marni ngu-rla marni, manka-ka-rni ngu-rla marni, nyila-ma murnungku-ma yalu-wu-ma Japalyi-wu-ma.

"You go down to the river to cut some short sticks".

+" yu gu kanyjurra na, kataj-karra-ku-ma karnti shortshort-bala.

"Cut some sticks, I want to talk to the others on my own".

+" kataj-karra-ku-ma, marntaj ngu-rnayina jarrakap-parla malu na.

You go down there and cut some sticks for me," he said.

+" an nyuntu-ma-yinta kanyjurra kataj-karra na parra, karnti shortshort-bala, kuya.

"Some short sticks," he said, "OK," Kurnmali replied.

+" lututu-ma karnti-ma, kuya-ma, +" yuu.

So he brought some sticks from the river.

ngu kanya na nyila-ma karnti-ma kanyjuliyit.

He carried the sticks across his shoulder and threw them on the ground at Gordon Stott's feet.

warnkurr kanya ngu wijkik kiyarni kanyjurra-k kuya.

The policeman distributed the sticks among the chained-up stockmen.

yalu-ngku murnungku-lu mani kuya-ngka wirrwirr na nyila-ma karnti-ma yapayapa-ma marntaj.

Some of the sticks were really thick.

jangkakarni karnti jarlart-baga.

"This one is yours, this is yours, yours, yours and yours," he said to them as he handed them out.

ngu-yina marni +" nyawa nyununy nyawa nyununy, nyawa nyununy nyawa nyununy, nyawa nyununy nyawa nyununy, ngu-yina marni.

Finally he said to Kurnmalu, "And this one is yours".

an ngu-rla marni police-boy-wu-ma +" nyawa-ma nyununy, kuya, police-boy-wu-ma.

He planned for him to hit the last man in the line.

ngu luwawu yalu-ngku-ma-nyjurra ngumayi-la last-ta ngumpit, kuya.

He would be hitting Mick Tailer Murtuyarri.

Murtuyarri ngu panani.

"All right - I'm going to give you some instructions when you're ready".

+" alrait, ngu-rnanyjurra malu, redi-bala na karra-lu, punyu-k-pa-rni karra-lu.

They all stood there ready with the sticks.

kutitij-ju ngu-lu punyu-k na karrinya kutitij karnti-yawung na purrp.

"OK - you mob hit each other with these sticks and then I'll let out of the chains".

+"raito, nyuntu-ma, marntaj na parra-lu-nyunu murlu-ngku-ma ngu-nyjurra nyurrulu murla-ngka-rni led-im-gu-ma yuwarru, kuya.

"I'll let you go straight afterwards".

+" ngu-rnanyjurra purr yuwarru murla-ngka-rni.

"Right, start hitting each other now".

parra-lu-nyunu.

So they started hitting each other.

nyawa na ngu-lu-nyunu pani.

They bashed each other then.

ngu-lu-nyunu pani na.

One of those fellows - he was called Yirrkalkari or Kamanyjingarna Janama and he used to live at Daguragu.

wan-bala ngumpit, marluka, im-in, murla-ngka ngu karrinya kanyjupal langa Daguragu waruk, marluka Kamanyjingarna-ma.

His poison cousin was standing behind him - he was called Waterloo Bob Jikirr Jungurra.

an im-in hab-im nyanuny mali nyawa-ma ngumayi-la-ma.

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Kamanyjingarna's mali started hitting him.

mali-ngku-rni ngu pani nyila-ma marluku-ma Kamanyjingarna-ma.

And Kamanyjingarna pleaded with him, "Please me gently - you're my poison cousin - you're not supposed to touch me".

an ngu-rla marni Kamanyjingarna-ma kuya, +" yamak-parla parra-yilu ngayiny-ju-waju mali-ngku, kuya.

That's what he said to him.

ngu-rla marni.

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"You're my mali, please don't hit me hard".

+" ngayiny-ju-waju mali parra-yilu yamak kula parra-yilu, kuya.

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The policeman understood what he was saying and said to him.

an ngu-rla marni murnungku-ma, murnungku-lu im nou jaru-ma.

The policeman said to him, "Go on - hit that one".

ngu-rla marni murnungku-ma nyila-ma +" gu-an parra nyila-ma.

"Hit him".

+"parra!

"It doesn't matter what he's saying to you, just hit him".

nyila-ma-ngku marnana ngantawi wankaj parra-yi, kuya.

He hit him then, OK.

ngu pani na, marntaj.

Then, true to his word, he took the chains from their necks and wrists.

ngu-yina led-im-gu-warla yuwani ngu-yina mani yilayilarrp na ngirlkirri-nginyi wartan-nginyi marntaj.

They were all battered from the beating.

ngu-lu nyawa-ma wankaj na karrinya luwanu-nginyi.

One Japalyi (not the police boy) had beaten Murtuyarri.

nyila-ma najan-ma Japalyi-lu-ma pani nyila-ma Murtuyarri-ma.

He had hit him again and again over the head.

najing pangkilypangkily pani ngu kuya-rniny-ma binij.

And he beat Jampin too - George Wangararra Jampin from Newrie Station.

an Jampin ngu pani.

That Jampin was a traditional owner of the area north of Waterloo.

wan-bala Jampin, yala-ny-mawu-rni marluka kayirrampa.

Jampin was a TO of Kildurk.

im nyila-ma Jampin-ma blanganta Kildurk.

Japalyi had based him on the back of the neck.

ngu nyila na pani jurtakik-karra Japalyi-lu-ma marntaj.

That's the story.

nyila-rni-warla ngu-rna marnana jaru-ma nyila na.

I told you that story now.

nyila-rni-warla ngu-rnangku piyarrp yuwani.

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marntaj-warla wayi?

The policeman was called Gordon Stott.

murnungku-ma nyila-ma Gordon Stott.

He was an agressive fellow.

ngu wankajpirri, im kuliyan.

He was at Timber Creek.

im-in la Timber Creek.

He was known for chaining people up near Timber Creek.

ngu-yina tirrk-karra mani kuya-rniny Timber Creek-kula-ma karrawarra-ma.

At Fitroy Station.

Fitroy-la-ma.

He used to chain them up there, OK.

ngu-yina tirrk-karra mani marntaj.

Some young blokes were spearing cattle on eastern side.

yangyang-bala-lu-ma ngu-lu ngarin pani kaarrampa-ma.

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He brought them back to Timber Creek.

ngu-yina kanya Timber Creek-jirri wart.

At Timber Creek he asked the young fellows, "Who's the one who killed the cattle".

ngu-yina-ma Timber Creek-kula ngantuku-warla ngu-wuliny yangki marni kujarra yang-bala.

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The other mob there didn't know which of the two of them had killed the cattle.

yirrap-ma kula-lu-rla pina yalu-wu-ma ngarin-ku-ma yalu-ngku-ma kujarra-lu ngu-wula pani.

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So he took both of them to Timber Creek.

ngu-wuliny kanya rait-ap karlampa.