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Gordon Stott came from Timber Creek to Victoria River Downs (VRD) to where some people were living on the east side of the station.

dat murnungku bin kam kayiliyin, ngu-yina yani VRD kaarnimpa kuya ngu-lu karrinyani.

They were camped on the eastern side close to the VRD homestead.

kula-lu, kaarnimpa ngu-lu karrinyani VRD-wu-rni.

They were performing Wangka at their ceremonial ground.

ngu-lu karrinya kaarrampa kuya nganta partarti-la ngu-lu karrinyani, wangka-ka.

Gordon Stott snuck up on them there.

ngu-yina nyila-ma yani purlp-karra-ma rait-ap jeya na, nyila-ma nganayila-ma Gordon Stott-ma.

He was after one of the Aboriginal workers.

ngu abta-im mani one of them ngumpit.

They were performing Junpa by then.

ngu-lu wanyjarni Junpa.

Including the bloke Gordon Stott was after.

ngantuku yalu-ngku-ma ngumpit-tu-ma ngu, ngu-rla marni.

Someone said to him, "That policeman has come for you".

ngu-rla marni, +" nyawa-rni-warla ngu-n nyununy nyawa yani, kuya-ma.

At that point he emerged from the crowd.

nganta ngu kam-at yanani na ngumpit-ma.

They saw each other but the man kept dancing, so the policeman might have came around the back of the dancers to him.

ngu-wula-nyunu warrkap-ma wanyjarni murnungku-ma yani kuya na walik nganta yani Gordon Stott-ma.

The man saw him said "Ah he's heading my way".

ngu nyanya kuya-ngku-ma +" ngu-yi yani ngayiny-jirri rait.

The two of them chased after each other down to the river.

ngu-wula-nyunu pilapila na mani kanyjurra.

The bloke jumped into water the decorative bushes still tied to his ankles.

nyila-ma kanyjurra-ngka bujij-jawung-pa-rni wirrwawu waninya ngawa-ngka-ma.

His ceremonial hat came off as he jumped in.

nyila-ma wangara-ma waninya jarlkaj-pa-rni ngawa-ngka na.

He then swam east across the river.

nyila-ma kaarnirra ngu yani, lilaj-parla kaarnirra kaarninjarrk.

I don't know what the name of the man was.

nyila ngumpit ai dunno nganta wayi ngumpit nyila-ma.

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They didn't tell them the name of the man.

kula-yinangkulu kula-yinangkulu yini marni nyila-ma ngumpit-ma.

They told me about Parlamuwurni though who was also known as Banjo Long Jangari.

onli nyila-rni-warla, Parlamuwurni.

He was the one who bashed Gordon Stott over the head with a didjeridoo.

yala-ngku-rni-warla ngu pani bamboo-ku-ma pangkily nyila-ma murnungku-ma Gordon Stott-ma.

He's teling a story about the evil policeman.

dijan im kuliyan murnungku-ma im-in tok.

The policeman had a reputation for being aggressive so Parlamuwurni got the didgeridoo and hit him on the head.

nyawa na kuliyan-ma murnungku-ma ngu nyila-ma pampu-ma mani ngu kuya-ngku pani binij pangkily-ma.

The whitefella was rendered unconscious.

yala-ngka-rni wirlkik nyila-ma kartipa-ma.

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yeah that old man xxx kuliyan too.

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I'll tell a story about Jessie Kinyayi Nangari's husband Wirlwirri Jampin.

nyila jeya maiti wayi-warla-rla piyarrp kuya pilarr marnana nganayila-wu, marluka Wirlwirri.

Yeah tell her about them.

yeah yurrk manyja-rla.

Gordon Stott was always chasing after Wirlwirri.

im-in abta-im-bat im murnungku-lu-ma Gordon Stott-tu-ma Wirlwirringarna marluka, Jampin init, Jampin Wirlwirringarna ngu abta-im-ma panani.

This was up at Humbert River Station, I think.

nganta langa kankapa la Humbert River.

This time he was chasing him but Wirlwirri was moving through the hills southwards.

ngu abta-im-bat pani bat nyantu yanani ngarlakangarlaka-la-rni kurlarni nyawa.

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He was chasing Wirlwirri but he couldn't find him.

xxx ngu trai-im manani ngu Wirlwirri nyila-rni yipurrk.

Gordon Stott was travelling on his own by this time because Kurnmali was dead by then.

yala-nginyi-ma ngu yani nyantu-wariny na nyila-ma Gordon Stott-ma.

He was travelling alone, he didn't have his police boy Kurnmali because he was dead by then.

ngu yani Gordon Stott-ma nyantu-wariny na.

He went somewhere near Judbarra.

ngu yani jam-weya langa Judbarra.

There Gordon Stott unrolled his swag, made supper and hobbled his horse.

yala-ngka-warla ngu, im-in pirrir-im-bat swag meik-im-bat supa yawarta ngu hobble-im-bat mani marntaj, Gordon Stott-tu-ma.

Right then Wirrwirri appeared.

marluka Wirlwirringarna ngu-rla yani na kankula-rni nyantu-rni jik.

He went up to him and they greeted each other.

ngu-rla yani, ngu-nyunu kuya-ngku-ma +" ah good day marluka, good day.

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"Have you had a bite to eat," Gordon Stott said to him.

+" yu bin hab-im tanku, ngu-rla marni.

"No," "Well you have some of this tucker".

+" lawara, +" wal yu hab-im tanku nyawa.

So he gave him some food.

ngu-rla jayinya tanku-ma marntaj.

The policeman grabbed him then and took him back.

ngu kanya na.

He said to him, +" At VRD I'll have to handcuff you", he might put handcuffs or chains on him.

ngu-rla marni VRD-la-ma kankarra kuya-ma ngu-rla marni murnungku murnungku +" tirrk manku.

The white managers will see that you have chains on then.

+" ngu-ngkulu nyangku tirrk ngu-rnangku manku.

"You'll be chained up", he said.

+" ngu-n chain karrwa, kuya.

So Stott took Wirrwirri and chained him up at VRD.

ngu kanya ngu tirrk mani, marluka-ma Wirrwirringarna-ma, VRD-la-ma.

He chained him up at VRD.

VRD-la-ma ngu tirrk mani.

Then he took him from VRD towards Katherine.

ngu kanya yalu-ngurlu kanimparra nyawa.

He took him in chains to Dashwood Crossing (not far from VRD) then unchained him there.

weya im-in ngu kanya chain-jawung-ma yikili-ma Dashwood-ma ngu-rla yilarrp na mani chain-ma.

He took him to Katherine without the chains.

ngu kangani chain-murlung na kanimparra.

They camped all the way to Katherine.

tirritirrip ola-wei kanimparra rait-ap Katherine-ta-ma.

They were close to Katherine then.

wijkuparri na Katherine-ma kuya.

The policeman said, "I'm going to have to chain your neck and hands up again".

murnungku +" ngu-rnangku yuwarru chain parra wirri-ngka wartan-ta kuya, +" yuu.

He re-chained his neck and his hands together.

ngu yuwani wirri-ngka ngu-rla kuya-rniny kiyani wirri-ngka nyawa wartan-kujarra.

Then he dragged him the rest of the way into Katherine.

ngu kanya tartartap na Katherine-ta-ma.

He might have tied him to a tree in Katherine.

ngu tai-im-ap mani karnti-ka maitbi.

I'm not sure, but probably a tree.

kula-rna pina ngayu-ma karnti-ka.

I'm just telling the story how I know it.

jupu-rna nyawa-ma yurrk-nginyi ngayu-ma marnana nyawa-ma jaru-ma.

Right he probably tied him up.

rait nganta tai-im tai-im-ap mani.

Then he put Wirrwirringarna in a vehicle and they transported him north to Fanny Bay prison in Darwin.

an yala-nginyi-ma ngu yuwani langa nyampa-ka wayi maiti rarraj-kaji-la karlarnirra ngu-lu kanya karlarnimpa, Fanny Bay-yirri na, marluka-ma Wirlwirringarna-ma.

Gordon Stott was the witness for him.

ngu-rla nyantu-rni an witness-ma karrinya nyila na an Gordon Stott.

He acted as the witness in Wirlwirri's case.

ngu-rla witness-ma karrinya yalu-wu-ma Wirlwirringarna-wu-ma marluka-wu-ma.

In fact he was the only witness at Wirlwirri's court appearance.

ngu-rla witness karrinya marntaj.

They released him so he took just him back.

ngu wart kanya nyantu-rni.

Only Gordon Stott took him back.

Gordon Stott-tu-rni wart kanya.

He took him to Timber Creek and just let him go.

ngu kanya, Timber Creek-jirri marntaj ngu led-im-gu na kiyani.

He just let him go.

purr-warla yuwani.

Gordon Stott was the only witness.

ngu-rla witness karrinya nyantu-rni nyila-rni Gordon Stott-pa-rni.

It was because Wirlwirri surrendered himself.

xxx nyantu-rni jik yani kuya, nyila-ma Wirlwirri-ma, kuya.