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Although there was no unified Indigenous military force, many Indigenous communities had a strong tradition of warfare and developed unique weapons and battle techniques.

Here are some of the most significant weapons and battle techniques of Indigenous Australians. 

Spears

Spears were a commonly used weapon among many Indigenous Australian people, and they varied in length, weight, and design.

Some communities used light and agile spears for hunting and fishing, while others used heavier spears for warfare.

The Indigenous Australians were skilled at throwing spears, and they could be thrown with great accuracy and force. 

Boomerangs were not only used for hunting and recreation but also as a weapon in warfare.

The Indigenous Australians had two types of boomerangs: the returning boomerang and the non-returning boomerang.

The returning boomerang was used as a distraction or to disarm an opponent, while the non-returning boomerang was used for striking an enemy. 

Shields

Shields were an essential part of Indigenous Australian warfare and were used to deflect spears, boomerangs, and other projectiles.

The shields varied in size and shape depending on the community, and some were adorned with intricate designs. 

within their territory, they moved from place to place in a cycle so that they could plant seeds in conditions that were better for growing those specific crops than in other conditions.

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The Boomerang:

The boomerang’s distinctive sound and remarkable return flight have made it famous worldwide. Other cultures invented throwing sticks with controllable motion and spin, but the boomerang was a purely Aboriginal invention. The angled shape with asymmetrical curves uses one of the most complicated principles of aerodynamics: asymmetrical lift.

The woomera is another uniquely Aboriginal invention that uses leverage to allow a spear to be thrown up to three times further. Witnesses report seeing spears thrown with enough force to skewer the trunk of a full-grown eucalyptus tree! Typically, the woomera was made by shaping a piece of hardwood into a long, thin handle and attaching a stone to the base to hold a spear-end in place.

during the early, cool seasons.

Aboriginal people made a powerful thermoplastic resin from porcupine grass and grass trees. They beat the resin out of the grass, then cleaned it and heated it over fire to create a sticky black substance. The resulting resin hardened as it cooled and was strong enough to bind rock to wood. This resin was used to create tools such as spears, woomeras and axes

It is a deadly weapon that the Aboriginal use for fighting and hunting. It has one bulb at an end and a handle at the other. It is also known as the 'Boondi'.

(Southeastern Australia)

Grinding stone:

It is used to grind seeds to make them into flour or even to grind ochre (A dark red colour). It looks like most modern grinding tools but is made out of stone.

(Southeastern Australia)

Jewelry:

You may not know it, but the Aboriginal people also wore jewelry. Their jewelry is made out of feathers, echidna spines, and even kangaroo teeth mixed with seeds.

(Tasmania)

Sources:

(Deadlystory.com)

By Adi and Kanish

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Aboriginal people demonstrated a sophisticated understanding of engineering, physics and aquaculture in the design of elaborate stone fish traps in NSW, and the 100 sq.km eel farm at Lake Condah in Victoria. They made these fish farms by creating complex systems of canals, linked weirs and ponds out of river stones. Lake Condah shows evidence of a very large, settled community that harvested and smoked eels to trade. Some of Australia’s Aboriginal fish traps are thought to be up to 40,000 years old. They may be some of the oldest surviving human-made structures in the world.

Telfer is a mining site and a company town in the Pillbara region of Western Australia, within the Great Sandy Dessert.

About Aboriginal Housing:

In Victoria, it was edvident that, volcanic stone huts came and plced a thousand of years back!!!!!!