Going Hunting

3. Were used as moving targets after Europeans came to Australia.
5. Children needed to know how to recognise and follow them incase they got lost.
7. A large bird, hunted by fathers, uncles and young men.
8. Were built on the land that was traditionally hunting grounds to contain sheep and cattle.
10. They were depleted from the sheep and cattle.
12. Aboriginal people gather around it at night.
14. A notched stick used to propel spears.
15. They learnt how to hunt through games like target practice and trowing competitions.
17. Traditionally and still used for hunting by women and younger children.
18. Traditionally and still used for hunting by women and younger children.

1. Made out of wood and used as a weapon. Has a bend in it and kids love to throw them.
2. Men and older boys use them as transport because they have to travel further now days to hunt for food.
3. What was considered 'serious business' in traditional Aboriginal society?
4. melon A name for a small wallaby.
6. Now used for hunting by men and older boys in place of spears.
8. Little ones were made from tea-tree and put through the fire to straighten them up.
9. A large marsupial, hunted by fathers, uncles and young men.
11. Made from a forked stick and rubber from tyre inner tubes. Used to hunt small birds.
13. A large lizard, hunted by women.
16. They have claw and a long snout and are covered with spikes. Hunted by Aboriginal women.