10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PITURI»
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pituri in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
pituri and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Substance Use and Abuse: Cultural and Historical Perspectives
Oceania Indigenous Australians, prior to European colonization, used a number
of different psychoactive substances, including various species of native tobacco,
alcohol, and pituri (Brady, 1991; Dobkin de Rios, 1990). About 13 species of ...
Russil Durrant, Jo Thakker, 2003
2
The Pharmaceutical Journal and Transactions
I have examined perhaps a dozen packages of Pituri at different times, and they
have all been made of netted work, or canvas. Every bag appeared to be
precisely the same both in size, pattern and material. The material I believe to be
...
3
Desert Channels: The Impulse to Conserve
power of pituri as early as 1885, stating that 'pituri is an extensive article of trade
among the blacks, the happy possessors being able to obtain in exchange for it
any article dear to the aboriginal heart from their less fortunate black brethren'.45
...
Libby Robin, Chris Dickman, Mandy Martin, 2011
4
Aboriginal Dreaming Paths and Trading Routes: The ...
Some was brought from Alice Springs, with the southwards movement of water to
Lake Eyre; the main Pituri Road ran the length of the interior of Queensland,
across New South Wales beyond Lake Eyre (Terry 1974:65). McConnell (1976)
also ...
5
Phantastica: A Classic Survey on the Use and Abuse of ...
The plant and the drug prepared from it is named pituri (pitchery, petgery,
bedgery). The latter represents a lumpy, brown mass, consisting of the powdered
leaves of the pituri with its petioles, nerves, and stalks. The blacks of the Wilson
River, ...
6
The Pharmaceutical Journal ...: A Weekly Record of Pharmacy ...
I have examined perhaps a. dozen packages of Pituri at different times, and they
have all been made of netted work, or canvas. Every bag appeared to be
precisely the same both in size, pattern and material. The material I believe to be
...
7
Medicinal Plants in Australia Volume 4: An Antipodean Apothecary
some smooth surface, a 'pituri-plate', koolamon &c., and worked with the fingers
into small rolls about 21⁄2 inches long by 5/8 inches diameter, which 'quids' are
now ready for chewing. Sometimes, the quid is teased up with some shreds of ...
8
Ethnological Studies Among the North-west-central Queensland ...
146. Dingoes are tracked up on very hot days over the sandhills, and are then
speared. 147. Though not an article of food, a few notes concerning Pituri (
Duboisia) will not be quite out of place here. If all is well, pituri arrives in Boulia in
the ...
Walter Edmund Roth, Robert Etheridge, 1897
They are sometimes sweated beneath a layer of fine sand, dried, roughly
powdered, and then packed in netted bags, skins, etc., for transport. I have
examined perhaps a dozen packages of Pituri at different times, and they have all
been made ...
10
The Archaeology of Australia's Deserts
pituri at levels ranging from 2.4 to 5 per cent (more than twice the content of
commercial cigarettes or of the Nicotiana gossei bush tobacco used elsewhere in
the desert). Chemical analysis shows that in Central and western Australia, ...
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PITURI»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
pituri is used in the context of the following news items.
War of dominance among cops, naxals continues in AOB
... Chhattisgarh after they suffered heavy losses in the AOB. Even Manyam Pituri Sena, an armed militia network, but could not make inroads. «NYOOOZ, Jun 15»
Rebels kill salesperson for being police informer
RAIPUR: After killing a jewel trader in Sukma two days ago, Maoists, who are observing 'Jan Pituri Week' in remembrance of their slain leaders, ... «Times of India, Jun 15»
C'garh:Security forces step up anti-Naxal ops ahead of monsoon
Notably, the outlawed Communist Party of India (Maoist) in Bastar is also observing Jan Pituri Week between June 5 and 11 in memory of their ... «Eprahaar, Jun 15»
Naxals assault trader in Dantewada
The outlawed Communist Party of India (Maoist) in Bastar is observing 'Jan Pituri Week' from June 5 till June 11 in memory of their leaders. «Eprahaar, Jun 15»
Maoists attack jeweller, one arrested: Cops | Raipur NYOOOZ
Notably, Maoists are observing week-long 'Jan Pituri Saptah' in the red zone and Friday was the first day of the week. The Maoists, according to ... «NYOOOZ, Jun 15»
A history of Australia's Indigenous art in 10 objects
Pituri is a native tobacco that grows on desert margins. The pituri from the Gregory river region of far western Queensland was highly prized. «The Guardian, Apr 15»
Mining: public hearing held amid heavy security
They also believe that Alluri Sitarama Raju during the 'manyam pituri' period had lived in the caves. The police started their preparations well in ... «The Hindu, Mar 15»
Philip Clarke's discovery of Aboriginal plant kingdom
Pituri, bush tobacco, was the basis of a trading network that once spanned the western deserts: it suppresses thirst and hunger and produces a ... «The Australian, Feb 15»
Existence of ancient caves comes to light
... some time in the caves when he was planning 'Manyam Pituri' (armed struggle against the British in the Visakha Agency) between1922-24. «The Hindu, Feb 15»
Naxals' anti-bauxite meet pulls big crowd
Nearly 800 people from 25 villages attended the meeting organized by the Adivasi Viplava Raitu Cooli Sangham and Manyam Pituri Senathat, ... «Times of India, Aug 14»
