These men of the north-west were of magnificent stature, and possessed great personal strength.

They were able to walk extraordinary distances, and their carriage was the most graceful I have ever seen.

Many of them were over six feet high, well made in proportion and with high broad foreheads--altogether a very different race from the inhabitants of Central Australia.

One of their favourite tests of strength was to take a short stick of very hard wood and bend it in their hands, using the thumbs as levers, till it snapped.
Strange to say, I failed to bend the stick more than a quarter of an inch.

The women are not very prepossessing, and not nearly so graceful in their bearing and gait as the men.