TLF ID M006592
In most parts of Australia young boys played fighting games or mock combat games for enjoyment and as a practice for adult life. In one part of Australia the boys would rise early in the morning to practise their self-taught skills of spear throwing. The little boys also indulged in imitating the skills of fighting as practised by their elders. The miniature weapons they used were either manufactured for them by their older male relatives and friends, or else made themselves. These included boomerangs, throwing sticks, spears, knives and axes. A throwing-and-evading game where players attempt to hit each other with sponge balls. The Yulunga: Traditional Indigenous Games resource was developed to provide all Australians with a greater understanding and appreciation of Indigenous culture by celebrating the games that Indigenous Australians have been playing across the country for hundreds of years.