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Giles describes the environment at Fort Mueller and the events of Christmas Day, 1873. The camp suffers an attack by 'a pack of fiends in human form and of aboriginal appearance'. Whilst acknowledging that his group of 'white-faced wretches' have deprived the indigenous people of food and land, Giles supports the firing of rifles in self-defence. Following the battle, The explorers enjoy a Christmas dinner of wallaby chops, damper and tea (having eaten their Christmas pudding two days earlier).
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