ABSTRACT
In traditional times the division of labour between men and women (as with many other societies) delegated the more exciting and ritually important tasks to the men while women worked longer hours at the more tedious tasks. Aboriginal men went hunting (but not necessarily every day) and the women had the daily task of foraging, digging for roots, collecting berries, nuts, seeds and small animals. On return to camp seeds had to be winnowed and laboriously ground and made into damper (native bread). In addition women were, and still are, responsible for the family's supply of water and firewood.
