Bill Harney

an encounter in 'desert' south of Murranji, possibly in the 1930s

... the whites till they saw it. The natives told them it was called 'Din ninnie,' and strange though it may seem, that water is unknown to-day.
Years after, the old women, whose name was No alley, was ...
...the horse was a quiet one, but these people had never before seen this strange animal. Owing to some irritation in its nostrils the animal happened to be snorting and showing its teeth. (Harney 1946:240-2)

Reference

Harney, William Edward. 1946. North of 23°: Ramblings in Northern Australia. NSW, Australasian Publishing Co. Pty Ltd

Karlantijpa page

URL http://www.anu.edu.au/linguistics/nash/kt/harney.html