Some of these stones are said to have spirits in them; those are self-moving, and at times have the power of speech.

I have neither seen them move nor heard them speak, though I have a couple in my possession.

I suppose the statement must be taken on faith; and as faith can move mountains, why not a dayoorl-stone?
The so-called improvident blacks actually used to have a harvest time, and a harvest home too.

When the doonburr, or seed, was thick on the yarmmara, or barley-grass, the tribes gathered this grass in quantities.
First, they made a little space clear of everything, round which they made a brush-yard.

Each fresh supply of yarmmara, as it was brought in by the harvesters, was put in this yard.