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Whyallee (Willy Wagtail)
Beryl Philp-Carmichael
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2007
8387276
2007
single work
prose
dreaming story
Being a show off does not always pay. Whyallee, a young Aboriginal warrior is punished for being an extrovert.
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The Mountain Devil
2007
8387360
2007
single work
prose
dreaming story
Julga a young warrior conquers a huge and terrifying monster, the Mountain Devil.
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Doitborke
Joy Wandin Murphy
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2007
8387600
2007
single work
prose
dreaming story
This story of Doitborke is about how fire was first discovered.
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Giant Man
Wendy Boyle
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2007
8387854
2007
single work
prose
dreaming story
Two lazy sisters disobey their tribe's people and are taught a lesson when followed by a giant.
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The Making of the Fitzroy River
Frank Martin
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2007
8387936
2007
single work
prose
dreaming story
A creation story of how the rivers came to be and how the tears of the Sky Spirits fell down onto the salt-water world.
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Dolphin Dreaming
2007
8388288
2007
single work
prose
dreaming story
A story of devotion as Bunga Mia awaits the return of his spirit friends the dolphins.
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Buillbree
Della Walker
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2007
8388409
2007
single work
prose
dreaming story
A story about a boy named Buillbree whose hasty wish came true.
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How the Desert Came to Be
Josie Boyle
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2007
8388960
2007
single work
prose
dreaming story
This is a creation story about the desert and how at first it was a jungle paradise with Dinosaurs and giant animals. Slowly these animals disappeared and this is how the desert came to be.
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The Coming of Goo-Aa-La
Erica Albion
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2007
8389126
2007
single work
prose
dreaming story
A story of how the spirit creator Biami sent Goo-aa-la, the Koala Bear to save his people's babies from freezing when the earth was still partly covered with ice.
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The Creation of Trowenna (Tasmania)
Leigh Maynard
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2007
8389203
2007
single work
prose
dreaming story
A creation story of how Trowenna known today as Tasmania came to be.
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Rainbow Serpent
Ray Whymarra
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2007
8389317
2007
single work
prose
dreaming story
A Dreaming story about the journey of the Rainbow Serpent who travelled through Cape York forming the colours of the Great Barrier Reef and many of the Islands off the coast of North Queensland.
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Didipapa and Gorarasiasi
Harry Captain
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Goby Noah
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1970
single work
prose
Indigenous story
— Appears in: Myths and Legends of Torres Strait 1970; (p. 289-290)Two Samsep men, Didipapa and Gorasiasiasi are on their way home when they come across a ghost blocking their path.
2007