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Amy Dirngayg Amy Dirngayg i(A130639 works by)
Born: Established: ca. 1920 ;
Gender: Female
Heritage: Aboriginal
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1 Yarrayg : River Lily Amy Dirngayg , Francesca Merlan (interviewer), 1996 single work oral history life story
— Appears in: Big River Country : Stories from Elsey Station 1996; (p. 69-73) Amy Dirngayg tells how yarrayg, a small river lily, was cared for and annually 'increased' by a custom of crushing a rock, cooking it, and then dispersing it in the river.
1 'You Like to Work?' Amy Dirngayg , Francesca Merlan (interviewer), 1996 single work oral history life story
— Appears in: Big River Country : Stories from Elsey Station 1996; (p. 63-66) Amy Dirngayg tells of her early years when many old people were sick. They used to bathe in salt water, thinking it would cure them, but many died. Amy also tells how she was first recruited to work at Elsey Station, where she remained working for around forty years.
1 Lurdurdminyi : Crescent Lagoon Amy Dirngayg , Lulu Jilimbirrnga , Francesca Merlan (interviewer), 1996 single work oral history biography
— Appears in: Big River Country : Stories from Elsey Station 1996; (p. 28-34) The true story of the killing of a Chinese man by an Aboriginal man for the goods he was carrying, and the subsequent justice meted out by Europeans.
1 Garrajaj, Galbarn : Owlet, Nightjar and Red-Bellied Barramundi Amy Dirngayg , Francesca Merlan (interviewer), 1996 single work oral history
— Appears in: Big River Country : Stories from Elsey Station 1996; (p. 20-21) Owlet nightjar was not truthful. When sent by barramundi to bring together people for ceremony, he made no effort and lied that there were no people. Barramundi, however, went out and had great success in bringing many different people together for ceremony.
1 Ngarla-Bugbug Dar'Ja-Ni : The Old Woman Glistens. Lulu Jilimbirrnga , Amy Dirngayg , Francesca Merlan (interviewer), 1996 single work oral history Indigenous story
— Appears in: Big River Country : Stories from Elsey Station 1996; (p. 15-17) A woman would not admit that her child was dead but offered lie after lie as to why she was crying. Implored to tell the truth, she still lied and as a consequence it is now the fate of all people to die.
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