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Wurdaliya Clan of the Yanyuwa & Marra People Wurdaliya Clan of the Yanyuwa & Marra People i(A146585 works by) (Organisation) assertion
Heritage: Aboriginal ; Aboriginal Yanyuwa / Yanuwa
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1 form Wundanyuka kulu Jujuju (The Sea Turtle and the Osprey) Wurdaliya Clan of the Yanyuwa & Marra People , John Bradley , Brent D. McKee , 2011 single work film/TV dreaming story
— Appears in: Country Lines Archives 2008-; The Osprey lands at Rrawali and leaves for Mindarra on West Island, where he encounters the Sea Turtle Dreaming. He chases the Sea Turtles from island to island, killing many of them along the way. His pursuit of the Sea Turtles sculpts the form of the landscapes from West Island to Watson Island to the tip of the North Island.
1 form Ngabaya (Spirit People) Wurdaliya Clan of the Yanyuwa & Marra People , John Bradley , 2009 single work film/TV dreaming story
— Appears in: Country Lines Archives 2008-;

The Spirit People have travelled a long way and they are exhausted. They blame their weariness onto their leader, an old Spirit Man. They growl and swear at him and eventually he grows weary of their complaints and he destroys then in a most unexpected fashion.
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