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Elizabeth Djandilnga Thorne Elizabeth Djandilnga Thorne i(A73471 works by) (a.k.a. Elizabeth Thorne)
Born: Established: 1953 Arnhem Land, Top End, Northern Territory, ;
Gender: Female
Heritage: Aboriginal ; Aboriginal Yolngu
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2 y separately published work icon The Brothers Barmbarmbult and Mopoke Alex Barlow , Elizabeth Djandilnga Thorne (illustrator), South Yarra : Macmillan Education Australia , 2000 Z1623041 2000 single work short story Indigenous story children's

Long ago, when the great spirit ancestors were making the land, two spirit brother lived in north-west Victoria. They were the brave warriors Barmbarmbult. This story recounts one of their many adventures.' (Back cover)
2 y separately published work icon Emu, Gecko and the Little Boy Alex Barlow , Elizabeth Djandilnga Thorne (illustrator), South Yarra : Macmillan Education Australia , 2000 Z1623036 2000 single work short story Indigenous story

'Emu, Gecko and the Little Boy is a Nunggubuyu story from Arnhem Land in the Northern Territory. The Nunggubuyu people own the country near Numbulwar on the eastern coast of Arnhem Land near Groote Island.' (Back cover)
2 y separately published work icon Emu and Brolga Alex Barlow , Elizabeth Djandilnga Thorne (illustrator), South Yarra : Macmillan Education Australia , 2000 Z1622983 2000 single work short story Indigenous story

'Emu and Brolga is an Aboriginal story from the Nunggubuyu people. The Nunggubuyu people own the country near Numbulwar on the eastern coast of Arnhem Land in the Northern Territory' (Back cover)
1 3 y separately published work icon Yolngu of the Island Galiwin'ku Elizabeth Djandilnga Thorne , Alex Barlow , Port Melbourne : Heinemann Library , 1997 Z1019056 1997 single work autobiography children's

'Tells the story of the Yolngu people of north-east Arnhem Land. Looks at Yolngu cultural origins and how they were adapted to early missionary intervention and other external influences, so ensuring that today Yolngu identity still remains strong. Suggested level: intermediate, junior secondary.' (Source: Google Books website)
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