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y separately published work icon Dirrangun selected work   children's fiction   Indigenous story   children's  
Alternative title: Dirrangun at Tooloom; Dirrangun at Baryulgil; The Nearest the White Man Gets
Issue Details: First known date: 1994... 1994 Dirrangun
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'Some people say that Dirrangun is a witch, That she's mean and cunning and Brings you all the mischief in the world. Others say that she's friendly. But she's a very old woman and She has long hair down to her knees. Dirrangun is well-known near Grafton and along the north coast of New South Wales. Both the Bunjalung and Githavul people speak of her and of her connection with local landmarks. She is a powerful woman.' (Source: Publishers website)

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Notes

  • Dedication: Dedicated to Lucy Daley - Bronwyn

Contents

* Contents derived from the Pymble, Turramurra - Pymble - St Ives area, Sydney Northern Suburbs, Sydney, New South Wales,:Angus and Robertson , 1994 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
Dirrangun at Tooloom, Eustan Williams , single work prose dreaming story children's (p. 2-19)
Dirrangun at Baryulgil, Lucy Daly , single work children's fiction Indigenous story children's (p. 20-[31])

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

    • Pymble, Turramurra - Pymble - St Ives area, Sydney Northern Suburbs, Sydney, New South Wales,: HarperCollins Australia , 1997 .
      image of person or book cover 6224384646248899848.jpg
      Image courtesy of publisher's website.
      Extent: 30p.
      Description: col. illus.
      Reprinted: 1994 Reprint of Angus & Robertson.
      Note/s:
      • CIP changed : former main entry was Bancroft, Bronwyn with a different subject package
      ISBN: 0207191859

Works about this Work

Untitled Helen Woodall , 1995 single work review
— Appears in: Reading Time : The Journal of the Children's Book Council of Australia , February vol. 39 no. 1 1995; (p. 10)

— Review of Dirrangun 1994 selected work children's fiction
Family Traditions Frances Kelly , 1995 single work review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 21-22 January 1995; (p. 5)

— Review of Dirrangun 1994 selected work children's fiction ; The Burnt Stick Anthony Hill , 1994 single work novella ; Skating on Sand Libby Gleeson , 1994 single work children's fiction
Forecasts 1994 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Bookseller & Publisher , October vol. 74 no. 1052 1994; (p. 52)

— Review of Dirrangun 1994 selected work children's fiction
Forecasts 1994 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Bookseller & Publisher , October vol. 74 no. 1052 1994; (p. 52)

— Review of Dirrangun 1994 selected work children's fiction
Family Traditions Frances Kelly , 1995 single work review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 21-22 January 1995; (p. 5)

— Review of Dirrangun 1994 selected work children's fiction ; The Burnt Stick Anthony Hill , 1994 single work novella ; Skating on Sand Libby Gleeson , 1994 single work children's fiction
Untitled Helen Woodall , 1995 single work review
— Appears in: Reading Time : The Journal of the Children's Book Council of Australia , February vol. 39 no. 1 1995; (p. 10)

— Review of Dirrangun 1994 selected work children's fiction
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