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This book examines the role of the bunyip in Australian folklore from the first European settlers to the present time. The bunyip was important in Aboriginal mythology and the origins of the word are discussed. One chapter is devoted to Australian literature and the portrayal of bunyips. There are also extracts from Australian stories.
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Table of contents
- Education: Lower Primary
- Upper Primary
- Secondary
- Aboriginal Stories: Bunyip and the Swan
- Biami and the Bunyip
- Koala and the Bunyip
- Garriya
- Bunyip and Frogman
- The Bunyee Bunyees
- Imagination: Pantomime Bunyips
- 20th Century Literature
- Picture the Bunyip
- Living Lore
- Maintaining the Mystery
- Evidence: Fabulous Creatures
- Challicum Bunyip
- First White Sighting
- Skull of a Bunyip
- Popular Culture
- Folklore of Fear
- Picture the Bunyip
- Games
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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There’s a Bunyip Close Behind us / And he’s Treading on my Tail ...
2008
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column
— Appears in: Ozwords , October vol. 17 no. 2 2008; (p. 1-3) -
And Here Be ....
2002
single work
review
— Appears in: The Australian Library Journal , May vol. 51 no. 2 2002; (p. 193-194)
— Review of Bunyips : Australia's Folklore of Fear 2001 single work criticism -
Bunyips, Yahoos and Yowies : A Folklore of Fear or Indigenous Racial Memories?
2002
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Folklore , November no. 17 2002; (p. 243-248)
— Review of Bunyips : Australia's Folklore of Fear 2001 single work criticism -
Talking About Bunyips
2002
single work
review
— Appears in: The Courier Mail , 2 February 2002; (p. 5)
— Review of Bunyips : Australia's Folklore of Fear 2001 single work criticism -
A Monostrous Exhibition
2001
single work
review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 15 January 2001; (p. 10)
— Review of Bunyips : Australia's Folklore of Fear 2001 single work criticism
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Bunyips, Yahoos and Yowies : A Folklore of Fear or Indigenous Racial Memories?
2002
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Folklore , November no. 17 2002; (p. 243-248)
— Review of Bunyips : Australia's Folklore of Fear 2001 single work criticism -
And Here Be ....
2002
single work
review
— Appears in: The Australian Library Journal , May vol. 51 no. 2 2002; (p. 193-194)
— Review of Bunyips : Australia's Folklore of Fear 2001 single work criticism -
Scholarly Analysis of a Myth
2001
single work
review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 24 November 2001; (p. 16)
— Review of Bunyips : Australia's Folklore of Fear 2001 single work criticism -
Pick of the Week
2001
single work
review
— Appears in: The Age , 15 September 2001; (p. 9)
— Review of Bunyips : Australia's Folklore of Fear 2001 single work criticism -
Australia's Folklore of Fear
2001
single work
review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 3 February 2001; (p. 10)
— Review of Bunyips : Australia's Folklore of Fear 2001 single work criticism -
Invaded by Monsters
2001
single work
criticism
— Appears in: National Library of Australia News , February vol. 11 no. 5 2001; (p. 10-13) -
There’s a Bunyip Close Behind us / And he’s Treading on my Tail ...
2008
single work
column
— Appears in: Ozwords , October vol. 17 no. 2 2008; (p. 1-3)
Awards
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Subjects:
- The Hairy Man 1913 single work short story
- Snugglepot and Cuddlepie : Their Adventures Wonderful 1918 single work children's fiction
- The Bookfellow 1899 periodical (137 issues)
- The Bulletin 1880 periodical (6777 issues)
- Dot and the Kangaroo 1899 single work children's fiction
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