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A true account of resistance fighter Windradyne of the Wiradjuri Nation. Windradyne was a warrior and a leader who lived in and around the Eastern Murray River area. He is remembered in this book for his fight for land rights and the wellbeing of approximately 12,000 of his people.
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Windradyne : Wiradjuri Resistance, the Beginning
Wayne Pearson
,
( dir. Wayne Pearson
)
Sydney
:
New South Wales. Dept. of School Education, Aboriginal Education Unit
,
1993
Z1376757
1993
single work
film/TV
'The crossing of the Blue Mountains by the British in 1813 began a European invasion of Wiradjuri lands. The warrior, Windradyne, became the symbol of the resistance of the Wiradjuri people of the Bathurst area.'
Source: Libraries Australia.
Notes
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Dedication : To My father Leslie John Coe, a Wiradjuri warrior. He taught us to remember our past and make our future.
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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Windrayne
1999
single work
review
— Appears in: Aboriginal Heroes of the Resistance: Pemulwuy to Mabo 1999; (p. 14-15)
— Review of Windradyne : A Wiradjuri Koorie 1986 single work biography
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Windrayne
1999
single work
review
— Appears in: Aboriginal Heroes of the Resistance: Pemulwuy to Mabo 1999; (p. 14-15)
— Review of Windradyne : A Wiradjuri Koorie 1986 single work biography
Last amended 22 May 2019 07:13:28
Subjects:
- Victoria,
- Murray River,
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