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Contents indexed selectively.
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Compiled and edited by R.M.W. Dixon ; with flora identification and interpretation by Tony Irvine.
Contents
- The Carpet Snake and the Shells, Dick Moses , single work prose dreaming story (p. 28-32)
- Damarri and Guyala, Dick Moses , single work prose dreaming story (p. 32-41)
- The Origin of Lake Eacham, George Watson , Dick Moses , single work prose dreaming story (p. 41-44)
- The Arrival of the Yidinyji People, Dick Moses , single work prose dreaming story (p. 44-51)
- The First Plane, Dick Moses , single work prose Indigenous story (p. 49-51)
- The Boomerang Son, Tilly Fuller , single work prose dreaming story (p. 51)
- More About the Boomerang Son, Tilly Fuller , single work prose dreaming story (p. 54-56)
- Traditional Life, Tilly Fuller , single work prose Indigenous story (p. 56-62)
- Gulnyjarubay's Travels, Tilly Fuller , single work prose dreaming story (p. 58-62)
- Early Life in the Mission, single work autobiography (p. 62-66)
- Initiation of Young Men, Dick Moses , single work autobiography (p. 66-70)
- The Legend of Bindan, Dick Moses , single work prose dreaming story (p. 70-72)
- First Version of Bibiyuwuy Legend, Dick Moses , single work prose dreaming story (p. 72-75)
- Gulnyjarubay's Travels in the Cape Grafton Region, Dick Moses , single work prose dreaming story (p. 75-83)
- Second Version of the Bibiyuwuy Legend, Tilly Fuller , single work prose dreaming story (p. 83-86)
- Expiation For a Crime, Dick Moses , single work prose dreaming story (p. 86-90)
- How the Sea Level Rose, Dick Moses , single work prose dreaming story (p. 90-95)
- Stealing Potatoes, single work autobiography (p. 95-99)
- A Woman Taken By an Alligator, single work prose (p. 99-103)
- The Origin of Fire, George Davis , single work prose dreaming story (p. 103-106)
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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Linguistics : Words of Our Country : Stories, Place Names and Vocabulary in Yidiny, the Aboriginal Language of the Cairns-Yarrabah Region
1993
single work
essay
— Appears in: Australian Aboriginal Studies , no. 2 1993; (p. 81-83)'For the past thirty years, RMW Dixon has been researching the languages of the Cairns rainforest region, producing a steady stream of linguistic publications. A s a result, the languages of the area are among the most technically well described in Australia. The book under review is the completion of Dixon's work on Yidiny, the language originally spoken in Cairns and areas to the south, begun with the grammatical description of Dixon 1977.' (Introduction)
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Paying a Bit Off the Black Debt
1991
single work
review
— Appears in: The Age , 22 June 1991; (p. 8)
— Review of Words of Our Country : Stories, Place Names and Vocabulary in Yidiny, the Aboriginal Language of the Cairns - Yarrabah Region 1991 anthology prose autobiography ; The Honey-Ant Men's Love Song and Other Aboriginal Song Poems 1990 anthology poetry criticism biography ; Australian Aboriginal Words in English : Their Origin and Meaning 1990 single work non-fiction
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Paying a Bit Off the Black Debt
1991
single work
review
— Appears in: The Age , 22 June 1991; (p. 8)
— Review of Words of Our Country : Stories, Place Names and Vocabulary in Yidiny, the Aboriginal Language of the Cairns - Yarrabah Region 1991 anthology prose autobiography ; The Honey-Ant Men's Love Song and Other Aboriginal Song Poems 1990 anthology poetry criticism biography ; Australian Aboriginal Words in English : Their Origin and Meaning 1990 single work non-fiction -
Linguistics : Words of Our Country : Stories, Place Names and Vocabulary in Yidiny, the Aboriginal Language of the Cairns-Yarrabah Region
1993
single work
essay
— Appears in: Australian Aboriginal Studies , no. 2 1993; (p. 81-83)'For the past thirty years, RMW Dixon has been researching the languages of the Cairns rainforest region, producing a steady stream of linguistic publications. A s a result, the languages of the area are among the most technically well described in Australia. The book under review is the completion of Dixon's work on Yidiny, the language originally spoken in Cairns and areas to the south, begun with the grammatical description of Dixon 1977.' (Introduction)