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Wes Marne Wes Marne i(15392102 works by)
Born: Established: 1922 Queensland, ;
Gender: Male
Heritage: Aboriginal Bigambul ; Aboriginal
(Storyteller) assertion
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1 Mother Earth i "He is the ultimate hunter", Wes Marne , 2022 single work poetry
— Appears in: Koori Mail , 14 May no. 776 2022; (p. 5)
1 1 y separately published work icon Through Old Eyes Wes Marne , Glebe : Blackbooks , 2022 24045939 2022 selected work poetry

'Published to commemorate the author’s 100th birthday, this wide-ranging and thoughtful collection reflects on history, colonisation, family, childhood, Aboriginal Dreaming, traditions and storytelling, working lives and people.

'Sometimes wistful, melancholic, poignant, at times the author’s wry sense of fun and humour shines through.

'When he arrived in Sydney in the 1960s, Bigambul man, Uncle Wes, was not allowed to tell his stories at schools. He set up a fire bucket in his backyard and invited families and children from the local Aboriginal community to come to sit around the fire and share his stories. It did not take long for the police to arrive and arrest him for hosting an unlawful gathering – he spent two days in lock-up for sharing his stories.

'Uncle Wes is a living treasure of Aboriginal storytelling wisdom. Through his poems Uncle Wes invites the reader to join him by the fire as he generously shares his reflections and reminiscences on one hundred years.'  (Publication summary)

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