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Betty Roberts Betty Roberts i(A126005 works by)
Gender: Female
Heritage: Aboriginal
(Storyteller) assertion
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1 Whirlpool Angelina George , Betty Roberts , 2004 prose dreaming story
— Appears in: Dust Echoes : Ancient Stories, New Voices 2004;

'Whirlpool shows the pursuit of one group of Aboriginal people by their enemy neighbours. The first group is trapped, but is saved by the serpent they summon from the river. It creates a whirlpool that destroys the enemy group.' (Publication abstract)
1 y separately published work icon Gan.gu-nyindi Gana Ni-rlindiyi? Betty Roberts , Dinah Garadji , Angelina George , Katherine : Katherine Regional Aboriginal Language Centre , 1996 9446410 1996 single work picture book children's

Story book in Aboriginal Marra language.
1 y separately published work icon Niwi-Rlini Nyawurlbarr-yurr We Went to Mission Gorge Maureen Marrangulu Thompson , Dinah Garadji , Betty Roberts , Katherine : Katherine Regional Aboriginal Language Centre , 1994 9446464 1994 single work picture book children's

This story is about a school excursion from Mutju C.E.C. Ngukurr to look for bush tucker.
1 Working at Ngukurr After the Flood Betty Roberts , 1992 single work prose
— Appears in: Ngoonjook , September no. 7 1992; (p. 66-68)
1 y separately published work icon Warlindu Nya-gurrungarran-yurr A Boy Went Fishing Freda Roberts , Maureen Marrangulu Thompson , Betty Roberts , Greg Dickson (editor), Glen Ngalijangarranu Blitner (editor), Katherine : Ngukurr Language Centre , 1990-1999 9446873 1990 single work picture book children's
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