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Maureen Watson Maureen Watson i(A21722 works by)
Born: Established: 9 Nov 1931 Rockhampton, Rockhampton - Yeppoon area, Maryborough - Rockhampton area, Queensland, ; Died: Ceased: 4 Jan 2009
Gender: Female
Heritage: Aboriginal ; Aboriginal Gungalu ; Aboriginal - Birri Gubba ; Aboriginal Dawson River Murri
(Storyteller) assertion
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1 Reaching Out i "Be kind to each other", Maureen Watson , 2003 single work poetry
— Appears in: Koori Mail , 30 July no. 306 2003; (p. 12)
1 [Untitled] Maureen Watson , 1999 single work short story Indigenous story
— Appears in: They Spoke Out Good 1999; (p. 10-11)
1 [Untitled] Maureen Watson , 1999 single work lyric/song
— Appears in: They Spoke Out Good 1999; (p. 8)
1 [Untitled] Maureen Watson , 1999 single work short story Indigenous story
— Appears in: They Spoke Out Good 1999; (p. 5-7)
1 [Untitled] i "Black is my mother's loving arms", Maureen Watson , 1999 single work poetry
— Appears in: They Spoke Out Good 1999; (p. 4)
1 Kangaroo, Kangaroo, Where Have You Been? : Nursury Rhymes and Storytelling Maureen Watson , 1999 single work autobiography poetry prose dreaming story
— Appears in: They Spoke Out Good 1999; (p. 2-11)
1 1 y separately published work icon Kickin' Up The Dust Maureen Watson , 1998 7375205 1998 single work drama Indigenous story

'Kickin' Up The Dust is a wry, often funny, sometimes tragic account of seven generations of Australian life as seen through the eyes of one woman and her two dinner guests.' (Source: Koori Mail, issue 176, 1998:11)
1 Don't Bash the Loving Out of Me i "The party's over and I sit here waiting", Maureen Watson , 1995 single work poetry
— Appears in: Social Alternatives , January vol. 14 no. 1 1995; (p. 17)
1 'But Most Certainly I Am Aboriginal' : Maureen Watson Speaks to Bronwen Levy Bronwen Levy (interviewer), Maureen Watson , 1991 single work interview
— Appears in: Hecate , vol. 17 no. 2 1991; (p. 182-193) Hibiscus and Ti-Tree : Women in Queensland 2009; (p. 276-285) Maureen Watson discusses how she teaches Aboriginal children using storytelling, and how she has extended this method to many other spheres.
1 1 Memo to J.C. i "When you were down here JC and walked this earth,", Maureen Watson , 1988 single work poetry
— Appears in: Inside Black Australia : An Anthology of Aboriginal Poetry 1988; (p. 49-50)
1 Female of the Species i "Whoever said I can't fly?", Maureen Watson , 1988 single work poetry
— Appears in: Inside Black Australia : An Anthology of Aboriginal Poetry 1988; (p. 48-49) The Sting in the Wattle : Australian Satirical Verse 1993; (p. 180) Kasama , March vol. 23 no. 1 2009;
1 2 Stepping Out i "I'm stepping out, don't mess about.", Maureen Watson , 1988 single work poetry
— Appears in: Inside Black Australia : An Anthology of Aboriginal Poetry 1988; (p. 47-48) Kasama , June vol. 10 no. 2 1996;
1 1 y separately published work icon Kaiyu's Waiting : An Aboriginal Story Maureen Watson , David Verrall (illustrator), Richmond : Hodja Educational , 1984 Z795564 1984 single work picture book children's 'Hodia's Australian Stories for Kids Is a series designed to encourage children's awareness about modern Australian society and social issues. The stories acknowledge Australian multiculturalism, focussing on various factors of culture such as ethnicity. class, gender, ago and religion. Each story has been written in consultation with a group of children and the events portrayed are based on the real lives of children and their families. A cassette and teaching notes are available for each book.' (Publication summary)
 
1 y separately published work icon Black Reflections Maureen Watson , Wattle Park : Education Information Retrieval Service , 1982 Z1593502 1982 selected work poetry short story
1 1 Black Child i "Black child's soft mouth atremble,", Maureen Watson , 1977 single work poetry
— Appears in: Meanjin , Aboriginal Issue [Summer] vol. 36 no. 4 1977; (p. 545) Inside Black Australia : An Anthology of Aboriginal Poetry 1988; (p. 51-52)
1 1 I, Too, Am Human i "I don't beg for strength to win the fight,", Maureen Watson , 1977 single work poetry
— Appears in: Meanjin , Aboriginal Issue [Summer] vol. 36 no. 4 1977; (p. 546-547)
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