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Graham Jenkin Graham Jenkin i(A23072 works by) (a.k.a. Graham Keith Jenkin; G. K. J.)
Born: Established: 1938 ;
Gender: Male
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1 2 y separately published work icon Meralte : An Epic Story of the Northern Stars Meralte the Boat Graham Jenkin , Janis Koolmateri , Kurralta Park : JB Books , 2003 Z1101557 2003 single work prose Indigenous story children's

'Meralte is the story of Lake Eyre filling with water and two children who set out on a 700km trek to acquire a meralte (boat) for their people.' (Source: AIATSIS website)
1 Bardunyah Bells i "I hear the bells, Bardunyah bells, I've heard so often in the past,", Graham Jenkin , 1991 single work poetry
— Appears in: The Bardunyah Ballads 1991; (p. 60-63)
1 The Brown Boots Incident (the Battle of Wongo Creek) i "Pengilly and Smith-Watson were two learned jackaroos,", Graham Jenkin , 1991 single work poetry humour
— Appears in: The Bardunyah Ballads 1991; (p. 48-51)
1 Temptation i "Many years have passed between this present time and then,", Graham Jenkin , 1991 single work poetry
— Appears in: The Bardunyah Ballads 1991; (p. 38-42)
1 The Ballad of the Blue Lake Bunyip : Epilogue i "There is no pub erected there, nor even a council seat,", Graham Jenkin , 1991 single work poetry humour
— Appears in: The Bardunyah Ballads 1991; (p. 28)
1 The Ballad of the Blue Lake Bunyip : Canto II : Sam McGregor's Leap i "But I s'pose you jokers want to know what made him disappear", Graham Jenkin , 1991 single work poetry humour
— Appears in: The Bardunyah Ballads 1991; (p. 24-26)
1 The Ballad of the Blue Lake Bunyip : Canto I : Blue Lake Bill i "I'll tell you about old Blue Lake Bill (if you'll stand us another beer)", Graham Jenkin , 1991 single work poetry humour
— Appears in: The Bardunyah Ballads 1991; (p. 19-23)
1 The Ballad of the Blue Lake Bunyip : Prologue (the Old Stockman Speaks) i "This latest talk you know you blokes, about the old Blue Lake,", Graham Jenkin , 1991 single work poetry humour
— Appears in: The Bardunyah Ballads 1991; (p. 18)
1 The Ballad of the Blue Lake Bunyip : Introduction i "Of all the puzzles in the world, that scientists have tried to break,", Graham Jenkin , 1991 single work poetry humour
— Appears in: The Bardunyah Ballads 1991; (p. 16-17)
1 Introit : The Honest Gouger i "I never mine for potch: I leave it buried in the ground.", Graham Jenkin , 1991 single work poetry
— Appears in: The Bardunyah Ballads 1991; (p. 7)
1 y separately published work icon The Bardunyah Ballads Graham Jenkin , Kensington : Simtrak Studios , 1991 Z54753 1991 selected work poetry humour
1 The Ballad of the Blue Lake Bunyip Graham Jenkin , 1991 single work poetry humour
— Appears in: The Bardunyah Ballads 1991; (p. 16-28)
1 y separately published work icon Calling Me Home : The Romance of South Australia in Story and Song Graham Jenkin , Graham Jenkin (composer), Adelaide : South Australian College of Advanced Education, Publications Section , 1989 Z1061016 1989 selected work lyric/song poetry
1 The Wombat and Goanna : The Ringer's Yarn (for Bill Scott) i "Come all you ringers of renown, great knights of the shearing board,", Graham Jenkin , 1984 single work poetry humour
— Appears in: The Penguin Book of Australian Humorous Verse 1984; (p. 135-138) The Bardunyah Ballads 1991; (p. 52-58)
1 Fencer's Yarn i "I used to reckon drovers was the wildest bunch of coots", Graham Jenkin , 1984 single work poetry humour
— Appears in: The Penguin Book of Australian Humorous Verse 1984; (p. 14-15) The Bardunyah Ballads 1991; (p. 44-47)
1 y separately published work icon The Ballad of the Blue Lake Bunyip Graham Jenkin , John Draper (illustrator), Hackney : Omnibus Books , 1982 Z976804 1982 single work picture book children's humour
1 Camp on the Darwin River i "Here, on the banks of the Darwin River", Graham Jenkin , 1981 single work poetry
— Appears in: Artlook , July vol. 7 no. 7 1981; (p. 39) The Finishing Post : The Winners from the Grand National Poetry Stakes 1979-2002 2003; (p. 115-116)
1 Introduction : The Breaker's Background Graham Jenkin , 1980 single work biography
— Appears in: Songs of the Breaker 1980; (p. 1-26)
1 y separately published work icon Songs of the Breaker Breaker Morant , Graham Jenkin , Graham Jenkin (composer), Hectorville : Book Agencies of Adelaide , 1980 Z1061009 1980 selected work biography lyric/song
1 1 y separately published work icon Conquest of the Ngarrindjeri Graham Jenkin , Adelaide : Rigby , 1979 Z1574377 1979 single work

'Reviews the modern history of the Aboriginal people of the Lower Murray lakes in South Australia. Traces the disastrous effects upon Aboriginal tribal life following the arrival of white men and the courageous effort by individuals who have sought to salvage their lost culture.'
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