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Dianne Johnson Dianne Johnson i(A34900 works by) (a.k.a. Dianne Dorothy Johnson; Dianne D. Johnson)
Born: Established: 11 Jan 1947 ; Died: Ceased: 3 May 2012 Blue Mountains, Sydney, New South Wales,
Gender: Female
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1 y separately published work icon Sacred Waters : The Story of the Blue Mountains Gully Traditional Owners Dianne Johnson , Broadway : Halstead Press , 2007 Z1593445 2007 single work non-fiction

Sacred Waters : The Story of the Blue Mountains Gully Traditional Owners is the moving story of the Aboriginal people in a unique and beautiful part of a Australia- the Burragorang Valley, now profoundly changed by the flooding of the valley in the 1950's by Warragambah Dam, the dam that provides Sydney's water supply. It is the story of the valley's Gundungurra people, and the Darug people of the lower Hawkesbury. Source: Publishers note (Sighted 27/05/2009)
1 y separately published work icon Aunty Joan Cooper : Through the Front Door : a Darug and Gundungurra Story Dianne Johnson , Lawson : Mountains Outreach Community Service , 2003 Z1124924 2003 single work biography
1 2 y separately published work icon Lighting the Way : Reconciliation Stories Dianne Johnson , Leichhardt : Federation Press , 2002 Z1496485 2002 selected work biography A collection of stories about individual and community acts of reconciliation, it is honest and engaging, and shows what reconciliation means and why so many Australians wish to achieve it. Each story is personal and immediate. Some trace families and relationships over generations between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians. This book reveals Australia for all that it is, has been and can be. (Publisher's website)
1 y separately published work icon Night Skies of Aboriginal Australia : A Noctuary Dianne Johnson , Sydney : Oceania Publications , 1998 7100105 1998 single work prose young adult

'Written by anthropologist Dianne Johnson, Night Skies of Aboriginal Australia has been in demand since its publication in 1998. It is a record of the stars and planets which pass across the night-time skies. This noctuary holds not only a record of what appears in the skies and how Aboriginal people see them, but also offers an appreciation of the Aboriginal stories that are tied to the night skies and the ideas and beliefs behind them.' (Publication summary)
1 Marriage Amid Merciless Memories Dianne Johnson , 1992 single work review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 25 January 1992; (p. 42)
— Review of The Sensualist Antonio Casella , 1991 single work novel
1 Cries from Hearts Torn by Dispossession Dianne Johnson , 1991 single work review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 20 April 1991; (p. 47)
— Review of Struggle of Memory Joan Marie Dugdale , 1991 single work novel
1 Childhood's Hardships Revisited Dianne Johnson , 1991 single work review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 19 January 1991; (p. 43)
— Review of Tiger Country Penelope Rowe , 1990 single work novel ; The Baby-Farmer Margaret Scott , 1990 single work novel
1 Cries from Hearts Torn by Dispossesssion Dianne Johnson , 1991 single work review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 20 April 1991; (p. 47)
— Review of The Wounded Sea Satendra Nandan , 1991 single work novel autobiography
1 Cultural Pillage as Historical Allegory Dianne Johnson , 1990 single work review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 6 January 1990; (p. 35)
— Review of The Heart of the Continent Nancy Cato , 1989 single work novel ; Beyond the Dreaming Annette Upfal , 1989 single work novel
1 An Easy Pick-Up, of Literary Bent, from the Park Dianne Johnson , 1990 single work review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 8 December 1990; (p. 49)
— Review of Theatre Daze Colin Golvan , 1990 single work novel ; Friday's Child Ian Kennedy Williams , 1990 selected work short story ; The Factory Lyn Hughes , 1990 single work novel ; Homing Chris McLeod , 1990 selected work short story ; Oasis Leone Sperling , 1990 selected work novella ; Australian Short Stories 1982 periodical (67 issues)
1 Spiritual Insights Belie Macho Journalist's Image Dianne Johnson , 1990 single work review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 14 April 1990; (p. 41)
— Review of Max and Other Stories Meredith Jelbart , 1990 selected work short story ; Testimonial Rod Wayman , 1989 single work novel ; The Veil Peter Bernard Hellstrom , 1989 single work novel ; Faceless Semblance Maria Roslyn Dal Broi , 1989 single work novel ; Florid States Rod Usher , 1990 single work novel
1 Glimpses : II i "Sitting high", Dianne Johnson , 1990 single work poetry
— Appears in: The Jewel Box : Poems 1990; (p. 28)
1 1 y separately published work icon The Jewel Box : Poems Dianne Johnson , Rosemary Purdon (illustrator), Springwood : Butterfly Books , 1990 Z337803 1990 selected work poetry
1 Love i "'Tis funny", Dianne Johnson , 1990 single work poetry
— Appears in: The Jewel Box : Poems 1990; (p. 69)
1 Hensons Glen, Blue Mountains i "The bush titters with infectious laughter", Dianne Johnson , 1990 single work poetry
— Appears in: The Jewel Box : Poems 1990; (p. 68)
1 Elisabeth i "The young woman mopes", Dianne Johnson , 1990 single work poetry
— Appears in: The Jewel Box : Poems 1990; (p. 67)
1 Adolescence i "My son is mourning", Dianne Johnson , 1990 single work poetry
— Appears in: The Jewel Box : Poems 1990; (p. 66)
1 Literary Criticism i "Writing book reviews", Dianne Johnson , 1990 single work poetry
— Appears in: The Jewel Box : Poems 1990; (p. 65)
1 Old Jindabyne i "I search for the old town", Dianne Johnson , 1990 single work poetry
— Appears in: The Jewel Box : Poems 1990; (p. 64)
1 Snow Moon : II i "White moonshine", Dianne Johnson , 1990 single work poetry
— Appears in: The Jewel Box : Poems 1990; (p. 63)
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