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Lucille Gill Lucille Gill i(A48844 works by)
Born: Established: 1956 ;
Gender: Female
Heritage: Aboriginal
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1 Untitled Gracie Greene , Lucille Gill , Joe Tramacchi , 1993 single work column
— Appears in: Reading Time : The Journal of the Children's Book Council of Australia , November vol. 37 no. 4 1993; (p. 4-5)
2 14 y separately published work icon Roughtail : The Dreaming of the Roughtail Lizard and Other Stories Told by the Kukatja Tjarany : Tjaranykura Tjukurrpa Ngaanpa Kalkinpa Wangka Tjukurrtjanu; Tjarany : Roughtail Gracie Greene , Joe Tramacchi , Lucille Gill , Lucille Gill (illustrator), Broome : Magabala Books , 1990 Z843149 1990 selected work children's fiction children's Indigenous story

'Tjarany Roughtail contains eight dreamtime stories from the Kukatja people of Western Australia’s remote Kimberley Region. Each story is complemented by beautiful artworks painted by Aboriginal artist Lucille Gill that visually explain each story using traditional dot paintings. Told in English and Kukatja, the book includes magnificent paintings, maps, kinship diagrams, exercises and language notes. Winner of Children's Book Council of Australia Award.'

1 The Seven Sisters Gracie Greene , Joe Tramacchi , Lucille Gill , 1990 single work children's fiction
— Appears in: Roughtail : The Dreaming of the Roughtail Lizard and Other Stories Told by the Kukatja 1990; (p. 34-36)
'In the Dreamtime, the seven Napaptjarri sisters often came down from the sky. They used a very special hill for a landing place. ...'
1 How the Emu Got Short Wings Gracie Greene , Joe Tramacchi , Lucille Gill , 1990 single work children's fiction
— Appears in: Roughtail : The Dreaming of the Roughtail Lizard and Other Stories Told by the Kukatja 1990; (p. 30-33)
'A long time ago, the emu bird lived in the sky. His nest was on the clouds. ...'
1 Kalpartu the Dreamtime Snake Gracie Greene , Joe Tramacchi , Lucille Gill , 1990 single work children's fiction
— Appears in: Roughtail : The Dreaming of the Roughtail Lizard and Other Stories Told by the Kukatja 1990; (p. 26-29)
'The Dreamtime snake Kalpartu lives in the deep waters in rivers and lakes and rockholes. He is a spirit snake. ...'
1 The Witchetty Grub Man Dreaming Gracie Greene , Joe Tramacchi , Lucille Gill , 1990 single work children's fiction
— Appears in: Roughtail : The Dreaming of the Roughtail Lizard and Other Stories Told by the Kukatja 1990; (p. 20-25)
'A long time ago, there were two Snake men who were people in the Dreamtime ...'
1 The Black Goanna Gracie Greene , Joe Tramacchi , Lucille Gill , 1990 single work children's fiction Indigenous story
— Appears in: Roughtail : The Dreaming of the Roughtail Lizard and Other Stories Told by the Kukatja 1990; (p. 16-19)
'In the Dreamtime, before he was black, this goanna used to live on his own ...'
1 The Emu and the Turkey Gracie Greene , Joe Tramacchi , Lucille Gill , 1990 single work children's fiction
— Appears in: Roughtail : The Dreaming of the Roughtail Lizard and Other Stories Told by the Kukatja 1990; (p. 10-15)
'Long time ago, turkey and emu were the best of friends. The used to go hunting together ...'
1 The Crow and the Eagle : How the Crow Came to Be Black Gracie Greene , Joe Tramacchi , Lucille Gill , 1990 single work children's fiction
— Appears in: Roughtail : The Dreaming of the Roughtail Lizard and Other Stories Told by the Kukatja 1990; (p. 5-9)
'Long ago in the Dreamtime, the crow was white. The crow and the eagle were the best of friends ...'
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