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Burnum Burnum Burnum Burnum i(A53807 works by) (a.k.a. Harry Penrith)
Born: Established: 10 Jan 1936 Wallaga Lake, Narooma - Bermagui area, Far South Coast, South Coast, New South Wales, ; Died: Ceased: 18 Aug 1997 Woronora, Sutherland - Engadine area, Sutherland area, Sydney Southern Suburbs, Sydney, New South Wales,
Gender: Male
Heritage: Aboriginal ; Aboriginal Wurundjeri / Woiwurung
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1 The Children Must Know the Earth is Sacred Burnum Burnum , 1991 single work column short story
— Appears in: Koori Mail , 23 October no. 12 1991; (p. 6)
1 The Burnum Burnum Declaration Burnum Burnum , 1991 single work prose satire
— Appears in: Koori Mail , 9 October no. 11 1991; (p. 11) Macquarie PEN Anthology of Australian Literature 2009; (p. 888)
1 1 y separately published work icon Burnum Burnum's Aboriginal Australia : A Traveller's Guide Burnum Burnum , David Stewart (editor), North Ryde : Angus and Robertson , 1988 11980150 1988 single work prose travel

'Burnum Burnum's Aboriginal Australia is the first book ever to offer a personal, Aboriginal vision of this, the world's greatest island.
'Through over 300 stunning colour pictures and 150 black and white archival photographs, many of which have never been published before, and through the words of one of this country's best known and most respected Aboriginal people, this unique book takes the read on a journey around the continent, an unforgettable journey that reveals an Australia rarely experienced by white inhabitants.
'Following Highway One, from Sydney north to Cairns, west to Darwin and south to Perth, then heading back to Sydney via the centre and Tasmania, Burnum Burnum guides us through lands that were once the traditional territory of many nations, clans and groups and opens our eyes to the lifestyles, history, art and lore of the original Australians.' (Publication summary)

1 form y separately published work icon Triumph of the Nomads : A History of Ancient Australia Geoffrey Blainey , Burnum Burnum , ( dir. David Morgan ) Perth : Nomad Films International , 1984 Z1181367 1984 single work film/TV

A documentary that examines the long Aboriginal occupation of Australia and the spectacular changes that occurred before and after the arrival of Europeans. Generations of Aboriginal Australians saw the great rising of the seas that isolated Australia and very likely influenced the sweeping changes in vegetation and wildlife. This film (which shows the Aboriginal Australians triumphant in their discovery of the land and triumphant in their mastery of its contrasting climates, seasons, and resources) is presented in three parts: 1. 'The First Invaders'; 2. 'Reign of the Wanderers'; and 3. 'Sails of Doom.'

1 The Future of Aborigines in Australia Burnum Burnum , 1965 single work essay
— Appears in: Dawn: A Magazine for the Aboriginal People of N.S.W. , July vol. 14 no. 7 1965; (p. 5-7)
Harry Penrith, also known as Burnum Burnum had won the adult section of the National Aboriginies' Day Observance Committee (N.A.D.O.C.) essay competition in 1965. This essay was on the theme of the future of the Aboriginal people in Australia.
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