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Olga Miller Olga Miller i(A65283 works by) (a.k.a. Wandi)
Born: Established: 27 Mar 1920 Maryborough, Maryborough (Qld) area, Maryborough - Hervey Bay - Fraser Island area, Maryborough - Rockhampton area, Queensland, ; Died: Ceased: Aug 2003 Maryborough, Maryborough (Qld) area, Maryborough - Hervey Bay - Fraser Island area, Maryborough - Rockhampton area, Queensland,
Gender: Female
Heritage: Aboriginal Butchulla/Batjala/Badtjala ; Aboriginal
(Storyteller) assertion
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1 y separately published work icon Tree Duck Olga Miller , 2007 8382369 2007 single work prose dreaming story

'The story of Tree Duck, as told by Olga Miller, is about the Tree Duck which lives in northern, eastern and sometimes southern Australia. It feeds at night out on the plains, eating grass and other plants, and in the morning, it returns to its home near a river or lake and sleeps in a tree.' (Source: Aboriginal Nations website)
1 y separately published work icon How the Water Got to the Plains Olga Miller , Z1644509 2007 single work prose dreaming story
1 y separately published work icon Why the Kookaburra Laughs Olga Miller , 2007 8398275 2007 single work prose dreaming story

A story about when Yindingie was making the birds his task had not been an easy one. Yindingie had taken Jabiru's fine voice away from him, and he had given the laughter to Kookaburra. Kookaburra was not very happy about this and went off on his own to mope. Later Kookaburra realised the benefit of his laughter, and laughed out loudly after watching the frog trick the snake out of eating him. Moreover, this is the story about how the Kookaburra got its laugh.
1 y separately published work icon The Butterfly Story Olga Miller , 2007 8384762 2007 single work prose dreaming story

This story is about the creation of the butterfly.
1 form y separately published work icon How the Water got to the Plains Story Explanation : Introduction Olga Miller , 2004 Z1587874 2004 single work film/TV
1 form y separately published work icon How the Water got to the Plains : Introduction Olga Miller , 2004 Z1587871 2004 single work film/TV
1 y separately published work icon Buallum and Other Stories Olga Miller , Maryborough : Moonie Jarl Publications , 2002 Z1425777 2002 prose children's
1 K'gari Olga Miller , 1998 single work prose Indigenous story
— Appears in: Indigenous Australian Voices : A Reader 1998; (p. 39-40)
1 y separately published work icon Fraser Island Legends Olga Miller (editor), Milton : Jacaranda Press , 1993 Z1179856 1993 anthology children's fiction children's Indigenous story
1 The Wishing Crab Olga Miller (illustrator), Wilf Reeves , 1964 single work short story dreaming story
— Appears in: The Legends of Moonie Jarl 1964; (p. 38-42)
1 Ornithorhynchus Olga Miller (illustrator), Wilf Reeves , 1964 single work short story dreaming story
— Appears in: The Legends of Moonie Jarl 1964; (p. 34-37)
1 Mooging Olga Miller (illustrator), Wilf Reeves , 1964 single work short story dreaming story
— Appears in: The Legends of Moonie Jarl 1964; (p. 29-33)
1 The Storm Bird and the Swan Olga Miller (illustrator), Wilf Reeves , 1964 single work short story dreaming story
— Appears in: The Legends of Moonie Jarl 1964; (p. 25-28)
1 The Fire Bird Olga Miller (illustrator), Wilf Reeves , 1964 single work short story dreaming story
— Appears in: The Legends of Moonie Jarl 1964; (p. 22-24)
1 Minguin Olga Miller (illustrator), Wilf Reeves , 1964 single work short story dreaming story
— Appears in: The Legends of Moonie Jarl 1964; (p. 18-21)
1 The Boomerang Olga Miller (illustrator), Wilf Reeves , 1964 single work short story dreaming story
— Appears in: The Legends of Moonie Jarl 1964; (p. 14-17)
1 Yindingie and the Wallaby Olga Miller (illustrator), Wilf Reeves , 1964 single work short story dreaming story
— Appears in: The Legends of Moonie Jarl 1964; (p. 12)
1 The Yindingie Olga Miller (illustrator), Wilf Reeves , 1964 single work short story dreaming story
— Appears in: The Legends of Moonie Jarl 1964; (p. 9-11)
1 10 y separately published work icon The Legends of Moonie Jarl Olga Miller (illustrator), Wilf Reeves , Milton : Jacaranda Press , 1964 Z926080 1964 selected work children's fiction Indigenous story children's

'The Legends of Moonie Jarl is a collection of twelve traditional stories of the Butchulla/Badtjala people from Fraser Island and the adjacent mainland around Hervey Bay in Queensland. The Moonie Jarl of the title refers to the Butchulla/Badtjala elder responsible for passing traditional knowledge through generations of those people. Each story in this collection is incorporated into one of nine story-maps, supported by explanatory keys opposite each full-page illustration.' (Source: Juilet O'Conor, 'The Legends of Moonie Jarl : Our First Indigenous Children's Book,' La Trobe Journal :79 (2007): 66-81.)
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