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Faith Bandler Faith Bandler i(A8398 works by) (birth name: Ida Lessing Faith Mussing)
Born: Established: 27 Sep 1920 Tumbulgum, Condong - Tumbulgum area, Murwillumbah area, Far Northeast NSW, New South Wales, ; Died: Ceased: 13 Feb 2015 Sydney, New South Wales,
Gender: Female
Heritage: ni-Vanuatu ; Indian ; Scottish
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1 Where is the Caring Spirit? Faith Bandler , 2007 single work column
— Appears in: Koori Mail , 11 April no. 398 2007; (p. 28-29)
1 Slavery and Resistance in Australia Faith Bandler , 1994 single work prose
— Appears in: Australia for Women : Travel and Culture 1994; (p. 11-15)
1 Paving the Way : A Tribute to Black Australian Writers Faith Bandler , 1993 1993 single work prose
— Appears in: Writers on Writing 1999; (p. 105-108)
1 Untitled Faith Bandler , 1990 extract novel (Wacvie)
— Appears in: The Macmillan Anthology of Australian Literature 1990; (p. 177-181)
1 4 y separately published work icon Turning the Tide : A Personal History of the Federal Council for the Advancement of Aborigines and Torres Strait Islanders Faith Bandler , Canberra : Aboriginal Studies Press , 1989 Z222109 1989 single work autobiography
1 Wacvie Faith Bandler , 1988 extract novel (Wacvie)
— Appears in: The Penguin Anthology of Australian Women's Writing 1988; (p. 759-771)
1 The Issues : [Faith Bandler] Faith Bandler , 1987 single work prose
— Appears in: Imagining the Real : Australian Writing in the Nuclear Age 1987; (p. 45-46)
1 The Role of Research Faith Bandler , 1985 single work criticism
— Appears in: Aboriginal Writing Today : Papers from the First National Conference of Aboriginal Writers 1985; (p. 55-62)
1 7 y separately published work icon Welou, My Brother Faith Bandler , Broadway : Wild and Woolley , 1984 Z416446 1984 single work novel
1 2 y separately published work icon The Time Was Ripe : A History of the Aboriginal-Australian Fellowship (1956-69) Faith Bandler (editor), Len Fox (editor), Chippendale : Alternative Publishing Co-operative , 1983 Z558643 1983 single work

Aboriginal advancement in pre 50s and 60s; Citizenship, NSW Aborigines Protection Act, 1967 Referendum, government policy, land rights, relations with police, colour bars, role of trade unions and churches, Bill Ferguson The Day of Mourning and the Aborigines Progressive Association, Albert; Namatjira and Robert Tudawali, the Federal Council for Aboriginal Advancement, Grace Bradsley; Contributions by F. Bandler, K. Brindle, C. Leon, P. Leon, C. Combo, R. Guiterman, M. Holburn, B. Rigby, J. Horner, L. Fox, P. Gibbs, I. McIlraith, W. Ferguson, W. Garland, E. Witton, M. Fox, D. Graham, G. Bardsley, M. Barr, B. Knott, B. Jennings,; A. Namatjira, R. Tudawali.

Source: The National Library of Australia.
1 Robert Bropho Fringedwellers Faith Bandler , 1981 single work review
— Appears in: Identity , October vol. 4 no. 5 1981; (p. 38)
— Review of The Fringe Dwellers Nene Gare , 1961 single work novel 'In his introduction to Fringedweller Bropho says 'I've been a fringedweller all my life in and around the metropolitan Perth area...'
1 1 y separately published work icon Marani in Australia Faith Bandler , Len Fox , Adelaide : Rigby , 1980 Z558756 1980 single work children's fiction children's
1 6 y separately published work icon Wacvie Faith Bandler , Adelaide : Rigby , 1977 Z159570 1977 single work novel

Faith Bandler's first novel Wacvie was based on her father's early life.
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