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Iris Clayton Iris Clayton i(A9757 works by) (a.k.a. Iris Rose Clayton)
Born: Established: 15 Feb 1945 Leeton, Leeton area, Leeton - Narrandera area, Riverina - Murray area, New South Wales, ; Died: Ceased: 5 Jul 2009 Bega, Bega area, Far South Coast, South Coast, New South Wales,
Gender: Female
Heritage: Aboriginal Wiradjuri ; Aboriginal
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1 3 y separately published work icon Wiradjuri of the Rivers and Plains Iris Clayton , Alex Barlow , Port Melbourne : Heinemann Library , 1997 Z1019031 1997 selected work life story non-fiction children's 'History of the Wiradjuri people from New South Wales, up to the 1990's ; life before and after settlement ; Warangesda Mission; spiritual beliefs and law; removal of children; life history of Iris Clayton, from Darlington Point to Leeton, Cootamundra and Canberra.' Source: http://mura.aiatsis.gov.au/ (Sighted 04/06/2008)
1 Anybody Could Afford Us Iris Clayton , 1990 single work life story
— Appears in: Being Aboriginal : Comments, Observations and Stories from Aboriginal Australians 1990; (p. 74-88)
1 The Last Link i "The walls were the colour", Iris Clayton , 1988 single work poetry
— Appears in: Inside Black Australia : An Anthology of Aboriginal Poetry 1988; (p. 110-111)
1 The Black Rat i "He lived in a tin hut with a hard dirt floor,", Iris Clayton , 1988 single work poetry
— Appears in: Inside Black Australia : An Anthology of Aboriginal Poetry 1988; (p. 109) Spirit Song : A Collection of Aboriginal Poetry 1993; (p. 61) Koori Mail , 26 April no. 374 2006; (p. 24) Koori Mail , 8 May no. 550 2013; (p. 23)
1 River Bidgee i "No one knows how long he's been there", Iris Clayton , 1988 single work poetry
— Appears in: Inside Black Australia : An Anthology of Aboriginal Poetry 1988; (p. 108) Made in Australia : An Anthology of Writing 1990; (p. 21)
1 Kidnappers i "There were nine little blackfellas", Iris Clayton , 1988 single work poetry
— Appears in: Inside Black Australia : An Anthology of Aboriginal Poetry 1988; (p. 108) Made in Australia : An Anthology of Writing 1990; (p. 92) Spirit Song : A Collection of Aboriginal Poetry 1993; (p. 32)
1 Wiradjuri Identity Iris Clayton , 1988 single work autobiography
— Appears in: Australian Aboriginal Studies , no. 1 1988; (p. 53-55)

'I went to work at the library of the Australian Institute of Aboriginal Studies in 1984 on a C.E.P. as an assistant. During my time there I found photos of my mother as a young girl standing on the banks of the Murrumbidgee River. This discovery led me to look for more information on my family tree, therefore I applied for a one year grant from the Institute to begin this work. I received the grant in October 1987.'  (Publication abstract)
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