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Michael Sharland Michael Sharland i(A99717 works by) (a.k.a. M. S. R. Sharland)
Gender: Male
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1 y separately published work icon Tracks from the Morning : Selected Items from a Naturalist's Notebook Michael Sharland , Hobart : Mercury Newspapers , 1981 18335833 1981 selected work prose
1 y separately published work icon Once upon a Time : Some Tasmanian Tales Michael Sharland (editor), Hobart : Davies Brothers , 1976 18335908 1976 anthology prose
1 y separately published work icon Stones of a Century Michael Sharland , Hobart : Oldham, Beddome and Meredith , 1952 Z1322318 1952 single work prose travel
1 y separately published work icon The Land of Byamee : Australian Wild Life in Legend and Fact Keith C. McKeown , Sydney : Angus and Robertson , 1938 Z1544905 1938 selected work prose essay Indigenous story

'The nature legends retold in this book are genuine products of the aboriginal [sic] mind. The presentation of the animal legends of the aborigines [sic], together with the facts, as at present known, regarding the lives and habits of their heroes and heroines, has not been attempted before.' (Dust jacket)

McKeown explains in the 'Preface' (pp.[xi]-xiv) that many of the tales in this volume come from the 'Wiradjurie of western New South Wales'. He blends retellings of dreaming stories with explanations of their context and photographs of Indigenous people and Australian animals.
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