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Richard Wilkes' multifaceted novel, Bulmurn, a Swan River Nyoongar, is an intriguing treatment of Nyoongar myths and law, spanning thousands of years as it traces the creation of cultures (even worlds) in continuing conflict. Set in the early 1800s, it depicts a significant period in the life of Bulmurn, a traditional spiritual healer of the Darbalyung Nyoongar people, following his movements across an area stretching from Murin Morda to Walyalup and Wadjemup ... Angelline O'Neill 'Navigating Through Time in Bulmurn, a Swan River Nyoongar', Altitude 5 (2005).
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Dedication: I dedicate this story about Bulmurn, a Swan River Nyoongar, to my forefathers through the ties of my umbilical cord which extend from now, February 1995, back to the time long before the white colonists came here and trapped us into the slavery we still suffer from. One day I hope we will be free to live in harmony with other Australians.... Richard Wilkes (Nungat Mumunbullawilak) (i-iii).
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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On My Bedside Table
2010
single work
review
— Appears in: The West Australian , 6 February 2010; (p. 18)
— Review of Bulmurn : A Swan River Nyoongar : A Novel 1994 single work novel -
Aboriginal Storytelling and Writing
2005
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Altitude , no. 6 2005; -
Navigating Through Time in Bulmurn, a Swan River Noongar
2005
single work
review
— Appears in: Altitude , no. 5 2005;
— Review of Bulmurn : A Swan River Nyoongar : A Novel 1994 single work novel -
"Just You and the Paper and the Pen" : an Interview with Angeline O'Neill
Angeline O'Neill
(interviewer),
2000
single work
interview
— Appears in: Those Who Remain Will Always Remember : An Anthology of Aboriginal Writing 2000; (p. 182-190) -
An Alternative Telling of a Familiar Story
1996
single work
review
— Appears in: Antipodes , December vol. 10 no. 2 1996; (p. 151)
— Review of Bulmurn : A Swan River Nyoongar : A Novel 1994 single work novel
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Untitled
1995
single work
review
— Appears in: Fremantle Arts Review , August/September vol. 10 no. 1 1995; (p. 19)
— Review of Bulmurn : A Swan River Nyoongar : A Novel 1994 single work novel -
Navigating Through Time in Bulmurn, a Swan River Noongar
2005
single work
review
— Appears in: Altitude , no. 5 2005;
— Review of Bulmurn : A Swan River Nyoongar : A Novel 1994 single work novel -
On My Bedside Table
2010
single work
review
— Appears in: The West Australian , 6 February 2010; (p. 18)
— Review of Bulmurn : A Swan River Nyoongar : A Novel 1994 single work novel -
Untitled
1995
single work
review
— Appears in: Fiction Focus : New Titles for Teenagers , vol. 9 no. 2 1995; (p. 47-48)
— Review of Bulmurn : A Swan River Nyoongar : A Novel 1994 single work novel -
Tribes that Bind
1995
single work
review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 22-23 April 1995; (p. rev 10)
— Review of My Own Sweet Time 1994 single work novel ; Bulmurn : A Swan River Nyoongar : A Novel 1994 single work novel -
Aboriginal Storytelling and Writing
2005
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Altitude , no. 6 2005; -
"Just You and the Paper and the Pen" : an Interview with Angeline O'Neill
Angeline O'Neill
(interviewer),
2000
single work
interview
— Appears in: Those Who Remain Will Always Remember : An Anthology of Aboriginal Writing 2000; (p. 182-190)
Last amended 29 Nov 2013 08:40:53
Subjects:
- Swan River, Western Australia,
Settings:
- 1800s
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