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Issue Details: First known date: 1959... 1959 Tales from the Aborigines
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'Many Aborigines have recounted these tales to me and in the re-telling I have woven the camp-life and customs of the story-tellers into the tales. As an end piece to some of the stories I have put in some verse to explain-in their quaint way of expressing their English-many of their observations about our ways of life. In gathering these tales I experienced many pleasures and happy days amidst a very intelligent people, and I now take this opportunity of thanking them for the stories they so willingly narrated to me around the camp-fires in the Northern Territory of Australia.' (Source: Author's Note)

Notes

  • Dedication: Dedicated to 'My Properly Friends' The Lockwoods of Darwin, N. T.
  • Selectively indexed

Contents

* Contents derived from the London,
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England,
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United Kingdom (UK),
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Western Europe, Europe,:Robert Hale , 1959 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
Of Crocodiles and Stars, W. E. Harney , Mirawong , single work short story Indigenous story (p. 37-50)
Two Fellow Level 'Getheri"Missus boy and my little boy two fellow grow up 'gether", W. E. Harney , single work poetry (p. 51)
Numeuk the Hunter, W. E. Harney , Mirawong , single work short story Indigenous story (p. 52-71)
God Man Wayi"Mission-man...me...we go longa boat,", W. E. Harney , single work poetry (p. 72)
The Lightning Brothers, W. E. Harney , Kununjun , single work short story Indigenous story (p. 73-80)
Pungalung and the Mice Women, W. E. Harney , Minyinderri , single work short story Indigenous story (p. 81-84)
Might Be... Somedayi"Somewhere, sometime, somebody say", W. E. Harney , single work poetry (p. 85)
How Djarapa Made Wulgaru, W. E. Harney , Tulu , single work short story Indigenous story (p. 90-91)
Mahlindji's Ride with Wulgaru, W. E. Harney , Mahlindji , single work short story Indigenous story (p. 92-97)
How Wungala Defeated a Wulgaru, W. E. Harney , Jalna , single work short story Indigenous story (p. 98-101)
Black Man Lazy Onei"'Black man lazy one,' whitefellow say;", W. E. Harney , single work poetry (p. 102)
How Weinga Destroyed a Wulgaru, W. E. Harney , Yama , single work short story Indigenous story (p. 103-106)
My Man Sayi"White man properly different kind,", W. E. Harney , single work poetry (p. 107)
How Bema Became a Doctor, W. E. Harney , Yama , single work short story Indigenous story (p. 108-111)
Money Just Stonei"Whitefellow think about money all day,", W. E. Harney , single work poetry (p. 112)
Bradley, the Mudbra Man, W. E. Harney , Bradley , single work short story Indigenous story humour (p. 113-115)
Might Be... I Don't Knowi"By gun-law cast we out the spear,", W. E. Harney , single work poetry (p. 116)
The Story of the Stolen Baby, W. E. Harney , single work short story Indigenous story (p. 120-123)
Whitefellow Man Him Make Me Wildi"Whitefellow man he make me wild", W. E. Harney , single work poetry (p. 124)
Story Etched on Bark, W. E. Harney , Nipper Dalmaru , single work short story Indigenous story (p. 125-128)
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Works about this Work

Untitled 1960 single work review
— Appears in: The Times Literary Supplement , 1 January 1960; (p. 3)
— Review of Tales from the Aborigines W. E. Harney , 1959 selected work short story
Untitled W. E. H. Stanner , 1960 single work review
— Appears in: Nation , 16 January 1960; (p. 23)
— Review of Tales from the Aborigines W. E. Harney , 1959 selected work short story
Untitled Roland Robinson , 1959 single work review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 28 November 1959; (p. 18)
— Review of Tales from the Aborigines W. E. Harney , 1959 selected work short story
Harney's Aborigines 1959 single work review
— Appears in: The Bulletin , 16 December vol. 80 no. 4166 1959; (p. 58-59)
— Review of Tales from the Aborigines W. E. Harney , 1959 selected work short story
Harney's Aborigines 1959 single work review
— Appears in: The Bulletin , 16 December vol. 80 no. 4166 1959; (p. 58-59)
— Review of Tales from the Aborigines W. E. Harney , 1959 selected work short story
Untitled Roland Robinson , 1959 single work review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 28 November 1959; (p. 18)
— Review of Tales from the Aborigines W. E. Harney , 1959 selected work short story
Untitled W. E. H. Stanner , 1960 single work review
— Appears in: Nation , 16 January 1960; (p. 23)
— Review of Tales from the Aborigines W. E. Harney , 1959 selected work short story
Untitled 1960 single work review
— Appears in: The Times Literary Supplement , 1 January 1960; (p. 3)
— Review of Tales from the Aborigines W. E. Harney , 1959 selected work short story
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