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Issue Details: First known date: 1930... 1930 Woggheeguy : Australian Aboriginal Legends
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Notes

  • Dedication: Dedicated to my godson Richard.
  • Author's note: Most of the legends in 'Woggheeguy' were told to me by aboriginals [sic] on Bangate Station, New South Wales, where I lived for over twenty years...'

Contents

* Contents derived from the Adelaide, South Australia,:F. W. Preece , 1930 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
Dinewan : The Emu, Catherine Stow , single work short story Indigenous story (p. 1-6)
Bohrah : The Kangaroo, Catherine Stow , single work prose Indigenous story (p. 7-9)
Bralgah : The Native Companion, Catherine Stow , single work short story Indigenous story (p. 10-11)
The Mountain Witch, Catherine Stow , single work short story Indigenous story (p. 12-14)
Murgah Muggui : The Spider, Catherine Stow , single work short story Indigenous story (p. 15-16)
Baagoddah, Catherine Stow , single work short story Indigenous story (p. 17)
The Lyre Bird, Catherine Stow , single work short story Indigenous story (p. 18-19)
Yaraandoo : A Kamilaroi Legend of the Southern Cross, Catherine Stow , single work short story Indigenous story (p. 20-21)
Byahmul : The Black Swans, Catherine Stow , single work short story Indigenous story (p. 22-26)
Billai : The Crimson Wing Parrot, Catherine Stow , single work short story Indigenous story (p. 27-30)
Wahwee and Nerida : The Water Monster and the Water Lily, Catherine Stow , single work short story Indigenous story (p. 31-36)
Wahn : The Crow Wizard, Catherine Stow , single work short story Indigenous story (p. 37-45)
The First Fire and the Big Flood, Catherine Stow , single work short story Indigenous story (p. 46-49)
The Wonders Seen by Wurrunnah, Catherine Stow , single work short story Indigenous story (p. 50-55)
Narahdarn : The Bat, K. Langloh Parker , single work prose Indigenous story (p. 56-59)
The Finding of the Eleanbah Wundah, Catherine Stow , single work short story Indigenous story (p. 60-61)
The Marahgoo, Catherine Stow , single work short story Indigenous story (p. 62-65)
The Birrahlee Makers, Catherine Stow , single work short story Indigenous story (p. 66-72)
The Bunyee Bunyee or Bunyip, Catherine Stow , single work short story Indigenous story (p. 73-77)
The Gheerlahngahwombawomba : The Bird That Hangs to the Bibbil Trees, Catherine Stow , single work Indigenous story (p. 78-80)

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

Works about this Work

The Pleiades and the Dreamtime : An Aboriginal Women's Story and Other Ancient World Traditions Antonella Riem Natale , 2012 single work criticism
— Appears in: Coolabah , no. 9 2012;
Untitled 1931- single work review
— Appears in: The Home , 2 February vol. 12 no. 2 (p. 10)

— Review of Woggheeguy : Australian Aboriginal Legends 1930 selected work short story
Untitled 1931- single work review
— Appears in: The Home , 2 February vol. 12 no. 2 (p. 10)

— Review of Woggheeguy : Australian Aboriginal Legends 1930 selected work short story
The Pleiades and the Dreamtime : An Aboriginal Women's Story and Other Ancient World Traditions Antonella Riem Natale , 2012 single work criticism
— Appears in: Coolabah , no. 9 2012;
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