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y separately published work icon Legendary Tales of the Australian Aborigines selected work   prose   dreaming story  
Issue Details: First known date: 1924... 1924 Legendary Tales of the Australian Aborigines
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Contents

* Contents derived from the Melbourne, Victoria,:Melbourne University Press , 2001 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
Introduction : Repatriating the Story, Adam Shoemaker , Stephen Muecke , single work non-fiction correspondence (p. xi-xliii)
Note on the Edition, Stephen Muecke , Adam Shoemaker , single work review (p. xlv-xlvi)
Preface, David Unaipon , single work prose (p. 3)
Aboriginal Folklore, David Unaipon , single work oral history (p. 4)
Aborigines, Their Traditions and Customs : Where Did They Come From?, David Unaipon , single work oral history (p. 5-7)
Some Stories About My Race : What the Aborigines' Carvings Near Sydney Mean, David Unaipon , single work oral history (p. 8-10)
Belief of the Aborigine in a Great Spirit, David Unaipon , single work oral history (p. 11-13)
Confusion of Tongue, David Unaipon , single work oral history (p. 14-16)
Fishing, David Unaipon , single work oral history (p. 17-24)
The Flood and its Result, David Unaipon , single work prose dreaming story (p. 25-41)
The Gherawhar (Goanna), David Unaipon , single work prose dreaming story

'This is a story belonging to the Murrumbidgee River tribe, and they associate this locality as the first settled home of the Gherawhar (Goanna...) after leaving their temporary home at Shoalhaven, and before...to other parts of Australia. When they occupied this country there was no flowing Murrumbidgee River. The only river then was the... which was formed by the ancient Pendie, a fish commonly called the Murray Cod.' (David Unaipon, 1924-25)

 (p. 42-52)
Gool Lun Naga (Green Frog), David Unaipon , single work short story Indigenous story

Benjamin Miller describes this story in the following way: 'a creation story about a Water Spirit who desires to enter the material world. A Lyre Bird, who is adept at singing the songs of other animals, is asked by a spirit to sing into a stream. After much beautiful singing a Being emerges from the water. The Lyre Bird names the Being "Gool lun naga, a son of the clear running stream of water"'.

Source: Benjamin Miller, 'David Unaipon's Style of Subversion: Performativity and Becoming in "Gool Lun Naga (Green Frog)"', JASAL Special Issue (2008):84.

 (p. 53-59)
Hunting, David Unaipon , single work oral history essay

The author talks about the hunting practices of the Australian Aboriginals.

 (p. 60-68)
How the Tortoise Got His Shell, David Unaipon , single work prose dreaming story

A story about the tortoise and his conflict with the Eaglehawk.

 (p. 69-70)
Immortality, David Unaipon , single work prose dreaming story

The author talks about the how the Australian Aboriginals have a legend that explains natural phenomena.

 (p. 71-73)
Love Story of the Mar Rallang, David Unaipon , single work prose dreaming story

The story of two sisters who fall in love with the same boy.

 (p. 74-76)
The Mar Kar Ree (Moon), David Unaipon , single work prose dreaming story

The story of a man called The Mar Kar Ree and his trail of looking for a wife.

 (p. 77-79)
Marriage Customs of the Australian Aborigines, David Unaipon , single work oral history

The author talks about the customs,rituals, and laws of marriage between men and women in Australian Aboriginal societies.

 (p. 80-84)
The Mischievous Crow and the Good He Did, David Unaipon , single work prose dreaming story

In a comparison to the biblical stories of the forces of good and evil, the author presents this story of crow from the Narrinyur people, an Aboriginal representation of good and evil which has played an important part in their traditions and legends.

 (p. 85-119)
Narroondarie's Wives, David Unaipon , single work short story

'Narroondarie is the name of one of the many good men that were sent among the various tribes of the Australian Aborigines...' (David Unaipon, 1924-25)

 (p. 120-133)
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