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y separately published work icon Countrymen : The Life Histories of Four Aboriginal Men as Told to Bruce Shaw anthology   oral history  
Issue Details: First known date: 1986... 1986 Countrymen : The Life Histories of Four Aboriginal Men as Told to Bruce Shaw
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Countrymen are the life histories of four Aboriginal stockmen from the East Kimberley region. Each individual story has been recorded in Aboriginal English (Kriol), interpreted in colloquial English and proofread by the storytellers. The editor Noel Olive says, 'The men tell of past adventures and trouble; they relive their lives as stockmen on the stations of the Northwest; they discuss their traditions and religion; they reveal their memories of resistance, dispossession, and exploitation that came with white contact; and they talk about contemporary problems and look toward the future'.

Notes

  • Life stories of Munniim, Mandi, 1904-1978; Djanama, Jeff; Bilinggiin, Bulla; and Balmirr, Banggaldun.
  • Cover illustration derived from rock paintings near Ingaladdi Waterhole, Willeroo Station, Northern Territory. Original photograph of the rock painting taken by Professor D.J. Mulvaney, 1963.
  • Several people mentioned by name in this book have died within the last ten years, including one man whose life history is told. Parts of the book may cause distress if read to close relatives. Young Aboriginal people of the Kununurra community in particular, should be cautious when requested by their elders to read some of these stories

  • This work is in three parts:

    • Part One Early Days
    • Part Two Law
    • Part Three Today
  • Contents indexed selectively.

Contents

* Contents derived from the Canberra, Australian Capital Territory,:Australian Institute of Aboriginal Studies , 1986 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
Mandi, Bruce Shaw , single work oral history

This is a short biography about Mandi, who was born at Dunham River junction, and lived and worked at Ivanhoe Station, Western Australia.

 (p. 33-48)
Banggaldun, Bruce Shaw , single work oral history

This short biography is about Yilngali man, Banggaldun, who was born close to the Port Keats, Northern Territory.

 (p. 49-72)
Bulla, Bruce Shaw , single work oral history

A short biography about Bulla Bilinggiin who lived at worked a Argyle Station, Western Australia.

 (p. 73-101)
Jeff, Bruce Shaw , single work oral history
A short biography about Jeff Djanama who lived at worked at Ivanhoe station, Western Australia.
 (p. 102-121)
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Works about this Work

[Review Essay] Banggaiyerri : The Story of Jack Sullivan; Countrymen : The Life Histories of Four Aboriginal Men A. Shnukal , 1990 single work essay
— Appears in: Australian Aboriginal Studies , no. 1 1990; (p. 57-59)

'In late 1973, Bruce Shaw began recording the life-histories of several elderly Aboriginal Australians of the East Kimberley region of Western Australia. These two monographs, the result of a long process of transcription, collaborative editing, translation and revision, are the second and third in a series of six proposed volumes, the first of which, My Country of the Pelican Dreaming , appeared in 1981.' (Introduction)
[Review Essay] Banggaiyerri : The Story of Jack Sullivan; Countrymen : The Life Histories of Four Aboriginal Men A. Shnukal , 1990 single work essay
— Appears in: Australian Aboriginal Studies , no. 1 1990; (p. 57-59)

'In late 1973, Bruce Shaw began recording the life-histories of several elderly Aboriginal Australians of the East Kimberley region of Western Australia. These two monographs, the result of a long process of transcription, collaborative editing, translation and revision, are the second and third in a series of six proposed volumes, the first of which, My Country of the Pelican Dreaming , appeared in 1981.' (Introduction)
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  • Kimberley area, North Western Australia, Western Australia,
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