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This small book contains Barron Field's The Kangaroo and a retelling by Lindsay Dane of a legend of the coming of the kangaroo attributed to the 'first Autochthonous inhabitants of Australia, particularly those of the South Eastern tribes' of the McDonnell ranges area. Printed to commemmorate Australia Day 1948.
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Dedication: Dedicated to the patriotic efforts of The Australia Day Council to fittingly celebrate Australia's National Day, January Twenty-six.
Contents
* Contents derived from the
Caulfield,
Caulfield - St Kilda area,
Melbourne - Inner South,
Melbourne,
Victoria,:Truesdell Press
, 1948 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
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The Kangaroo
Kangarooi"Kangaroo! Kangaroo!",
single work
poetry
Note: With title: The Kangaroo
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The Legend of the First Coming of the Kangaroo,
Lindsay A. Dane
(illustrator),
single work
short story
Indigenous story
The first kangaroo was borne to Australia by the greatest wind ever known, set by the Great Spirit to provide food, skins and fur in a time of great scarcity.
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