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Issue Details: First known date: 2008... 2008 Guwaabal: Yuwaalaraay and Gamilaraay Stories
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Website contains twelve stories, in audio and text, from the Yuwaalaraay and Gamilaraay languages.

Notes

  • The stories are denoted with a 'Y' for Yuwaalaraay or a 'G' for Gamilaraay, depending on the community ownership.
  • The stories have two versions and a page of notes. The first version is with either Yuwaalaraay or Gamilaraay text and audio. The second version is similar to the first version but includes English text. The notes page discusses the story and gives a continuous version of the story in English text.

Contents

* Contents derived from the Armidale, Armidale area, New England, New South Wales,:Armidale Catholic Schools Office , 2008 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
Bigibila: The Echidna, John Giacon , Arthur Dodd , single work dreaming story
Note: The URL link is to Version 1 of the story. On the Version 1 page, are the links to Version 2 and the Notes.
Burraalga Bulaarr Dhinawan: The Brolga and the Emu, John Giacon , Harry Doolan , single work dreaming story
Note: The URL link is to Version 1 of the story. On the Version 1 page, are the links to Version 2 and the Notes.
Dhinawan Ngay - My Emu, John Giacon , Arthur Dodd , single work prose Indigenous story
Note: The URL link is to Version 1 of the story. On the Version 1 page, are the links to Version 2 and the Notes.
Garrbaali - The Shingleback Lizard, John Giacon , Arthur Dodd , single work dreaming story
Note: The URL link is to Version 1 of the story. On the Version 1 page, are the links to Version 2 and the Notes.
Gumbulgaban - The Bustard (plains turkey), John Giacon , single work dreaming story
Note: The URL link is to Version 1 of the story. On the Version 1 page, are the links to Version 2 and the Notes.
Maadhaay - The Dog, John Giacon , Fred Reece , single work Indigenous story
Note: The URL link is to Version 1 of the story. On the Version 1 page, are the links to Version 2 and the Notes.
Milaan - Yams, John Giacon , Fred Reece , single work Indigenous story
Note: The URL link is to Version 1 of the story. On the Version 1 page, are the links to Version 2 and the Notes.
Mirri - The Dog, John Giacon , Fred Reece , single work Indigenous story
Note: The URL link is to Version 1 of the story. On the Version 1 page, are the links to Version 2 and the Notes.
Miyay Garunggay - The Girl Will drown, John Giacon , Fred Reece , single work Indigenous story
Note: The URL link is to Version 1 of the story. On the Version 1 page, are the links to Version 2 and the Notes.
Narran - Narran Lake and Narran River, John Giacon , Arthur Dodd , single work dreaming story
A story about Narran Lake and Narran River and how the lake was poisoned and to this day no living creature can drink from its waters without suffering serious consquences.
Note: The URL link is to Version 1 of the story. On the Version 1 page, are the links to Version 2 and the Notes.
Wiidhaa - The Bowerbird, John Giacon , Arthur Dodd , single work dreaming story
This story tells of how the bowerbird received the markings on its head.
Note: The URL link is to Version 1 of the story. On the Version 1 page, are the links to Version 2 and the Notes.
Wuulaa, Gilaa - Frilled Lizard and Galah, John Giacon , Arthur Dodd , single work dreaming story
Note: The URL link is to Version 1 of the story. On the Version 1 page, are the links to Version 2 and the Notes.
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Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

Language: Aboriginal Yuwaalaraay AIATSIS Code: D27 NSW QLD , Aboriginal Gamilaraay AIATSIS ref. (D23) (NSW SH55-12)
Link: Web Resource Sighted: 22/05/2017
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Last amended 22 May 2017 17:13:44
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