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y separately published work icon Nellie Camfoo single work   oral history  
Date: 1993 Place: Arnhem Land, Top End, Northern Territory,
Date: 1989
Issue Details: First known date: 1995... 1995 Nellie Camfoo
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'Nellie Camfoo recorded the first part of her oral history in 1989 and the second part was recorded at the Djarada ceremony ground, Mt. Catt, in southern Arnhem Land in 1993. Nellie was born about 1930 and has always been involved in the world with energy and spirit. She is now a highly valued member of the Aboriginal Heritage Women's Committee involved in arranging for the protection of women's sites in the Northern Territory'. (Source: Publisher's note)

Contents

* Contents derived from the Katherine, Batchelor - Katherine area, Top End, Northern Territory,:Barunga Press , 1995 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
Leving Arnhem Land, Finding Mainoru, Gillian Cowlishaw (interviewer), single work oral history (p. 1)
Life at Mainoru, Gillian Cowlishaw (interviewer), single work oral history (p. 1-2)
Secong World War, Gillian Cowlishaw (interviewer), single work oral history (p. 2-4)
Olden Time Ringer, Gillian Cowlishaw (interviewer), single work oral history (p. 4-5)
Him Savvy How We Live, Gillian Cowlishaw (interviewer), single work oral history (p. 5-6)
Bulman, Gillian Cowlishaw (interviewer), single work oral history (p. 6-7)
Up Here We Rich, Gillian Cowlishaw (interviewer), single work oral history (p. 7)
Women's Centre, Gillian Cowlishaw (interviewer), single work oral history (p. 7-8)
It's Our Life, Gillian Cowlishaw (interviewer), single work oral history (p. 9)
Elections, Gillian Cowlishaw (interviewer), single work oral history (p. 9-10)
Mabo, Gillian Cowlishaw (interviewer), single work oral history (p. 10-11)
Bob Hawke, Gillian Cowlishaw (interviewer), single work oral history (p. 11-12)
Money in Stones, Gillian Cowlishaw (interviewer), single work oral history (p. 12)
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Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

    • Katherine, Batchelor - Katherine area, Top End, Northern Territory,: Barunga Press , 1995 .
      Extent: 13p.
      Note/s:
      • Bulman oral histories series ; 1.
      ISBN: 0868223603
      Series: y separately published work icon Bulman Oral Histories Series : Aboriginal Accounts of Interactions with the Domain of Whitefellas Aboriginal Accounts of Interactions with the Domain of Whitefellas Gillian Cowlishaw (editor), Barunga Press (publisher), Katherine : Barunga Press , 1995 Z1614295 1995 series - publisher oral history 'This series of autobiographies was recorded by the Bulman people at various times over the last twenty years and transcribed and edited by Gillian Cowlishaw. At the request of the authors they were translated in standard English. Bulman is on the border of Arnhem Land and Mainoru cattle station, which was the home and workplace of many Rembarrnga people until an American company acquired the lease in 1968. The subsequent events are told in these stories. The Gulin Gulin community at Bulman has connections with Ngukurr, Barunga and Maningrida'. (Source: Publisher's note)
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