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y separately published work icon The Opal that Turned into Fire and Other Stories from the Wangkumara anthology   prose   autobiography   Indigenous story   dreaming story  
Issue Details: First known date: 1994... 1994 The Opal that Turned into Fire and Other Stories from the Wangkumara
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Contents

* Contents derived from the Broome, Kimberley area, North Western Australia, Western Australia,:Magabala Books , 1994 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
The Aboriginal Spirit of Life : This Does Not Die, Iris Williams , single work autobiography (p. iv)
Bida Ngulu and His Son, Jimmie Barker , single work prose dreaming story (p. 4-6)
The Sacred Fires of the Murawari, Jimmie Barker , single work prose dreaming story (p. 6-7)
Baiami and His Spirit Dogs, Jimmie Barker , single work prose dreaming story (p. 7-9)
Baiami at Brewarrina, single work prose dreaming story (p. 10)
The Arrival of the Dharawal, R. H. Mathews , single work prose dreaming story (p. 10-12)
How Lake Boolaboolka was Formed, R. H. Mathews , single work prose dreaming story (p. 12-13)
The Birth of the Murray River, R. H. Mathews , single work prose dreaming story (p. 13-16)
The Muda of the Wangkumara, Lorna Rose Dixon , single work prose dreaming story (p. 16-17)
The Opal That Turned into Fire, Lorna Rose Dixon , single work prose dreaming story (p. 18)
How the Kamilaroi Obtained Water, R. H. Mathews , single work prose dreaming story (p. 19)
Gurangatch, of the Gandangara, R. H. Mathews , single work prose dreaming story (p. 20-22)
Dyillagamberra, the Rainmaker, R. H. Mathews , single work prose dreaming story (p. 28-30)
Why Fish Inhabit the Water, R. H. Mathews , single work prose dreaming story (p. 30-31)
Wilkuda and the Kangaroo, Lake Eyre, R. H. Mathews , single work prose dreaming story (p. 31-32)
The White Topped Rocks Near Cape Chatham, R. H. Mathews , single work prose dreaming story (p. 32)
The Rocks of Mount Johnson, R. H. Mathews , single work prose dreaming story (p. 33)
Mirri the Dog, R. H. Mathews , single work prose dreaming story (p. 33-34)
Why the Owl Has Big Eyes, R. H. Mathews , single work prose dreaming story (p. 34-35)
How the Wongaibon Obtained Fire, R. H. Mathews , single work prose dreaming story (p. 36-37)
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