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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 Origin of Fire, R. H. Mathews , single work prose dreaming story (p. 37)
How the Kamilaroi Acquired Fire, R. H. Mathews , single work prose dreaming story (p. 38)
The Fires of the North, R. H. Mathews , single work prose dreaming story (p. 39)
The Path to the Sky, R. H. Mathews , single work prose dreaming story (p. 44-45)
The Bandjalang : The Wareenggary and Karambal, R. H. Mathews , single work prose dreaming story (p. 57-58)
Gien, the Moon of the Muruwari, Jimmie Barker , single work prose dreaming story (p. 58-60)
The Moon of the Ngemba, Janet Mathews , single work prose dreaming story (p. 60-61)
The Moon and its Halo, Janet Mathews , single work prose dreaming story (p. 61)
Two Young Men and the Moon, R. H. Mathews , single work prose dreaming story (p. 62-63)
The Curlew of the Coast, Janet Mathews , single work prose dreaming story (p. 69-70)
The Two Eagles or Spirit Birds, Jimmie Barker , single work prose dreaming story (p. 70-72)
The Bower Bird, Janet Mathews , single work prose dreaming story (p. 72-73)
Robin Redbreast, Janet Mathews , single work prose dreaming story (p. 73)
Tyuron, the Eel Spearer, R. H. Mathews , single work prose dreaming story (p. 74)
The Magpie and the Crow, Janet Mathews , single work prose dreaming story (p. 74-75)
The Legs of the Emu, Janet Mathews , single work prose dreaming story (p. 75-76)
The Emu and the Crow, R. H. Mathews , single work prose dreaming story (p. 76)
A Woman's Waistbelt, a Cure for a Headache, R. H. Mathews , single work prose dreaming story (p. 76-77)
How the Nankeen Made the Reeds Grow, R. H. Mathews , single work prose dreaming story (p. 77-78)
The Fantail, R. H. Mathews , single work prose dreaming story (p. 78)
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