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y separately published work icon Paint-Up anthology   oral history   Indigenous story  
Issue Details: First known date: 2002... 2002 Paint-Up
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Contents

* Contents derived from the Mornington Island, Gulf of Carpentaria area, Far North Queensland, Queensland,:, 2002 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
Kendabal : Dugong, Ian James , single work oral history
Ian James tells of how the dugong came to the Dugong story place at the top of Mornington Island.
 (p. 88)
Kathaku : Redbill, Sidney Wilson , single work oral history
This story relates to the redbill totem, which is a big dreaming belonging to the women of Gunbar on the south-east side of Mornington Island.
 (p. 92)
Wunda : Rain, Heather Toby , single work oral history
Heather Toby talks about rain and her father's totem.
 (p. 94)
Bgariljan : Morning Star, Ngarijan , single work oral history
This story is about Ngarijan, the Evening Star Woman who was promised to Sharkman.
 (p. 96)
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