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y separately published work icon Australian Legendary Tales : Folk-lore of the Noongahburrahs as Told to the Piccanninies selected work   prose   Indigenous story  
Issue Details: First known date: 1896... 1896 Australian Legendary Tales : Folk-lore of the Noongahburrahs as Told to the Piccanninies
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Notes

  • Collected by K. Langloh Parker; with introduction by Andrew Lang; illustrations by a native artist, and a specimen of the native text.
  • Dedication: Dedicated to Peter Hippi, King of the Noongahburrahs.
  • 'I have confined this little book to the legends of the Narran tribe, known among themselves as Noongahburrahs (Preface).
  • 'Author's note: I have dedicated my booklet to Peter Hippi, in grateful recognition of his long and faithful service to myself and my husband, which has extended, with few intervals, over a period of twenty years. He, too, is probably the last king of the Noongaliburrahs, who are fast dying out, and soon their weapons, bartered by them for tobacco or whisky, alone will prove that they ever existed. It seemed to me a pity that some attempt should not be made to collect the folk-lore of the quickly disappearing tribe–a folk-lore embodying, probably, the thoughts, fancies, and beliefs of the genuine aboriginal race, and which, as such, deserves to be, indeed, as Alas Moller says, " might be and ought to be, collected in every part of the world." ' (xi)

Contents

* Contents derived from the London,
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Western Europe, Europe,: Melbourne, Victoria,:David Nutt ,Melville, Mullen and Slade , 1897 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
Dinewan the Emu, and Goomblegubbon the Bustard Dinewan the Emu and Goomble-Gubbon the Turkey, K. Langloh Parker , single work prose Indigenous story (p. 1-5)
The Galah, and Oolah the Lizard, K. Langloh Parker , single work prose Indigenous story (p. 6-7)
Bahloo the Moon, and the Daens, K. Langloh Parker , single work prose Indigenous story (p. 8-10)
The Origin of the Narran Lake, K. Langloh Parker , single work prose Indigenous story (p. 11-14)
Gooloo the Magpie, and the Wahrooga, K. Langloh Parker , single work prose Indigenous story (p. 15-18)
The Weeombeens and the Piggiebillah, K. Langloh Parker , single work prose Indigenous story (p. 19-23)
Bootoolgah the Crane and Goonur the Kangaroo Rat, the Fire Makers, K. Langloh Parker , single work short story Indigenous story (p. 24-29)
Weedah the Mocking Bird, K. Langloh Parker , single work prose Indigenous story (p. 30-34)
The Gwineeboos the Redbreasts, K. Langloh Parker , single work prose Indigenous story (p. 35-39)
Meamei the Seven Sisters, K. Langloh Parker , single work prose Indigenous story (p. 40-46)
The Cookooburrahs and the Goolahgool, K. Langloh Parker , single work prose Indigenous story (p. 47-49)
The Mayamah, K. Langloh Parker , single work prose Indigenous story (p. 50-51)
The Bunbundoolooeys, K. Langloh Parker , single work prose Indigenous story (p. 52-54)
Oongnairwah and Guinarev, K. Langloh Parker , single work prose Indigenous story (p. 55-56)
Narahdarn : The Bat, K. Langloh Parker , single work prose Indigenous story (p. 57-61)
Mullyangah, K. Langloh Parker , single work prose Indigenous story (p. 62-64)
Goomblegubbon, K. Langloh Parker , single work prose Indigenous story (p. 65-67)
Mooregoo the Mopoke, and Mooninguggahgul the Mosqito, K. Langloh Parker , single work prose Indigenous story (p. 68-69)
Ouyan the Curlew, K. Langloh Parker , single work prose Indigenous story (p. 70-72)
Dinewan the Emu, and Wahn the Crows, K. Langloh Parker , single work prose Indigenous story (p. 73-74)
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Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

Language: Russian
    • Moscow,
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      Russia,
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      Eastern Europe, Europe,      :       Nauka ,       1965 .
      Alternative title: Mify i skazki Australii
      Extent: 166p.
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