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A neighbor of mine exclaimed, when I mentioned that I proposed making a small collection of the folk-lore legends of the tribe of blacks I knew so well living on this station, "But have the blacks any legends?"--thus showing that people may live in a country and yet know little of the aboriginal inhabitants; and though there are probably many who do know these particular legends, yet I think that this is the first
attempt that has been made to collect the tales of any particular tribe, and publish them alone. Read More....
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Preface |
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Introduction, By Andrew Lang, M.A. |
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Dinewan the Emu, and Goomblegubbon the Bustard |
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The Galah, and Oolah the Lizard |
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Bahloo The Moon, and the Daens |
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The Origin of the Narran Lake |
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Gooloo The Magpie, and the Wahroogah |
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The Weeoombeens and the Piggiebillah |
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Bootoolgah the Crane and Goonur the Kangaroo Rat, the Fire Makers |
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Weedah the Mocking Bird |
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The Gwinerboos the Redbreasts |
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Meamei the Seven Sisters |
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The Cookooburrahs and the Goolahgool |
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The Mayamah |
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The Bunbundoolooeys |
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Oongnairwah and Guinarey |
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Narahdarn the Bat |
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Mullyangah the Morning Star |
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Goomblegubbon, Beeargaii, and Ouyan |
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Mooregoo the Mopoke, and Bahloo the Moon |
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Ouyan The Curlew |
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Dinewan the Emu, and Wahn the Crows |
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Goolahwilleel the Topknot Pigeons |
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Goonur, the Woman-Doctor |
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Deereeree the Wagtail, and The Rainbow |
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Mooregoo The Mopoke, and Mooninguggahgul the Mosquito Bird |
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Bougoodoogahdah the Rain Bird |
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The Borah of Byamee |
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Bunnyyarl the Flies and Wurrunnunnah the Bees |
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Deegeenboyah the Soldier-Bird |
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Mayrah, the Wind That Blows the Winter Away |
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Wayambeh the Turtle |
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Wirreenun the Rainmaker |
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Native Text of the First Tale (Appendix) |
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Glossary
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Australian Legendary Tales Folk-Lore of the Noongahburrahs as Told to the Piccaninnies, 1895 |
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