Australian legends and folklore
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Australian legends and folklore

  1. 122 pages
  2. English
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Australian legends and folklore

About this book

A neighbour of mine exclaimed, when I mentioned that I proposed making a small collection of the folklore 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. At all events, I know that no attempt has been made previously, as far as the folklore of the Noongahburrahs is concerned. Therefore, on the authority of Professor Max Muller, that folklore of any country is worth collecting, I am emboldened to offer my small attempt, at a collection, to the public.

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Table of contents

  1. Australian legends and folklore
  2. PREFACE
  3. INTRODUCTION
  4. 1. DINEWAN THE EMU, AND GOOMBLEGUBBON THE BUSTARD
  5. 2. THE GALAH, AND OOLAH THE LIZARD
  6. 3. BAHLOO THE MOON AND THE DAENS
  7. 4. THE ORIGIN OF THE NARRAN LAKE
  8. 5. GOOLOO THE MAGPIE, AND THE WAHROOGAH
  9. 6. THE WEEOONIBEENS AND THE PIGGIEBILLAH
  10. 7. BOOTOOLGAH THE CRANE AND GOONUR THE KANGAROO RAT,THE FIRE MAKERS
  11. 8. WEEDAH THE MOCKING BIRD
  12. 9. THE GWINEEBOOS THE REDBREASTS
  13. 10. MEAMEI THE SEVEN SISTERS
  14. 11. THE COOKOOBURRAHS AND THE GOOLAHGOOL
  15. 12. THE MAYAMAH
  16. 13. THE BUNBUNDOOLOOEYS
  17. 14. OONGNAIRWAH AND GUINAREY
  18. 15. NARAHDARN THE BAT
  19. 16. MULLYANGAH THE MORNING STAR
  20. 17. GOOMBLEGUBBON, BEEARGAH, AND OUYAN
  21. 18. MOOREGOO THE MOPOKE, AND BAHLOO THE MOON
  22. 19. OUYAN THE CURLEW
  23. 20. DINEWAN THE EMU, AND WAHN THE CROWS
  24. 21. GOOLAHWILLEEL THE TOPKNOT PIGEONS
  25. 22. GOONUR, THE WOMAN-DOCTOR
  26. 23. DEEREEREE THE WAGTAIL, AND THE RAINBOW
  27. 24. MOOREGOO THE MOPOKE, AND MOONINGUGGAHGUL THE MOSQUITO BIRD
  28. 25. BOUGOODOOGAHDAH THE RAIN BIRD
  29. 26. THE BORAH OF BYAMEE
  30. 27. BUNNYYARL THE FLIES AND WURRUNNUNNAH THE BEES
  31. 28. DEEGEENBOYAH THE SOLDIER-BIRD
  32. 29. MAYRAH, THE WIND THAT BLOWS THE WINTER AWAY
  33. 30. WAYAMBEH THE TURTLE
  34. 31. WIRREENUN THE RAINMAKER
  35. GLOSSARY
  36. Copyright

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