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Real Australian jungle stories : legends of the Aborigines / by Robert Turner. [Variant title:Legends of the Aborigines]
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RB D398.20994/TUR/RARE BOOKS
Camperdown, N.S.W : Northwood Press,
1936.
Aboriginal Australians - Legends ; Aboriginal Australians Folklore. ; Mythology, Aboriginal Australian. ; Stories and motifs. aiatsiss ; South Central Northern Territory (NT). aiatsisp ; South Australia - Central Australia (SA SG52, SG53). aiatsisp ; South East South Australia (SE SA SI54, SJ54). aiatsisp ; Queensland Gulf country (Qld SE54). aiatsisp ; Queensland Far North West (Qld Far NW SE54). aiatsisp ; South West Queensland (SW Qld SG54, SG55, SH54, SH55). aiatsisp ; Northern New South Wales (N NSW SH55, SH56). aiatsisp ; Southwest New South Wales (SW NSW SI54, SI55). aiatsisp ; North West Victoria (NW Vic SI55). aiatsisp ; Folk literature. lcgft ; Short stories. lcgft
64 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.
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About the legends -- How the animals lost their speech -- Why the Willy-wagtail is feared -- How the native bear lost its tail -- Why the emu has small wings -- How the tortoise got its shell -- The story of the great drought and flood -- How the animals
came to Australia -- The traitor bat and why he hides in the daytime -- The story of Piggiebillah the porcupine -- Why the crow is black -- Why the native companion has a harsh voice -- The birth of the butterflies -- The legend of the Southern Cross -- The story of the frogs -- The story of the wombat and the kangaroo -- The killing of Mullion, the eaglehawk -- How the sun was made -- Why flying foxes hang from trees -- The story of Moograbah, the magpie -- The story of the bullroarer - The story of Canis Major -- Why the sea-hawk was driven to sea -- The story of the first fire -- How the fish got their fins.
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Real Australian jungle stories : legends of the Aborigines / by Robert Turner. [Variant title:Legends of the Aborigines]
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