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Here, in this magnificently illustrated volume, is the essence of Australia's rich and unique folklore, tall tales and true ones of our legendary characters; deeds, ballads and songs of bush heroes; stories of shipwrecks and sagas of the outback and grim echoes of the convict days.
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An anthology of classic Australian folklore: two centuries of tales, epics, ballads, myths and legends
2008, Five Mile Press
in English
- Rev. and expanded ed.
1742111181 9781742111186
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Table of Contents
Introduction
1. Aborigibnal myths and legends
2. Ships and seafarers
3. Convicts and colonists
4. Bushrangers
5. The squatters
6. The gold rush
7. Bush living
8. The overlanders
9. Sheep and shearing
10. Into the unknown
11. Bush ballads
12. The Australian slanguage
13. Conflict and strife
14. Legends of war
15. Up and away: legends of the air
16. Good sports
17. Tall talls
and true
18. Nicknames
19. Ragbag.
Edition Notes
Includes bibliographical references (page 430).
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