'Legendary Tales of Australian Aborigines' by David Unaipon, 1924-1925

fonds

1924-1925

Textual Records, Graphic Materials, Photographs

431534

0.08 metres of textual material (2 volumes) - manuscript, typescript, and printed
1 photograph

David Unaipon was the first Australian Aboriginal writer to have a book published in Australia. Hungarrda was published in 1927 followed by Kinnie Ger - the Native Cat in 1928 and his main work, Native Legends, in 1929. A collection of his legends was published, without acknowlegement, by W. Ramsay Smith as Myths and Legends of the Australian Aboriginals in 1930. (Reference - Australian Dictionary of Biography, vol.12).

Volume 1
Manuscript of 'Legendary Tales of Australian Aborigines' by David Unaipon, 1924-1925
Includes a photographic portrait of David Unaipon opposite the title page.

Volume 2
Typescript of 'Legendary Tales of Australian Aborigines' by David Unaipon, 1924-1925

Copyright status:: In copyright
Copyright holder:: Ms Judy Kropinyieri
Rights and Restrictions Information:: On behalf of Ms Judy Kropinyieri, the State Library of New South Wales is authorised to approve copying for reference purposes and publication of the material in this collection
Please acknowledge:: Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales and Courtesy Ms Judy Kropinyieri

For further reference: David Unaipon. Legendary Tales of Australian Aborigines / edited by Stephen Muecke and Adam Shoemaker. Carlton South, Vic. : Melbourne University Press, 2001.
The two volumes A 1929 - A 1930 were copied onto preservation microfilm, Nov. 1987.