Yahoo Creek : an Australian mystery
Riddle, Tohby2019
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Luminous images accompanied by newspaper extracts dating back to the early 1800s and words by Ngiyampaa Elder Peter Williams explore the ongoing mystery of yahoo encounters. 'He was surprised to observe a hairy human form, about seven feet in height, walking in the bush.' Queanbeyan Age, 24 August 1886. Throughout the first century or so of Australian settlement by Europeans, the pages of colonial newspapers were haunted by reports of a bewildering phenomenon: the mysterious yahoo or hairy man ... But what was it? Yahoo Creek breathes life into this little-known piece of Australian history - which, by many accounts, is a history still in the making. 'These stories are not my stories or your stories, they're our stories.' Peter Williams, Ngiyampaa Elder.
Main title:
Yahoo Creek : an Australian mystery / Tohby Riddle with Peter Williams.
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Imprint:
Crows Nest, NSW : Allen & Unwin, 2019.
Collation:
1 volume (unpaged) : illustrations ; 29 cm.
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Notes:
Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:
9781760631451
Dewey class:
001.944A823.4
Language:
English
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Subject:
Animals, Mythical -- Folklore -- Juvenile literatureAboriginal Australians -- FolkloreCuriosities and wonders -- Australia -- Juvenile literatureMonsters -- Australia -- Juvenile literatureAnimals, Mythical -- Australia -- Juvenile literatureFrontier and pioneer life -- Australia -- Juvenile literatureAustralia -- History -- 19th century -- Juvenile literatureAustralia -- History -- 1901-1922 -- Juvenile literature
BRN:
351043
More Information:
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brighton Library | Junior Picture Books | R | Onloan - Due: 14 Jun 2022 |
| Sandringham Library | Junior Picture Books | R | Onloan - Due: 09 Jun 2022 |