y separately published work icon Dawn: A Magazine for the Aboriginal People of N.S.W. periodical issue  
Issue Details: First known date: 1955... vol. 4 no. 4 1955 1955 of Dawn : A Magazine for the Aboriginal People of N.S.W. est. 1952 Dawn: A Magazine for the Aboriginal People of N.S.W.
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Why All the Animals Peck at the Selfish Owl : The Coming of the Light, David Unaipon , single work prose dreaming story

The story of the Bat tribe, who stood alone and did not enter into any disputes. However, one day the Chief of the bat tribe was forced to enter into a battle between the animal tribe and bird tribe.

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With title: Why All The Animals Peck At The Selfish Owl.

Editors' Note: This is one of the Aboriginal legends told to author Michael Sawtell, by David Unaipon, Australia's best-educated full-blood.
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