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Issue Details: First known date: 1990... 1990 How Spencer Gulf Was Formed
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'Spencer Gulf was once a big valley which was filled with a long line of fresh water lagoons. Water birds lived in these lagoons andthey each claimed one as their very own...'

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  • The Narrunga people of Yorke Peninsula in South Australia explain how their land became a peninsula surrounded by two gulfs of sea water in this story.

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    y separately published work icon The Ngarrindjeri People : Aboriginal People of the River Murray, Lakes and Coorong : An Aboriginal Studies Course for Secondary Students in Years 8-10 South Australia. Education Department , Adelaide : South Australia. Education Department , 1990 7384442 1990 selected work information book children's

    'The Ngarrindjeri People is an Aboriginal studies course which details the history, culture and life experiences of the Aboriginal groups who were the original inhabitants of the areas along the River Murray, Lakes and Coorong.'

    'This course is important in that Ngarrindjeri people are now a significant part of the South Australian community. Ngarrindjeri country, chiefly the River Murray and Coorong, is now used extensively for both agricultural and recreational purposes and through this course students will learn to appreciate its historical cultural significance in addition to its value as a natural resource.'

    'The Ngarrindjeri People is a part of the 8-12 Aboriginal studies program which has been developed to meet the needs of students, teachers and Aboriginal people.' (Source: page 7)

         Adelaide : South Australia. Education Department , 1990     pg. 34
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