Ellen Anderson Ellen Anderson i(A103903 works by)
Born: Established: 1847 Wollongong, Wollongong area, Illawarra, South Coast, New South Wales, ; Died: Ceased: 1934
Gender: Female
Heritage: Aboriginal
(Storyteller) assertion
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BiographyHistory

Ellen Anderson was an Indigenous storyteller and a repository of knowledge for people of the Illawarra area on the south coast of New South Wales. Anderson's great-grandson, Rod Mason, is a ranger with the New South Wales National Parks and Wildlife Service. Rod Mason, who is himself a storyteller, has stated that Ellen was not only a great storyteller but also an important knowledge-holder about the life cycles of plants, animals, seasons and the people associated with them.

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Notes

  • Ellen Anderson was consulted by C.W. Peck (q.v.) during his compilation of an anthology of Aboriginal stories.
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