Roley Gilbert Roley Gilbert i(A125622 works by) (a.k.a. Rolly Gilbert)
Born: Established: 1911 Gilbert River, Far North Queensland, Queensland, ;
Gender: Male
Heritage: Aboriginal ; Aboriginal Kurtijar
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1 Normanton in the Wet Roley Gilbert , 1986 single work prose Indigenous story
— Appears in: Kurtjar Stories 1986; (p. 91)

Rolly Gilbert talks about life during the west season in Normanton.
1 The Massacre at Wamakee Roley Gilbert , 1986 single work prose Indigenous story
— Appears in: Kurtjar Stories 1986; (p. 77)

Rolly Gilbert gives a graphic account of the massacre of Aboriginal men, women and children at Wamakee.
1 Life in The Bush Roley Gilbert , 1986 single work prose Indigenous story
— Appears in: Kurtjar Stories 1986; (p. 37)

Rolly Gilbert talks about life in the bush.
1 The Emu and the Plain Turkey Roley Gilbert , 1986 single work prose Indigenous story
— Appears in: Kurtjar Stories 1986; (p. 21)

A story about emu and the Plain turkey and their search for water, and the danger they encountered.
1 The Stinking Turtle and the Long-Necked Turtle Roley Gilbert , 1986 single work prose Indigenous story
— Appears in: Kurtjar Stories 1986; (p. 16)
1 y separately published work icon Kurtjar Stories Melba Casey , Roley Gilbert , Paul Black (translator), Billy Adam (translator), Batchelor : Darwin Institute of Technology , 1986 9442165 1986 selected work prose Indigenous story

'Traditional stories of birds and reptiles and stories after European contact including Wamakee Massacre' (Source: Mura Collection Catalogue, AIATSIS)
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