Elizabeth Swasbrook Elizabeth Swasbrook i(A125891 works by)
Gender: Female
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1 How the Koala Lost His Tail Elizabeth Swasbrook , 1997 single work drama dreaming story
— Appears in: Aboriginal Legend Plays : Introducing Aboriginal Culture Through Drama 1997; (p. 46-50) The story of how the Koala lost their tail.
1 How the Sun Was Made Elizabeth Swasbrook , 1997 single work drama dreaming story
— Appears in: Aboriginal Legend Plays : Introducing Aboriginal Culture Through Drama 1997; (p. 41-45) A creation story on how the sun came to be in the sky.
1 Bohra the Kangaroo Elizabeth Swasbrook , 1997 single work drama dreaming story
— Appears in: Aboriginal Legend Plays : Introducing Aboriginal Culture Through Drama 1997; (p. 38-40) The creation story of how the kangaroo came to hop on their hind legs.
1 Flowers Lost and Found Elizabeth Swasbrook , 1997 single work drama dreaming story
— Appears in: Aboriginal Legend Plays : Introducing Aboriginal Culture Through Drama 1997; (p. 34-37) The creation story of how flowers and honey came to be.
1 The Women of Wi-bulloo and the Black Swans Elizabeth Swasbrook , 1997 single work drama dreaming story
— Appears in: Aboriginal Legend Plays : Introducing Aboriginal Culture Through Drama 1997; (p. 27-33) How the Black Swans got their black feathers.
1 Rainmaker Elizabeth Swasbrook , 1997 single work drama Indigenous story
— Appears in: Aboriginal Legend Plays : Introducing Aboriginal Culture Through Drama 1997; (p. 22-26) Wirinun creates ran for his people during a drought.
1 The Fire Makers Elizabeth Swasbrook , 1997 single work drama dreaming story
— Appears in: Aboriginal Legend Plays : Introducing Aboriginal Culture Through Drama 1997; (p. 16-21) Bootoolga the Crane and Goonur the Kangaroo Rat discover how to make fire but hide it from their community. When the community discover their secret, they find a way to make Bootoolga and Goonur share their discovery.
1 The Starfish Man Elizabeth Swasbrook , 1997 single work drama dreaming story
— Appears in: Aboriginal Legend Plays : Introducing Aboriginal Culture Through Drama 1997; (p. 11-15) The Bandicoot men want to borrow the Starfish man's canoe, when he says no they hatch a plan to steal it away from him.
1 Tiddalik the Enormous Frog Elizabeth Swasbrook , 1997 single work drama dreaming story
— Appears in: Aboriginal Legend Plays : Introducing Aboriginal Culture Through Drama 1997; (p. 6-10) Tiddalik the Enormous Frog drinks all the water. The Animals must discover a way to make Tiddalik put all the water back in the creeks, rivers and oceans.
1 y separately published work icon Aboriginal Legend Plays : Introducing Aboriginal Culture Through Drama Elizabeth Swasbrook , Greenwood : R. I. C. Publications , 1997 Z1610753 1997 single work drama dreaming story
1 Boora the Pelican Elizabeth Swasbrook , 1965 single work drama dreaming story
— Appears in: The Dreamtime : Australian Aboriginal Myths and Paintings 1965; Aboriginal Legend Plays : Introducing Aboriginal Culture Through Drama 1997; (p. 1-5) How the Pelican got their black and white feathers.
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