Philomena Barry Philomena Barry i(A127194 works by)
Born: Established: Palm Island, Ingham area, Ingham - Cairns area, Queensland, ;
Gender: Female
Heritage: Aboriginal
(Storyteller) assertion
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1 Bwogoman Island Life Philomena Barry , Philomena Barry (illustrator), 1993 single work life story
— Appears in: Listen To Our Stories : An Anthology of Writing by Aboriginal and Islander Women 1993; (p. 14-15)

'... this is my story, My father came from Bloomfield near Cooktown. In 1920s he was caught by the police... he was sent to Palm Island for punishment ...'
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