Connie Bush Connie Bush i(A15069 works by) (a.k.a. Constance Doreen Bush)
Born: Established: 15 Jun 1919 Borroloola, McArthur River area, Gulf - Barkly Tablelands area, Central Northern Territory, Northern Territory, ; Died: Ceased: 19 Sep 1997 Darwin, Darwin area, Northern Territory,
Gender: Female
Heritage: Aboriginal ; Aboriginal Garrwa / Garrawa / Garawa
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1 Explorers to Groote Eylandt 1800's Connie Bush , 1990 single work prose
— Appears in: Aboriginal Short Stories , no. 32 1990; (p. 38)

'Several ships had been wrecked on the east coast of Groote...'
1 1939 Groote Eylandt Connie Bush , 1990 single work autobiography
— Appears in: Aboriginal Short Stories , no. 32 1990; (p. 33-36)

A group of Aboriginals were camped beside a tidal river call Ajungmungja or more commonly known as Salt Creek...'
1 Tales of Bickerton Island Connie Bush , 1990 single work short story
— Appears in: Aboriginal Short Stories , no. 32 1990; (p. 31-32)

'Bickerton Island is in the Gulf of Carpentaria, seven minutes flying time from Groote Eylandt...'
1 The Life of a Part Aboriginal Girl Connie Bush , 1990 single work autobiography
— Appears in: Aboriginal Short Stories , no. 32 1990; (p. 14-20)

'When I was a child, the rule was that all part coloured children were collected and sent to a compound or a mission station...'
1 Boorooloolooo Legend Connie Bush , 1990 single work short story
— Appears in: Aboriginal Short Stories , no. 32 1990; (p. 28-30)

'Two lads went out hunting and came upon a flock of flying foxes. They killed several and then made a fire...'
1 Boo-Roon-Joo (A Story of the Ruined City and a Country Nearby Called Wun-Murrie or War-Lun-Dooer-Pa) Connie Bush , 1990 single work short story
— Appears in: Aboriginal Short Stories , no. 32 1990; (p. 25-27)

'Long, Long ago, when animals and fishes ruled the earth, there lived on the western side of the Gulf of Carpentaria, thousands and thousands and thousands of Catfishes...'
1 Half Caste Memories Connie Bush , Marjorie Hamilton , Gerry Blitner , 1972 single work autobiography
— Appears in: Groote Eylandt Stories 1972; (p. 54-57)
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