Richard Wilkes Richard Wilkes i(A20776 works by)
Born: Established: 1943 Kununoppin, Wyalkatchem - Koorda - Mukinbudin area, Dowerin - Kalannie - Mukinbudin area, Southwest Western Australia, Western Australia, ;
Gender: Male
Heritage: Aboriginal Noongar / Nyoongar / Nyoongah / Nyungar / Nyungah / Noonygar ; Aboriginal
(Storyteller) assertion
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1 12 y separately published work icon Bulmurn : A Swan River Nyoongar : A Novel Richard Wilkes , Nedlands : UWA Publishing , 1994 Z274868 1994 single work novel historical fiction Richard Wilkes' multifaceted novel, Bulmurn, a Swan River Nyoongar, is an intriguing treatment of Nyoongar myths and law, spanning thousands of years as it traces the creation of cultures (even worlds) in continuing conflict. Set in the early 1800s, it depicts a significant period in the life of Bulmurn, a traditional spiritual healer of the Darbalyung Nyoongar people, following his movements across an area stretching from Murin Morda to Walyalup and Wadjemup ... Angelline O'Neill 'Navigating Through Time in Bulmurn, a Swan River Nyoongar', Altitude 5 (2005).
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