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Warrigal Anderson Warrigal Anderson i(A8361 works by) (a.k.a. Edward Warrigal Anderson; Eddie Warrigal Anderson)
Born: Established: 1948 Melbourne, Victoria, ;
Gender: Male
Heritage: Aboriginal
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BiographyHistory

As was the custom of his mother's people, Warrigal Anderson was named after a dingo that witnessed his birth in the Wimmera district of Victoria. When he was ten years old he absconded from his Moonee Ponds home to avoid being captured by government officials and never saw his mother again. He has travelled widely in Australia and New Zealand and worked as a drover, meatworker, fisherman and crane operator. He moved to Katherine in the Northern Territory in 1982.

Most Referenced Works

On the Web

  • Web Resource See also the Indigenous Australia entry for Warrigal Anderson

Awards for Works

y separately published work icon Warrigal's Way St Lucia : University of Queensland Press , 1996 Z184613 1996 single work autobiography 'Warrigal has every reason to believe that the suits from the Department are coming to take him away. With five pounds from his mother and hasty instructions, he hops on what he thinks is a train to Swan Hill. Instead he finds himself on a life-long journey.' (Source: Publisher's blurb)
1995 winner Queensland Literary Awards — Unpublished Indigenous Writer : David Unaipon Award
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