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Issue Details: First known date: 1994... 1994 Bulmurn : A Swan River Nyoongar : A Novel
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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).

Notes

  • Dedication: I dedicate this story about Bulmurn, a Swan River Nyoongar, to my forefathers through the ties of my umbilical cord which extend from now, February 1995, back to the time long before the white colonists came here and trapped us into the slavery we still suffer from. One day I hope we will be free to live in harmony with other Australians.... Richard Wilkes (Nungat Mumunbullawilak) (i-iii).

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

    • Nedlands, Inner Perth, Perth, Western Australia,: UWA Publishing , 1994 .
      Extent: 219p.
      Description: illus., map
      Note/s:
      • Includes 'A Note on Nyoongar Terms used in Bulmurn: A Swan River Nyoongar' (pp.215-218) and a map of Nyoongar territory (p.219).
      ISBN: 1875560416
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Works about this Work

On My Bedside Table Glen Stasiuk , 2010 single work review
— Appears in: The West Australian , 6 February 2010; (p. 18)
— Review of Bulmurn : A Swan River Nyoongar : A Novel Richard Wilkes , 1994 single work novel
Aboriginal Storytelling and Writing Rosemary van den Berg , 2005 single work criticism
— Appears in: Altitude , no. 6 2005;
Navigating Through Time in Bulmurn, a Swan River Noongar Angeline O'Neill , 2005 single work review
— Appears in: Altitude , no. 5 2005;
— Review of Bulmurn : A Swan River Nyoongar : A Novel Richard Wilkes , 1994 single work novel
"Just You and the Paper and the Pen" : an Interview with Angeline O'Neill Angeline O'Neill (interviewer), 2000 single work interview
— Appears in: Those Who Remain Will Always Remember : An Anthology of Aboriginal Writing 2000; (p. 182-190)
An Alternative Telling of a Familiar Story Richard Scott Carr , 1996 single work review
— Appears in: Antipodes , December vol. 10 no. 2 1996; (p. 151)
— Review of Bulmurn : A Swan River Nyoongar : A Novel Richard Wilkes , 1994 single work novel
Untitled Kathryn Trees , 1995 single work review
— Appears in: Fremantle Arts Review , August/September vol. 10 no. 1 1995; (p. 19)
— Review of Bulmurn : A Swan River Nyoongar : A Novel Richard Wilkes , 1994 single work novel
Navigating Through Time in Bulmurn, a Swan River Noongar Angeline O'Neill , 2005 single work review
— Appears in: Altitude , no. 5 2005;
— Review of Bulmurn : A Swan River Nyoongar : A Novel Richard Wilkes , 1994 single work novel
On My Bedside Table Glen Stasiuk , 2010 single work review
— Appears in: The West Australian , 6 February 2010; (p. 18)
— Review of Bulmurn : A Swan River Nyoongar : A Novel Richard Wilkes , 1994 single work novel
Untitled Kathryn Murray , 1995 single work review
— Appears in: Fiction Focus : New Titles for Teenagers , vol. 9 no. 2 1995; (p. 47-48)
— Review of Bulmurn : A Swan River Nyoongar : A Novel Richard Wilkes , 1994 single work novel
Tribes that Bind Penelope Nelson , 1995 single work review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 22-23 April 1995; (p. rev 10)
— Review of My Own Sweet Time Wanda Koolmatrie , 1994 single work novel ; Bulmurn : A Swan River Nyoongar : A Novel Richard Wilkes , 1994 single work novel
Aboriginal Storytelling and Writing Rosemary van den Berg , 2005 single work criticism
— Appears in: Altitude , no. 6 2005;
"Just You and the Paper and the Pen" : an Interview with Angeline O'Neill Angeline O'Neill (interviewer), 2000 single work interview
— Appears in: Those Who Remain Will Always Remember : An Anthology of Aboriginal Writing 2000; (p. 182-190)
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Last amended 29 Nov 2013 08:40:53
Subjects:
  • Swan River, Western Australia,
Settings:
  • 1800s
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