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This book examines the role of the bunyip in Australian folklore from the first European settlers to the present time. The bunyip was important in Aboriginal mythology and the origins of the word are discussed. One chapter is devoted to Australian literature and the portrayal of bunyips. There are also extracts from Australian stories.

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  • Table of contents

    • Education: Lower Primary
    • Upper Primary
    • Secondary
    • Aboriginal Stories: Bunyip and the Swan
    • Biami and the Bunyip
    • Koala and the Bunyip
    • Garriya
    • Bunyip and Frogman
    • The Bunyee Bunyees
    • Imagination: Pantomime Bunyips
    • 20th Century Literature
    • Picture the Bunyip
    • Living Lore
    • Maintaining the Mystery
    • Evidence: Fabulous Creatures
    • Challicum Bunyip
    • First White Sighting
    • Skull of a Bunyip
    • Popular Culture
    • Folklore of Fear
    • Picture the Bunyip
    • Games

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There’s a Bunyip Close Behind us / And he’s Treading on my Tail ... Fred Ludowyk , 2008 single work column
— Appears in: Ozwords , October vol. 17 no. 2 2008; (p. 1-3)
And Here Be .... Joanna Sassoon , 2002 single work review
— Appears in: The Australian Library Journal , May vol. 51 no. 2 2002; (p. 193-194)
— Review of Bunyips : Australia's Folklore of Fear Robert Holden , Nicholas Holden , 2001 single work criticism
Bunyips, Yahoos and Yowies : A Folklore of Fear or Indigenous Racial Memories? Julie Hawkins , 2002 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Folklore , November no. 17 2002; (p. 243-248)
— Review of Bunyips : Australia's Folklore of Fear Robert Holden , Nicholas Holden , 2001 single work criticism
Talking About Bunyips Margaret Simons , 2002 single work review
— Appears in: The Courier Mail , 2 February 2002; (p. 5)
— Review of Bunyips : Australia's Folklore of Fear Robert Holden , Nicholas Holden , 2001 single work criticism
A Monostrous Exhibition Ron Cerabona , 2001 single work review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 15 January 2001; (p. 10)
— Review of Bunyips : Australia's Folklore of Fear Robert Holden , Nicholas Holden , 2001 single work criticism
Bunyips, Yahoos and Yowies : A Folklore of Fear or Indigenous Racial Memories? Julie Hawkins , 2002 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Folklore , November no. 17 2002; (p. 243-248)
— Review of Bunyips : Australia's Folklore of Fear Robert Holden , Nicholas Holden , 2001 single work criticism
And Here Be .... Joanna Sassoon , 2002 single work review
— Appears in: The Australian Library Journal , May vol. 51 no. 2 2002; (p. 193-194)
— Review of Bunyips : Australia's Folklore of Fear Robert Holden , Nicholas Holden , 2001 single work criticism
Scholarly Analysis of a Myth Ron Cerabona , 2001 single work review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 24 November 2001; (p. 16)
— Review of Bunyips : Australia's Folklore of Fear Robert Holden , Nicholas Holden , 2001 single work criticism
Pick of the Week 2001 single work review
— Appears in: The Age , 15 September 2001; (p. 9)
— Review of Bunyips : Australia's Folklore of Fear Robert Holden , Nicholas Holden , 2001 single work criticism
Australia's Folklore of Fear Stephen Williams , 2001 single work review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 3 February 2001; (p. 10)
— Review of Bunyips : Australia's Folklore of Fear Robert Holden , Nicholas Holden , 2001 single work criticism
Invaded by Monsters 2001 single work criticism
— Appears in: National Library of Australia News , February vol. 11 no. 5 2001; (p. 10-13)
There’s a Bunyip Close Behind us / And he’s Treading on my Tail ... Fred Ludowyk , 2008 single work column
— Appears in: Ozwords , October vol. 17 no. 2 2008; (p. 1-3)
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