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Issue Details: First known date: 1993... no. 48 7 April 1993 of Koori Mail est. 1991 Koori Mail
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Contents

* Contents derived from the , 1993 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
Death of Leading Aboriginal Author, single work obituary
'Poet and playwright Kevin Gilbert has died in Canberra, aged 60. A public memorial service for Mr Gilbert will be held at Canberra's Aboriginal tent Embassy House.'
 (p. 5)
Koori Komedian Honoured, single work column
'You might not be able to see his eyes, but everybody would recognise 'that smile'.'
 (p. 9)
Rivers of Blood : Part Four : Flour Laced with Arsenic Brings on Mass Poisoning, single work non-fiction
In six editions of this newspaper, will feature Rivers of Blood, an in-depth series about the massacres of Kooris in the Northern Rivers region of New South Wales. The series also tells of their resistance against European occupation of their traditional lands.
 (p. 10-11)
Viewing Indigenous Literature Through the Aboriginal/Torres Strait Islander Eyes, Lisa Bellear , single work column
'Recently over 250 non Aboriginal-Islander teachers, librarians and parents attended a two day workshop at Dromkeen Homestead ... to consider children's books from an Aboriginal perspective. The Dromkeen Children's Literature Collection is one of the most outstanding collections in its field and is recognised worldwide.'
 (p. 12)
The Autobiography of Yami Lester, single work review
— Review of Yami : The Autobiography of Yami Lester Yami Lester , 1993 single work autobiography ;
'Yami's story starts in the semi arid desert of South Australia's far North West, in the early 1940's... This is the story of his years as a stockman, learning his trade on the vast unfenced cattle stations of the Centre and of his years living in the world of the white people.'
 (p. 18)
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