A Guide to Australian Folklore: From Ned Kelly to Aeroplane JellyA comprehensive guide to allusions, characters (both real and fictional), events, places, skills, beliefs and activities that constitute the folklore of the Australian peoples, past and present. Building on 20 years of research, this is a comprehensive and authoritative work. |
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A.B. Banjo Aboriginal Aeroplane Jelly Anzac associated Australian Children's Folklore Australian Folklore Banjo belief Ben Hall birthday British Bush Ballad bush band Bush Music Bushrangers celebrated Children's Folklore Collection Chinese Christmas commemorating Convict Lore craft culture Customs digger drinking Easter especially Family Folklore feature festival Folklife Folklore in Australia folklorists Foodways Frank the Poet Greek groups held hero horse Humour Indigenous Folklore Influences on Australian involving Irish Influences Italian Jack Jacky jokes kangaroo Karagiozis Kelly Kernewek Lowender known Labor Lore Legendary Animals Lost Treasures Maltese Melbourne Cup Migration Lore National Icons Ned Kelly night nineteenth century observed Old Bush Songs organisations Pastoral Industry Folklore Phar Lap popular Queensland rebetika Religious Lore revival Ron Edwards shearers shearing sometimes South Wales Sports stories Swagman Sydney term Transportation Ballads Urban Legends usually Victoria Waltzing Matilda wedding women yarns