- Title
- Indigenous folklore of the northern Wathawurrung peoples
- Creator
- Clark, Ian
- Date
- 2016
- Type
- Text; Book chapter
- Identifier
- http://researchonline.federation.edu.au/vital/access/HandleResolver/1959.17/100927
- Identifier
- vital:10620
- Identifier
- http://library.federation.edu.au/record=b2625789
- Identifier
- ISBN:978-1-925333-51-0
- Abstract
- This paper examines four northern Wathawurrung legends and beliefs that were associated with five landmarks within their country - Lal Lal Falls, Black Hill (Kirrit Barreet, near Gordon), Lake Burrumbeet, and Mt Buninyong and Mt Elephant (Derrinallum). The first two sites are associated with Bundjil, the creator spirit. Lake Burrumbeet concerns a 'witch-like' creature, and the final two sites were involved in major conflict that explaines their unique topographical characteristics. The northern Wathawurrung country is bounded by the Werribee River in the east; the Fiery Creek in the west; and the Great Dividing Range in the north.
- Publisher
- Australian Scholarly Publishing Pty Ltd
- Relation
- Goldfields and the gothic : A hidden heritage & folklore p. 151-164
- Rights
- Copyright © in this collection: David Waldron, 2016. The copyright in each essay belongs to the essayist.
- Rights
- This metadata is freely available under a CCO license
- Rights
- Culturally sensitive
- Subject
- Indigenous folklore; Wathawurrung people; Goldfields; Victoria; Australia; History; Folklore
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