The Quinkins

The Quinkins
Author: Percy J. Trezise
Publisher: Sydney : Collins, 1978 (1979 printing)
Total Pages: 30
Release: 1978-01-01
Genre: Aboriginal Australians
ISBN: 9780001843707

SUMMARY: A story of the Quinkins, the spirit people of the Yatanji tribe's land. One group, the Imjim, steal children; the Timara play tricks on people but protect children from the Imjim.

Stories of the Dreamtime

Stories of the Dreamtime
Author: Percy Trezise
Publisher:
Total Pages: 192
Release: 1988-01-01
Genre:
ISBN: 9781555329518

Two children of the Yalanji people are pursued by Turramulli, the largest and fiercest of the spirits roaming the bushland.

Banana Bird and the Snake Men

Banana Bird and the Snake Men
Author: Percy Trezise
Publisher:
Total Pages: 28
Release: 1980
Genre: Aboriginal Australians
ISBN: 9780006619406

An aboriginal myth about how the bird men outwitted the snake men.

Our Sunburnt Country

Our Sunburnt Country
Author: Arthur J. Baillie
Publisher:
Total Pages: 132
Release: 1964
Genre: Australia
ISBN:

Includes general chapter on the history, life-style and customs of the Aborigines.

The Flying Fox Warriors

The Flying Fox Warriors
Author: Percy Trezise
Publisher:
Total Pages: 29
Release: 1985
Genre: Aboriginal Australians
ISBN: 9780006623373

The Dreamtime story of how the Bird People finally vanquished the Joonging by burning to stop them stealing their young maidens; and how the remaining Joonging grew wings and became flying foxes in order to escape the flames, while the Bird People also grew wings and became the many varieties of Australian birds.

Turramulli the Giant Quinkin

Turramulli the Giant Quinkin
Author: Percy J. Trezise
Publisher:
Total Pages: 38
Release: 1988
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN:

An evil giant blunders when he pursues 2 children in this Australian aboriginal tale.