Australian folklore
34 entries in the Australian Folklore compendium.
Anzac spiritA concept of shared soldierly qualities from World War I.Australian cricket team in England in 1948Only Test team to tour England unbeaten.Australian gold rushesGold discoveries that reshaped Australian society and identity.Australian Legendary TalesFirst substantial collection of Aboriginal Australian stories in English.Australian ufologyAustralian ufology encompasses pre-1984 UFO study by groups and government.Bass Strait TriangleRegion of unexplained maritime and aviation disappearances.Battle of the Eureka StockadeA clash between gold miners and colonial forces in 1854.Bob the Railway DogFree-riding dog of the South Australian Railways.William Buckley (convict)English convict who lived 32 years with the Wathaurong people.Bush balladAustralian folk poetry and music of the bush.Bush Music ClubAustralia's oldest folk music club, founded in 1954.Catalpa rescueStealth rescue of six Irish Fenians from a British penal colony.Death of Azaria ChamberlainAustralian infant taken by a dingo, sparking a landmark legal case.Clancy of the OverflowAustralian poem romanticizing rural life, first published in 1889.ColliwobblesCollingwood's era of grand final heartbreak and near-misses.Cultural depictions of Ned Kelly19th-century bushranger whose life inspired extensive cultural works.Dancing ManUnidentified man filmed dancing joyfully on V-J Day in Sydney.Eureka FlagFlown at the Eureka Stockade; symbol of protest since 1854.Eureka Jack MysteryDisputed Union Jack flown beneath the Eureka Flag in 1854.Eureka Stockade (fortification)Crude rebel fortification at Ballarat, site of the 1854 Eureka battle.Fisher's ghostGhost of a murdered farmer who revealed his own grave.Flames (novel)Magical realism novel about grief, family, and the Tasmanian landscape.Folklore of Norfolk IslandIsland folklore shaped by convicts, mutineers, and whalers.Geelong KeysLost keys spark debate on pre-1802 European visits to Australia.The Giant Devil DingoPicture book retelling a Cape York dreamtime devil-dingo myth.Lennie GwytherNine-year-old rode 1,000 km solo to see Sydney Harbour Bridge open.Disappearance of Harold HoltAustralian prime minister who vanished while swimming.John Simpson KirkpatrickStretcher bearer who used donkeys at Gallipoli.Kokoda Track campaignA World War II campaign in Papua over rugged jungle terrain.Lasseter's ReefLegendary lost gold reef in central Australia.Mahogany ShipPutative early Australian shipwreck of disputed origin.Marree ManA giant geoglyph of unknown origin in South Australia.Monte Cristo HomesteadHistoric homestead once operated as a haunted tourist attraction.Moondyne JoeCornish-Welsh convict and bushranger known for multiple escapes.
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