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The Bunyip Mystery 13. "The Bunyip of South Australia", The Argus, 26. Bailey, Tim, "Beast with orange eyes had Continued m page 65 Melbourne, 19 December 1853. boys flee in terror", Gold Coast Bulletin, 1986 Endnotes 14. "The Bunyip", Moreton Bay Free Press, 15 (exact date unknown). April 1857. 27. Mitchell, Jack, quoted in The Sydney 1, Whitley, Gilbert, "Mystery Animals of 15. Gould, Charles, "Large aquatic animals", Morning Herald, 20 April 1973. Australia", TheAustralian MuseumMagazine, no. Papers and Proceedings of the Royal Society of 28. Flannery, Tim, "A unique trunked giant 7, 1 March 1940, p. 135. Tasmania, 1872, pp. 32-38. Palorchestes azael", in Prehistoric Animals of 2. Morgan, John, Life and Adventures of William 46, ibid. Australia (Susan Quirk and Michael Archer, edi- Buckley, A. MacDougall, Hobart, 1852. 17. Wagga Wagga Advertiser, April 1872. tors; drawings by Peter Schouten), Australian 3. Hercus, Luise A., "The Languages of Victoria: 18, Gale, John, Canberra: History of and Museum, Sydney, 1983. a late survey, Part II", Australian Aboriginal Legends Relating to the Federal Capital Territory 29. Archer, Michael, Suzanne J. Hand and Henk Studies, vol. 17 (c. 1960s). of the Commonwealth of Australia, A.M. Fallick _ Godthelp, Riversleigh: The Story of Animals in 4. Whitley, ibid., p. 134. & Sons, Queanbeyan, 1927. Ancient Rainforests of Inland Australia, Reed 5. Brough Smyth, R., The Aborigines of Victoria: 19, Hall, Thomas, A Short History of the Downs Books, Sydney, 1991. with notes relating to the habits of the natives of Blacks, known as'the Blucher Tribe’, Warwick 30. Rich, P.V., G.F. van Tets and F. Knight, other parts of Australia and Tasmania, Victorian Newspaper Co., Warwick, pp. 33-34. Kadimakara: Extinct Vertebrates of Australia, Government Printer, 1878, vol. 1, p. 436. 20. Dunn, E.J., "The Bunyip", Victorian Pioneer Design Studio, Lilydale, Victoria, 1985. 6. Whitley, ibid., pp. 132-139. Naturalist, vol. 40, 1923, p. 93. 7. Hall, E.S., ina letter to The Sydney Gazette 21. Smith, Malcolm, Bunyips and Bigfoot: In About the Author: and New South Wales Advertiser, 27 March 1823. Search of Australia's Mystery Animals, Gary Opit is an environmental consultant with 8. ibid. Millennium Books, E.J. Dwyer, Sydney, 1996. a 25-year career in field research and public 9. Hovell, William H., "The apocryphal animal 22. Healy, Tony and Paul Cropper, Out of the relations in Australia, Papua New Guinea and of the interior of New South Wales", Sydney Shadows: Mystery Animals of Australia, Southeast Asia. His skills and expertise Morning Herald,9 February 1847. Tronbark/Pan Macmillan, Sydney, 1994. include vegetation and fauna surveying and 10. Barrett, Charles, The Bunyip and other 23. "Monster search in NSW lagoon", The mapping techniques, plant conservation biolo- Mythical Monsters and Legends, Reed & Harris, Telegraph, Brisbane, 24 September 1971. gy and wildlife habitat management. He lec- Melbourne, 1946. 24. Lenz, Carl, letter to the editor, "Pioneer tures to university and high school students in 11. The article published in the Melbourne claims that 'bunyips are crocs", Gold Coast botany, zoology, biogeography, Australian Argus, 29 June 1847, was a report of the letter Bulletin, 28 April 1965. Also "Reminiscences of | and Aboriginal ecology, and Aboriginal reli- dated 6 May 1847 that Hobler sent to William H. a Pioneering Life", The Hinterlander, Gold Coast gion and culture. He has a regular talkback Hovell and which was published in the Sydney (undated clipping in Josie Flett's 1999 A History radio program on regional ABC Radio 2NR Morning Herald, 16 June 1847. of Bunyips, Australia's Great Mystery Water (94.5 FM, 720 AM) on Thursdays at 10.30 am. 12. Hovell, William, in a letter published in the Beasts, Free Spirit Press, Tyalgum, NSW).. Gary's article, "Understanding the Yowie Sydney Morning Herald, 16 June 1847. 25. Smith, ibid., 1996. Phenomenon", was published in NEXUS 6/05. 26. Bailey, Tim, "Beast with orange eyes had boys flee in terror", Gold Coast Bulletin, 1986 (exact date unknown). 27. Mitchell, Jack, quoted in The Sydney Morning Herald, 20 April 1973. 28. Flannery, Tim, "A unique trunked giant Palorchestes azael", in Prehistoric Animals of Australia (Susan Quirk and Michael Archer, edi- tors; drawings by Peter Schouten), Australian Museum, Sydney, 1983. 29. Archer, Michael, Suzanne J. Hand and Henk Godthelp, Riversleigh: The Story of Animals in Ancient Rainforests of Inland Australia, Reed Books, Sydney, 1991. 30. Rich, P.V., G.F. van Tets and F. Knight, Kadimakara: Extinct Vertebrates of Australia, Pioneer Design Studio, Lilydale, Victoria, 1985. Endnotes 1. Whitley, Gilbert, "Mystery Animals of Australia", TheAustralian MuseumMagazine, no. 7, 1 March 1940, p. 135. 2. Morgan, John, Life and Adventures of William Buckley, A. MacDougall, Hobart, 1852. 3. Hercus, Luise A., "The Languages of Victoria: a late survey, Part II", Australian Aboriginal Studies, vol. 17 (c. 1960s). 4, Whitley, ibid., p. 134. 5. Brough Smyth, R., The Aborigines of Victoria: with notes relating to the habits of the natives of other parts of Australia and Tasmania, Victorian Government Printer, 1878, vol. 1, p. 436. 6. Whitley, ibid., pp. 132-139. 7. Hall, E.S., ina letter to The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser, 27 March 1823. 8. ibid. 9. Hovell, William H., "The apocryphal animal of the interior of New South Wales", Sydney Morning Herald,9 February 1847. 10. Barrett, Charles, The Bunyip and other Mythical Monsters and Legends, Reed & Harris, Melbourne, 1946. 11. The article published in the Melbourne Argus, 29 June 1847, was a report of the letter dated 6 May 1847 that Hobler sent to William H. Hovell and which was published in the Sydney Morning Herald, 16 June 1847. 12. Hovell, William, in a letter published in the Sydney Morning Herald, 16 June 1847. About the Author: Gary Opit is an environmental consultant with a 25-year career in field research and public relations in Australia, Papua New Guinea and Southeast Asia. His skills and expertise include vegetation and fauna surveying and mapping techniques, plant conservation biolo- gy and wildlife habitat management. He lec- tures to university and high school students in botany, zoology, biogeography, Australian and Aboriginal ecology, and Aboriginal reli- gion and culture. He has a regular talkback radio program on regional ABC Radio 2NR (94.5 FM, 720 AM) on Thursdays at 10.30 am. Gary's article, "Understanding the Yowie Phenomenon", was published in NEXUS 6/05. 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