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This Place: Birian Balunah - the birthing of the rivers

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Woman washes hands while squatting in river water
This Place: Birian Balunah - the birthing of the rivers

SUBJECTS:  Geography

YEARS:  3–4, 7–8, 9–10


Paula Nihot shares a story told to her by Yugambeh Elder Patricia O'Connor.

It's the story of Wanungara, queen of the mountains, and her daughters Princess Toolona and Princess Caningera, and how their complicated relationships and choices explain the geography of the region.



Date of broadcast: 7 Aug 2019


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