DUGONG HUNTING

$17.50

A story told by Elders and illustrated by students of Mornington Island State School.

28 pages

This book is based on a recollection of dugong hunting told in Lardil by Gully Peters and recorded by Ken Hale in 1960. The story tells of a group of men hunting dugong with giant nets at the mouth of Sandalwood River on Mornington Island. It is told in both English and Lardil.