Stories about Fire, Wind, the Moon and other Dreamings
Warinypa wariny Mangunyjaja muwarr wirlarrapa wangalpa wika
- Paperback
64 pages
- Release Date
27 January 2026
Summary
Solomon Cocky recorded more than 200 stories on cassette tapes during the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s, about the Dreaming, hunting, and everyday life in the desert. The stories were transcribed by the Nyangumarta linguist Monty Hale, and some were published with Solomon’s illustrations for the bilingual school publishing program at Strelley Community School in the Pilbara. Fourteen of these stories have been newly translated by Monty’s daughter and Nyangumarta elder Barbara Hale for St…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781760803162 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1760803162 |
| Author: | Solomon Cocky, Barbara Hale, Inge Kral |
| Publisher: | UWA Publishing |
| Imprint: | UWA Publishing |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 64 |
| Release Date: | 27 January 2026 |
| Weight: | 226g |
| Dimensions: | 9mm x 201mm x 211mm |
About The Author
Solomon Cocky
Solomon (Ngalyarrkiny) Cocky was born in 1930, in or around the gold mining town of Nullagine. He grew up with his father on Noreena Downs Station, where his father worked as a station hand. Solomon worked with small horses for a year or two before joining the mustering team.
As a young man, he participated in the Pilbara Strike, mining for tin and other minerals around Moolyella, Mount Frisco, and Blue Bar in the Pilbara region. During the late 1970s, he became an integral part of the daily life at Strelley School, which was founded by the strikers.
As one of the elders, Solomon taught the children essential desert survival skills, including how to make spears and start fires. He also illustrated school books in Nyangumarta for the Strelley Literature Production Centre.
Solomon is remembered as a charismatic and quiet individual. He passed away in 1993.
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