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Erle Wilson Erle Wilson i(A7555 works by) (birth name: Erle Alexander Wilson) (a.k.a. Erle A. Wilson)
Born: Established: 1898 Dundee,
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Scotland,
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United Kingdom (UK),
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Western Europe, Europe, ; Died: Ceased: 1970 St Leonards, North Sydney - Lane Cove area, Sydney Northern Suburbs, Sydney, New South Wales,
Gender: Male
Heritage: Scottish
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BiographyHistory

Erle Wilson's grandparents had joined one of the last gold rushes in Australia and his father was born on the 'Jim Crow' diggings in Victoria. The family went back to Scotland but Wilson returned to Tasmania and later New South Wales. He also travelled to New Zealand, Canada and some Pacific Islands. He wrote many short stories published and broadcast in Britain, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa.

Most Referenced Works

Awards for Works

y separately published work icon Churinga Tales : Stories of Alchuringa - The Dreamtime of the Australian Aborigines Sydney : Australasian Publishing Co. , 1950 Z1058452 1950 selected work children's Indigenous story dreaming story
1951 commended CBCA Book of the Year Awards — Book of the Year Award
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