Full title: Clever man : the life of Paddy Compass Namadbara / as told by Big Bill Neidjie, Bluey Ilkgirr, Jacob Nayinggul, Jim Wauchope, Johnny Williams SNR, Ron Cooper, Thompson Yuludjiri and others ; compiled by Ian White.

Author/creator: White, Ian, Ilkgirr, Bluey, Nayinggul, Jacob, Wauchope, Jim, Williams, Johnny, Cooper, Ron, Yuludjiri, Thompson, Neidjie, Bill, 1913-2002.

Call Numbers: H 2020/2922, G 2020/6420, G 2022/4002

Record Identifier: 74VKammJawqA

Language: English

Formats: Books

Contents: 108 pages : colour illustrations, photographs, portraits, map ; 23 cm., , , , , , The tellers of the story - the main accounts -- Making of a Cleverman - Acquiring the power - the sugarbag event; speaking with the yumbarrbarr -- the power of Marrikidjbu - Healing - Balanda accounts, Sorcery -- Manifestations of power - Water divining, Clever knowledge -- Kumula and the wider community - Making leaders for the community -- Passing on the power - Namadbara's 'power objects' -- His death - and after - Namadbara's post-death influence -- Namadbara's legacy -- Paddy Compass Namadbara: a putative timeline.

Publishers: Canberra, ACT : Aboriginal Studies Press, 2020.

Notes: Includes bibliographical references.

Permalink: https://collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKammJawqA

DDC: 994.04092

MMS ID: 991024332393702626