BILL WANNAN 1915-2003

Also William Fielding Fearn-Wannan, journalist and author who collected folk stories, yarns, songs, poems and other lore mainly from correspondents to his Australasian Post column, ‘Come In Spinner’ (1955-1980). He also published much of this material in a series of best-selling books, beginning with The Australian: Yarns Ballads and Legends of the Australian Tradition (1954).

 

Guide to his NLA papers at

https://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-344246442/findingaid

 

Recording of a workshop ‘What is Folklore?’ at the 1st National Folk Festival, Melbourne, 1967 in NLA at https://catalogue.nla.gov.au/Record/3105762?lookfor=author:%22Wannan,%20Bill,%201915-2003%22%20{format:Audio}&offset=1&max=1

 

A number of obituaries by John Ryan, Warren Fahey and others were published in newspapers and periodicals, though these do not seem to be accessible online as at 2021.

JUNE FACTOR - 1936 - 2024

June Factor (1936-2024) Dr June Factor passed away on 12 April 2024. Folklorist, historian and author, June was a strong advocate for the po...