The Kadaitcha SungPenguin Books, assisted by the Literature Board of the Australia Council, 1990 - Fiction - 313 pages Novel using Central Australian mythology and sorcery beliefs. |
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Page 73
... Bulley Macow had lived upon his own land . Dimly , Tommy was aware that Macow had been made to stand . The words uttered from the bench told Bulley Macow that he was sentenced to be hanged by the neck until dead , the sentence to be ...
... Bulley Macow had lived upon his own land . Dimly , Tommy was aware that Macow had been made to stand . The words uttered from the bench told Bulley Macow that he was sentenced to be hanged by the neck until dead , the sentence to be ...
Page 102
... Bulley , did you ? ' Finlay asked . ' Not close , like , ' Boonger answered . ' He from the sandy country ; he not my blood or anything . But I heard about his sister and I knew the mob out there would send someone in . They strong push ...
... Bulley , did you ? ' Finlay asked . ' Not close , like , ' Boonger answered . ' He from the sandy country ; he not my blood or anything . But I heard about his sister and I knew the mob out there would send someone in . They strong push ...
Page 130
... Bulley Macow came to you in defiance of us , and you decided to help him even though you knew that you were in the wrong . ' Tommy bowed his head . He had done a wrong thing by helping Bulley . But he had seen the body of the girl and ...
... Bulley Macow came to you in defiance of us , and you decided to help him even though you knew that you were in the wrong . ' Tommy bowed his head . He had done a wrong thing by helping Bulley . But he had seen the body of the girl and ...
Common terms and phrases
arms bastard beer beneath Biamee Biamee's blood body Booka Roth Boonger Bora Ring boss Brisbane Bulley Bunda Bunyatt camp Ceddy close Coontown couple Cribb Island dark Darpil dingo door drink eyes face feel feet Fingal fingers Finlay Fleur floor forward friggin front fuck fuckin fullah going grabbed hand Hinds Jack Jarroo Jelda Jonjurrie kill Kobbina Koobara land Macow Mary mate migloo mind mission Mister moogi stone mouth Native Mounted Police never night Ningi Pinni poorie pulled Purnung pushed Rainbow Serpent reached Roth's sacred Sambo shit shook his head shoulder spirit Stephen stepped stood sure talk Tea-Pot thing told Tommy asked Tommy bowed Tommy Gubba Tommy knew Tommy looked Tommy nodded Tommy smiled Tommy walked Tommy's tonight took tribes trying turned Uluru voice waiting wall wallaby watched woman Worimi worry Yeah young Kadaitcha