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 265
... Ceddy and Boonger shook hands , heads nodding in agree- ment , and walked across to the van . ' How you going , Boy ? ' Boonger asked . ' Not too bad . How you , Ceddy ? ' He pulled Nugget up onto his feet and sent him on his way ...
... Ceddy and Boonger shook hands , heads nodding in agree- ment , and walked across to the van . ' How you going , Boy ? ' Boonger asked . ' Not too bad . How you , Ceddy ? ' He pulled Nugget up onto his feet and sent him on his way ...
Page 268
... Ceddy up , she would take a fence paling to him . ' Well , I see you later on , Ceddy . Me and Boonger just going to wander down to the pub . Don't you worry now , we just going to have one or two . ' The pastor hitched up his ordinary ...
... Ceddy up , she would take a fence paling to him . ' Well , I see you later on , Ceddy . Me and Boonger just going to wander down to the pub . Don't you worry now , we just going to have one or two . ' The pastor hitched up his ordinary ...
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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