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 45
... Coontown still rockin ' along . ' Sambo's huge smile illuminated the cabin . Strength surged back into Booka's body . A cold sweat carpeted his back and a sick feeling lingered deep in his gut , but the wheels of the van were now on ...
... Coontown still rockin ' along . ' Sambo's huge smile illuminated the cabin . Strength surged back into Booka's body . A cold sweat carpeted his back and a sick feeling lingered deep in his gut , but the wheels of the van were now on ...
Page 57
... Coontown . Trained as a knife hand at a meatworks , Bulley Macow was good with a blade and the white man died a slow and very painful death . Then , to protect the other blacks in Coontown , Macow had calmly awaited the police . The ...
... Coontown . Trained as a knife hand at a meatworks , Bulley Macow was good with a blade and the white man died a slow and very painful death . Then , to protect the other blacks in Coontown , Macow had calmly awaited the police . The ...
Page 70
... Coontown called it the Pen . It was short for Pig - Pen , and could have referred to the officers as much as to conditions within its walls . ' Thanks for backing me up . I really appreciate it . I'll be looking out for you from now on ...
... Coontown called it the Pen . It was short for Pig - Pen , and could have referred to the officers as much as to conditions within its walls . ' Thanks for backing me up . I really appreciate it . I'll be looking out for you from now on ...
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