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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... Tommy's ears and to his spirit within , the sound seemed to be the call of a million lost souls and he stepped forward carefully . The descent was steep and the floor was treacherous , but he had been told of this place and had been ...
... Tommy's ears and to his spirit within , the sound seemed to be the call of a million lost souls and he stepped forward carefully . The descent was steep and the floor was treacherous , but he had been told of this place and had been ...
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... Tommy's hand as he made to wipe the tears from his cheeks . The old bird reached out with his wing and scraped the ... Tommy's head , and they spoke in low tones as the lad strode more fear- lessly forward . ' See how he conquers his ...
... Tommy's hand as he made to wipe the tears from his cheeks . The old bird reached out with his wing and scraped the ... Tommy's head , and they spoke in low tones as the lad strode more fear- lessly forward . ' See how he conquers his ...
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... Tommy asked , as he stayed a respectful distance behind the white man . Thompson slowed in mid - stride , his face puzzled at Tommy's change in speech . ' You only put that coon - talk on , do you ? ' he asked , surprised but not ...
... Tommy asked , as he stayed a respectful distance behind the white man . Thompson slowed in mid - stride , his face puzzled at Tommy's change in speech . ' You only put that coon - talk on , do you ? ' he asked , surprised but not ...
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