Nothing to Spare: Recollections of Australian Pioneering WomenReminiscences of 14 women include memories of a part- Aboriginal woman from Busselton, W.A. - life in institutions and settlements; a few other womens observations of Aboriginal people. |
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Page 49
... kids . I didn't mind school , only I had to look after the younger kiddies , so I could never put me mind to it properly . I used to take the younger kiddies to school one of ' em was about two and the baby was a few months old . I left ...
... kids . I didn't mind school , only I had to look after the younger kiddies , so I could never put me mind to it properly . I used to take the younger kiddies to school one of ' em was about two and the baby was a few months old . I left ...
Page 52
... kids for a walk of a Sunday , and we used to go with her , gettin ' these bardies out of the roots of the trees . She used to dig ' em out with a stick , about that round , then some of the kids used to eat them . I never ever took on ...
... kids for a walk of a Sunday , and we used to go with her , gettin ' these bardies out of the roots of the trees . She used to dig ' em out with a stick , about that round , then some of the kids used to eat them . I never ever took on ...
Page 91
... kids . They got on well together and there was nothing else besides . There was no going out because there was nothing to go to . It was all they had . If sex was repugnant or anything , the marriage mightn't have lasted . When we left ...
... kids . They got on well together and there was nothing else besides . There was no going out because there was nothing to go to . It was all they had . If sex was repugnant or anything , the marriage mightn't have lasted . When we left ...
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Context | 9 |
The Barmaids Daughter | 37 |
The Timbercutters Daughter | 61 |
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