My PlaceTraces the experiences of Sally Morgan's life, growing up in Perth in the 50s & 60s. Through the memories and images of her childhood and adolescence, vague hints and echoes begin to emerge and a fascinating story unfolds - a mystery of identity, complete with clues and suggested solutions. |
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... corroborees or heard stories of the Dreamtime . I'd lived all my life in suburbia and told everyone I was Indian . I hardly knew any Aboriginal people . What did it mean for someone like me ? Half - way home on the bus , I felt so ...
... corroborees or heard stories of the Dreamtime . I'd lived all my life in suburbia and told everyone I was Indian . I hardly knew any Aboriginal people . What did it mean for someone like me ? Half - way home on the bus , I felt so ...
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... corroborees at Corunna . You needed special permission to watch them . We used to go with Howden . I hadn't been put through the Law by then , because I was still too young . That happens when you are fourteen or fifteen . I didn't want ...
... corroborees at Corunna . You needed special permission to watch them . We used to go with Howden . I hadn't been put through the Law by then , because I was still too young . That happens when you are fourteen or fifteen . I didn't want ...
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