When the Pelican LaughedLife history of Alice Nannup; domestic service; removal of children; discrimination; Moore River Native Settlement; Geraldton Reserve. |
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Page 138
... Ida Valley , and I tell you what , we worked . We didn't sit around twiddling our thumbs all day , there was no time for that . When Jess arrived she didn't want to work outside in the laundry , so Mrs Male said to me , ' Oh well , you ...
... Ida Valley , and I tell you what , we worked . We didn't sit around twiddling our thumbs all day , there was no time for that . When Jess arrived she didn't want to work outside in the laundry , so Mrs Male said to me , ' Oh well , you ...
Page 144
... Ida Valley mob must have warned them we were heading that way . Anyway , we talked to these boys , and they were joking around with us . They said , ' We're going 144.
... Ida Valley mob must have warned them we were heading that way . Anyway , we talked to these boys , and they were joking around with us . They said , ' We're going 144.
Page 146
... Ida Valley . ' Where are you going ? ' I cried . ' I'm taking you back to Ida Valley , ' he said . I just swung the door open and I was about to jump out , when he grabbed me by the arm and held me there . ' I didn't think you were that ...
... Ida Valley . ' Where are you going ? ' I cried . ' I'm taking you back to Ida Valley , ' he said . I just swung the door open and I was about to jump out , when he grabbed me by the arm and held me there . ' I didn't think you were that ...
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Aboriginal Abydos Alabama Kid Alice Nannup Anyway asked Aunty Jean Aunty Minnie baby beautiful bloke Boan boys called camp Campbell Cashmore Cashmore's coming cook couple dance Darkan daughter Doris dormitory Dorothy emu oil everything farm father fella finished Geraldton girls go back goanna gone happened heard horse hospital Ida Valley Jessie Joan Kangan kids kitchen knew lady Larsen laughing Leonora living look lovely Mallina married Mary Meekatharra Miss Miss Dolly Mogumber Moore River morning mother moved Mullewa Mulvale Mulvale's never Neville night o'clock Pelican Laughed Perth pick Port Hedland pull Quarry Street remember Roebourne settlement shillings started station stayed Stephen Kinnane talking tell terrible there's things thought told Tommy took town Uncle verandah waiting walked wanted wash What's worry Wyalkatchem Yindjibarndi