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 122
... Bunda had been defeated . The woman's family had stopped the killing blow . Their honour and propriety had been satisfied . That was during the times when Booka Roth was at the height of his power and Bunda had stolen away and sought ...
... Bunda had been defeated . The woman's family had stopped the killing blow . Their honour and propriety had been satisfied . That was during the times when Booka Roth was at the height of his power and Bunda had stolen away and sought ...
Page 123
... Bunda , of the Gullilee ! ' The voice boomed out of the heavens . ' Do you not even know who you are ? ' ' I'm sorry boss ... I'm sorry . ' The pathetic figure grovelled into the floor of ageless mists . ' I bin live with that mob for ...
... Bunda , of the Gullilee ! ' The voice boomed out of the heavens . ' Do you not even know who you are ? ' ' I'm sorry boss ... I'm sorry . ' The pathetic figure grovelled into the floor of ageless mists . ' I bin live with that mob for ...
Page 125
... Bunda . ' You lie , dingo dropping ! You lie ... ' The old man's voice broke , overcome by his anger . Bunda looked up , terrified . ' Father ! You my father ... how you get here ? ' ' I was felled by your own hand , Bunda . You killed ...
... Bunda . ' You lie , dingo dropping ! You lie ... ' The old man's voice broke , overcome by his anger . Bunda looked up , terrified . ' Father ! You my father ... how you get here ? ' ' I was felled by your own hand , Bunda . You killed ...
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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