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 63
... Jack Finlay frowned , feeling slightly uncomfortable . ' Yes sir , I remember you , ' Tommy told him . ' You pros- ecuted that child murder case last year , didn't you ? ' " That's right . And you did a very good job on that one too ...
... Jack Finlay frowned , feeling slightly uncomfortable . ' Yes sir , I remember you , ' Tommy told him . ' You pros- ecuted that child murder case last year , didn't you ? ' " That's right . And you did a very good job on that one too ...
Page 100
... Jack's come over for a few quiet ones . Don't go putting shit on . ' He smiled , but his voice had an unmistakable edge to it . Boonger cut his laughter off , resenting the reprimand . Jelda leaned forward quickly . Knowing the sudden ...
... Jack's come over for a few quiet ones . Don't go putting shit on . ' He smiled , but his voice had an unmistakable edge to it . Boonger cut his laughter off , resenting the reprimand . Jelda leaned forward quickly . Knowing the sudden ...
Page 231
... Jack Peters was Fleur's father and foster - grandparent to the bastard Tommy . Roth smiled bitterly . For a moment he wished that Tommy was Fleur's natural child . The stiff- necked northerners would be horrified at such a scandal ...
... Jack Peters was Fleur's father and foster - grandparent to the bastard Tommy . Roth smiled bitterly . For a moment he wished that Tommy was Fleur's natural child . The stiff- necked northerners would be horrified at such a scandal ...
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