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 169
... Stephen was wearing his custom- ary pin - stripe trousers , with dark blazer and polka - dot bow tie . Fleur was wearing a low - cut cocktail dress that accentu- ated her full figure . She was a handsome woman and many of the young men ...
... Stephen was wearing his custom- ary pin - stripe trousers , with dark blazer and polka - dot bow tie . Fleur was wearing a low - cut cocktail dress that accentu- ated her full figure . She was a handsome woman and many of the young men ...
Page 171
... Stephen , hands on hips , glaring down at the unruffled Englishman . ' You talking to me , young man ? ' Stephen's Oxford accent deepened . Fleur reached across and tried to shush him , but her arm was slammed away by the interloper ...
... Stephen , hands on hips , glaring down at the unruffled Englishman . ' You talking to me , young man ? ' Stephen's Oxford accent deepened . Fleur reached across and tried to shush him , but her arm was slammed away by the interloper ...
Page 181
... Stephen was standing above them . ' I am shocked to the core by all this rampant affection . What's going on ? ' Tommy smiled up at him , and reaching into his pocket he drew out a ten - dollar note ' Do me a favour , Blue . Those boys ...
... Stephen was standing above them . ' I am shocked to the core by all this rampant affection . What's going on ? ' Tommy smiled up at him , and reaching into his pocket he drew out a ten - dollar note ' Do me a favour , Blue . Those boys ...
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