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 254
... mission appeared he quickened his pace . As he got closer he lifted the spear in his right hand , ready for the onrush of the camp dogs . A few of the mongrels dared to approach , but Tommy quickly dis- patched them with well - aimed ...
... mission appeared he quickened his pace . As he got closer he lifted the spear in his right hand , ready for the onrush of the camp dogs . A few of the mongrels dared to approach , but Tommy quickly dis- patched them with well - aimed ...
Page 255
... mission had one general shop and a single public phone , listed as Mission 1 and rarely out of use in pay week . ' How them girlfriends of yours ? You still messing around with them ? ' Tommy chuckled . The mission had been scan ...
... mission had one general shop and a single public phone , listed as Mission 1 and rarely out of use in pay week . ' How them girlfriends of yours ? You still messing around with them ? ' Tommy chuckled . The mission had been scan ...
Page 259
... mission blacks . The new video machine was just inside the door . There were now three of them up against the wall . They were all twenty - cent machines and the mission children wasted small fortunes on them . ' See , Tommy , it's a ...
... mission blacks . The new video machine was just inside the door . There were now three of them up against the wall . They were all twenty - cent machines and the mission children wasted small fortunes on them . ' See , Tommy , it's a ...
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