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 146
... took her drink and sipped at it , her nose wrinkling . ' That's strong . What is it ? ' ' A straight vodka . You looked as though you needed it . ' ' What's she doing with herself these days ? ' Mary seemed to be unaware of the volume ...
... took her drink and sipped at it , her nose wrinkling . ' That's strong . What is it ? ' ' A straight vodka . You looked as though you needed it . ' ' What's she doing with herself these days ? ' Mary seemed to be unaware of the volume ...
Page 181
... took his dismissal gracefully . He could see that Fleur and the lad needed to talk . He blustered and stag- gered ... took his drink , and turned to watch a stocky white man throw at the board . ' Good on you mate . ' Jarroo took his ...
... took his dismissal gracefully . He could see that Fleur and the lad needed to talk . He blustered and stag- gered ... took his drink , and turned to watch a stocky white man throw at the board . ' Good on you mate . ' Jarroo took his ...
Page 294
... took in a series of deep breaths . The clean salt air tasted like nectar and he leapt to his feet . The fuzzed edges of his mind began to tingle with new life , and he put his hands on his hips and took in a hundred deep breaths . Today ...
... took in a series of deep breaths . The clean salt air tasted like nectar and he leapt to his feet . The fuzzed edges of his mind began to tingle with new life , and he put his hands on his hips and took in a hundred deep breaths . Today ...
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