My PlaceLooking at the views and experiences of three generations of indigenous Australians, this autobiography unearths political and societal issues contained within Australia's indigenous culture. Sally Morgan traveled to her grandmother's birthplace, starting a search for information about her family. She uncovers that she is not white but aborigine--information that was kept a secret because of the stigma of society. This moving account is a classic of Australian literature that finally frees the tongues of the author's mother and grandmother, allowing them to tell their own stories. |
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SI <cp I hadn't seen Arthur for a long time when I had Gladdie. Before I had
Gladdie, I was carryin' another child, but I wasn't allowed to keep it. That was the
way of it, then. They took our children one way or another. I never told anyone
that I ...
SI <cp I hadn't seen Arthur for a long time when I had Gladdie. Before I had
Gladdie, I was carryin' another child, but I wasn't allowed to keep it. That was the
way of it, then. They took our children one way or another. I never told anyone
that I ...
Page 425
I felt real sorry for Gladdie. She didn't realise how bad Bill was when she married
him. He kept disappearing. She was worried sick. She never knew where he was.
It was the grog, you see. The grog got the better of him. I'm not sayin' he was a ...
I felt real sorry for Gladdie. She didn't realise how bad Bill was when she married
him. He kept disappearing. She was worried sick. She never knew where he was.
It was the grog, you see. The grog got the better of him. I'm not sayin' he was a ...
Page 428
They didn't help Gladdie. They wasn't interested in you kids. We had no money,
nothin' left to sell. We didn't know what we was goin' to do, we was desperate.
Gladdie wrote to the Drake-Brockmans in Sydney to see if they could give us a
loan ...
They didn't help Gladdie. They wasn't interested in you kids. We had no money,
nothin' left to sell. We didn't know what we was goin' to do, we was desperate.
Gladdie wrote to the Drake-Brockmans in Sydney to see if they could give us a
loan ...
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