Rabbit-Proof Fence: The True Story of One of the Greatest Escapes of All TimeFollowing an Australian government edict in 1931, black aboriginal children and children of mixed marriages were gathered up and taken to settlements to be institutionally assimilated. In Rabbit-Proof Fence, award-wining author Doris Pilkington traces the story of her mother, Molly, one of three young girls uprooted from their community in Southwestern Australia and taken to the Moore River Native Settlement. There, Molly and her relatives Gracie and Daisy were forbidden to speak their native language, forced to abandon their heritage, and taught to be culturally white. After regular stays in solitary confinement, the three girls planned and executed a daring escape from the grim camp. |
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... walked quickly to the well and drank their fill , then replenished their wooden coolamons with water for the trip . A few metres away from the troughs one of the men found the remains of a slaughtered steer , the upper part- the head ...
... walked quickly to the well and drank their fill , then replenished their wooden coolamons with water for the trip . A few metres away from the troughs one of the men found the remains of a slaughtered steer , the upper part- the head ...
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... walked into the darkness returning a few minutes later dragging more wood behind them . The men rose and returned to their camp to talk " men's busi- ness " . Their discussions went on well into the night . At last , when all the news ...
... walked into the darkness returning a few minutes later dragging more wood behind them . The men rose and returned to their camp to talk " men's busi- ness " . Their discussions went on well into the night . At last , when all the news ...
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... walked briskly to where Daisy sat playing with some dry banksia nuts . She stood up when she saw them coming and the three of them walked northwards . The weather remained unchanged . The skies were grey and a cold wind was blowing ...
... walked briskly to where Daisy sat playing with some dry banksia nuts . She stood up when she saw them coming and the three of them walked northwards . The weather remained unchanged . The skies were grey and a cold wind was blowing ...
Contents
The First Military Post | 1 |
The Swan River Colony | 8 |
The Decline of Aboriginal Society | 13 |
Copyright | |
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