Nothing to Spare: Recollections of Australian Pioneering WomenReminiscences of 14 women include memories of a part- Aboriginal woman from Busselton, W.A. - life in institutions and settlements; a few other womens observations of Aboriginal people. |
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Page 63
... died in childbirth when I was seven . The baby died too . I can remember it as if it were yesterday . That's a strange thing - you can remember what happened years ago better than what might have happened a year or two ago . I suppose I ...
... died in childbirth when I was seven . The baby died too . I can remember it as if it were yesterday . That's a strange thing - you can remember what happened years ago better than what might have happened a year or two ago . I suppose I ...
Page 126
... died . So that was the end of her and she left all of us . We had a nurse night and day : it nearly broke my father , all that expense- night and day for nine months . I knew she was very ill , but I never heard nothing about her going ...
... died . So that was the end of her and she left all of us . We had a nurse night and day : it nearly broke my father , all that expense- night and day for nine months . I knew she was very ill , but I never heard nothing about her going ...
Page 132
... died up in Meekatharra . He was seventy - six and he had nobody with him when he died . All the girls were miles away - I was over here of course . They sent for one of the girls , but it was too late you see they die one day and they ...
... died up in Meekatharra . He was seventy - six and he had nobody with him when he died . All the girls were miles away - I was over here of course . They sent for one of the girls , but it was too late you see they die one day and they ...
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The Barmaids Daughter | 37 |
The Timbercutters Daughter | 61 |
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