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 47
... keep ' em in . And the slaughterman used to go out and fetch in so many of what he thought was wanted ; he used to fetch in a bullock every Friday then . The meat didn't last as long in those days . They used to keep it in great big ...
... keep ' em in . And the slaughterman used to go out and fetch in so many of what he thought was wanted ; he used to fetch in a bullock every Friday then . The meat didn't last as long in those days . They used to keep it in great big ...
Page 50
... keep swillin ' it and spinnin ' the dirt off the top of it and all the gold would go to the bottom of it and stop in the bottom and they'd keep washin ' and washin ' and the gold would be left in the dish all on its own . Then generally ...
... keep swillin ' it and spinnin ' the dirt off the top of it and all the gold would go to the bottom of it and stop in the bottom and they'd keep washin ' and washin ' and the gold would be left in the dish all on its own . Then generally ...
Page 181
... keep our heads above water . Otherwise our father and mother would have had us nonentities . It was fighting against the parents ' rule over children . They've swung to the opposite way now the child rules the family . In those days ...
... keep our heads above water . Otherwise our father and mother would have had us nonentities . It was fighting against the parents ' rule over children . They've swung to the opposite way now the child rules the family . In those days ...
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The Barmaids Daughter | 37 |
The Timbercutters Daughter | 61 |
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