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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Page 51
... Nullagine at 5 pm the same day . With great relief and satisfaction he notified the Chief Protector of Aborigines in Perth by telegram . “ All half- castes and sick natives transported Bar train tomorrow report earliest . Riggs Const ...
... Nullagine at 5 pm the same day . With great relief and satisfaction he notified the Chief Protector of Aborigines in Perth by telegram . “ All half- castes and sick natives transported Bar train tomorrow report earliest . Riggs Const ...
Page 63
... Nullagine . " The three looked at each other silently . They wanted to tell these midgerji that their home is Jigalong not Nullagine . " The other one , Rosie , comes from Moora , " Miss Camp- bell said as she handed over to the woman ...
... Nullagine . " The three looked at each other silently . They wanted to tell these midgerji that their home is Jigalong not Nullagine . " The other one , Rosie , comes from Moora , " Miss Camp- bell said as she handed over to the woman ...
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... Nullagine police station . This was the policeman , who in his role as a Protection Officer , had removed the three girls from Jigalong and escorted them to Marble Bar . Now he was informing the Commission of Police that , " From ...
... Nullagine police station . This was the policeman , who in his role as a Protection Officer , had removed the three girls from Jigalong and escorted them to Marble Bar . Now he was informing the Commission of Police that , " From ...
Contents
The First Military Post | 1 |
The Swan River Colony | 8 |
The Decline of Aboriginal Society | 13 |
Copyright | |
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