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Page 21
... hard time throwing a rope over it to let the noose hang down for a step or two . He never said any- thing about ... hard to know whether it is a plea or a song — no man could be hard on them . Now and then Sergeant used to chuck some ...
... hard time throwing a rope over it to let the noose hang down for a step or two . He never said any- thing about ... hard to know whether it is a plea or a song — no man could be hard on them . Now and then Sergeant used to chuck some ...
Page 42
... hard to dip in the billycan now . Before , with the cows around , the hole was half full at its best and I always had to struggle through thick mud to scoop it up and then plunge my hand into the billycan to feel how much silt was in it ...
... hard to dip in the billycan now . Before , with the cows around , the hole was half full at its best and I always had to struggle through thick mud to scoop it up and then plunge my hand into the billycan to feel how much silt was in it ...
Page 65
... hard I try it doesn't wag any more . I said nothing . The whites don't like to hear any voice but their own , and what good would it do to show anger anyway ? It only pushes you out of life a little quicker . That place , the Exchange ...
... hard I try it doesn't wag any more . I said nothing . The whites don't like to hear any voice but their own , and what good would it do to show anger anyway ? It only pushes you out of life a little quicker . That place , the Exchange ...
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angry Anguban animals Baba babaru balandja barley sugar beast belly better billabong billycan bilma birds Boma boulder branches Bungawa bush bush tucker camp chant cliff cloud cockatoo crawl crocodile dark didjeridu dilly bag dingo Djangau dragged dreams dust Duwei eyes fellows fire flaps flock Galpu gather Gidja goanna gone ground hand hill hurry inside Jambawal keep leaves look mangrove marain Marngit Midinari Mother Murngin Nakara Namanama Nati never night Padre pandanus paperbark Perhaps Pitjanta pity Pupa Purelko Ranger rest river rocks Ruria sand seen Sergeant shelter skin sneak soul sound spear spirit boss spirit world stick stretch struggle tell Tiwa told track trap tree tribal country tribal elders trunk tucker valley voice walk wallaby Warand Warngi water hole Wati Wawa white man's whole wonder Wongar Yirli yudu