My Place: IllustratedLooking at the views and experiences of three generations of indigenous Australians, this autobiography unearths political and societal issues contained within Australia's indigenous culture. Sally Morgan traveled to her grandmother's birthplace, starting a search for information about her family. She uncovers that she is not white but aborigine--information that was kept a secret because of the stigma of society. This moving account is a classic of Australian literature that finally frees the tongues of the author's mother and grandmother, allowing them to tell their own stories. |
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... bloke took a long look at me and then said , ' I'm not taking you on , mate . I seen a bloke look like you once before . He gave me a terrible time . ' I missed out , that year . One year in the late twenties , the hotel manager from ...
... bloke took a long look at me and then said , ' I'm not taking you on , mate . I seen a bloke look like you once before . He gave me a terrible time . ' I missed out , that year . One year in the late twenties , the hotel manager from ...
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... bloke next to him , when a torpedo whizzed straight through , hit the other side of the hold , exploded and flung everyone back onto him . When he came to , he was covered in blood and bodies , arms and legs , guts , fingers blown off ...
... bloke next to him , when a torpedo whizzed straight through , hit the other side of the hold , exploded and flung everyone back onto him . When he came to , he was covered in blood and bodies , arms and legs , guts , fingers blown off ...
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... bloke that was with him , ' Not down the middle of the road , the Germans will realise we're being bombed and come to round us up . Down in the ditch . ' Sure enough , a few minutes later , along came the Germans and herded everyone ...
... bloke that was with him , ' Not down the middle of the road , the Germans will realise we're being bombed and come to round us up . Down in the ditch . ' Sure enough , a few minutes later , along came the Germans and herded everyone ...
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