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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Page 116
... chip heater in the bathroom and the way Nan boiled up all our clothes in the copper . The copper was good in that your clothes always came out clean , if a trifle shrunken . What was not good was the fact that numerous cigarette burns ...
... chip heater in the bathroom and the way Nan boiled up all our clothes in the copper . The copper was good in that your clothes always came out clean , if a trifle shrunken . What was not good was the fact that numerous cigarette burns ...
Page 117
... chip heater in our bathroom had been a thorn in my side . for years . Jill , Bill and I had all pleaded with Mum to ... heater and continually feed it with small wood chips and pieces of scrunched - up newspaper while you showered . The ...
... chip heater in our bathroom had been a thorn in my side . for years . Jill , Bill and I had all pleaded with Mum to ... heater and continually feed it with small wood chips and pieces of scrunched - up newspaper while you showered . The ...
Page 134
... chip heater we'd had at home , and the place was infested with tiny sand fleas . After living in there a few weeks , we also discovered that there were rats residing underneath the floor - boards . For some reason , none of this seemed ...
... chip heater we'd had at home , and the place was infested with tiny sand fleas . After living in there a few weeks , we also discovered that there were rats residing underneath the floor - boards . For some reason , none of this seemed ...
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