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 129
... worrying and get organised . Think of it as a challenge ! ' It was the best advice I could have given her . There was ... worried about the drive . ' Bill was not to be persuaded . He had this knack of recognising the futility of Mum's ...
... worrying and get organised . Think of it as a challenge ! ' It was the best advice I could have given her . There was ... worried about the drive . ' Bill was not to be persuaded . He had this knack of recognising the futility of Mum's ...
Page 211
... worried about us for , we not your enemies , Australia's our country ' . The soldiers couldn't do anything , it was their business to keep them there . So in the end , the girls made love to the soldiers and got away . Anyone who ...
... worried about us for , we not your enemies , Australia's our country ' . The soldiers couldn't do anything , it was their business to keep them there . So in the end , the girls made love to the soldiers and got away . Anyone who ...
Page 283
... worried sick , anything could have happened to him . I knew he had blackouts . I sometimes wondered if he even knew where he'd been all that time . It got so bad that , in the end , I couldn't stand it , I took Sally and moved back in ...
... worried sick , anything could have happened to him . I knew he had blackouts . I sometimes wondered if he even knew where he'd been all that time . It got so bad that , in the end , I couldn't stand it , I took Sally and moved back in ...
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Aboriginal Arthur asked began better Bill Billy boys called close Corunna couldn't Daisy decided didn't don't door eyes face father feel felt finally finished friends front gave girls give gone hand happened hard head heard hospital inside it's Jill keep kids knew later laughed leave live look loved mean mind Miss morning mother moved Mum's Nan's needed never night once passed past pulled remember replied round Sally seemed sick sister someone Sometimes soon stay stop story suddenly sure talk tell There's things thought told took trying turned verandah waiting walked wasn't watched week wonderful worried wrong حمر حمر