My PlaceTraces the experiences of Sally Morgan's life, growing up in Perth in the 50s & 60s. Through the memories and images of her childhood and adolescence, vague hints and echoes begin to emerge and a fascinating story unfolds - a mystery of identity, complete with clues and suggested solutions. |
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... Drake - Brockman , my father's second wife , and asked her if she knew my age . She said that I could have been born around 1893-1894 . Later , her daughter Judy wrote to me and said I could have been born before that . So I guess I ...
... Drake - Brockman , my father's second wife , and asked her if she knew my age . She said that I could have been born around 1893-1894 . Later , her daughter Judy wrote to me and said I could have been born before that . So I guess I ...
Page 177
... Drake - Brockman's brother and we called him Irrabindi . He gave orders for my Aboriginal father to beat me . Maybe he had his eye on that tomato , too . I was beaten with a stirrup strap . I spun round and round , crying and crying . I ...
... Drake - Brockman's brother and we called him Irrabindi . He gave orders for my Aboriginal father to beat me . Maybe he had his eye on that tomato , too . I was beaten with a stirrup strap . I spun round and round , crying and crying . I ...
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... Drake - Brockman , and his second wife , Alice . I was keen to see Daisy again . She was my sister , my family . I wanted my little sister Daisy to know she had a brother who was getting on in the world . I hardly recognised her when I ...
... Drake - Brockman , and his second wife , Alice . I was keen to see Daisy again . She was my sister , my family . I wanted my little sister Daisy to know she had a brother who was getting on in the world . I hardly recognised her when I ...
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