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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Page 201
... Ivanhoe . Ivanhoe was a big house in Claremont on the banks of the Swan River . Daisy was a servant there , living with our father , Howden Drake - Brockman , and his second wife , Alice . I was keen to see Daisy again . She was my ...
... Ivanhoe . Ivanhoe was a big house in Claremont on the banks of the Swan River . Daisy was a servant there , living with our father , Howden Drake - Brockman , and his second wife , Alice . I was keen to see Daisy again . She was my ...
Page 262
... Ivanhoe . They thought it was funny . I still can't laugh about it . It was terrible in the nineteen thirties , the Depression was on and people were so poor , especially Aboriginal people . They would come along the river , selling ...
... Ivanhoe . They thought it was funny . I still can't laugh about it . It was terrible in the nineteen thirties , the Depression was on and people were so poor , especially Aboriginal people . They would come along the river , selling ...
Page 343
... Ivanhoe , and when I took her back , she didn't want to stay . You see , she found out she was havin ' this new House Mother and she was a cruel woman . Gladdie was real frightened . I said to them , ' Can she come with me , she's ...
... Ivanhoe , and when I took her back , she didn't want to stay . You see , she found out she was havin ' this new House Mother and she was a cruel woman . Gladdie was real frightened . I said to them , ' Can she come with me , she's ...
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