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 178
... Marble Bar . Archie worked on the windmills and the pumps . When the pumps went bung , Archie had to go down in the deep well and fix them . He was the one that taught Albert and me how to build windmills . Those windmills were a ...
... Marble Bar . Archie worked on the windmills and the pumps . When the pumps went bung , Archie had to go down in the deep well and fix them . He was the one that taught Albert and me how to build windmills . Those windmills were a ...
Page 183
... Marble Bar and then to Port Hedland . We caught the ship , the Ballara , me , my brother Albert , Pixie and Dudley Drake - Brockman . Albert and I travelled steerage . Sometimes , I'd sneak out and head towards the front end of the boat ...
... Marble Bar and then to Port Hedland . We caught the ship , the Ballara , me , my brother Albert , Pixie and Dudley Drake - Brockman . Albert and I travelled steerage . Sometimes , I'd sneak out and head towards the front end of the boat ...
Page 325
... Marble Bar . She said I was born under a big , old gum tree and the midwife was called Diana . Course , that must have been her whitefella name . All the natives had whitefella and tribal names . I don't know what her tribal name was ...
... Marble Bar . She said I was born under a big , old gum tree and the midwife was called Diana . Course , that must have been her whitefella name . All the natives had whitefella and tribal names . I don't know what her tribal name was ...
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