My PlaceAutobiography; author brought up in Perth in ignorance of her Aboriginal background; process of discovering her Aboriginality; includes autobiographical narratives of maternal grandmother and grandmother's brother; they were Baljgu born on Corunna Downs Station. |
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I decided we needed another dog to replace him, so I persuaded Mum to look
around some local pet shops. 'We won't buy one, Mum', I confided, 'we'll just look'.
'No more animals, Sally.' 'I know, Mum, I know, but can't we look?' 'All right.
I decided we needed another dog to replace him, so I persuaded Mum to look
around some local pet shops. 'We won't buy one, Mum', I confided, 'we'll just look'.
'No more animals, Sally.' 'I know, Mum, I know, but can't we look?' 'All right.
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A couple of weeks, I was even forced to work overtime, not that there was
anything to do, but they were all working overtime and they said it would look bad
if I didn't, too. In desperation, I took to hiding novels in government files; that way,
...
A couple of weeks, I was even forced to work overtime, not that there was
anything to do, but they were all working overtime and they said it would look bad
if I didn't, too. In desperation, I took to hiding novels in government files; that way,
...
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There was a large window just near my bed, I'd look through the window and see
only darkness and eerie shadows. Sometimes, I'd awake in the night with a
heavy weight on my chest and my mouth would be all dry inside. I was sure there
...
There was a large window just near my bed, I'd look through the window and see
only darkness and eerie shadows. Sometimes, I'd awake in the night with a
heavy weight on my chest and my mouth would be all dry inside. I was sure there
...
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Bibliographic information
| Title | My Place |
| Author | Sally Morgan |
| Edition | reprint |
| Publisher | Arts Centre Press, 1987 |
| Original from | the University of Virginia |
| Digitized | 15 Jan 2010 |
| ISBN | 0949206245, 9780949206244 |
| Length | 358 pages |
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