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 150
... there's a will , there's a way , Mum ' , I replied light - heartedly . ' I've got plenty of will . ' ' Oh Sally ' , she groaned , ' I wish you wouldn't start on these new ideas . You get everyone all fired up and then you don't carry ...
... there's a will , there's a way , Mum ' , I replied light - heartedly . ' I've got plenty of will . ' ' Oh Sally ' , she groaned , ' I wish you wouldn't start on these new ideas . You get everyone all fired up and then you don't carry ...
Page 212
... there's been no difference between black and white , we all Australian , that's a lie . I tell you , the black man has nothin ' , the government's been robbin ' him blind for years . There's so much the whitefellas don't understand ...
... there's been no difference between black and white , we all Australian , that's a lie . I tell you , the black man has nothin ' , the government's been robbin ' him blind for years . There's so much the whitefellas don't understand ...
Page 346
... There wasn't one family in Mulberry Farm that wasn't touched with polio . It was a terrible thing . I was worried you kids might get sick , too . That's when I moved in . Gladdie couldn't walk ... there , Mum , there's no one there , 346.
... There wasn't one family in Mulberry Farm that wasn't touched with polio . It was a terrible thing . I was worried you kids might get sick , too . That's when I moved in . Gladdie couldn't walk ... there , Mum , there's no one there , 346.
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