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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... We'd spent the May holidays playing down the swamp and visiting Dad in hospital . Now , we were half - way through the August holidays and we'd given up all hope of the picnic ever eventuating . So we were very surprised when , one ...
... We'd spent the May holidays playing down the swamp and visiting Dad in hospital . Now , we were half - way through the August holidays and we'd given up all hope of the picnic ever eventuating . So we were very surprised when , one ...
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... we'd all gotten interested in the Wild West . Sometimes , we'd pretend the Home's dunny cart was an old chuck wagon . We all had great imaginations . Our enthusiasm for the Wild West led to a new interest in the wild brumbies . We ...
... we'd all gotten interested in the Wild West . Sometimes , we'd pretend the Home's dunny cart was an old chuck wagon . We all had great imaginations . Our enthusiasm for the Wild West led to a new interest in the wild brumbies . We ...
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... We'd sniff and say , ' Aah , something ripe in there , somewhere ' . We'd lift up all the bushes looking for them , they were only tiny . When we found them , we'd say , ' Hmmmn , mingimullas , good old mingimullas ' . I never tasted ...
... We'd sniff and say , ' Aah , something ripe in there , somewhere ' . We'd lift up all the bushes looking for them , they were only tiny . When we found them , we'd say , ' Hmmmn , mingimullas , good old mingimullas ' . I never tasted ...
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Aboriginal Arthur asked began better Bill Billy boys called close Corunna couldn't Daisy decided didn't door eyes face father feel felt finally finished friends front gave girls give gone hand happened hard head heard hospital inside it's Jill keep kids knew later laughed leave live look loved mean mind Miss morning mother moved Mum's Nan's needed never night once passed past play pulled remember replied round Sally seemed sick sister sleep someone Sometimes soon stay stop story suddenly sure talk tell There's things thought told took trying turned verandah waiting walked wasn't watched week wonderful worried wrong