When the Pelican LaughedLife history of Alice Nannup; domestic service; removal of children; discrimination; Moore River Native Settlement; Geraldton Reserve. |
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Page 94
... pick , pick , pick , pick , when I heard it again : ffff . I looked down , saw him , the bowl went up in the air and I hit sixty ! Mrs Yates said , ' What's the matter , what's the matter ? ' " They didn't tell me there was a snake ...
... pick , pick , pick , pick , when I heard it again : ffff . I looked down , saw him , the bowl went up in the air and I hit sixty ! Mrs Yates said , ' What's the matter , what's the matter ? ' " They didn't tell me there was a snake ...
Page 96
... pick and the other was digging . The one with the pick said , ' You'd better stand back and I'll give it another couple of jabs . ' But no , the little fella dug his hands into the ground , and the other brother swung his pick at the ...
... pick and the other was digging . The one with the pick said , ' You'd better stand back and I'll give it another couple of jabs . ' But no , the little fella dug his hands into the ground , and the other brother swung his pick at the ...
Page 100
... pick the girl you'd like . ' ' Ohh , ' I said , ' I'm not going to pick anyone on my own . But if you decide which one you think is suitable , and I say yes too , then all right . ' So Mrs Larsen picked this girl , a big one , big ...
... pick the girl you'd like . ' ' Ohh , ' I said , ' I'm not going to pick anyone on my own . But if you decide which one you think is suitable , and I say yes too , then all right . ' So Mrs Larsen picked this girl , a big one , big ...
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Aboriginal Abydos Alabama Kid Alice Nannup Anyway asked Aunty Jean Aunty Minnie baby beautiful bloke Boan boys called camp Campbell Cashmore Cashmore's coming cook couple dance Darkan daughter Doris dormitory Dorothy emu oil everything farm father fella finished Geraldton girls go back goanna gone happened heard horse hospital Ida Valley Jessie Joan Kangan kids kitchen knew lady Larsen laughing Leonora living look lovely Mallina married Mary Meekatharra Miss Miss Dolly Mogumber Moore River morning mother moved Mullewa Mulvale Mulvale's never Neville night o'clock Pelican Laughed Perth pick Port Hedland pull Quarry Street remember Roebourne settlement shillings started station stayed Stephen Kinnane talking tell terrible there's things thought told Tommy took town Uncle verandah waiting walked wanted wash What's worry Wyalkatchem Yindjibarndi