Helen McNair Helen McNair i(12107966 works by)
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1 Events Leading up to the Walk-Off Vincent Lingiari , Helen McNair (translator), 2016 single work prose
— Appears in: Yijarni : True Stories from Gurindji Country 2016; (p. 176-182)

'l'm going when to talk about when  I started. I was born on Limbunya Station and after that went to Mistake Creek. I went to Mistake Creek; my mother took me down to Mistake Creek and second time, one year's time behind that, she took me down to Spring Creek. Down to Spring Creek and the manager was there, he was own that place — fella named Mr Joe Faigon, old Joe Faigon — he was the manager Spring Creek. And so I stopped there one or two years and shift away again. I went back to place called Texas — Jack Kelly was own that place and I worked for Jack Kelly then. And I was a goat shepherder, he gave me the job, goat shepherder, I was working for Mrs Kelly. I milked the nanny goat in the morning, every time like that and make cream for him and separator. I was work there and after that somebody bought that place, Texas, so come back to Spring Creek again.'  (Introduction)

1 Flood Events at Rifle Hole Blanche Bulngari , Sarah Oscar (translator), Felicity Meakins (translator), Ena Oscar (translator), Helen McNair (translator), 2016 single work prose
— Appears in: Yijarni : True Stories from Gurindji Country 2016; (p. 107-112)

'We were camping at Rifle Hole in an overhang when the flood came our way. If it had come at night, we would have all drowned. The overhang was near the water's edge so if the flood had come at night time we would have all drowned. Instead it came early in the morning. '  (Introduction)

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