Cirrus@Austlit

'In 1911 a man named McKenzie obtained a government lease which, according to Queensland law, gave him title hold over all of Sweers Island and a large portion of Bentinck Island. In the 1980s Roma Kelly told linguist Nicholas Evans about the brutal massacre led by McKenzie in 1918 at Rukuthi, for which he was never punished.' (Source: Online)

'In the 1940s Dolly was a girl in the dormitory on Mornington Island. Then as a teenager she was sent to the mainland to work as a domestic on several stations. She tells of some of the things that happened - some funny, some shocking, some sad.' (Source: Online)

'Diin yuunymen ngalu, dilanthaarr barguwenku wanginjitharr. (This is an old-time story about when people used to go about with nets, long ago.) This story tells of a group of men hunting dugong with giant nets at the mouth of Sandalwood River on Mornington Island. It is told in both English and Lardil.' (Source: Online)

'Turtle gives wallaby a lift across the water and in return wallaby helps turtle escape from hunters. The story in this book is not a traditional Lardil story, but it has been told at Mornington Island for a long time now. ' (Source: Online)

'Squid gives his friend Rat a lift across the water on his back, but Rat laughs at Squid's tentacles. This version of the Squid and Rat story is based on a story told by John Williams, with additions from old recordings of Kenneth Jacob and Gully Peters telling the story in Lardil and creole.'

'Old Yeren the eagle warns the sugarbag bees not to try and fly to Sydney Island, but do they listen to him? The way the story is told in this book is a blend of the versions told by Henry Peters, Gully Peters, Cyril Moon and Ellen Roughsey.' (Source: Online)

'Seagull woman looks after her babies all by herself while her husband Crane goes off hunting. When he comes back demanding his wife's attention, she leaves with the children, creating channels between the islands. '