Harold Giles Harold Giles i(A130649 works by)
Born: Established: Northern Territory, ;
Gender: Male
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1 Lurdurdminyi : Crescent Lagoon : Harold Giles' Version. Harold Giles , 1996 single work extract
— Appears in: Big River Country : Stories from Elsey Station 1996; (p. 34-36) Following the murder of a Chinese man by an Aboriginal man, the Northern Territory law enforcers decide to make an example of the offender by gathering as many Aboriginal people together as possible to witness his hanging. After this had taken place, the authorities distributed a variety of goods to the Aboriginal people supposedly to encourage good behaviour.
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