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This anthology contains a collection of short stories by several well known authors, representing white Australian attitudes towards Australian Aboriginals.
Contents
* Contents derived from the Melbourne,Victoria,:Cheshire,1968 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
Arandjerai"There is a tale told of Arandjera,",David Forrest,
single work poetry
(p. 26-28)
This is the story of Munyarra's journey from his home territory between the Timor Sea and the Gulf of Carpentaria, to Woomera, the Place of the Throwing Stick in his quest to defeat a mystical monster created by the white men.
Kaijek wanders the bush hoping to be inspired to invent a song which he must soon perform at a corroboree. Inspiration comes when he is rewarded with tobacco for finding gold for a white prospector.
