'Northwestern NSW was forcibly taken by white settlers in the mid nineteenth century. Surviving land owners were moved on, placed on missions and reserves, but kept returning to the riverbank. In this book, descendants protray past upheavals and their hopes for the future.' (Source: TROVE)
Dedication:
Dedication: "I wish to dedicate this book to the local Aboriginal families who shared their lives with me and so helped me to understand the children I taught at St Joseph's school in Walgett for the last twenty-six years. My Aboriginal friends made me feel welcome and taught me much of what I know about my new country. The also listened to stories about my first home in Slovenia.
- Cilka Zagar"
This work includes:
1 The Coming of the White Man
2 Hard Work on the Stations
3 The Stolen Generations
4 Moving all the Time: Missions and Reserves
5 Around the Second World War
6 The Forties, Fifties and Sixties
7 Jail and Detention
8 Family
9 Protest Movements
10 After the Referendum: The Problems of Today
11 A Contemporary Autobiography: Muriel Dennis
12 The Nineties: Health and Reconciliation
Muriel Dennis talks about her life after the passing of her Grandmother, Muriel Dennis-Hunter.
In this essay Heiss discusses and explains the important role of anthologies in the creation of communities of writers and in acknowledging, consolidating and launching writing careers.
In this essay Heiss discusses and explains the important role of anthologies in the creation of communities of writers and in acknowledging, consolidating and launching writing careers.
