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Issue Details: First known date: 1993... 1993 Yami : The Autobiography of Yami Lester
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A compelling description of the life of a young Aboriginal boy to his working years as a stockman in the desert. Yami Lester talks about his memories of the Nuclear testing at Maralinga that eventually led to his blindness and the challenges he faced along the way. His story is told with courage, humility and humour.

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    • Alice Springs, Southern Northern Territory, Northern Territory,: IAD Press , 1993 .
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      Extent: v-x, 185 p.p.
      Description: illus., maps., ports.
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      • Prologue and Epilogue by Yami Lester.
      ISBN: 0949659606
    • Alice Springs, Southern Northern Territory, Northern Territory,: IAD Press , 2000 .
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      Extent: vii, 198p.
      Edition info: 2nd ed,
      Description: illus.,and maps
      ISBN: 1864650257 (pbk)
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The Autobiography of Yami Lester 1993 single work review
— Appears in: Koori Mail , 7 April no. 48 1993; (p. 18)
— Review of Yami : The Autobiography of Yami Lester Yami Lester , 1993 single work autobiography 'Yami's story starts in the semi arid desert of South Australia's far North West, in the early 1940's... This is the story of his years as a stockman, learning his trade on the vast unfenced cattle stations of the Centre and of his years living in the world of the white people.'
The Autobiography of Yami Lester 1993 single work review
— Appears in: Koori Mail , 7 April no. 48 1993; (p. 18)
— Review of Yami : The Autobiography of Yami Lester Yami Lester , 1993 single work autobiography 'Yami's story starts in the semi arid desert of South Australia's far North West, in the early 1940's... This is the story of his years as a stockman, learning his trade on the vast unfenced cattle stations of the Centre and of his years living in the world of the white people.'
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Last amended 30 Apr 2020 13:09:43
Subjects:
  • Maralinga, North West South Australia, Far North South Australia, South Australia,
  • Uluru, South West Northern Territory, Southern Northern Territory, Northern Territory,
  • North West South Australia, Far North South Australia, South Australia,
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