The Yarra Yarra Blacks and the Tailor's Wig single work   short story  
Issue Details: First known date: 1857... 1857 The Yarra Yarra Blacks and the Tailor's Wig
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Author's reminiscence about Aboriginal interactions with non-Aboriginal townspeople, which were often of a humorous nature. In particular this piece relates the tale of a tailor who removed his wig and frightened the Aboriginal people, who thought at first that he had removed his entire head.

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