ISBN 9780 645250701
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Through Silent Country comes from Wongutha Country (Western Australia): wangka is to speak, Wongutha is one who speaks desert language:
Through Silent Country is a story from the very edge of the desert, like our namesake. It’s an epic exile and escape story from the 1920s, drawn from Wongutha testimony, from the author’s experience of place as she traced the escapees’ journey, and from original archival sources such as the local police letterbook.
What’s new about the revised edition of Through Silent Country? Archived government files, previously ‘closed’ and unavailable for research access, are now ‘open’ and form the heart of a brand new chapter, adding fascinating depth of detail to the story. And the dark and treacherous dealings of the ‘Chief Protector of Aborigines’ are brought into the light, one hundred and one years on…
‘Just brilliant’ —Good Reading Magazine
‘As poignantly as it is brilliantly written.’—Prof Tom Stannage, AM
‘It’s the truth that has to be told … the general run of the Australian people don’t know what happened.’—Auntie Sadie Canning, MBE, Co-Commissioner, Stolen Generations Inquiry
‘The extraordinary stories of one of the epic journeys of Australian history … privileges the voices of those who endured or still talk about these experiences … a notable achievement’ —Professor Peter Read, ANU
‘Above all I’m moved by the courage and resilience of those people. They stuck together at Mogumber and helped each other - what were the odds against a group like that - one blind, one a baby, quite a few elderly! … a wonderful and important book.’ —Mag Merrilees, author of ‘Further Fables Queer and Familiar’
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