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y separately published work icon Mowanjum : 50 Years Community History anthology   lyric/song   prose   poetry   interview   life story  
Note: With Mowanjum Aboriginal Community and Mowanjum Artists Spirit of Wandjina Aboriginal Corporation on behalf of Worrorra, Ngarinyin and Wunambal peoples.
Issue Details: First known date: 2008... 2008 Mowanjum : 50 Years Community History
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Contents

* Contents derived from the Mowanjum, Kimberley area, North Western Australia, Western Australia,:Mowanjum Aboriginal Community , 2008 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
My Grandfather Could Use the Stars as His Guide, Heather Taylor , single work life story (p. 60)
Munja: no school no church, single work prose

Munja was a community in Western Australia, established by white Australians for indigenous Australians. The passage describes the growth and decline of the community, the supplies offered to the indigenous Australians, and the labour they were required to do. Leprosy devastated the community, with people removed to the Derby leprosarium, often with violations of human rights to expedite the process.

 (p. 64-67)
Poisoned or Eaten by a Croc?, single work prose crime

On 21 December 1925, Frederick Easton, the brother of photographer William R. Easton, went missing on a journey to meet the round-Australia travellers Edward Francis and Jean de Lancourt. Western Australian Police originally held the Aboriginal men accompanying Easton to blame for his disappearance. However, an investigation and witness statements revealed their innocence and a very different set of events.

 (p. 68-70)
Wotjulum, single work prose (p. 72-73)
The Last Christmas at Kunmunya December 1950, James Duncan , single work life story (p. 74-75)
The Move to Wotjulum, Albert Barunga , single work life story (p. 76-77)
A Short Time at Wotjulum, single work prose (p. 78-79)
Wotjulum Fails, single work prose (p. 80)
Bungarun: Derby Leprosarium, single work prose (p. 88-90)
Maybe There Was no Choicei"It took us more than six months to make", Albert Barunga , single work poetry (p. 92)
Building an Independent Community, single work prose (p. 93-94)
Pensioners, single work prose (p. 95-96)
Master Craftsman and Historian : Jack Wherra, single work life story (p. 98-99)
That was His Spirit, Pudja Barunga , single work life story (p. 102)
They Were Good Times at the Old Site, Victor Barunga , single work life story (p. 102-104)
We Had a Great Time When We Were Growing Up, Marjorie Mungulu , Donny Woolagoodja , single work life story (p. 105-111)
We Came from Our People They Were Proud of Us, Isobel Peters , single work life story (p. 112-115)
That's How I Really Experienced My Country, Rona Charles , single work life story (p. 116-122)
Mowanjum Mission to the World: The EIs, single work prose (p. 124-125)
Black Power at Mowanjum, single work prose
Management by the Ecumenical Institute was shortlived. After complaints from Native Welfare Officers and other non-Aboriginal community members sugesting they were promoting 'Black Power'. In 1971 the arts and craft group painted the three Wandjina on the church wall that came to symbolise the Community.
 (p. 126-127)
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