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In this chapter, Jennifer Jones analyses how the 3,700 editorial changes to Oodgeroo's original manuscript drew Stradbroke Dreamtime away from its hardhitting political intention and directed it toward a representation of Aboriginality more acceptable to white readers of the era.
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Editing Oodgeroo: Transforming 'Stradbroke Dreamtime' from Strident Political Prose into Harmless Entertainment