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Dedication: In memory of all those who have gone. Kandulangu, Bee Hill River , that's the Davis River. That's my family. That's where the tribe comes from. Bidi, that's where he belongs to. Kandulangu-bidi, that's this book.
Contents
* Contents derived from the
Broome,
Kimberley area,
North Western Australia,
Western Australia,:Magabala Books
, 1994 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
- That's How My Name Came to Be McPhee : Memories from the Old People, single work biography (p. 3-8)
- There's A Dead Man Here : Childhood in Marble Bar and Port Hedland, single work biography (p. 9-16)
- So I Got A Brainwash : The Start of My Working Life, single work biography (p. 17-26)
- Chasing Brumby Horses : Droving, Working as a Station Hand, single work biography (p. 27)
- Out Bush : You Got You Orders First Thing in the Morning, single work biography (p. 36-51)
- Horses, Camels and Donkeys but No Money : Back at Marble Bar, single work biography (p. 52-59)
- She's Half Round, Half Square and Crooked : They'd Be Broke Before They Got Anywhere, single work biography (p. 60-73)
- Down the Murchuson (1927-1931) : Wasted More Time Looking for Work Than Getting Some, single work biography (p. 74-85)
- There is a Story : A Family Man, single work biography (p. 86-97)
- Not for the Love of Money : A Tough Old Place, single work biography (p. 98-103)
- That Was the True Story : Prospector's Memories, single work biography (p. 104-127)
- They Never Came Home : Turbulent Times, single work biography (p. 128-132)
- You ook What You could Get : Struggling for a Living, single work biography (p. 133-138)
- After the Strike : Backwards and Forwards, single work biography (p. 139-142)
- Recognition at Last : One Sack in My Life, single work biography (p. 143-147)
- Old Class, Old People : I Am the Last, single work biography (p. 148-153)
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Other Formats
- Also sound recording.
Works about this Work
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Bee Hill River Man
1997
single work
review
— Appears in: The Australian Journal of Indigenous Education , vol. 25 no. 1 1997; (p. 51)
— Review of Bee Hill River Man : Kandalangu-Bidi 1994 single work biography oral history
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Bee Hill River Man
1997
single work
review
— Appears in: The Australian Journal of Indigenous Education , vol. 25 no. 1 1997; (p. 51)
— Review of Bee Hill River Man : Kandalangu-Bidi 1994 single work biography oral history
Last amended 13 Nov 2012 11:19:57
Subjects:
- Pilbara area, North Western Australia, Western Australia,
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