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Dedication: To the Quinlan Black Dungutti Sisters: Elva Taylor, Grace Kelly-Close, Dianne Roberts, Flossy Lonsdale, Patricia (Pat) Dixon, Joy Bandfield, Fay Hosken, Australia.
They are great, independent and strong achievers in fields as diverse as Local Government (Pat Dixon), Black Community Health (Pat Dixon, Elva Taylor and Grace Kelly-Close) and Black Community Education (Dianne Roberts).
To my friend Black Narwan Steve Widders Armidale NSW Australia.
To my friend Tarragon Burgess Armidale NSW Australia
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This work is divided into eight chapters:
Chapter One
1. Narwan Steve
2. Dungutti Elva
Chapter Two
3. Call to the Narwan World
4. Call to the Dungutti World
Chapter Three
5. NSW Dungutti Poetry: 2010
6. An Old Elva's Poetry
Chapter Four
7. NSW Narwan Poetry: 2010
8. Blind Steve's Poetry
Chapter Five
9. NSW Taylors Family Life: 1941-2010
Chapter Six
10. NSW Widders Family Life: 1917-2010
Chapter Seven
11. Black Mrs Taylor to Day
12. Black Mr Widders to Day
Chapter Eight
13. At 69 Elva's Prophecy: 2030
14. To Mr Friendly a Millionaire
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Contents
- Narwan Stevei"When I look at him, I see a man without skin", single work poetry (p. 1-2)
- Dungutti Elvai"When I met Elva, it was a love match, with a sense of great", single work poetry (p. 3-4)
- An Old Elva's Poetryi"I am a Black Lady", single work poetry (p. 11-12)
- My Languagei"My mother tongue", single work poetry (p. 12)
- I call it a Roadi"When I sit back", single work poetry (p. 12-13)
- I am not Aboriginesi"I belong to", single work poetry (p. 13-14)
- Paini"Pain you learn to suffer with,", single work poetry (p. 14-15)
- Men's Friendshipi"can be good,", single work poetry (p. 15)
- Color of Skini"They looked at your color,", single work poetry (p. 15-16)
- Enemiesi"Well, I've got allot of them", single work poetry (p. 16-17)
- Liesi"Lies is something that can be a little white lie,", single work poetry (p. 17)
- Slaveryi"When I was Growing up we had to work,", single work poetry (p. 18)
- Hearti"Heart is caring,", single work poetry (p. 18-19)
- Racismi"Racism is something I", single work poetry (p. 19-21)
- Eyesi"I find people in dark glasses can't face me,", single work poetry (p. 21-22)
- Wari"When you look at the war", single work poetry (p. 22-23)
- Fightingi"It's a different type", single work poetry (p. 23-24)
- Deathi"Everyone goes throw", single work single work poetry (p. 24-25)
- Lifei"You can have a busy life,", single work poetry (p. 25)
- Knowledgei"Knowledge is teaching", single work poetry (p. 25)
