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Edward Ted Hampton Edward Ted Hampton i(9681177 works by)
Born: Established: 1938 Central Australia, ;
Gender: Male
Heritage: Aboriginal ; Aboriginal Mara / Marra people
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1 A Whip, a Knife and an Old Brown Bag Edward Ted Hampton , 2000 single work short story
— Appears in: Ngoonjook , July no. 17 2000; (p. 35-36) 'Travelling on the long hot droving trip from Elliott in the middle of the NT to Longreach in Queensland, two thousand kilometres, twenty weeks of travelling, with sixteen hundred head of cattle, a big herd by any standard. The cowboys and jillaroos had to mix dust with the heat and flies, while amusing themselves with the whip, the drovers' most essential tool.' (Abstract)
1 Hunting the Dugong Edward Ted Hampton , 2000 single work short story
— Appears in: Ngoonjook , July no. 17 2000; (p. 43-47) 'Finally we reach the McArthur River at a point forty kilometres west of Borroloola, at the river's beginnings. Here we planned to meet Dad's traditional brother Owentji and his wife Idalah. They showed us a traditional welcome and invited us into their camp to stay as long as we liked. After resting for two days, taking small excursions of billabong fishing, hunting and prospecting the hills, we generally relaxed after our long trip from the Alice...' (Abstract)
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