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1 1 y separately published work icon The Curse of the Turtle Thomas Albert Roy , Sydney : Bodley Head , 1977 Z667610 1977 single work novel young adult

The story of the influence of Aboriginal culture on a cattleman's son in North Queensland. Jimmy Brent is the grandson of the white settlers who built 'Oonaderra' homestead on a sacred Aboriginal site. After a series of tragedies befall the Brent family, Jimmy and his friend, Tajurra, realise the survival of 'Oonaderra' depends on reconciliation between black and white.

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